On This Day

Thursday, September 30, 1971

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1971 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 2, 1971

Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 101 57 .639 --
Tigers 91 71 .562 12.0
Red Sox 85 77 .525 18.0
Yankees 82 80 .506 21.0
Senators 63 96 .396 38.5
Indians 60 102 .370 43.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 101 60 .627 --
Royals 85 76 .528 16.0
White Sox 79 83 .488 22.5
Angels 76 86 .469 25.5
Twins 74 86 .463 26.5
Brewers 69 92 .429 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 97 65 .599 --
Cardinals 90 72 .556 7.0
Cubs 83 79 .512 14.0
Mets 83 79 .512 14.0
Expos 71 90 .441 25.5
Phillies 67 95 .414 30.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 90 72 .556 --
Dodgers 89 73 .549 1.0
Braves 82 80 .506 8.0
Reds 79 83 .488 11.0
Astros 79 83 .488 11.0
Padres 61 100 .379 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Billings 3
1 Jim Fairey 3
1 Tito Fuentes 3
1 Ted Kubiak 3
1 Ken Singleton 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Singleton 2
2 John Boccabella 1
2 Jim Breazeale 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 4
2 John Boccabella 2
2 Tim Foli 2
2 Jackie Hernandez 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Willie Mays 2
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 Bud Harrelson 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Magnuson 999.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.62
3 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Jim Kaat 0.83
5 Don Sutton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Hinton 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 13
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Bill Parsons 6
3 Bill Stoneman 6
3 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Gary Neibauer 1
1 Stan Perzanowski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Ralph Garr .343
3 Glenn Beckert .342
4 Roberto Clemente .341
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 3 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 Joe Morgan 40
5 Sandy Alomar 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.76
2 Vida Blue 1.82
3 Wilbur Wood 1.91
4 Dave Roberts 2.10
5 Don Wilson 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Vida Blue 24
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Wilbur Wood 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 308
2 Vida Blue 301
3 Tom Seaver 289
4 Fergie Jenkins 263
5 Bill Stoneman 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 31
2 Dave Giusti 30
3 Ted Abernathy 23
3 Mike Marshall 23
5 Jim Brewer 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .489
2 Rico Petrocelli .447
3 Cesar Tovar .441
4 Lou Piniella .432
5 Bobby Murcer .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Davis 4
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
1 Rico Petrocelli 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 13
2 Frank Howard 12
3 Carlos May 11
3 Bob Oliver 11
3 Frank Robinson 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Nelson 6
2 Ralph Garr 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.67
2 Andy Messersmith 0.72
3 Clay Kirby 0.79
4 Ken Forsch 0.88
5 Jack Billingham 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 37
2 Clay Kirby 36
3 Mickey Lolich 31
4 Wilbur Wood 29
5 Bill Stoneman 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Watt 3
2 Ted Abernathy 2
2 Lloyd Allen 2
2 Jim Brewer 2
2 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .387
2 Felipe Alou .380
3 Rennie Stennett .378
4 Rod Carew .378
5 Joe Torre .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
3 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Reggie Jackson 7
3 Frank Robinson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 28
2 Harmon Killebrew 25
3 Joe Torre 24
4 Frank Robinson 22
4 Rusty Staub 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
1 Amos Otis 13
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 Dave Nelson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.93
2 Tom Seaver 1.03
3 Wilbur Wood 1.15
4 Don Wilson 1.21
5 Ken Forsch 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Bart Johnson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 63
2 Joe Coleman 58
2 Wilbur Wood 58
4 Don Sutton 57
5 Mickey Lolich 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 7
2 Ted Abernathy 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
5 2 tied 4