On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 51 .633 --
Tigers 81 65 .555 10.5
Red Sox 76 71 .517 16.0
Yankees 72 73 .497 19.0
Senators 58 85 .406 32.0
Indians 57 88 .393 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 92 53 .634 --
Royals 78 67 .538 14.0
White Sox 68 77 .469 24.0
Angels 68 78 .466 24.5
Twins 66 77 .462 25.0
Brewers 63 82 .434 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 88 59 .599 --
Cardinals 82 64 .562 5.5
Mets 75 69 .521 11.5
Cubs 74 71 .510 13.0
Expos 63 80 .441 23.0
Phillies 59 87 .404 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 63 .568 --
Dodgers 80 66 .548 3.0
Braves 74 73 .503 9.5
Astros 72 74 .493 11.0
Reds 71 77 .480 13.0
Padres 54 92 .370 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Taylor 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Lou Camilli 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Graig Nettles 2
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 George Mitterwald 3
1 Graig Nettles 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bud Harrelson 1
1 Carlos May 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 2.00
2 Wilbur Wood 1.12
3 Don Wilson 0.78
4 Sam McDowell 0.67
5 Wayne Simpson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Wood 9
2 Bob Gibson 8
2 Sam McDowell 8
4 Don Wilson 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Steve Luebber 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .365
2 Tony Oliva .345
3 Roberto Clemente .344
4 Glenn Beckert .342
5 Ralph Garr .332

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 Bobby Bonds 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Freddie Patek 49
3 Amos Otis 48
4 Sandy Alomar 35
5 Joe Morgan 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.78
2 Vida Blue 1.80
3 Dave Roberts 1.95
4 Wilbur Wood 1.97
5 Don Gullett 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 23
1 Mickey Lolich 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Wilbur Wood 20
5 Catfish Hunter 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 291
2 Mickey Lolich 268
3 Tom Seaver 252
4 Fergie Jenkins 230
5 Bill Stoneman 216

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .481
2 Rod Carew .472
3 Roberto Clemente .422
4 Garry Jestadt .413
4 Mickey Stanley .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Foster 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 16
2 Harmon Killebrew 15
3 Norm Cash 14
3 Reggie Jackson 14
3 Rusty Staub 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Amos Otis 9
3 Joe Morgan 5
3 Mickey Rivers 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.33
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.50
3 Bill Gogolewski 0.53
4 Ken Sanders 0.66
5 Joe Coleman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Al Downing 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Wood 32
2 Don Sutton 29
3 Vida Blue 27
4 Joe Coleman 26
4 Tom Seaver 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .434
2 Rennie Stennett .429
3 Rod Carew .425
4 Joe Torre .400
5 Ellie Rodriguez .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 10
1 Earl Williams 10
3 Roy Foster 9
3 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Harmon Killebrew 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 31
1 Joe Torre 31
3 Rusty Staub 29
4 Earl Williams 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Amos Otis 12
3 Freddie Patek 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 Bobby Bonds 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.67
2 Ken Sanders 0.96
3 Nelson Briles 1.03
4 Dave Roberts 1.28
5 2 tied 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 58
1 Wilbur Wood 58
3 Joe Coleman 54
4 Vida Blue 51
5 Tom Seaver 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Dave Giusti 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .370
2 Tony Oliva .351
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Manny Sanguillen .331
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 Reggie Jackson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 136
2 Willie Stargell 130
3 Harmon Killebrew 113
4 Hank Aaron 107
5 Lee May 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Amos Otis 56
3 Freddie Patek 52
4 Sandy Alomar 38
4 Joe Morgan 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.80
2 Wilbur Wood 1.91
3 Dave Roberts 1.91
4 Tom Seaver 2.01
5 Don Gullett 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Vida Blue 24
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Catfish Hunter 21
4 Wilbur Wood 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 315
2 Mickey Lolich 301
3 Fergie Jenkins 270
4 Tom Seaver 261
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