On This Day

Friday, August 27, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 45 .637 --
Tigers 70 60 .538 12.0
Red Sox 68 63 .519 14.5
Yankees 65 66 .496 17.5
Senators 55 74 .426 26.5
Indians 52 79 .397 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 47 .638 --
Royals 68 61 .527 14.5
White Sox 62 68 .477 21.0
Angels 62 70 .470 22.0
Twins 58 70 .453 24.0
Brewers 54 73 .425 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 55 .586 --
Cardinals 72 60 .545 5.5
Cubs 70 59 .543 6.0
Mets 63 64 .496 12.0
Phillies 56 73 .434 20.0
Expos 54 73 .425 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 55 .580 --
Dodgers 69 61 .531 6.5
Braves 68 67 .504 10.0
Reds 66 67 .496 11.0
Astros 63 68 .481 13.0
Padres 49 82 .374 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Angel Mangual 3
1 Dal Maxvill 3
1 Freddie Patek 3
1 Bob Watson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Curt Blefary 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Angel Mangual 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Rich Hinton 1
1 Sonny Jackson 1
1 Joe Morgan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.20
2 Joe Coleman 0.89
3 Bill Gogolewski 0.86
4 Bert Blyleven 0.75
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 9
2 Joe Coleman 8
3 Bill Gogolewski 6
3 Andy Messersmith 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Dave Giusti 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Tony Oliva .352
3 Glenn Beckert .352
4 Roberto Clemente .339
5 Ralph Garr .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 38
3 Lee May 36
4 Deron Johnson 28
5 Bill Melton 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 112
1 Joe Torre 112
3 Hank Aaron 98
4 Harmon Killebrew 94
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 46
1 Freddie Patek 46
3 Amos Otis 39
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Joe Morgan 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.66
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Dave Roberts 2.04
4 Wilbur Wood 2.15
5 Don Gullett 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 22
2 Mickey Lolich 21
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 Dock Ellis 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 264
2 Mickey Lolich 253
3 Tom Seaver 220
4 Fergie Jenkins 210
5 Bill Stoneman 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 26
2 Ken Sanders 22
3 Ted Abernathy 17
3 Fred Scherman 17
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .500
2 Tony Perez .455
3 Joe Hague .417
4 Joe Torre .412
5 Ellie Rodriguez .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Joe Torre 5
2 Earl Williams 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 18
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
3 Rusty Staub 15
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 Jeff Burroughs 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 8
2 Lou Brock 6
3 Jose Cardenal 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 Willie Mays 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.50
2 Tom Bradley 0.74
3 Mel Stottlemyre 1.08
4 Paul Splittorff 1.09
5 Jerry Koosman 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Milt Pappas 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 28
1 Joe Coleman 28
3 Wilbur Wood 26
4 Vida Blue 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 4
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
5 5 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .413
2 Tony Perez .369
3 Ken Boswell .364
4 Willie Horton .356
5 Boots Day .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 28
1 Joe Torre 28
3 Willie Horton 24
3 Harmon Killebrew 24
5 Tony Perez 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Freddie Patek 12
3 Jose Cardenal 9
4 Amos Otis 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.82
2 Lew Krausse 0.92
3 Ken Sanders 1.42
4 Milt Pappas 1.49
5 Dave Roberts 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Tom Bradley 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Milt Pappas 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 64
2 Joe Coleman 59
3 Vida Blue 50
4 Les Cain 49
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 7
2 Jim Brewer 5
2 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .359
2 Tony Oliva .349
3 Glenn Beckert .332
4 Roberto Clemente .331
5 Manny Sanguillen .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Lee May 43
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Nate Colbert 35
4 Bill Melton 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 131
1 Joe Torre 131
3 Harmon Killebrew 109
4 Hank Aaron 107
5 Lee May 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Amos Otis 49
2 Freddie Patek 49
4 Bert Campaneris 39
5 Sandy Alomar 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.71
2 Dave Roberts 2.11
3 Wilbur Wood 2.20
4 Tom Seaver 2.34
5 Don Gullett 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 Mike Cuellar 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 305
2 Vida Blue 299
3 Fergie Jenkins 272
4 Tom Seaver 262
5 Bill Stoneman 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 32
2 Ken Sanders 30
3 Ted Abernathy 21
4 Jim Brewer 20
4 Clay Carroll 20