On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 51 .628 --
Tigers 78 63 .553 10.0
Red Sox 74 68 .521 14.5
Yankees 70 72 .493 18.5
Senators 58 82 .414 29.5
Indians 56 87 .392 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 52 .631 --
Royals 76 65 .539 13.0
White Sox 67 74 .475 22.0
Angels 66 75 .468 23.0
Twins 64 75 .460 24.0
Brewers 60 80 .429 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 86 57 .601 --
Cardinals 80 63 .559 6.0
Cubs 73 68 .518 12.0
Mets 72 68 .514 12.5
Expos 60 79 .432 24.0
Phillies 59 84 .413 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 60 .577 --
Dodgers 76 66 .535 6.0
Braves 72 72 .500 11.0
Reds 70 74 .486 13.0
Astros 69 74 .483 13.5
Padres 54 88 .380 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leron Lee 5
1 Jim Northrup 5
3 Garry Jestadt 4
3 Amos Otis 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Herrmann 2
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Jim Northrup 2
4 John Bateman 1
4 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Herrmann 5
2 Rusty Staub 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 George Foster 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 5
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Wilson 1.50
2 Clyde Wright 1.00
3 Joe Coleman 0.89
4 Claude Osteen 0.86
5 Mike Thompson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 8
1 Clyde Wright 8
3 Reggie Cleveland 7
3 Sam McDowell 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Al Santorini 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .368
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Tony Oliva .349
4 Glenn Beckert .342
5 Ralph Garr .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 37
4 Norm Cash 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Willie Stargell 119
3 Harmon Killebrew 106
4 Hank Aaron 100
5 Lee May 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Freddie Patek 48
3 Amos Otis 47
4 Sandy Alomar 34
4 Joe Morgan 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.79
2 Tom Seaver 1.85
3 Dave Roberts 1.93
4 Wilbur Wood 2.00
5 Don Gullett 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 286
2 Mickey Lolich 267
3 Tom Seaver 245
4 Fergie Jenkins 225
5 Bill Stoneman 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 28
2 Ken Sanders 25
3 Ted Abernathy 21
3 Mike Marshall 21
5 Fred Scherman 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .547
2 Roberto Clemente .520
3 Rennie Stennett .517
4 Garry Jestadt .486
5 Joe Torre .456

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Roy Foster 6
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Norm Cash 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 19
2 Ray Fosse 17
3 Norm Cash 16
3 Joe Torre 16
5 Reggie Smith 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Amos Otis 8
4 Freddie Patek 5
5 Enzo Hernandez 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 0.51
2 Don Carrithers 0.67
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
3 Don Wilson 1.00
5 Don Sutton 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Al Downing 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 32
2 Don Sutton 28
3 Bob Gibson 27
4 Bert Blyleven 26
5 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .446
2 Roberto Clemente .443
3 Rod Carew .425
4 Joe Torre .395
5 Al Gallagher .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 11
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Roy Foster 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 33
2 Harmon Killebrew 32
3 Rusty Staub 26
4 Earl Williams 24
5 Reggie Smith 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Amos Otis 12
2 Freddie Patek 12
4 Joe Morgan 11
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.65
2 Dave Roberts 0.76
3 Ken Sanders 1.04
4 Nelson Briles 1.38
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Mike Hedlund 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 57
2 Vida Blue 55
3 Joe Coleman 54
3 Bob Gibson 54
5 Mickey Lolich 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
1 Ken Sanders 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
4 Ted Abernathy 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .366
2 Tony Oliva .353
3 Roberto Clemente .346
4 Manny Sanguillen .335
5 Ralph Garr .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Lee May 42
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Bill Melton 35
5 Nate Colbert 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 135
2 Willie Stargell 132
3 Harmon Killebrew 112
4 Lee May 105
5 Hank Aaron 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Amos Otis 56
3 Freddie Patek 51
4 Joe Morgan 42
5 Bert Campaneris 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.82
2 Dave Roberts 1.91
3 Wilbur Wood 1.92
4 Tom Seaver 2.21
5 Don Gullett 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 25
1 Fergie Jenkins 25
1 Mickey Lolich 25
4 Dave McNally 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 321
2 Mickey Lolich 306
3 Fergie Jenkins 269
3 Tom Seaver 269
5 Bill Stoneman 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 32
2 Ken Sanders 31
3 Ted Abernathy 25
4 Mike Marshall 24
5 Jim Brewer 20