On This Day

Monday, August 30, 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

No 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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 80 56 .588 --
Cardinals 75 60 .556 4.5
Cubs 70 62 .530 8.0
Mets 66 65 .504 11.5
Expos 56 74 .431 21.0
Phillies 57 76 .429 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 56 .582 --
Dodgers 70 64 .522 8.0
Braves 70 67 .511 9.5
Reds 67 70 .489 12.5
Astros 64 70 .478 14.0
Padres 51 84 .378 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 Lee May 1
1 Steve Renko 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 3
1 Cito Gaston 3
3 Dick Allen 2
3 Glenn Beckert 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Ivan Murrell 2
3 Dave Concepcion 1
3 Enzo Hernandez 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Kirby 1.38
2 Ken Forsch 0.75
3 Ed Acosta 0.60
4 Nelson Briles 0.50
4 Jerry Koosman 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Clay Kirby 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 11
2 Ken Forsch 6
3 Jerry Koosman 5
4 Nelson Briles 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Tony Oliva .355
3 Glenn Beckert .349
4 Roberto Clemente .339
5 Ralph Garr .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 37
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 Lee May 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 51
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 Steve Carlton 18
4 2 others tied 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 28
2 Ken Sanders 24
3 Fred Scherman 18
4 Ted Abernathy 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .500
2 Rusty Staub .465
3 Freddie Patek .448
4 Ted Uhlaender .423
5 Tony Perez .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Lee May 5
2 Joe Torre 5
2 Earl Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 17
2 Rusty Staub 16
3 Hank Aaron 14
4 Ray Fosse 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Freddie Patek 7
3 Joe Morgan 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 Ken Henderson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.00
2 Ed Acosta 0.60
3 Bob Miller 0.73
4 Tom Seaver 1.00
5 Andy Messersmith 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Kirby 3
1 Ernie McAnally 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Jim Perry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 29
2 Mickey Lolich 27
3 Bob Gibson 26
3 Clay Kirby 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 5
2 Ken Sanders 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Mike Marshall 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .425
2 Cleon Jones .368
2 Tony Perez .368
4 Willie Horton .354
5 Joe Torre .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 11
2 Hank Aaron 10
2 Lee May 10
4 Willie Horton 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 27
1 Joe Torre 27
3 Harmon Killebrew 24
4 Willie Horton 23
4 Tony Perez 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Freddie Patek 11
3 Jose Cardenal 9
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Krausse 0.84
2 Tom Seaver 1.02
3 Paul Splittorff 1.35
4 Ken Sanders 1.37
5 Fritz Peterson 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Chuck Dobson 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 67
2 Joe Coleman 56
3 Vida Blue 55
4 Tom Seaver 53
5 Bob Gibson 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 9
2 Jim Brewer 6
2 Dave Giusti 6
4 Tom Burgmeier 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .360
2 Tony Oliva .356
3 Manny Sanguillen .333
4 Roberto Clemente .333
5 Ralph Garr .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Freddie Patek 49
3 Amos Otis 48
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 2.18
4 Tom Seaver 2.32
5 Don Gullett 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 25
1 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
5 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 34
2 Ken Sanders 32
3 Ted Abernathy 21
3 Jim Brewer 21
5 2 tied 20