On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 43 .623 --
Tigers 64 55 .538 9.5
Red Sox 64 55 .538 9.5
Yankees 60 60 .500 14.0
Senators 49 69 .415 24.0
Indians 49 71 .408 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 42 .647 --
Royals 62 55 .530 14.0
White Sox 56 63 .471 21.0
Angels 55 66 .455 23.0
Twins 53 64 .453 23.0
Brewers 50 67 .427 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 49 .592 --
Cardinals 67 54 .554 4.5
Cubs 64 53 .547 5.5
Mets 58 59 .496 11.5
Phillies 53 66 .445 17.5
Expos 47 71 .398 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 51 .582 --
Dodgers 65 55 .542 5.0
Braves 64 59 .520 7.5
Astros 59 60 .496 10.5
Reds 56 65 .463 14.5
Padres 44 77 .364 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doug Griffin 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 Joe Torre 4
4 Tommie Aaron 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Joe Hague 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Graig Nettles 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Bud Harrelson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 3.33
2 Lew Krausse 0.83
2 Clyde Wright 0.83
4 Joe Coleman 0.67
5 Steve Kline 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Hal Haydel 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
1 Luis Tiant 10
3 Jim York 6
4 Tom Bradley 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Stan Williams 1
1 Jim York 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .360
2 Tony Oliva .357
3 Glenn Beckert .354
4 Bobby Murcer .336
5 Ralph Garr .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 39
2 Lee May 32
3 Hank Aaron 31
4 Deron Johnson 27
5 Norm Cash 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 101
2 Joe Torre 96
3 Hank Aaron 85
4 Harmon Killebrew 82
5 Willie Montanez 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 40
2 Freddie Patek 38
3 Amos Otis 37
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Bert Campaneris 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.62
2 Wilbur Wood 1.99
3 Tom Seaver 2.09
4 Dave Roberts 2.09
5 Don Gullett 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 21
2 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Fergie Jenkins 18
4 Steve Carlton 16
4 Dock Ellis 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 240
2 Mickey Lolich 229
3 Tom Seaver 202
4 Fergie Jenkins 196
5 Bill Stoneman 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 23
2 Ken Sanders 19
3 Ted Abernathy 17
4 Fred Scherman 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Horton .424
2 Ken Boswell .406
3 Al Gallagher .400
4 Pat Kelly .389
5 Manny Mota .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 8
2 Lee May 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
2 Gene Tenace 5
2 Earl Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 22
2 Dave Kingman 14
2 Tony Perez 14
2 George Scott 14
2 Reggie Smith 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Jose Cardenal 6
4 Tommie Agee 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 0.51
1 Don Sutton 0.51
3 Bill Singer 0.69
4 Rick Wise 0.75
5 Al Fitzmorris 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 40
2 Joe Coleman 32
3 Tom Seaver 29
4 Steve Carlton 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Bart Johnson 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .411
2 Ken Boswell .398
3 Gene Tenace .382
4 Joe Torre .364
5 Jay Johnstone .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
3 Willie Horton 8
3 Willie Montanez 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 31
2 Tony Perez 28
3 Willie Horton 27
4 Reggie Smith 24
5 Sal Bando 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Amos Otis 10
3 Tommie Agee 9
4 Sandy Alomar 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Walker 1.16
2 Tom Seaver 1.23
3 Juan Pizarro 1.24
4 Bill Lee 1.27
5 Jim York 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Drago 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 66
2 Joe Coleman 60
3 Tom Seaver 56
4 Vida Blue 52
5 Fergie Jenkins 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Bart Johnson 6
2 Ken Sanders 6
4 Tom Burgmeier 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .353
2 Tony Oliva .353
3 Manny Sanguillen .337
4 Roberto Clemente .326
5 Glenn Beckert .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 41
3 Bill Melton 37
4 Hank Aaron 35
5 Nate Colbert 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 125
2 Joe Torre 124
3 Brooks Robinson 105
4 Rico Petrocelli 104
4 Billy Williams 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Amos Otis 48
3 Bert Campaneris 41
3 Freddie Patek 41
5 Sandy Alomar 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.68
2 Wilbur Wood 2.03
3 Don Gullett 2.27
4 Dave Roberts 2.47
5 Dock Ellis 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Vida Blue 23
2 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Mike Cuellar 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 303
2 Fergie Jenkins 278
3 Vida Blue 275
4 Tom Seaver 264
5 Bill Stoneman 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 27
3 Ted Abernathy 22
4 Jim Brewer 20
5 Sparky Lyle 19