On This Day

Tuesday, September 21, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 93 57 .620 --
Tigers 88 68 .564 8.0
Red Sox 81 74 .523 14.5
Yankees 79 76 .510 16.5
Senators 61 91 .401 33.0
Indians 59 96 .381 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 97 57 .630 --
Royals 83 71 .539 14.0
White Sox 74 80 .481 23.0
Angels 72 82 .468 25.0
Twins 70 83 .458 26.5
Brewers 66 88 .429 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 93 62 .600 --
Cardinals 85 69 .552 7.5
Cubs 80 74 .519 12.5
Mets 79 75 .513 13.5
Expos 68 85 .444 24.0
Phillies 63 92 .406 30.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 85 69 .552 --
Dodgers 84 71 .542 1.5
Braves 80 76 .513 6.0
Astros 76 78 .494 9.0
Reds 76 80 .487 10.0
Padres 58 96 .377 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Kelly 5
2 Pete Rose 4
2 Joe Rudi 4
4 Matty Alou 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 5
2 Bob Bailey 4
2 Pat Kelly 4
2 Carlos May 4
5 Bob Oliver 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 2
1 Dave Nelson 2
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bart Johnson 1.50
2 Dave McNally 1.17
3 Jack Billingham 1.00
3 Burt Hooton 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Jim Britton 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bart Johnson 12
2 Dave McNally 7
3 Jack Billingham 6
3 Dick Bosman 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Steve Kealey 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Glenn Beckert .342
3 Roberto Clemente .340
4 Ralph Garr .338
5 Tony Oliva .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 46
2 Willie Stargell 45
3 Lee May 38
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 117
4 Harmon Killebrew 113
5 2 tied 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 1.81
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 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 294
2 Mickey Lolich 287
3 Tom Seaver 266
4 Fergie Jenkins 250
5 Bill Stoneman 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Dave Giusti 28
3 Mike Marshall 23
4 Ted Abernathy 22
5 Jim Brewer 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .405
2 Rusty Staub .400
3 Paul Blair .381
3 Al Oliver .381
5 John Bateman .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Frank Robinson 6
4 John Briggs 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 17
1 Rusty Staub 17
3 Frank Robinson 16
4 Willie Davis 14
5 Mickey Stanley 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 8
2 Lou Brock 6
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Dave Nelson 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pizarro 0.00
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.50
3 Jim Barr 0.60
4 Steve Blass 0.67
4 Don Wilson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Bart Johnson 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 39
2 Bart Johnson 30
3 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Wilbur Wood 25
5 Don Sutton 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 5
2 Danny Frisella 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .400
2 Joe Torre .396
3 Rod Carew .396
4 Rusty Staub .393
5 Hank Aaron .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
3 Rusty Staub 9
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 32
2 Joe Torre 31
3 Harmon Killebrew 26
4 Hank Aaron 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 24
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Amos Otis 11
4 Freddie Patek 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Bahnsen 0.86
2 Don Wilson 1.00
3 Mel Stottlemyre 1.17
4 Tom Seaver 1.21
5 Joe Coleman 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Joe Coleman 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 63
2 Wilbur Wood 53
3 Don Sutton 50
4 Bert Blyleven 48
5 3 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Jerry Johnson 5