On This Day

Wednesday, May 5, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 8 .652 --
Orioles 14 9 .609 1.0
Senators 12 14 .462 4.5
Tigers 11 13 .458 4.5
Yankees 10 13 .435 5.0
Indians 8 17 .320 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 11 .633 --
Angels 14 12 .538 3.0
Royals 14 12 .538 3.0
Twins 12 14 .462 5.0
Brewers 11 13 .458 5.0
White Sox 10 14 .417 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 15 9 .625 --
Expos 10 7 .588 1.5
Pirates 15 11 .577 1.0
Cardinals 16 12 .571 1.0
Cubs 11 15 .423 5.0
Phillies 8 16 .333 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 7 .741 --
Braves 13 13 .500 6.5
Dodgers 14 14 .500 6.5
Astros 12 14 .462 7.5
Reds 10 14 .417 8.5
Padres 7 19 .269 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Hunt 4
2 Bob Barton 3
2 Glenn Beckert 3
2 Steve Braun 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Barton 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Cardenas 5
2 Tony Perez 4
3 Jose Cardenal 3
4 Danny Breeden 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Jesus Alou 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.38
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.09
3 Phil Niekro 0.75
4 Bill Stoneman 0.64
5 2 tied 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 12
2 Vida Blue 11
3 Bill Stoneman 7
4 Dick Drago 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .402
2 Tony Oliva .386
3 Felix Millan .382
4 Willie Mays .368
5 Lou Brock .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 12
2 Hank Aaron 11
3 Johnny Bench 9
4 Nate Colbert 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Hank Aaron 24
3 Harmon Killebrew 23
4 Boog Powell 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Bud Harrelson 11
3 Vada Pinson 9
4 Amos Otis 8
5 Bert Campaneris 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 0.93
2 Vida Blue 1.02
3 Al Downing 1.15
4 Larry Dierker 1.38
5 Tom Seaver 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 7
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 69
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Fergie Jenkins 48
4 Tom Bradley 36
4 3 others tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Al Severinsen 5
1 Ken Tatum 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .426
2 Willie Stargell .419
3 Richie Hebner .410
4 Bob Watson .409
5 Felix Millan .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Tony Oliva 5
5 Johnny Bench 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Bud Harrelson 7
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Amos Otis 5
3 Vada Pinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Bruce Dal Canton 0.51
3 Larry Dierker 0.67
4 Vida Blue 1.00
5 2 tied 1.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 38
2 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Fergie Jenkins 27
4 Mickey Lolich 26
5 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
2 Danny Frisella 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .351
2 Joe Torre .334
3 Tony Oliva .333
3 Carl Yastrzemski .333
5 Willie Davis .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Carl Yastrzemski 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
3 Nate Colbert 40
3 2 others tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Harmon Killebrew 121
3 Ron Santo 120
4 Hank Aaron 119
4 Boog Powell 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bobby Tolan 50
3 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Bobby Bonds 44
5 Joe Morgan 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.41
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Luke Walker 2.63
4 Tom Hall 2.75
5 Dick Bosman 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 299
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