On This Day

Monday, August 16, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 44 .621 --
Tigers 65 55 .542 9.0
Red Sox 65 56 .537 9.5
Yankees 60 61 .496 14.5
Senators 49 70 .412 24.5
Indians 49 73 .402 26.0

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 67 .455 23.5
Twins 54 65 .454 23.5
Brewers 51 68 .429 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 50 .590 --
Cardinals 68 55 .553 4.5
Cubs 65 54 .546 5.5
Mets 59 60 .496 11.5
Phillies 53 68 .438 18.5
Expos 48 71 .403 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 51 .585 --
Dodgers 65 57 .533 6.5
Braves 64 61 .512 9.0
Astros 60 61 .496 11.0
Reds 58 65 .472 14.0
Padres 46 77 .374 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Stargell 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Vic Davalillo 3
2 Cleon Jones 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Conigliaro 1
1 Joe Hague 1
1 Joe Lahoud 1
1 Doug Rader 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 4
2 Billy Conigliaro 3
3 Ken Boswell 2
3 Vic Davalillo 2
3 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 Rich Reese 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 2.33
2 Tom Seaver 0.91
3 Dock Ellis 0.71
4 Jim Kaat 0.70
5 Tom Murphy 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 10
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
2 Jim Kaat 7
4 Dock Ellis 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .359
2 Joe Torre .356
3 Glenn Beckert .352
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 108
2 Joe Torre 98
3 Harmon Killebrew 87
4 Hank Aaron 86
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 Tom Seaver 2.00
4 Dave Roberts 2.04
5 Don Gullett 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 19
2 Mickey Lolich 19
4 Dock Ellis 17
5 Steve Carlton 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 245
2 Mickey Lolich 229
3 Tom Seaver 212
4 Fergie Jenkins 203
5 Bill Stoneman 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 24
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 .472
2 Willie Horton .415
3 Pat Kelly .379
4 Al Gallagher .372
5 Jay Johnstone .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 6
2 Lee May 5
2 Earl Williams 5
4 Bill Freehan 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 19
2 Harmon Killebrew 15
3 George Scott 13
3 Billy Williams 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.32
2 Milt Pappas 0.33
3 Gary Nolan 0.51
3 Don Sutton 0.51
5 Don Gullett 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 35
2 Joe Coleman 32
3 Steve Carlton 30
4 Vida Blue 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .419
2 Manny Sanguillen .385
3 Glenn Beckert .374
4 Cleon Jones .353
5 Joe Torre .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Lee May 8
2 Earl Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 29
2 Harmon Killebrew 27
3 Tony Perez 26
4 Willie Horton 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.04
2 Luke Walker 1.16
3 Al Fitzmorris 1.33
4 Jim York 1.45
5 Don Wilson 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Dick Drago 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 66
2 Mickey Lolich 63
3 Joe Coleman 60
4 Fergie Jenkins 53
5 Vida Blue 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .353
2 Joe Torre .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .338
4 Roberto Clemente .329
5 Cleon Jones .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Lee May 39
3 Bill Melton 37
4 Hank Aaron 36
5 Nate Colbert 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 130
2 Joe Torre 125
3 Harmon Killebrew 107
4 Brooks Robinson 105
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
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 2.32
4 Dave Roberts 2.42
5 Fergie Jenkins 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Mike Cuellar 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 303
2 Fergie Jenkins 281
3 Vida Blue 280
4 Tom Seaver 268
5 Bill Stoneman 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ken Sanders 28
3 Ted Abernathy 22
4 Jim Brewer 20
5 Sparky Lyle 19