On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 75 45 .625 --
Tigers 67 58 .536 10.5
Red Sox 67 58 .536 10.5
Yankees 63 63 .500 15.0
Senators 53 71 .427 24.0
Indians 51 75 .405 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 45 .637 --
Royals 64 60 .516 15.0
White Sox 61 64 .488 18.5
Angels 59 68 .465 21.5
Twins 56 67 .455 22.5
Brewers 51 72 .415 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 53 .583 --
Cubs 68 56 .548 4.5
Cardinals 68 59 .535 6.0
Mets 61 62 .496 11.0
Phillies 54 71 .432 19.0
Expos 52 71 .423 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 53 .583 --
Dodgers 67 59 .532 6.5
Braves 67 62 .519 8.0
Astros 62 64 .492 11.5
Reds 62 66 .484 12.5
Padres 47 80 .370 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
3 John Bateman 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 6
2 Roy Foster 4
2 Dick McAuliffe 4
4 Chris Chambliss 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Roy Foster 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Roberts 1.75
2 Jack Billingham 1.67
3 Catfish Hunter 1.60
4 Mickey Lolich 1.29
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Mike Hedlund 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 9
2 Woodie Fryman 8
2 Catfish Hunter 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
5 Dave Roberts 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Ed Farmer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .359
2 Joe Torre .354
3 Glenn Beckert .348
4 Ralph Garr .335
5 Manny Sanguillen .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 35
3 Lee May 34
4 Deron Johnson 28
5 Bill Melton 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 109
2 Joe Torre 101
3 Hank Aaron 93
4 Harmon Killebrew 87
5 Willie Montanez 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 41
2 Lou Brock 40
3 Amos Otis 39
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Bert Campaneris 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.68
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Wilbur Wood 1.96
4 Dave Roberts 2.04
5 Don Gullett 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 20
2 Mickey Lolich 20
4 Dock Ellis 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 254
2 Mickey Lolich 248
3 Tom Seaver 220
4 Fergie Jenkins 206
5 Bill Stoneman 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 24
2 Ken Sanders 20
3 Ted Abernathy 17
3 Fred Scherman 17
5 4 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Hague .405
2 Tony Perez .396
3 Freddie Patek .391
4 Earl Williams .388
5 2 tied .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
1 Earl Williams 6
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Bill Freehan 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 14
1 Dick McAuliffe 14
3 Billy Williams 13
4 Hank Aaron 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Jose Cardenal 6
3 Freddie Patek 5
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Peterson 0.00
1 Don Gullett 0.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.32
4 Pete Broberg 0.36
5 Bill Stoneman 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Pete Broberg 3
2 Mike Hedlund 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 32
2 Mickey Lolich 31
3 Vida Blue 29
4 Steve Carlton 24
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Tom Burgmeier 3
1 Bart Johnson 3
1 Fred Scherman 3
5 5 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .382
2 Gene Tenace .368
3 Ken Boswell .365
4 Al Gallagher .364
5 Joe Torre .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Amos Otis 11
3 Tommie Agee 8
3 Jose Cardenal 8
3 Freddie Patek 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.03
2 Don Sutton 1.51
3 Don Gullett 1.55
4 Lew Krausse 1.59
5 Juan Pizarro 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Tom Bradley 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 75
2 Tom Seaver 64
3 Joe Coleman 50
4 Fergie Jenkins 48
5 2 tied 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .353
2 Joe Torre .352
3 Manny Sanguillen .336
4 Roberto Clemente .331
5 Ralph Garr .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 41
3 Hank Aaron 39
4 Bill Melton 37
5 Nate Colbert 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 129
2 Joe Torre 126
3 Hank Aaron 108
4 Harmon Killebrew 105
5 Brooks Robinson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 44
4 Bert Campaneris 40
5 Sandy Alomar 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.73
2 Wilbur Wood 1.99
3 Don Gullett 2.21
4 Dave Roberts 2.22
5 Tom Seaver 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Mike Cuellar 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 314
2 Vida Blue 289
3 Fergie Jenkins 273
4 Tom Seaver 271
5 Bill Stoneman 244

Saves

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