On This Day

Tuesday, September 28, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 100 57 .637 --
Tigers 91 70 .565 11.0
Red Sox 85 76 .528 17.0
Yankees 80 80 .500 21.5
Senators 63 94 .401 37.0
Indians 59 102 .366 43.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 100 60 .625 --
Royals 85 75 .531 15.0
White Sox 77 83 .481 23.0
Angels 75 85 .469 25.0
Twins 73 85 .462 26.0
Brewers 69 90 .434 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 96 65 .596 --
Cardinals 90 71 .559 6.0
Cubs 82 78 .513 13.5
Mets 82 79 .509 14.0
Expos 70 89 .440 25.0
Phillies 67 94 .416 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 89 71 .556 --
Dodgers 88 72 .550 1.0
Braves 81 80 .503 8.5
Reds 79 82 .491 10.5
Astros 78 82 .488 11.0
Padres 60 99 .377 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Mark Belanger 3
2 Steve Brye 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 3
1 Boog Powell 3
1 Chico Salmon 3
1 Chris Speier 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Ed Herrmann 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dock Ellis 1.38
2 Catfish Hunter 1.25
3 Bill Singer 1.20
4 Tom Hall 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dock Ellis 11
2 Steve Carlton 8
3 Joe Coleman 7
3 Tom Hall 7
3 Andy Messersmith 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Hank Aaron 47
3 Lee May 39
4 Deron Johnson 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 137
2 Willie Stargell 125
3 Harmon Killebrew 119
4 Hank Aaron 118
5 Bobby Bonds 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Amos Otis 52
3 Freddie Patek 49
4 Sandy Alomar 38
4 Joe Morgan 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.78
2 Vida Blue 1.82
3 Wilbur Wood 1.97
4 Dave Roberts 2.03
5 Don Wilson 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Catfish Hunter 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 301
1 Mickey Lolich 301
3 Tom Seaver 276
4 Fergie Jenkins 256
5 Bill Stoneman 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 29
3 Ted Abernathy 23
3 Mike Marshall 23
5 Jim Brewer 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .464
2 Cesar Tovar .426
3 Lou Piniella .400
3 Aurelio Rodriguez .400
5 Pete Rose .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
2 Rico Petrocelli 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Boog Powell 13
3 Hank Aaron 12
3 Carlos May 12
3 Frank Robinson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Ralph Garr 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 0.53
2 Clay Kirby 0.75
3 Gaylord Perry 0.79
4 Skip Lockwood 0.87
5 Burt Hooton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Messersmith 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 33
2 Joe Coleman 32
3 Bill Stoneman 29
4 Andy Messersmith 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 3
2 Ted Abernathy 2
2 Jim Brewer 2
2 Danny Frisella 2
2 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .386
2 Rennie Stennett .386
3 Ralph Garr .382
4 Roberto Clemente .377
5 Joe Torre .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Reggie Jackson 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 28
2 Harmon Killebrew 25
2 Rusty Staub 25
4 Joe Torre 24
5 Bobby Bonds 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Amos Otis 13
3 Joe Morgan 9
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 Dave Nelson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.93
2 Tom Seaver 1.04
3 Al Downing 1.11
4 Nelson Briles 1.17
5 Don Wilson 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
3 Al Downing 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 58
2 Wilbur Wood 55
3 Don Sutton 51
4 Tom Seaver 50
4 Bill Stoneman 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 8
2 Mike Marshall 7
3 Ted Abernathy 6
3 Jim Brewer 6
5 Danny Frisella 4