On This Day

Friday, May 7, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 8 .680 --
Orioles 16 9 .640 1.0
Senators 13 14 .481 5.0
Tigers 12 13 .480 5.0
Yankees 11 14 .440 6.0
Indians 8 18 .308 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 11 .633 --
Royals 14 13 .519 3.5
Angels 15 14 .517 3.5
Twins 13 15 .464 5.0
Brewers 11 14 .440 5.5
White Sox 10 16 .385 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 16 9 .640 --
Pirates 16 11 .593 1.0
Expos 11 8 .579 2.0
Cardinals 16 13 .552 2.0
Cubs 11 16 .407 6.0
Phillies 8 17 .320 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 7 .750 --
Astros 14 14 .500 7.0
Dodgers 15 15 .500 7.0
Braves 13 14 .481 7.5
Reds 10 15 .400 9.5
Padres 7 19 .269 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Morgan 4
2 Toby Harrah 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Vada Pinson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Casanova 1
1 Billy Conigliaro 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Conigliaro 3
2 Leo Cardenas 2
2 Paul Casanova 2
2 Johnny Edwards 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clyde Wright 1.29
2 Tom Seaver 1.12
3 Don Sutton 1.11
4 Mickey Lolich 0.93
5 Bob Gibson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 13
2 Don Sutton 10
3 Tom Seaver 9
3 Clyde Wright 9
5 Bob Gibson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .402
2 Willie Mays .383
3 Felix Millan .381
4 Tony Oliva .376
5 Lou Brock .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 13
2 Hank Aaron 11
3 Johnny Bench 10
4 Nate Colbert 8
4 Tony Oliva 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 32
2 Hank Aaron 24
3 Harmon Killebrew 23
3 Boog Powell 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bud Harrelson 12
3 Vada Pinson 10
4 Amos Otis 9
5 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 0.93
2 Vida Blue 1.02
3 Al Downing 1.15
4 Larry Dierker 1.37
5 Tom Seaver 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 7
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 69
2 Tom Seaver 62
3 Mickey Lolich 49
4 Fergie Jenkins 48
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Millan .431
2 Ralph Garr .415
3 Tony Oliva .403
4 Lou Brock .393
5 Willie Mays .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Oliva 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Johnny Bench 5
4 Willie McCovey 4
5 12 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Cardenas 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
3 Harmon Killebrew 11
3 Dick McAuliffe 11
3 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bud Harrelson 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Amos Otis 6
2 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.33
2 Bruce Dal Canton 0.51
3 Larry Dierker 0.72
4 Ron Bryant 1.02
4 Don Gullett 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 30
2 Vida Blue 29
3 Fergie Jenkins 27
4 Tom Seaver 25
4 Don Sutton 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .333
2 Carl Yastrzemski .333
3 Tony Oliva .330
4 Willie Davis .327
5 Billy Williams .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 48
2 Willie Stargell 41
3 Billy Williams 40
3 Carl Yastrzemski 40
5 Nate Colbert 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 144
2 Ron Santo 119
3 Harmon Killebrew 118
3 Boog Powell 118
5 3 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bobby Tolan 49
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Bert Campaneris 44
5 Bobby Bonds 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.42
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Luke Walker 2.63
4 Tom Hall 2.69
5 Tom Seaver 2.73

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 292
2 Tom Seaver 284
3 Sam McDowell 274
4 Bob Gibson 267
5 Mickey Lolich 223

Saves

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