On This Day

Monday, September 6, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 51 .625 --
Tigers 77 63 .550 10.0
Red Sox 73 68 .518 14.5
Yankees 70 71 .496 17.5
Senators 58 81 .417 28.5
Indians 56 86 .394 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 51 .636 --
Royals 75 65 .536 14.0
White Sox 66 74 .471 23.0
Angels 65 75 .464 24.0
Twins 64 74 .464 24.0
Brewers 60 79 .432 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 86 57 .601 --
Cardinals 79 63 .556 6.5
Mets 72 67 .518 12.0
Cubs 73 68 .518 12.0
Expos 59 79 .428 24.5
Phillies 59 83 .415 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 82 59 .582 --
Dodgers 75 66 .532 7.0
Braves 72 71 .503 11.0
Reds 70 73 .490 13.0
Astros 68 74 .479 14.5
Padres 53 88 .376 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 5
1 Rod Carew 5
1 Roberto Clemente 5
4 Danny Cater 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Andy Etchebarren 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 4
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
1 Boog Powell 4
1 Willie Stargell 4
1 Earl Williams 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 4
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 3.00
2 Bill Champion 1.50
3 Don Sutton 1.43
4 Nelson Briles 1.40
5 Juan Pizarro 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 12
2 Don Sutton 10
3 Juan Pizarro 9
4 Stan Bahnsen 8
4 Bob Gibson 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .365
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Tony Oliva .345
4 Glenn Beckert .342
5 Ralph Garr .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 44
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Lee May 37
4 Norm Cash 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 121
2 Willie Stargell 119
3 Harmon Killebrew 104
4 Hank Aaron 100
5 Lee May 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Freddie Patek 47
3 Amos Otis 42
4 Sandy Alomar 34
4 Joe Morgan 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.71
2 Tom Seaver 1.85
3 Dave Roberts 1.93
4 Wilbur Wood 2.00
5 Don Gullett 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 23
1 Mickey Lolich 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Wilbur Wood 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 286
2 Mickey Lolich 267
3 Tom Seaver 245
4 Fergie Jenkins 225
5 Bill Stoneman 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 28
2 Ken Sanders 25
3 Ted Abernathy 20
3 Mike Marshall 20
5 Fred Scherman 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .566
2 Roberto Clemente .525
3 Rennie Stennett .485
4 Joe Torre .439
5 Tommie Agee .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Foster 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Earl Williams 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Fosse 17
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
3 Norm Cash 16
3 Joe Torre 16
5 Manny Sanguillen 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Joe Morgan 9
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Ken Henderson 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 0.51
2 Sonny Siebert 0.53
3 Nelson Briles 0.98
4 Joe Coleman 1.00
4 Tom Seaver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
2 Les Cain 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 34
2 Vida Blue 32
3 Don Sutton 28
4 Bert Blyleven 26
5 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Ken Sanders 4
4 Ted Abernathy 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .446
2 Roberto Clemente .438
3 Rod Carew .429
4 Al Gallagher .385
5 Earl Williams .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Williams 11
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Roy Foster 8
2 Harmon Killebrew 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 31
1 Joe Torre 31
3 Earl Williams 25
4 Rusty Staub 24
5 Norm Cash 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Joe Morgan 11
2 Freddie Patek 11
4 Tommie Agee 8
4 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.65
2 Dave Roberts 0.76
3 Mike Marshall 1.05
4 Nelson Briles 1.17
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Mike Hedlund 5
3 Ernie McAnally 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 61
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Bob Gibson 54
4 Mickey Lolich 50
5 Wilbur Wood 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
1 Ken Sanders 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
4 Tom Burgmeier 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .363
2 Tony Oliva .349
3 Roberto Clemente .346
4 Manny Sanguillen .333
5 Ralph Garr .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 48
2 Lee May 42
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Bill Melton 35
5 Nate Colbert 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 134
2 Willie Stargell 132
3 Harmon Killebrew 110
4 Lee May 105
5 Hank Aaron 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Amos Otis 51
3 Freddie Patek 50
4 Joe Morgan 42
5 Bert Campaneris 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.76
2 Dave Roberts 1.91
3 Wilbur Wood 1.92
4 Tom Seaver 2.21
5 Don Gullett 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 25
1 Fergie Jenkins 25
1 Mickey Lolich 25
4 Steve Carlton 20
4 5 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 321
2 Mickey Lolich 306
3 Fergie Jenkins 269
3 Tom Seaver 269
5 Bill Stoneman 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 32
2 Ken Sanders 31
3 Ted Abernathy 24
4 Mike Marshall 23
5 Jim Brewer 21