On This Day

Saturday, September 11, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 51 .633 --
Tigers 80 65 .552 11.0
Red Sox 76 70 .521 15.5
Yankees 72 72 .500 18.5
Senators 58 85 .406 32.0
Indians 56 88 .389 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 52 .639 --
Royals 78 66 .542 14.0
Angels 68 77 .469 24.5
White Sox 67 77 .465 25.0
Twins 65 77 .458 26.0
Brewers 62 82 .431 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 87 59 .596 --
Cardinals 81 64 .559 5.5
Mets 74 69 .517 11.5
Cubs 74 70 .514 12.0
Expos 63 79 .444 22.0
Phillies 59 86 .407 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 63 .566 --
Dodgers 79 66 .545 3.0
Braves 74 72 .507 8.5
Astros 71 74 .490 11.0
Reds 71 76 .483 12.0
Padres 54 91 .372 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Blomberg 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 Roy Foster 3
1 Jerry Grote 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Popovich 4
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Jim Lyttle 3
2 John Mayberry 3
2 Ken Singleton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Griffin 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 2.20
2 Lew Krausse 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.88
4 Ross Grimsley 0.83
5 Chuck Dobson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Hedlund 1
1 Mike Kekich 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 11
2 Tom Seaver 7
3 Chuck Dobson 6
4 Ross Grimsley 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Roger Hambright 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .365
2 Tony Oliva .347
3 Roberto Clemente .346
4 Glenn Beckert .342
5 Ralph Garr .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Lee May 37
4 Deron Johnson 31
4 Earl Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 125
2 Willie Stargell 119
3 Harmon Killebrew 109
4 Hank Aaron 106
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 Tom Seaver 1.78
2 Vida Blue 1.79
3 Dave Roberts 1.95
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 268
3 Tom Seaver 252
4 Fergie Jenkins 230
5 Bill Stoneman 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 28
2 Ken Sanders 27
3 Mike Marshall 22
4 Ted Abernathy 21
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .490
2 Rennie Stennett .473
3 Roberto Clemente .413
3 Garry Jestadt .413
5 Davey Johnson .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Earl Williams 5
3 John Briggs 4
3 Norm Cash 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 16
2 Norm Cash 15
2 Harmon Killebrew 15
4 Rusty Staub 14
4 Earl Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Amos Otis 8
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Mickey Rivers 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Simpson 0.00
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.50
3 Bill Gogolewski 0.53
4 Ken Sanders 0.64
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Tom Seaver 4
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 Al Downing 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 35
2 Tom Seaver 32
3 Bob Gibson 27
4 Joe Coleman 26
5 Chuck Dobson 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .440
2 Rod Carew .437
3 Rennie Stennett .427
4 Joe Torre .405
5 Earl Williams .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 12
2 Hank Aaron 10
3 Harmon Killebrew 9
4 Roy Foster 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 32
2 Harmon Killebrew 31
3 Rusty Staub 29
4 Earl Williams 27
5 Hank Aaron 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Amos Otis 12
3 Freddie Patek 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.67
2 Ken Sanders 1.00
3 Dave Roberts 1.28
4 Stan Bahnsen 1.32
4 Mike Marshall 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Mike Hedlund 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 54
2 Bob Gibson 50
2 Tom Seaver 50
4 Wilbur Wood 49
5 Don Sutton 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Tom Burgmeier 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 Dave Giusti 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .371
2 Tony Oliva .351
3 Roberto Clemente .341
4 Manny Sanguillen .333
5 Ralph Garr .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 47
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 Lee May 40
4 Bill Melton 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 136
2 Willie Stargell 130
3 Harmon Killebrew 114
4 Hank Aaron 107
5 Lee May 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
2 Amos Otis 56
3 Freddie Patek 51
4 Joe Morgan 39
5 Sandy Alomar 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.74
2 Dave Roberts 1.91
3 Wilbur Wood 1.97
4 Tom Seaver 2.06
5 Don Gullett 2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 317
2 Mickey Lolich 301
3 Tom Seaver 271
4 Fergie Jenkins 270
5 Bill Stoneman 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 33
2 Dave Giusti 32
3 Mike Marshall 25
4 Ted Abernathy 24
5 Jim Brewer 20