On This Day

Saturday, May 15, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 11 .645 --
Orioles 19 13 .594 1.5
Yankees 15 16 .484 5.0
Tigers 15 17 .469 5.5
Senators 15 18 .455 6.0
Indians 12 20 .375 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 13 .649 --
Twins 17 17 .500 5.5
Angels 18 18 .500 5.5
Royals 17 18 .486 6.0
Brewers 13 18 .419 8.0
White Sox 13 19 .406 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 10 .677 --
Cardinals 20 14 .588 2.5
Pirates 19 14 .576 3.0
Cubs 17 17 .500 5.5
Expos 12 13 .480 6.0
Phillies 9 22 .290 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 9 .750 --
Braves 17 17 .500 9.0
Dodgers 17 19 .472 10.0
Astros 15 19 .441 11.0
Reds 13 20 .394 12.5
Padres 10 23 .303 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bud Harrelson 4
2 Tommie Agee 3
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Paul Casanova 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 4
2 Clete Boyer 3
2 Bud Harrelson 3
2 Bill Melton 3
2 Rico Petrocelli 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Jim Beauchamp 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.12
2 Phil Niekro 1.00
2 Bill Singer 1.00
4 Andy Messersmith 0.86
5 Mickey Lolich 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 9
2 Mickey Lolich 6
2 Andy Messersmith 6
2 Phil Niekro 6
2 Bill Singer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .407
2 Ralph Garr .397
3 Willie Davis .390
4 Felix Millan .378
5 Willie Mays .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
2 Johnny Bench 12
4 Orlando Cepeda 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Hank Aaron 29
3 Harmon Killebrew 28
4 Joe Torre 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bud Harrelson 12
3 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Amos Otis 10
3 Vada Pinson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Lamb 1.23
2 Tom Bradley 1.27
3 Vida Blue 1.27
4 Juan Marichal 1.60
5 Sonny Siebert 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Catfish Hunter 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 81
2 Tom Seaver 72
3 Fergie Jenkins 69
4 Mickey Lolich 60
5 Denny McLain 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
2 Ted Abernathy 6
2 Ken Tatum 6
4 Frank Linzy 5
4 5 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .490
2 Rick Reichardt .474
3 Bob Barton .469
4 Maury Wills .442
5 Tony Oliva .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 6
2 Lee May 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 14
2 Hank Aaron 11
2 Willie McCovey 11
2 Amos Otis 11
2 Billy Williams 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Lee Richard 5
2 Cesar Tovar 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 Larry Bowa 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 0.69
2 Bruce Dal Canton 0.73
2 Bill Parsons 0.73
4 Alan Foster 0.98
5 Juan Marichal 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Ray Corbin 3
2 Bruce Dal Canton 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 40
2 Ken Holtzman 28
3 Tom Seaver 27
4 Mickey Lolich 26
5 Andy Messersmith 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Mudcat Grant 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .424
2 Willie Davis .404
3 Ralph Garr .402
4 Bobby Murcer .393
5 Felix Millan .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
1 Orlando Cepeda 8
1 Willie Stargell 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 25
2 Ron Santo 23
3 Willie Stargell 21
4 Hank Aaron 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bud Harrelson 11
3 Vada Pinson 10
4 Bert Campaneris 9
5 Amos Otis 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Lamb 1.03
2 Tom Bradley 1.34
3 Nolan Ryan 1.42
4 Vida Blue 1.48
5 Dock Ellis 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 Jerry Johnson 5
4 Sonny Siebert 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 61
2 Tom Seaver 58
3 Fergie Jenkins 55
4 Mickey Lolich 50
5 Bill Stoneman 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Ken Tatum 5
4 Ted Abernathy 4
4 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .339
2 Joe Torre .338
3 Willie Davis .336
4 Roberto Clemente .334
5 Carl Yastrzemski .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Billy Williams 39
3 Frank Howard 37
3 Carl Yastrzemski 37
5 5 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Ron Santo 122
3 Orlando Cepeda 114
3 Harmon Killebrew 114
5 3 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Bobby Tolan 49
3 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bobby Bonds 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.55
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Diego Segui 2.60
4 Luke Walker 2.63
5 Clyde Wright 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Bob Gibson 25
3 Dave McNally 24
3 Jim Perry 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 305
2 Tom Seaver 282
3 Sam McDowell 270
4 Bob Gibson 259
5 Mickey Lolich 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Ron Perranoski 29
3 Dave Giusti 28
4 Mudcat Grant 27
4 3 others tied 27