On This Day

Friday, September 17, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 56 .616 --
Tigers 87 66 .569 6.5
Red Sox 79 73 .520 14.0
Yankees 77 74 .510 15.5
Senators 59 89 .399 32.0
Indians 58 93 .384 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 95 55 .633 --
Royals 80 70 .533 15.0
White Sox 71 79 .473 24.0
Angels 71 80 .470 24.5
Twins 69 79 .466 25.0
Brewers 64 86 .427 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 92 60 .605 --
Cardinals 83 68 .550 8.5
Cubs 78 73 .517 13.5
Mets 78 73 .517 13.5
Expos 66 83 .443 24.5
Phillies 61 90 .404 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 84 67 .556 --
Dodgers 82 69 .543 2.0
Braves 78 74 .513 6.5
Astros 74 77 .490 10.0
Reds 74 79 .484 11.0
Padres 57 94 .377 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Hansen 5
2 Jim Northrup 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Ed Brinkman 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Lum 2
1 Jim Northrup 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Stanley 5
2 Jim Northrup 4
3 Dick Dietz 3
3 Cleo James 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Carlos May 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Gentry 1.75
2 Fritz Peterson 1.25
3 Don Wilson 1.20
4 Bart Johnson 0.86
5 Ray Culp 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bart Johnson 12
2 Joe Decker 9
3 Gary Gentry 7
4 Steve Arlin 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Glenn Beckert .342
3 Roberto Clemente .338
4 Tony Oliva .337
5 Ralph Garr .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 45
1 Willie Stargell 45
3 Lee May 37
4 Deron Johnson 33
5 Earl Williams 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 131
2 Willie Stargell 120
3 Hank Aaron 114
4 Harmon Killebrew 111
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 49
4 Sandy Alomar 35
4 Joe Morgan 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.76
2 Vida Blue 1.89
3 Dave Roberts 1.91
4 Wilbur Wood 2.00
5 Don Wilson 2.50

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 294
2 Mickey Lolich 277
3 Tom Seaver 260
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 Manny Mota .441
2 Rennie Stennett .423
3 Garry Jestadt .409
4 Rod Carew .390
5 2 tied .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Frank Robinson 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Stanley 17
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Joe Torre 16
4 Rusty Staub 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 10
2 Lou Brock 9
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.00
1 Steve Hargan 0.00
3 Stan Bahnsen 0.33
3 Tom Seaver 0.33
5 Vince Colbert 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Tom Burgmeier 3
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 37
2 J. R. Richard 29
3 Tom Seaver 27
3 Don Sutton 27
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 5
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Danny Frisella 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .406
2 Roberto Clemente .398
3 Rusty Staub .389
4 Joe Torre .384
5 Hank Aaron .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 13
2 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 Roy Foster 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 32
2 Joe Torre 31
3 Hank Aaron 28
4 Harmon Killebrew 24
4 Al Oliver 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.83
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.87
3 Don Wilson 1.20
4 Dave Roberts 1.28
5 Mike Marshall 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Mike Hedlund 5
1 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 64
2 Wilbur Wood 54
3 Bob Gibson 52
4 Don Sutton 51
5 Vida Blue 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Jim Brewer 6
4 Ted Abernathy 4
4 3 others tied 4