On This Day

Monday, May 10, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 9 .667 --
Orioles 16 12 .571 2.5
Tigers 14 14 .500 4.5
Yankees 13 14 .481 5.0
Senators 13 16 .448 6.0
Indians 9 19 .321 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 11 .656 --
Royals 16 14 .533 4.0
Twins 15 15 .500 5.0
Angels 16 16 .500 5.0
Brewers 12 15 .444 6.5
White Sox 10 18 .357 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 18 9 .667 --
Pirates 18 11 .621 1.0
Cardinals 17 14 .548 3.0
Expos 12 10 .545 3.5
Cubs 13 17 .433 6.5
Phillies 9 18 .333 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 9 .719 --
Braves 15 15 .500 7.0
Dodgers 15 17 .469 8.0
Astros 14 16 .467 8.0
Reds 11 18 .379 10.5
Padres 9 20 .310 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Otis 4
2 Joe Hague 3
2 Pete Rose 3
4 Matty Alou 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hague 2
2 Jim Hickman 1
2 Dick McAuliffe 1
2 Amos Otis 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 4
2 Joe Hague 3
3 Bud Harrelson 2
3 Jim Hickman 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesus Alou 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 3.00
2 Juan Marichal 1.25
3 Andy Messersmith 0.88
4 Gary Gentry 0.86
5 Chris Short 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 12
2 Chris Short 8
3 Andy Messersmith 7
3 Jerry Reuss 7
5 Gary Gentry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .416
2 Tony Oliva .407
3 Felix Millan .393
4 Willie Mays .387
5 Willie Davis .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
3 Johnny Bench 11
4 Orlando Cepeda 9
4 Tony Oliva 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Hank Aaron 28
3 Harmon Killebrew 25
4 Boog Powell 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.02
2 Larry Dierker 1.37
3 Tom Bradley 1.47
4 Tom Seaver 1.60
5 Ron Bryant 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 78
2 Tom Seaver 62
3 Fergie Jenkins 60
4 Mickey Lolich 49
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Ken Tatum 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Sparky Lyle 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .500
2 Felix Millan .467
3 Tony Oliva .448
4 Ralph Garr .426
5 Bill Melton .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Johnny Bench 5
3 Cito Gaston 4
3 Lee May 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 15
2 Reggie Smith 12
2 Willie Stargell 12
4 Leo Cardenas 10
4 5 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bud Harrelson 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Joe Morgan 5
1 Amos Otis 5
1 Vada Pinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Bruce Dal Canton 0.34
3 Vida Blue 0.50
4 Wilbur Wood 0.61
5 Nolan Ryan 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Bruce Dal Canton 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 38
2 Fergie Jenkins 31
3 Tom Seaver 25
4 Jim Palmer 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 4
1 Mudcat Grant 4
1 Wayne Granger 4
4 Dave Giusti 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .336
2 Joe Torre .335
3 Willie Davis .331
4 Felix Millan .327
5 Carl Yastrzemski .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 48
2 Willie Stargell 40
3 Willie McCovey 38
3 Billy Williams 38
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 144
2 Ron Santo 119
3 Orlando Cepeda 115
3 Harmon Killebrew 115
3 Willie McCovey 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bobby Tolan 49
3 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bobby Bonds 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.35
2 Luke Walker 2.67
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Tom Hall 2.69
5 Tom Seaver 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Bob Gibson 24
2 Dave McNally 24
2 Jim Perry 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 304
2 Tom Seaver 284
3 Sam McDowell 274
4 Bob Gibson 261
5 Mickey Lolich 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 33
2 Lindy McDaniel 29
2 Ron Perranoski 29
4 Dave Giusti 28
5 2 tied 27