On This Day

Sunday, August 29, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 47 .633 --
Tigers 71 61 .538 12.0
Red Sox 69 64 .519 14.5
Yankees 66 67 .496 17.5
Senators 55 77 .417 28.0
Indians 53 80 .398 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 47 .647 --
Royals 69 62 .527 16.0
White Sox 63 69 .477 22.5
Angels 63 71 .470 23.5
Twins 59 71 .454 25.5
Brewers 56 75 .427 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 79 56 .585 --
Cardinals 74 60 .552 4.5
Cubs 70 61 .534 7.0
Mets 66 64 .508 10.5
Phillies 57 75 .432 20.5
Expos 55 74 .426 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 56 .582 --
Dodgers 69 64 .519 8.5
Braves 70 67 .511 9.5
Reds 66 69 .489 12.5
Astros 64 69 .481 13.5
Padres 50 83 .376 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave May 6
2 Rusty Staub 5
3 Garry Jestadt 4
3 Don Mason 4
5 23 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Mike Andrews 3
1 Ron Blomberg 3
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Wood 1.40
2 Juan Marichal 1.29
3 Bill Stoneman 1.20
4 Vida Blue 1.11
5 Catfish Hunter 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Al Closter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Juan Marichal 9
3 Wade Blasingame 7
3 Jim Perry 7
3 Wilbur Wood 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Hal Haydel 1
1 Jim Nash 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .364
2 Tony Oliva .355
3 Glenn Beckert .349
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Ralph Garr .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 36
4 Deron Johnson 28
4 Earl Williams 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 113
2 Willie Stargell 112
3 Hank Aaron 100
4 Harmon Killebrew 94
5 Willie Montanez 84

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 1.70
2 Tom Seaver 1.96
3 Dave Roberts 2.07
4 Wilbur Wood 2.14
5 Don Gullett 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 23
2 Mickey Lolich 21
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 Dock Ellis 18
4 Wilbur Wood 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 274
2 Mickey Lolich 256
3 Tom Seaver 226
4 Fergie Jenkins 216
5 Bill Stoneman 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 27
2 Ken Sanders 24
3 Fred Scherman 18
4 Ted Abernathy 17
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .475
2 Rusty Staub .465
3 Al Gallagher .457
4 Bill Buckner .429
4 Freddie Patek .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Earl Williams 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Joe Torre 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 17
2 Rusty Staub 16
3 Hank Aaron 15
4 Bobby Bonds 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
3 Andy Messersmith 1.05
4 Paul Splittorff 1.09
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 Mike Hedlund 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 34
2 Wilbur Wood 33
3 Juan Marichal 29
4 Mickey Lolich 27
5 Bob Gibson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
3 Tom Burgmeier 3
4 Lloyd Allen 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .425
2 Tony Perez .365
3 Cleon Jones .359
4 Joe Torre .358
5 Danny Cater .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 11
2 Hank Aaron 10
3 Lee May 9
3 Willie Stargell 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 31
2 Joe Torre 27
3 Harmon Killebrew 24
4 Hank Aaron 23
4 Willie Horton 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Freddie Patek 11
3 Jose Cardenal 9
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.75
2 Tom Seaver 1.02
3 Ken Sanders 1.27
4 Paul Splittorff 1.35
5 Fritz Peterson 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Chuck Dobson 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 67
2 Vida Blue 60
3 Joe Coleman 56
4 Bob Gibson 53
4 Tom Seaver 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 9
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 .361
2 Tony Oliva .353
3 Manny Sanguillen .332
4 Ralph Garr .330
5 Roberto Clemente .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Lee May 43
3 Hank Aaron 42
4 Nate Colbert 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 131
1 Joe Torre 131
3 Hank Aaron 109
4 Harmon Killebrew 108
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 1.75
2 Dave Roberts 2.13
3 Wilbur Wood 2.20
4 Tom Seaver 2.32
5 Don Gullett 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 25
1 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 Pat Dobson 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 309
2 Mickey Lolich 306
3 Fergie Jenkins 270
4 Tom Seaver 261
5 Bill Stoneman 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 33
2 Ken Sanders 32
3 Ted Abernathy 21
4 Jim Brewer 20
4 Clay Carroll 20