On This Day

Tuesday, September 14, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 53 .627 --
Tigers 83 66 .557 9.5
Red Sox 76 73 .510 16.5
Yankees 74 73 .503 17.5
Senators 59 86 .407 31.5
Indians 58 89 .395 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 54 .633 --
Royals 79 68 .537 14.0
White Sox 69 78 .469 24.0
Angels 69 79 .466 24.5
Twins 67 78 .462 25.0
Brewers 64 83 .435 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 90 59 .604 --
Cardinals 82 66 .554 7.5
Mets 77 70 .524 12.0
Cubs 74 73 .503 15.0
Expos 64 82 .438 24.5
Phillies 61 87 .412 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 83 65 .561 --
Dodgers 82 66 .554 1.0
Braves 75 74 .503 8.5
Astros 73 75 .493 10.0
Reds 72 78 .480 12.0
Padres 55 93 .372 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Staub 5
2 Ted Martinez 4
2 Pete Rose 4
2 Ted Uhlaender 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Rusty Staub 2
4 Dick Billings 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Graig Nettles 5
2 Rusty Staub 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Vada Pinson 2
4 Dick Allen 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Splittorff 999.00
1 John Strohmayer 999.00
3 Mickey Lolich 1.29
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.75
4 Gaylord Perry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Acosta 1
1 Vince Colbert 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 Jim McAndrew 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 9
2 Bill Stoneman 7
3 Pete Broberg 6
3 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Chris Short 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .364
2 Tony Oliva .342
3 Glenn Beckert .342
4 Roberto Clemente .340
5 Ralph Garr .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 45
2 Hank Aaron 43
3 Lee May 37
4 Earl Williams 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 128
2 Willie Stargell 120
3 Hank Aaron 111
4 Harmon Killebrew 110
5 Bobby Bonds 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 49
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 Wilson 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 24
2 Vida Blue 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Catfish Hunter 20
4 Wilbur Wood 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 291
2 Mickey Lolich 277
3 Tom Seaver 252
4 Fergie Jenkins 236
5 Bill Stoneman 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 29
2 Dave Giusti 28
3 Mike Marshall 22
4 Ted Abernathy 21
5 Jim Brewer 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .480
2 Mickey Stanley .429
3 Rod Carew .426
4 Garry Jestadt .425
5 Sandy Valdespino .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Roy Foster 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 16
1 Rusty Staub 16
3 Norm Cash 15
3 Boog Powell 15
3 Joe Torre 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 11
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Joe Morgan 5
3 Vada Pinson 5
3 Mickey Rivers 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Hargan 0.00
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.33
2 Tom Seaver 0.33
4 Nelson Briles 0.50
5 Ken Sanders 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Vince Colbert 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 29
2 Joe Coleman 26
2 Tom Seaver 26
4 Sam McDowell 25
4 Wilbur Wood 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .427
2 Roberto Clemente .420
3 Rusty Staub .415
4 Rod Carew .413
5 Joe Torre .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
2 Bobby Bonds 10
2 Earl Williams 10
4 Roy Foster 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 32
1 Joe Torre 32
3 Harmon Killebrew 28
4 Hank Aaron 26
5 Bobby Bonds 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Amos Otis 13
3 Freddie Patek 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 Bobby Bonds 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.67
2 Ken Sanders 0.94
3 Nelson Briles 1.06
4 Stan Bahnsen 1.08
5 Don Wilson 1.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Wood 58
2 Vida Blue 51
3 Joe Coleman 50
3 Tom Seaver 50
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Jim Brewer 6
4 Tom Burgmeier 5
4 Dave Giusti 5