On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 45 .628 --
Tigers 68 59 .535 11.0
Red Sox 67 60 .528 12.0
Yankees 63 65 .492 16.5
Senators 53 72 .424 25.0
Indians 51 76 .402 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 45 .646 --
Royals 65 60 .520 16.0
White Sox 62 64 .492 19.5
Angels 60 68 .469 22.5
Twins 56 69 .448 25.0
Brewers 52 72 .419 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 54 .585 --
Cubs 69 57 .548 5.0
Cardinals 70 59 .543 5.5
Mets 62 63 .496 11.5
Phillies 56 71 .441 18.5
Expos 54 71 .432 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 54 .581 --
Dodgers 67 61 .523 7.5
Braves 67 65 .508 9.5
Astros 63 65 .492 11.5
Reds 63 67 .485 12.5
Padres 47 82 .364 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 6
2 Roberto Clemente 5
3 Glenn Beckert 3
3 Tom Haller 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Oliver 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 5
1 Rusty Staub 5
3 Boots Day 4
4 Jackie Hernandez 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 Leron Lee 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Les Cain 1.30
2 Rick Wise 1.14
3 Don Gullett 1.00
4 Bob Gibson 0.78
5 Phil Niekro 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 13
2 Rick Wise 8
3 Bob Gibson 7
4 Don Gullett 6
5 Phil Niekro 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .358
2 Tony Oliva .356
3 Glenn Beckert .355
4 Roberto Clemente .330
5 Ralph Garr .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 36
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 107
3 Hank Aaron 94
4 Harmon Killebrew 87
5 Willie Montanez 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 44
2 Freddie Patek 43
3 Amos Otis 39
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.68
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Wilbur Wood 2.03
4 Dave Roberts 2.04
5 Don Gullett 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 20
2 Mickey Lolich 20
4 Dock Ellis 17
4 Wilbur Wood 17

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 25
2 Ken Sanders 21
3 Ted Abernathy 17
3 Fred Scherman 17
5 Mike Marshall 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .426
2 Joe Hague .405
3 Ted Uhlaender .389
4 Earl Williams .385
5 Ken Boswell .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
3 Andy Etchebarren 4
3 Bill Freehan 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 16
1 Joe Torre 16
3 Jeff Burroughs 13
3 Tommy Davis 13
3 Harmon Killebrew 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 7
1 Freddie Patek 7
3 Lou Brock 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ross Grimsley 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.32
3 Pete Broberg 0.55
4 Bill Stoneman 0.68
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Hedlund 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
4 Vida Blue 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 32
2 Les Cain 31
2 Joe Coleman 31
4 Bob Gibson 27
5 Mickey Lolich 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
2 Bart Johnson 3
2 Ken Sanders 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .396
2 Al Gallagher .388
3 Ken Boswell .381
4 Glenn Beckert .368
5 Joe Torre .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 10
2 Willie Stargell 9
2 Earl Williams 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 Willie Horton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 32
2 Rusty Staub 28
3 Willie Horton 24
3 Tony Perez 24
5 Tony Oliva 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Amos Otis 11
3 Jose Cardenal 9
3 Freddie Patek 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.04
2 Lew Krausse 1.13
3 Fritz Peterson 1.55
4 Milt Pappas 1.64
5 Dave Roberts 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Tom Bradley 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 69
2 Joe Coleman 59
3 Tom Seaver 54
4 Les Cain 50
5 Fergie Jenkins 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
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 Joe Torre .353
2 Tony Oliva .353
3 Manny Sanguillen .335
4 Roberto Clemente .330
5 Glenn Beckert .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Bill Melton 36
5 Nate Colbert 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 129
2 Joe Torre 128
3 Hank Aaron 106
4 Harmon Killebrew 103
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 46
4 Bert Campaneris 40
5 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.73
2 Wilbur Wood 2.06
3 Dave Roberts 2.16
4 Don Gullett 2.32
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 31
2 Ken Sanders 29
3 Ted Abernathy 21
3 Jim Brewer 21
5 Mike Marshall 19