On This Day

Sunday, September 5, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 84 50 .627 --
Tigers 76 63 .547 10.5
Red Sox 73 66 .525 13.5
Yankees 68 71 .489 18.5
Senators 58 80 .420 28.0
Indians 55 85 .393 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 50 .640 --
Royals 73 65 .529 15.5
White Sox 65 73 .471 23.5
Twins 63 73 .463 24.5
Angels 64 75 .460 25.0
Brewers 60 77 .438 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 57 .596 --
Cardinals 78 62 .557 5.5
Cubs 73 66 .525 10.0
Mets 71 67 .514 11.5
Expos 59 78 .431 23.0
Phillies 58 82 .414 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 58 .586 --
Dodgers 74 66 .529 8.0
Braves 72 70 .507 11.0
Reds 69 73 .486 14.0
Astros 67 74 .475 15.5
Padres 53 87 .379 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Al Gallagher 4
1 Cesar Geronimo 4
1 Frank Howard 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Dick Billings 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Harper 4
2 Dick Billings 3
2 Jay Johnstone 3
2 Lee May 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Ralph Garr 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
5 9 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Billingham 1.57
2 J. R. Richard 1.50
3 Wilbur Wood 1.00
4 Woodie Fryman 0.80
5 Bert Blyleven 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 15
2 Jack Billingham 11
2 Bert Blyleven 11
4 Tom Kelley 6
4 Bruce Kison 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .364
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Tony Oliva .345
4 Glenn Beckert .342
5 Ralph Garr .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 43
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 119
2 Willie Stargell 115
3 Hank Aaron 100
3 Harmon Killebrew 100
5 Lee May 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 54
2 Freddie Patek 47
3 Amos Otis 42
4 Sandy Alomar 33
4 Joe Morgan 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.71
2 Tom Seaver 1.92
3 Dave Roberts 1.99
4 Wilbur Wood 2.00
5 Don Gullett 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 23
2 Mickey Lolich 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Wilbur Wood 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 286
2 Mickey Lolich 262
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Fergie Jenkins 225
5 Bill Stoneman 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 28
2 Ken Sanders 25
3 Ted Abernathy 20
3 Mike Marshall 20
5 Fred Scherman 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .531
2 Roberto Clemente .510
3 Rennie Stennett .470
4 Joe Torre .460
5 Boots Day .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Foster 7
2 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Norm Cash 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 18
2 Norm Cash 16
2 Ray Fosse 16
4 Rusty Staub 15
5 Bob Watson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Joe Morgan 8
3 Freddie Patek 6
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 Ken Henderson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.67
2 Joe Coleman 1.00
3 Sonny Siebert 1.05
4 Lew Krausse 1.20
5 2 tied 1.23

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 Bert Blyleven 29
3 Wilbur Wood 28
4 Bob Gibson 26
5 Joe Coleman 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .434
2 Roberto Clemente .412
3 Rod Carew .400
4 Al Gallagher .388
5 Joe Torre .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 27
3 Rusty Staub 25
4 Norm Cash 24
5 Lee May 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Joe Morgan 11
2 Freddie Patek 11
4 Tommie Agee 8
4 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.82
2 Mike Marshall 1.05
3 Dave Roberts 1.12
4 Lew Krausse 1.35
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Mickey Lolich 5
2 Ernie McAnally 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 61
2 Tom Seaver 56
3 Joe Coleman 55
4 Wilbur Wood 48
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 8
2 Mike Marshall 7
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 Fred Scherman 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .361
2 Tony Oliva .350
3 Roberto Clemente .341
4 Manny Sanguillen .336
5 Ralph Garr .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Lee May 42
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Bill Melton 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 132
2 Willie Stargell 130
3 Harmon Killebrew 106
4 Hank Aaron 105
4 Lee May 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 51
3 Freddie Patek 50
4 Joe Morgan 41
5 Bert Campaneris 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.76
2 Wilbur Wood 1.92
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 Steve Carlton 20
4 6 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 321
2 Mickey Lolich 301
3 Fergie Jenkins 269
4 Tom Seaver 257
5 Bill Stoneman 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 33
2 Ken Sanders 31
3 Ted Abernathy 24
4 Mike Marshall 23
5 Jim Brewer 20