On This Day

Wednesday, September 22, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 57 .623 --
Tigers 88 69 .561 9.0
Red Sox 82 74 .526 14.5
Yankees 79 77 .506 17.5
Senators 62 91 .405 33.0
Indians 59 97 .378 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 97 58 .626 --
Royals 84 71 .542 13.0
White Sox 75 80 .484 22.0
Angels 72 83 .465 25.0
Twins 70 83 .458 26.0
Brewers 66 88 .429 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 94 62 .603 --
Cardinals 85 70 .548 8.5
Cubs 81 74 .523 12.5
Mets 79 76 .510 14.5
Expos 69 85 .448 24.0
Phillies 63 93 .404 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 86 69 .555 --
Dodgers 84 72 .538 2.5
Braves 80 77 .510 7.0
Reds 77 80 .490 10.0
Astros 76 79 .490 10.0
Padres 59 96 .381 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Elrod Hendricks 4
2 Ron Blomberg 3
2 Lou Piniella 3
2 Vada Pinson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Ralph Garr 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 4
2 Cito Gaston 3
2 Bill Gogolewski 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.50
1 Tom Bradley 1.50
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Bill Hands 0.75
5 Gary Gentry 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Ed Acosta 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 11
2 Bob Gibson 8
3 Vince Colbert 7
4 Tom Bradley 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .362
2 Glenn Beckert .342
3 Roberto Clemente .341
4 Ralph Garr .339
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 133
2 Willie Stargell 121
3 Hank Aaron 117
4 Harmon Killebrew 113
5 Lee May 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Amos Otis 51
3 Freddie Patek 49
4 Joe Morgan 37
5 Sandy Alomar 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.81
2 Vida Blue 1.86
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 297
2 Mickey Lolich 291
3 Tom Seaver 266
4 Fergie Jenkins 250
5 Bill Stoneman 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Dave Giusti 29
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 Paul Blair .383
3 Ralph Garr .379
4 Joe Rudi .371
5 Jose Cruz .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Frank Robinson 6
3 John Briggs 5
3 Rico Petrocelli 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 17
2 Frank Robinson 16
3 Boog Powell 14
4 Mickey Stanley 13
4 Rusty Staub 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Dave Nelson 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pizarro 0.00
2 Don Wilson 0.50
3 Steve Blass 0.67
4 Catfish Hunter 0.75
4 Gary Nolan 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Bart Johnson 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Bill Stoneman 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 32
2 Joe Coleman 31
3 Bart Johnson 30
4 Fergie Jenkins 25
4 Wilbur Wood 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .406
2 Rod Carew .402
3 Hank Aaron .386
4 Joe Torre .384
5 Rennie Stennett .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 28
1 Joe Torre 28
3 Harmon Killebrew 26
4 Hank Aaron 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Joe Morgan 12
2 Amos Otis 12
4 Bert Campaneris 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 1.00
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.17
3 Tom Seaver 1.21
4 Nelson Briles 1.35
5 Joe Coleman 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Al Downing 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 54
1 Bob Gibson 54
3 Bill Stoneman 50
3 Don Sutton 50
5 Wilbur Wood 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 2 others tied 5