On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 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

No 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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 51 .592 --
Cubs 66 55 .545 6.0
Cardinals 68 57 .544 6.0
Mets 60 61 .496 12.0
Phillies 53 70 .431 20.0
Expos 50 71 .413 22.0

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 66 .476 14.5
Padres 46 79 .368 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 2
1 Vic Davalillo 2
1 Lee May 2
4 Bernie Carbo 1
4 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 Lee May 1
1 Al Oliver 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 3
2 Lee May 1
2 Al Oliver 1
2 Willie Stargell 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim McGlothlin 1.33
2 Bob Johnson 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Johnson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 4
1 Jim McGlothlin 4
3 Wayne Granger 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 Lee May 33
3 Hank Aaron 32
4 Deron Johnson 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 109
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 .421
2 Ken Boswell .419
3 Bill Freehan .391
3 Pete Rose .391
5 2 tied .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 16
2 Harmon Killebrew 14
2 Billy Williams 14
4 Tommy Davis 12
4 Earl Williams 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 6
2 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 Tommy Harper 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.32
2 Don Gullett 0.35
3 Pete Broberg 0.36
4 Bill Stoneman 0.52
5 Claude Osteen 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Pete Broberg 3
2 Don Gullett 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 35
2 Joe Coleman 31
3 Wilbur Wood 25
4 Les Cain 24
5 Bill Singer 23

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 Gene Tenace .368
3 Al Gallagher .365
4 Cleon Jones .363
5 Sal Bando .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 27
2 Willie Horton 24
2 Harmon Killebrew 24
4 Sal Bando 23
5 Tony Perez 22

Stolen Bases

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 66
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 Ken Sanders 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 Bart Johnson 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .351
2 Joe Torre .351
3 Manny Sanguillen .336
4 Roberto Clemente .331
5 Glenn Beckert .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 40
3 Bill Melton 37
4 Hank Aaron 36
5 Nate Colbert 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 129
2 Joe Torre 125
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 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Mickey Lolich 22
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 305
2 Fergie Jenkins 281
3 Vida Blue 280
4 Tom Seaver 268
5 Bill Stoneman 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 30
2 Ken Sanders 28
3 Ted Abernathy 21
4 Jim Brewer 20
5 3 tied 18