On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 51 .628 --
Tigers 79 63 .556 9.5
Red Sox 74 69 .517 15.0
Yankees 71 72 .497 18.0
Senators 58 83 .411 30.0
Indians 56 87 .392 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 52 .634 --
Royals 76 66 .535 14.0
White Sox 67 75 .472 23.0
Angels 66 76 .465 24.0
Twins 65 75 .464 24.0
Brewers 61 80 .433 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 87 57 .604 --
Cardinals 80 63 .559 6.5
Cubs 73 69 .514 13.0
Mets 72 69 .511 13.5
Expos 61 79 .436 24.0
Phillies 59 84 .413 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 61 .573 --
Dodgers 77 66 .538 5.0
Braves 72 72 .500 10.5
Reds 71 74 .490 12.0
Astros 69 74 .483 13.0
Padres 54 89 .378 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Thurman Munson 3
1 Al Oliver 3
3 Gene Alley 2
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gates Brown 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Paul Casanova 1
1 Carmen Fanzone 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 5
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Rusty Staub 4
4 Freddie Patek 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Gates Brown 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kaat 1.25
1 Bill Singer 1.25
3 Steve Blass 1.00
4 Catfish Hunter 0.86
5 Mel Stottlemyre 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Bell 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Roger Hambright 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Blass 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Don Gullett 5
3 Jim Kaat 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Jack Whillock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .368
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Tony Oliva .346
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 35
5 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 2.04
5 Don Gullett 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 23
1 Mickey Lolich 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Catfish Hunter 19
4 Wilbur Wood 19

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 26
3 Mike Marshall 22
4 Ted Abernathy 21
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .531
1 Roberto Clemente .531
3 Rennie Stennett .500
4 Garry Jestadt .474
5 Joe Torre .472

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Roy Foster 5
3 Norm Cash 4
3 Jay Johnstone 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 19
2 Norm Cash 16
2 Reggie Smith 16
4 Jose Cardenal 15
4 Joe Torre 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Amos Otis 8
4 Enzo Hernandez 4
4 Freddie Patek 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 Al Downing 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 28
2 Bob Gibson 27
2 Wilbur Wood 27
4 Bert Blyleven 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .452
2 Rennie Stennett .446
3 Rod Carew .427
4 Joe Torre .400
5 Rusty Staub .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 32
1 Joe Torre 32
3 Rusty Staub 30
4 Earl Williams 24
5 Reggie Smith 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Amos Otis 12
2 Freddie Patek 12
4 Joe Morgan 11
5 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.65
2 Dave Roberts 0.76
3 Ken Sanders 1.00
4 Nelson Briles 1.38
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
1 Mike Hedlund 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Mickey Lolich 5
1 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 Wilbur Wood 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
1 Ken Sanders 8
3 Jim Brewer 6
4 Ted Abernathy 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .370
2 Tony Oliva .353
3 Roberto Clemente .345
4 Ralph Garr .334
5 Manny Sanguillen .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 131
3 Harmon Killebrew 111
4 Lee May 105
5 Hank Aaron 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Amos Otis 56
3 Freddie Patek 51
4 Joe Morgan 42
5 Sandy Alomar 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.74
2 Dave Roberts 1.91
3 Wilbur Wood 1.96
4 Tom Seaver 2.13
5 Don Gullett 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 25
1 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Catfish Hunter 21
4 Dave McNally 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 317
2 Mickey Lolich 306
3 Fergie Jenkins 265
4 Tom Seaver 264
5 Bill Stoneman 238

Saves

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