On This Day

Saturday, September 4, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 84 49 .632 --
Tigers 76 62 .551 10.5
Red Sox 72 66 .522 14.5
Yankees 67 71 .486 19.5
Senators 57 80 .416 29.0
Indians 55 84 .396 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 49 .645 --
Royals 73 64 .533 15.5
White Sox 64 73 .467 24.5
Angels 64 74 .464 25.0
Twins 62 73 .459 25.5
Brewers 59 77 .434 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 83 57 .593 --
Cardinals 77 62 .554 5.5
Cubs 73 65 .529 9.0
Mets 71 66 .518 10.5
Expos 59 77 .434 22.0
Phillies 57 82 .410 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 56 .594 --
Dodgers 74 65 .532 8.5
Braves 71 70 .504 12.5
Reds 68 73 .482 15.5
Astros 65 74 .468 17.5
Padres 53 86 .381 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Kranepool 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 Rennie Stennett 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 2
1 George Scott 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Steve Brye 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 4
1 George Scott 4
1 Mickey Stanley 4
4 Steve Brye 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Clines 2
1 Roy White 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Enzo Hernandez 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Forsch 3.50
2 Don Carrithers 1.60
3 Al Downing 1.40
4 Jim McAndrew 1.00
4 Jim Palmer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 10
2 Don Carrithers 8
2 Jim McAndrew 8
4 Al Downing 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .361
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Tony Oliva .345
4 Glenn Beckert .342
5 Ralph Garr .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 42
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 37
4 Norm Cash 30
4 Deron Johnson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 117
2 Willie Stargell 114
3 Hank Aaron 100
3 Harmon Killebrew 100
5 4 tied 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 52
2 Freddie Patek 47
3 Amos Otis 42
4 Sandy Alomar 33
5 Joe Morgan 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.71
2 Tom Seaver 1.92
3 Dave Roberts 1.99
4 Wilbur Wood 2.07
5 Don Gullett 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 23
2 Mickey Lolich 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Steve Carlton 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 286
2 Mickey Lolich 262
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Fergie Jenkins 222
5 Bill Stoneman 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 28
2 Ken Sanders 24
3 Ted Abernathy 20
3 Mike Marshall 20
5 Fred Scherman 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .510
2 Rod Carew .458
3 Rennie Stennett .444
4 Joe Torre .440
5 Boots Day .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Foster 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Reggie Jackson 6
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Fosse 16
1 Rusty Staub 16
1 Joe Torre 16
4 Roy Foster 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Freddie Patek 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 Ken Henderson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Splittorff 0.35
2 Bob Miller 0.55
3 Ed Acosta 0.60
4 Lew Krausse 0.95
5 Doyle Alexander 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 3
1 Les Cain 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 32
2 Bob Gibson 26
3 Joe Coleman 24
3 Wilbur Wood 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Ken Sanders 4
4 Ted Abernathy 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .417
2 Roberto Clemente .389
3 Al Gallagher .377
4 Rod Carew .374
5 Chris Chambliss .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Lee May 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 28
2 Harmon Killebrew 27
3 Rusty Staub 25
4 Norm Cash 22
5 Reggie Jackson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Freddie Patek 12
3 Joe Morgan 9
4 Tommie Agee 8
4 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.82
2 Paul Splittorff 0.96
3 Mike Marshall 1.05
4 Dave Roberts 1.12
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 61
2 Tom Seaver 56
3 Joe Coleman 55
4 Wilbur Wood 49
5 Bob Gibson 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .358
2 Tony Oliva .354
3 Roberto Clemente .340
4 Manny Sanguillen .336
5 Ralph Garr .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 42
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Nate Colbert 34
4 Bill Melton 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 130
1 Joe Torre 130
3 Harmon Killebrew 106
4 Hank Aaron 105
5 Lee May 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Amos Otis 51
3 Freddie Patek 50
4 Bert Campaneris 41
5 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.76
2 Wilbur Wood 1.98
3 Dave Roberts 2.03
4 Tom Seaver 2.28
5 Don Gullett 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 25
1 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Catfish Hunter 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 321
2 Mickey Lolich 306
3 Fergie Jenkins 266
4 Tom Seaver 257
5 Bill Stoneman 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 33
2 Ken Sanders 30
3 Ted Abernathy 24
4 Mike Marshall 23
5 Jim Brewer 20