On This Day

Friday, April 16, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 7 1 .875 --
Indians 3 3 .500 3.0
Red Sox 4 4 .500 3.0
Yankees 4 5 .444 3.5
Senators 4 5 .444 3.5
Tigers 3 6 .333 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 7 4 .636 --
Brewers 5 3 .625 0.5
Angels 6 4 .600 0.5
Twins 4 6 .400 2.5
Royals 4 6 .400 2.5
White Sox 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 4 2 .667 --
Pirates 5 4 .556 0.5
Cardinals 5 5 .500 1.0
Expos 2 3 .400 1.5
Cubs 4 6 .400 2.0
Phillies 3 5 .375 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 2 .800 --
Braves 5 4 .556 2.5
Astros 6 6 .500 3.0
Dodgers 5 6 .455 3.5
Reds 3 4 .429 3.5
Padres 3 6 .333 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Conigliaro 3
1 Tito Fuentes 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Jay Johnstone 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Brown 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Dietz 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
3 Sandy Alomar 2
3 Ike Brown 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 2
2 Don Buford 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Duane Josephson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 4.67
2 Juan Marichal 1.67
3 Rudy May 1.29
4 Bob Gibson 1.12
5 Dock Ellis 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 14
2 Bob Gibson 9
2 Rudy May 9
4 Dock Ellis 6
5 Juan Marichal 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .471
2 Lou Brock .444
2 Ted Simmons .444
4 Ralph Garr .410
5 2 tied .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
4 Johnny Bench 4
4 Willie Mays 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 14
2 Willie Mays 12
2 Willie Stargell 12
4 Boog Powell 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Bobby Murcer 3
2 Bill Russell 3
2 Cesar Tovar 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
2 Dick Bosman 0.53
3 Vida Blue 0.54
4 Sonny Siebert 0.59
5 Al Downing 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Cecil Upshaw 3
3 Vida Blue 2
3 Bert Blyleven 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 28
2 Vida Blue 20
3 Juan Marichal 19
4 Dock Ellis 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 2
1 Clay Carroll 2
1 Frank Linzy 2
1 Bob Locker 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Roberto Clemente .340
3 Billy Williams .328
4 Joe Torre .327
5 Alex Johnson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Billy Williams 44
3 Frank Howard 43
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 Carl Yastrzemski 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Billy Williams 133
3 Frank Howard 125
4 Tony Perez 124
5 Boog Powell 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 45
4 Bert Campaneris 42
5 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.60
2 Diego Segui 2.63
3 Jim Palmer 2.69
4 Dick Bosman 2.75
5 Tom Hall 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 24
1 Bob Gibson 24
1 Dave McNally 24
1 Gaylord Perry 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 301
2 Sam McDowell 294
3 Fergie Jenkins 284
4 Bob Gibson 276
5 Mickey Lolich 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 32
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 27
5 2 tied 26