On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 77 45 .631 --
Tigers 68 60 .531 12.0
Red Sox 67 61 .523 13.0
Yankees 64 65 .496 16.5
Senators 53 73 .421 26.0
Indians 51 77 .398 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 46 .641 --
Royals 66 60 .524 15.0
White Sox 62 65 .488 19.5
Angels 61 68 .473 21.5
Twins 57 69 .452 24.0
Brewers 53 72 .424 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 55 .580 --
Cardinals 71 59 .546 4.5
Cubs 69 58 .543 5.0
Mets 62 64 .492 11.5
Phillies 56 72 .438 18.5
Expos 54 72 .429 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 54 .585 --
Dodgers 68 61 .527 7.5
Braves 68 65 .511 9.5
Reds 64 67 .489 12.5
Astros 63 66 .488 12.5
Padres 48 82 .369 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 5
2 Darrell Evans 4
2 Mike Lum 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Lum 4
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Ray Fosse 3
2 Marty Perez 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Ralph Garr 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 2.50
2 Clyde Wright 1.50
3 Juan Marichal 1.33
4 Pete Broberg 1.00
5 Mel Stottlemyre 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Acosta 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Clyde Wright 9
3 Juan Marichal 8
4 Pete Broberg 7
4 Barry Lersch 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Al Santorini 1
1 Don Sutton 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .357
2 Glenn Beckert .354
3 Tony Oliva .352
4 Ralph Garr .329
5 Roberto Clemente .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 41
2 Hank Aaron 37
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 108
3 Hank Aaron 96
4 Harmon Killebrew 87
5 Willie Montanez 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 46
2 Freddie Patek 44
3 Amos Otis 39
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.66
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 264
2 Mickey Lolich 248
3 Tom Seaver 220
4 Fergie Jenkins 210
5 Bill Stoneman 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 25
2 Ken Sanders 21
3 Ted Abernathy 17
3 Fred Scherman 17
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .423
2 Al Gallagher .405
2 Joe Hague .405
4 Earl Williams .385
5 Hank Aaron .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Andy Etchebarren 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 17
2 Rusty Staub 16
3 Jim Spencer 14
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Freddie Patek 8
3 Jose Cardenal 7
4 Bert Campaneris 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ross Grimsley 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.32
3 Ken Sanders 0.67
4 Fritz Peterson 0.75
5 Dave Roberts 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Mike Hedlund 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 33
2 Tom Seaver 32
3 Joe Coleman 31
4 Les Cain 28
4 Juan Marichal 28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .386
2 Cleon Jones .378
3 Glenn Beckert .368
4 Pat Kelly .361
5 Ken Boswell .349

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 Rusty Staub 27
2 Joe Torre 26
3 Willie Horton 24
3 Tony Perez 24
5 Tony Oliva 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Amos Otis 11
3 Freddie Patek 10
4 Jose Cardenal 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.04
2 Lew Krausse 1.11
3 Dave Roberts 1.53
4 Fritz Peterson 1.55
5 Milt Pappas 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Tom Bradley 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 69
2 Joe Coleman 59
3 Vida Blue 56
4 Tom Seaver 54
5 Les Cain 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Bart Johnson 6
1 Ken Sanders 6
4 Tom Burgmeier 5
4 Mike Marshall 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .354
2 Tony Oliva .350
3 Manny Sanguillen .332
4 Cleon Jones .330
5 Glenn Beckert .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 129
1 Joe Torre 129
3 Hank Aaron 108
4 Harmon Killebrew 103
5 Rico Petrocelli 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 47
4 Bert Campaneris 40
5 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.71
2 Wilbur Wood 2.06
3 Dave Roberts 2.16
4 Tom Seaver 2.34
5 Don Gullett 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Mickey Lolich 22
4 Mike Cuellar 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 300
2 Vida Blue 299
3 Fergie Jenkins 277
4 Tom Seaver 262
5 Bill Stoneman 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 31
2 Ken Sanders 29
3 Ted Abernathy 21
3 Jim Brewer 21
5 2 tied 19