On This Day

Tuesday, May 4, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 8 .652 --
Orioles 14 9 .609 1.0
Senators 12 13 .480 4.0
Tigers 11 12 .478 4.0
Yankees 10 12 .455 4.5
Indians 8 16 .333 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 11 .621 --
Angels 14 12 .538 2.5
Royals 13 12 .520 3.0
Twins 11 14 .440 5.0
Brewers 10 13 .435 5.0
White Sox 10 14 .417 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 15 8 .652 --
Pirates 15 10 .600 1.0
Expos 9 7 .563 2.5
Cardinals 15 12 .556 2.0
Cubs 10 15 .400 6.0
Phillies 8 15 .348 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 7 .731 --
Dodgers 14 13 .519 5.5
Braves 12 12 .500 6.0
Astros 12 13 .480 6.5
Reds 9 14 .391 8.5
Padres 6 18 .250 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Cater 4
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cito Gaston 2
2 Bob Aspromonte 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Willie Stargell 3
3 John Briggs 2
3 Rod Carew 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Callison 2
2 Mike Epstein 1
2 Tommy McCraw 1
2 Hal McRae 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Parsons 1.60
2 Rollie Fingers 1.17
3 Jerry Reuss 1.00
4 Al Downing 0.83
5 Steve Stone 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Reuss 10
2 Steve Stone 9
3 Bill Parsons 8
4 Rollie Fingers 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .404
2 Tony Oliva .392
3 Felix Millan .371
4 Willie Mays .368
5 Lou Brock .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 12
2 Hank Aaron 11
3 Johnny Bench 9
4 Bobby Bonds 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Hank Aaron 23
2 Harmon Killebrew 23
4 Boog Powell 22
5 Jim Northrup 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Bud Harrelson 10
3 Vada Pinson 9
4 Amos Otis 8
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 0.93
2 Al Downing 1.15
3 Vida Blue 1.20
4 Larry Dierker 1.38
5 Tom Seaver 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 58
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Tom Bradley 36
3 Rollie Fingers 36
3 3 others tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Ken Tatum 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .444
2 Jim Northrup .435
3 Johnny Callison .406
4 Willie Stargell .405
5 Richie Hebner .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 16
2 Richie Hebner 14
3 Hank Aaron 13
4 Carl Yastrzemski 12
5 9 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Bud Harrelson 7
3 Jim Northrup 5
3 Amos Otis 5
3 Vada Pinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Larry Dierker 0.67
3 Don Gullett 0.98
4 Ron Bryant 1.02
5 Bill Hands 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 27
1 Rollie Fingers 27
3 Mickey Lolich 26
4 Catfish Hunter 25
4 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Ken Tatum 4
3 Danny Frisella 3
3 Mike Marshall 3
5 9 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .351
2 Joe Torre .335
3 Tony Oliva .334
4 Carl Yastrzemski .333
5 Roberto Clemente .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Carl Yastrzemski 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
3 Willie Stargell 40
3 Billy Williams 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Harmon Killebrew 121
3 Hank Aaron 119
3 Boog Powell 119
3 Ron Santo 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bobby Tolan 50
3 Bert Campaneris 44
4 Bobby Bonds 43
4 Joe Morgan 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.41
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Tom Hall 2.75
4 Dick Bosman 2.78
5 Luke Walker 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 287
2 Sam McDowell 284
3 Tom Seaver 283
4 Bob Gibson 260
5 Mickey Lolich 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Ron Perranoski 30
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 28
5 Tom Timmermann 26