On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 44 .624 --
Tigers 65 57 .533 10.5
Red Sox 65 57 .533 10.5
Yankees 62 61 .504 14.0
Senators 50 70 .417 24.5
Indians 50 73 .407 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 43 .645 --
Royals 63 57 .525 14.5
White Sox 59 63 .484 19.5
Angels 57 67 .460 22.5
Twins 54 66 .450 23.5
Brewers 51 69 .425 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 51 .585 --
Cardinals 68 56 .548 4.5
Cubs 65 55 .542 5.5
Mets 59 61 .492 11.5
Phillies 53 69 .434 18.5
Expos 49 71 .408 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 51 .589 --
Dodgers 66 57 .537 6.5
Braves 65 61 .516 9.0
Astros 61 61 .500 11.0
Reds 59 65 .476 14.0
Padres 46 78 .371 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Harrison 4
1 Bill Melton 4
1 Freddie Patek 4
4 Felipe Alou 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Huntz 2
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 4
1 Steve Huntz 4
1 Don Mincher 4
4 Mike Andrews 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Jim Fairey 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Osteen 1.00
1 Fritz Peterson 1.00
3 Les Cain 0.88
4 Lance Clemons 0.83
5 Mickey Lolich 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 10
2 Steve Arlin 7
2 Les Cain 7
2 Roger Moret 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Roger Hambright 1
1 Jim Ray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .360
2 Joe Torre .358
3 Glenn Beckert .351
4 Bobby Murcer .330
5 Manny Sanguillen .330

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 100
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 2 tied 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 239
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 .450
2 Al Gallagher .405
3 Bill Freehan .378
4 Gates Brown .375
5 Pete Rose .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 6
2 Willie Horton 5
3 Bill Freehan 4
3 Dave May 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 17
2 Harmon Killebrew 14
3 Billy Williams 13
4 Mike Andrews 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Jose Cardenal 6
3 Bud Harrelson 5
3 Amos Otis 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Broberg 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.32
3 Milt Pappas 0.33
4 Don Sutton 0.51
5 Don Gullett 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Mike Kekich 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 36
2 Tom Seaver 35
3 Vida Blue 26
4 Les Cain 24
4 Joe Coleman 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Fred Scherman 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .419
2 Manny Sanguillen .370
3 Al Gallagher .366
4 Glenn Beckert .364
5 Joe Torre .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
2 Earl Williams 9
3 Willie Horton 8
3 Lee May 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 30
2 Willie Horton 26
2 Harmon Killebrew 26
4 Tony Perez 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Amos Otis 10
3 Tommie Agee 8
4 Larry Bowa 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.04
2 Al Fitzmorris 1.33
3 Jim York 1.41
4 Bob Gibson 1.56
5 Juan Pizarro 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Peterson 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Dick Drago 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 73
2 Tom Seaver 56
3 Fergie Jenkins 53
4 Joe Coleman 50
5 2 tied 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .353
2 Joe Torre .353
3 Manny Sanguillen .339
4 Roberto Clemente .331
5 Ralph Garr .324

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 127
3 Harmon Killebrew 106
4 Brooks Robinson 105
5 Rico Petrocelli 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Amos Otis 48
3 Freddie Patek 42
4 Sandy Alomar 40
4 Bert Campaneris 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 Pat Dobson 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 313
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