On This Day

Monday, September 20, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 92 57 .617 --
Tigers 88 67 .568 7.0
Red Sox 80 74 .519 14.5
Yankees 79 75 .513 15.5
Senators 60 91 .397 33.0
Indians 59 95 .383 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 97 55 .638 --
Royals 82 71 .536 15.5
White Sox 72 80 .474 25.0
Angels 72 81 .471 25.5
Twins 70 82 .461 27.0
Brewers 65 88 .425 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 93 61 .604 --
Cardinals 84 69 .549 8.5
Cubs 79 74 .516 13.5
Mets 79 74 .516 13.5
Expos 67 84 .444 24.5
Phillies 62 91 .405 30.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 68 .556 --
Dodgers 84 70 .545 1.5
Braves 79 76 .510 7.0
Astros 75 78 .490 10.0
Reds 75 80 .484 11.0
Padres 58 95 .379 27.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Blair 3
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 Roy White 3
4 Bobby Grich 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Kosco 1
1 Fred Stanley 1
1 Roy White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 3
2 Bobby Grich 2
2 Frank Robinson 2
4 Felipe Alou 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Toby Harrah 1
2 Vada Pinson 1
2 Darrell Porter 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alan Foster 0.67
2 Ray Corbin 0.64
3 Skip Lockwood 0.57
4 Pat Dobson 0.30
5 Mike Kekich 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Corbin 7
2 Alan Foster 4
2 Skip Lockwood 4
4 Pat Dobson 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Roberto Clemente .343
3 Glenn Beckert .342
4 Ralph Garr .337
5 Tony Oliva .337

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 132
2 Willie Stargell 120
3 Hank Aaron 115
4 Harmon Killebrew 112
5 Frank Robinson 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Amos Otis 50
3 Freddie Patek 49
4 Joe Morgan 37
5 Sandy Alomar 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.76
2 Vida Blue 1.89
3 Dave Roberts 1.96
4 Wilbur Wood 2.00
5 Don Wilson 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Vida Blue 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Catfish Hunter 20
4 Wilbur Wood 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 294
2 Mickey Lolich 287
3 Tom Seaver 260
4 Fergie Jenkins 250
5 Bill Stoneman 231

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .405
2 Al Oliver .400
3 Rusty Staub .392
4 Harmon Killebrew .383
5 Ralph Garr .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
4 Jim Northrup 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 17
2 Frank Robinson 16
3 Hank Aaron 15
4 Mickey Stanley 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Amos Otis 8
3 Bobby Bonds 5
4 Larry Bowa 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Bahnsen 0.33
1 Tom Seaver 0.33
3 Jim Barr 0.64
4 Steve Blass 0.67
4 Don Wilson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Messersmith 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 39
2 Don Sutton 32
3 Tom Seaver 27
4 Andy Messersmith 26
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 4
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Danny Frisella 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .417
2 Joe Torre .405
3 Hank Aaron .391
4 Rusty Staub .391
5 Rennie Stennett .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
2 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 33
2 Joe Torre 31
3 Hank Aaron 28
4 Harmon Killebrew 25
5 Reggie Jackson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 24
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Amos Otis 11
4 Freddie Patek 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.83
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.87
3 Don Wilson 1.00
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.17
5 Joe Coleman 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Joe Coleman 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 63
2 Wilbur Wood 53
3 Don Sutton 50
4 Bert Blyleven 48
4 2 others tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 9
2 Mike Marshall 7
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Jerry Johnson 5