On This Day

Sunday, October 3, 1971

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1971 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Pittsburgh Pirates 9
San Francisco Giants 4
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Baltimore leads series 1 - 0

Oakland Athletics 3
Baltimore Orioles 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Robertson 4
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Roberto Clemente 3
4 Sal Bando 2
4 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Robertson 3
2 Gene Clines 1
2 Willie Mays 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Robertson 5
2 Willie Mays 3
3 Paul Blair 2
3 Angel Mangual 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Manny Sanguillen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 0.89
2 Dave McNally 0.62
3 John Cumberland 0.57
4 Dock Ellis 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Dave McNally 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 8
2 Dave McNally 5
3 John Cumberland 4
4 Steve Hamilton 3
4 Bob Miller 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Robertson .667
1 Chris Speier .667
3 Dave Cash .500
4 Ken Henderson .429
5 Al Oliver .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Robertson 3
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Robertson 5
2 Willie Mays 3
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 Paul Blair 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Manny Sanguillen 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.00
1 Dave Giusti 0.00
1 Juan Marichal 0.00
1 Don McMahon 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Gaylord Perry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 11
2 Steve Blass 9
3 Dave McNally 5
3 Gaylord Perry 5
5 John Cumberland 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

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

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

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

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