On This Day

Thursday, April 29, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 12 7 .632 --
Red Sox 11 7 .611 0.5
Senators 12 9 .571 1.0
Tigers 9 10 .474 3.0
Yankees 7 10 .412 4.0
Indians 6 13 .316 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 8 .667 --
Angels 12 10 .545 3.0
Royals 10 11 .476 4.5
Twins 9 11 .450 5.0
Brewers 8 10 .444 5.0
White Sox 7 13 .350 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 9 5 .643 --
Mets 11 7 .611 0.0
Pirates 11 10 .524 1.5
Cardinals 12 11 .522 1.5
Cubs 8 12 .400 4.0
Phillies 6 12 .333 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 5 .773 --
Dodgers 13 10 .565 4.5
Astros 11 11 .500 6.0
Braves 9 11 .450 7.0
Reds 8 11 .421 7.5
Padres 5 15 .250 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Hunt 4
2 Ty Cline 3
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 Cleon Jones 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donn Clendenon 3
1 Roger Repoz 3
3 Bernie Allen 2
3 Bob Bailey 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luke Walker 1.40
2 Rollie Fingers 1.25
3 Tom Bradley 1.00
4 Wayne Simpson 0.78
5 Jim Palmer 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Wayne Simpson 7
2 Luke Walker 7
4 Danny Frisella 6
4 Jim Palmer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Steve Kealey 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .412
2 Tony Oliva .397
3 Bobby Murcer .379
4 Joe Torre .374
5 Felix Millan .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 11
2 Hank Aaron 8
3 Johnny Bench 7
3 Tony Oliva 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 26
2 Harmon Killebrew 20
3 Carl Yastrzemski 19
4 Hank Aaron 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Bud Harrelson 9
3 Vada Pinson 7
4 Sandy Alomar 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 1.03
1 Rudy May 1.03
3 Tom Bradley 1.15
3 Sonny Siebert 1.15
5 Vida Blue 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Cecil Upshaw 5
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 Mickey Lolich 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 49
2 Tom Seaver 45
3 Mickey Lolich 34
4 Tom Hall 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Ken Tatum 5
3 Clay Carroll 4
3 Dave Giusti 4
3 Al Severinsen 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Murcer .452
2 Ralph Garr .431
3 Tony Oliva .425
4 Joe Torre .414
5 2 tied .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Tony Oliva 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Willie Stargell 14
2 Carl Yastrzemski 14
4 Sal Bando 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bud Harrelson 8
3 Vada Pinson 7
4 Ralph Garr 5
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Hedlund 0.55
2 Ray Lamb 0.60
3 John Cumberland 0.66
4 Bob Johnson 1.00
5 Phil Niekro 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Tom Bradley 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 31
2 Rudy May 30
3 Vida Blue 29
4 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Mickey Lolich 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Ken Tatum 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .357
2 Carl Yastrzemski .336
3 Tony Oliva .333
4 Joe Torre .331
5 Roberto Clemente .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Carl Yastrzemski 43
3 Harmon Killebrew 41
4 Frank Howard 40
4 Willie Stargell 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Harmon Killebrew 122
3 Frank Howard 119
3 Boog Powell 119
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Bobby Tolan 52
3 Bobby Bonds 44
4 Bert Campaneris 43
5 Joe Morgan 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.53
2 Jim Palmer 2.61
3 Tom Hall 2.70
4 Dick Bosman 2.73
5 Tom Seaver 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 25
2 Bob Gibson 24
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Jim Perry 24
5 Fergie Jenkins 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 290
2 Tom Seaver 285
3 Fergie Jenkins 280
4 Bob Gibson 266
5 Mickey Lolich 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 27
5 2 tied 26