On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 44 .617 --
Tigers 65 55 .542 8.5
Red Sox 64 56 .533 9.5
Yankees 60 61 .496 14.0
Senators 49 70 .412 24.0
Indians 49 72 .405 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 42 .650 --
Royals 63 55 .534 14.0
White Sox 57 63 .475 21.0
Angels 56 66 .459 23.0
Twins 53 65 .449 24.0
Brewers 51 67 .432 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 50 .587 --
Cardinals 68 54 .557 3.5
Cubs 64 54 .542 5.5
Mets 58 60 .492 11.5
Phillies 53 68 .438 18.0
Expos 48 71 .403 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 51 .585 --
Dodgers 65 56 .537 6.0
Braves 64 60 .516 8.5
Astros 60 60 .500 10.5
Reds 57 65 .467 14.5
Padres 46 77 .374 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 4
2 Dick Billings 3
2 Dave Campbell 3
2 Nate Colbert 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Schaal 5
2 Gates Brown 4
3 Matty Alou 3
3 Nate Colbert 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Davey Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 1.40
2 Wilbur Wood 0.89
3 Reggie Cleveland 0.88
3 Jim McAndrew 0.88
3 Dave Roberts 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Mike Hedlund 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Wood 8
2 Reggie Cleveland 7
2 Woodie Fryman 7
2 Juan Marichal 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rickey Clark 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .357
2 Tony Oliva .354
3 Glenn Beckert .351
4 Bobby Murcer .333
5 Manny Sanguillen .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 32
2 Lee May 32
4 Deron Johnson 27
5 Norm Cash 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 104
2 Joe Torre 96
3 Hank Aaron 86
4 Harmon Killebrew 85
5 Willie Montanez 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 40
2 Freddie Patek 39
3 Amos Otis 37
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Bert Campaneris 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.70
2 Wilbur Wood 1.95
3 Dave Roberts 2.04
4 Tom Seaver 2.09
5 Don Gullett 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 22
2 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Fergie Jenkins 18
4 Steve Carlton 16
4 Dock Ellis 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 245
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 20
3 Ted Abernathy 17
3 Fred Scherman 17
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .469
2 Al Gallagher .417
3 Pat Kelly .406
4 Willie Horton .390
5 Gates Brown .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 6
2 Lee May 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
2 Earl Williams 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 20
2 Harmon Killebrew 14
2 George Scott 14
4 Tony Perez 13
4 Reggie Smith 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Jose Cardenal 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Bud Harrelson 5
4 Amos Otis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Pappas 0.33
2 Gary Nolan 0.51
2 Don Sutton 0.51
4 Don Gullett 0.53
5 Rick Wise 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 32
2 Tom Seaver 29
3 Vida Blue 26
3 Steve Carlton 26
3 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Tom Burgmeier 3
3 Bart Johnson 3
3 Fred Scherman 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .414
2 Glenn Beckert .393
3 Manny Sanguillen .376
4 Joe Torre .354
5 Jay Johnstone .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Lee May 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 28
2 Tony Perez 27
3 Willie Horton 25
3 Harmon Killebrew 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Amos Otis 10
3 Tommie Agee 8
3 Freddie Patek 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lloyd Allen 1.08
2 Luke Walker 1.16
3 Tom Seaver 1.23
4 Jim York 1.36
5 Al Fitzmorris 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Dick Drago 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 63
2 Joe Coleman 60
3 Vida Blue 57
4 Tom Seaver 56
5 Fergie Jenkins 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Ken Sanders 7
3 Tom Burgmeier 6
3 Bart Johnson 6
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .351
2 Joe Torre .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .339
4 Roberto Clemente .326
5 Ralph Garr .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Lee May 41
3 Bill Melton 37
4 Hank Aaron 36
5 Nate Colbert 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 126
2 Joe Torre 123
3 Harmon Killebrew 105
3 Brooks Robinson 105
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Amos Otis 48
3 Freddie Patek 42
4 Bert Campaneris 41
5 Sandy Alomar 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.76
2 Wilbur Wood 1.97
3 Don Gullett 2.29
4 Dave Roberts 2.42
5 Dock Ellis 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Mike Cuellar 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 303
2 Vida Blue 280
3 Fergie Jenkins 278
4 Tom Seaver 264
5 Bill Stoneman 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 28
3 Ted Abernathy 22
4 Jim Brewer 20
5 Sparky Lyle 19