On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 44 .627 --
Red Sox 66 57 .537 10.5
Tigers 65 58 .528 11.5
Yankees 63 61 .508 14.0
Senators 51 70 .421 24.5
Indians 50 74 .403 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 44 .639 --
Royals 63 58 .521 14.5
White Sox 60 63 .488 18.5
Angels 57 68 .456 22.5
Twins 55 66 .455 22.5
Brewers 51 70 .421 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 51 .589 --
Cubs 66 55 .545 5.5
Cardinals 68 57 .544 5.5
Mets 60 61 .496 11.5
Phillies 53 70 .431 19.5
Expos 50 71 .413 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 51 .592 --
Dodgers 66 58 .532 7.5
Braves 65 62 .512 10.0
Astros 61 62 .496 12.0
Reds 60 65 .480 14.0
Padres 46 79 .368 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Cito Gaston 3
1 Dave Nelson 3
1 Joe Pepitone 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 Russ Gibson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Callison 4
2 Russ Gibson 3
2 Don Mincher 3
4 Ron Blomberg 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Cleo James 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.50
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.20
3 Wilbur Wood 1.00
4 Mike Cuellar 0.89
5 Ray Sadecki 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Wood 9
2 Mike Cuellar 8
2 Don Wilson 8
4 Joe Coleman 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Jim Strickland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .360
2 Joe Torre .355
3 Glenn Beckert .352
4 Ralph Garr .331
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 2 tied 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 38
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.70
2 Wilbur Wood 1.96
3 Tom Seaver 2.00
4 Dave Roberts 2.04
5 Don Gullett 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 19
2 Mickey Lolich 19
4 Dock Ellis 17
5 2 tied 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 3 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .429
2 Ken Boswell .409
3 Pete Rose .404
4 Bill Freehan .391
5 Bob Heise .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Jose Cardenal 6
3 Amos Otis 5
4 Larry Bowa 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.32
2 Don Gullett 0.35
3 Pete Broberg 0.36
4 Claude Osteen 0.73
5 Milt Pappas 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Pappas 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Vida Blue 3
3 Pete Broberg 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 36
2 Tom Seaver 35
3 Joe Coleman 31
4 Bob Gibson 29
5 Wilbur Wood 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 3
1 Ken Sanders 3
1 Fred Scherman 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .400
2 Glenn Beckert .364
3 Al Gallagher .364
4 Ralph Garr .363
5 Gene Tenace .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 27
2 Harmon Killebrew 26
3 Willie Horton 25
3 Tony Perez 25
5 Sal Bando 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Amos Otis 11
3 Tommie Agee 8
3 Jose Cardenal 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.04
2 Al Fitzmorris 1.33
3 Don Gullett 1.48
4 Bill Lee 1.57
5 Lew Krausse 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Dick Drago 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Don Gullett 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 73
2 Joe Coleman 57
3 Tom Seaver 56
4 Fergie Jenkins 53
5 Vida Blue 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .353
2 Joe Torre .350
3 Manny Sanguillen .339
4 Roberto Clemente .331
5 Ralph Garr .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
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 128
2 Joe Torre 126
3 Harmon Killebrew 106
4 Brooks Robinson 105
5 Rico Petrocelli 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Amos Otis 49
3 Freddie Patek 42
4 Bert Campaneris 40
5 Sandy Alomar 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.76
2 Wilbur Wood 1.97
3 Don Gullett 2.21
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 22
5 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 3 tied 18