On This Day

Sunday, May 2, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 14 8 .636 --
Orioles 13 9 .591 1.0
Senators 12 12 .500 3.0
Yankees 10 11 .476 3.5
Tigers 10 12 .455 4.0
Indians 8 15 .348 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 10 .643 --
Angels 14 11 .560 2.5
Royals 12 12 .500 4.0
White Sox 10 13 .435 5.5
Twins 10 14 .417 6.0
Brewers 9 13 .409 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 13 8 .619 --
Pirates 14 10 .583 0.5
Expos 9 7 .563 1.5
Cardinals 14 11 .560 1.0
Cubs 10 13 .435 4.0
Phillies 7 14 .333 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 6 .760 --
Braves 12 11 .522 6.0
Dodgers 13 13 .500 6.5
Astros 12 13 .480 7.0
Reds 9 13 .409 8.5
Padres 5 18 .217 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesus Alou 4
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
1 Graig Nettles 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 5
2 Ted Ford 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Willie McCovey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Conigliaro 2
1 Vada Pinson 2
3 Gene Alley 1
3 Paul Blair 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty Pattin 2.00
2 Ray Culp 1.00
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.80
4 Casey Cox 0.75
5 Fritz Peterson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marty Pattin 8
2 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Bill Hands 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .400
2 Tony Oliva .391
3 Willie Mays .368
4 Felix Millan .362
5 Rusty Staub .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Willie Stargell 11
3 Johnny Bench 9
4 Bobby Bonds 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 23
2 Harmon Killebrew 23
4 Jim Northrup 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Bud Harrelson 10
3 Vada Pinson 9
4 Amos Otis 7
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 0.95
2 Tom Bradley 1.15
3 Vida Blue 1.20
4 Larry Dierker 1.38
5 Al Downing 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
4 Larry Dierker 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 58
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Fergie Jenkins 36
3 Mickey Lolich 36
3 Gaylord Perry 36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .442
2 Jim Northrup .432
3 Bobby Murcer .395
4 Orlando Cepeda .388
4 Bob Watson .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Tony Oliva 5
2 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Willie Stargell 15
3 Sal Bando 14
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 Carl Yastrzemski 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Bud Harrelson 9
3 Vada Pinson 8
4 Amos Otis 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Dierker 0.67
2 Chris Short 0.74
3 Don Gullett 0.95
4 Ron Bryant 1.04
4 Bill Hands 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Catfish Hunter 4
3 Larry Dierker 3
3 Fergie Jenkins 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 38
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Catfish Hunter 25
3 Tom Seaver 25
5 Steve Dunning 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Ken Tatum 4
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .355
2 Tony Oliva .334
3 Carl Yastrzemski .334
4 Joe Torre .332
5 Willie Davis .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 48
2 Carl Yastrzemski 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
3 Harmon Killebrew 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 145
2 Harmon Killebrew 124
3 Ron Santo 120
4 Hank Aaron 119
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Bobby Tolan 51
3 Bert Campaneris 44
4 Bobby Bonds 43
4 Joe Morgan 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.44
2 Jim Palmer 2.63
3 Tom Hall 2.75
4 Luke Walker 2.79
5 Andy Messersmith 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 294
2 Fergie Jenkins 287
3 Tom Seaver 283
4 Bob Gibson 269
5 Bob Johnson 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
1 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 28
5 2 tied 26