On This Day

Thursday, September 23, 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

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 98 58 .628 --
Royals 84 71 .542 13.5
White Sox 76 80 .487 22.0
Angels 72 84 .462 26.0
Twins 70 83 .458 26.5
Brewers 66 89 .426 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 95 62 .605 --
Cardinals 85 71 .545 9.5
Cubs 81 75 .519 13.5
Mets 80 76 .513 14.5
Expos 69 86 .445 25.0
Phillies 64 93 .408 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 87 69 .558 --
Dodgers 84 72 .538 3.0
Braves 80 77 .510 7.5
Reds 77 80 .490 10.5
Astros 76 80 .487 11.0
Padres 59 96 .381 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cruz 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Ron Santo 3
4 Gene Alley 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Carlos May 1
1 Dave May 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Richard 3
2 Bob Aspromonte 2
2 Greg Luzinski 2
2 Willie McCovey 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Ed Herrmann 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Wilson 1.25
2 Gaylord Perry 1.20
3 Wilbur Wood 1.17
4 Marty Pattin 0.57
5 Nelson Briles 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Gaylord Perry 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 10
2 Ernie McAnally 7
2 Wilbur Wood 7
4 Gaylord Perry 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Bill Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
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
1 Willie Stargell 46
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 123
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 Sandy Alomar 37
4 Joe Morgan 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.81
2 Vida Blue 1.86
3 Wilbur Wood 1.95
4 Dave Roberts 1.96
5 Don Wilson 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Vida Blue 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Wilbur Wood 21
5 2 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 Felipe Alou .400
3 Jose Cruz .396
4 Paul Blair .383
5 Dick Allen .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 John Briggs 6
2 Frank Robinson 6
4 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
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Blass 0.50
2 Don Wilson 0.69
3 Gary Nolan 0.75
3 Darold Knowles 0.75
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bart Johnson 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Bill Stoneman 3
4 Ed Acosta 2
4 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 32
2 Joe Coleman 31
3 Bart Johnson 30
4 Wilbur Wood 28
5 Fergie Jenkins 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 4
2 Danny Frisella 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Tom Burgmeier 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .398
2 Roberto Clemente .391
3 Rennie Stennett .390
4 Hank Aaron .388
5 2 tied .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Hank Aaron 10
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 John Briggs 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 26
1 Joe Torre 26
3 Hank Aaron 23
3 Boog Powell 23
3 Rusty Staub 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Amos Otis 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Bert Campaneris 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.85
2 Don Sutton 1.08
3 Nelson Briles 1.17
3 Mel Stottlemyre 1.17
5 Tom Seaver 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
1 Joe Coleman 5
1 Al Downing 5
1 Bart Johnson 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Wood 55
2 Joe Coleman 54
3 Bill Stoneman 50
3 Don Sutton 50
5 Bob Gibson 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 9
2 Mike Marshall 7
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Jim Brewer 5
5 3 tied 4