On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 46 .635 --
Tigers 71 60 .542 11.5
Red Sox 69 63 .523 14.0
Yankees 65 67 .492 18.0
Senators 55 75 .423 27.0
Indians 53 79 .402 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 47 .641 --
Royals 69 61 .531 14.5
White Sox 62 69 .473 22.0
Angels 62 71 .466 23.0
Twins 58 71 .450 25.0
Brewers 55 74 .426 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 56 .582 --
Cardinals 73 60 .549 4.5
Cubs 70 60 .538 6.0
Mets 65 64 .504 10.5
Phillies 57 74 .435 19.5
Expos 54 73 .425 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 56 .579 --
Dodgers 69 63 .523 7.5
Braves 69 67 .507 9.5
Reds 66 68 .493 11.5
Astros 64 68 .485 12.5
Padres 49 82 .374 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Gallagher 5
2 Merv Rettenmund 4
2 Ellie Rodriguez 4
4 Matty Alou 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Blomberg 2
1 John Briggs 2
1 Rich Reese 2
1 Rick Wise 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 5
1 Elrod Hendricks 5
1 Rick Wise 5
4 Donn Clendenon 4
4 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 3
2 Joe Morgan 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Steve Braun 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 3.25
2 Don Sutton 1.20
3 Rick Wise 1.10
4 Lew Krausse 0.83
5 Chuck Dobson 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Ballinger 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 13
2 Rick Wise 11
3 Chuck Dobson 9
4 Gary Gentry 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Tony Oliva .355
3 Glenn Beckert .350
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Ralph Garr .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 113
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Hank Aaron 98
4 Harmon Killebrew 94
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 49
2 Freddie Patek 46
3 Amos Otis 39
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Joe Morgan 29

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 226
4 Fergie Jenkins 216
5 Bill Stoneman 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 26
2 Ken Sanders 23
3 Fred Scherman 18
4 Ted Abernathy 17
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .486
2 Joe Hague .444
2 Tony Perez .444
4 Al Gallagher .432
5 Ellie Rodriguez .419

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 Rusty Staub 15
3 Harmon Killebrew 14
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 Jeff Burroughs 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Freddie Patek 8
3 Joe Morgan 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 Cesar Cedeno 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Stottlemyre 0.50
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
3 Andy Messersmith 1.05
4 Paul Splittorff 1.09
5 Jerry Koosman 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Mike Hedlund 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 36
2 Joe Coleman 28
3 Wilbur Wood 26
4 Les Cain 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 5
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .425
2 Cleon Jones .369
2 Tony Perez .369
4 Danny Cater .364
5 Willie Horton .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 28
2 Joe Torre 27
3 Harmon Killebrew 24
4 Willie Horton 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Freddie Patek 11
3 Jose Cardenal 9
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.75
2 Tom Seaver 1.02
3 Ken Sanders 1.30
4 Paul Splittorff 1.35
5 Fritz Peterson 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 5
1 Chuck Dobson 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Mickey Lolich 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 64
2 Joe Coleman 59
3 Bob Gibson 53
3 Tom Seaver 53
5 Vida Blue 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 8
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 Manny Sanguillen .332
4 Ralph Garr .330
5 Roberto Clemente .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Lee May 43
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Bill Melton 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 132
2 Willie Stargell 131
3 Harmon Killebrew 108
4 Hank Aaron 107
5 Lee May 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Amos Otis 49
2 Freddie Patek 49
4 Bert Campaneris 39
4 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.71
2 Dave Roberts 2.11
3 Wilbur Wood 2.20
4 Tom Seaver 2.32
5 Don Gullett 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Steve Carlton 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 305
2 Vida Blue 299
3 Fergie Jenkins 278
4 Tom Seaver 268
5 Bill Stoneman 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 32
2 Ken Sanders 31
3 Ted Abernathy 21
4 Jim Brewer 20
4 Clay Carroll 20