On This Day

Sunday, May 23, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 26 13 .667 --
Orioles 23 16 .590 3.0
Tigers 22 19 .537 5.0
Yankees 17 22 .436 9.0
Indians 17 23 .425 9.5
Senators 15 26 .366 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 15 .667 --
Twins 21 21 .500 7.5
Angels 21 23 .477 8.5
Royals 19 21 .475 8.5
Brewers 16 21 .432 10.0
White Sox 15 22 .405 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 24 15 .615 --
Cardinals 25 16 .610 0.0
Pirates 24 17 .585 1.0
Cubs 21 21 .500 4.5
Expos 16 17 .485 5.0
Phillies 14 25 .359 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 13 .698 --
Dodgers 21 22 .488 9.0
Astros 20 22 .476 9.5
Braves 20 22 .476 9.5
Reds 17 24 .415 12.0
Padres 12 30 .286 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 4
1 Glenn Beckert 4
1 Norm Cash 4
1 Dave May 4
1 Roy White 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 3
2 Frank Robinson 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 7
2 Frank Robinson 5
3 Bob Bailey 3
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 2
2 Frank Baker 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.67
2 Bill Parsons 1.25
3 Ray Sadecki 1.17
4 Vida Blue 1.12
5 Reggie Cleveland 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 10
2 Vida Blue 9
2 Reggie Cleveland 9
2 Fergie Jenkins 9
5 Ray Sadecki 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .386
2 Ralph Garr .384
3 Tony Oliva .384
4 Bobby Murcer .370
5 Rusty Staub .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 14
1 Willie Stargell 14
3 Johnny Bench 13
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 36
2 Ron Santo 34
3 Hank Aaron 33
4 Harmon Killebrew 32
5 Joe Torre 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Bud Harrelson 12
4 Sandy Alomar 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.03
2 Tom Bradley 1.27
3 Nolan Ryan 1.32
4 Sonny Siebert 1.62
5 Bill Parsons 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Catfish Hunter 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Sonny Siebert 8
5 4 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 95
2 Fergie Jenkins 85
3 Tom Seaver 82
4 Mickey Lolich 74
5 2 tied 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 9
2 Ted Abernathy 8
2 Sparky Lyle 8
4 Mike Marshall 7
5 4 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Staub .465
2 Glenn Beckert .464
3 Rick Reichardt .463
4 Jesus Alou .432
5 Willie Davis .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 6
1 Ron Santo 6
3 Clete Boyer 5
3 Billy Williams 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 15
1 Billy Williams 15
3 Clete Boyer 14
4 Roberto Clemente 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Sandy Alomar 5
2 Lee Richard 5
2 Cesar Tovar 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Wright 0.00
1 Stan Williams 0.00
3 Bert Blyleven 0.35
4 Clay Carroll 0.69
5 Milt Wilcox 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Ron Bryant 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 37
2 Bill Stoneman 36
3 Bert Blyleven 30
4 Vida Blue 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .407
2 Rick Reichardt .402
3 Willie Davis .385
3 Bobby Murcer .385
5 Ralph Garr .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 Lee May 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 26
2 Rico Petrocelli 22
3 Hank Aaron 21
4 Harmon Killebrew 20
4 3 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bert Campaneris 9
3 Sandy Alomar 7
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 Amos Otis 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.74
2 Nolan Ryan 1.32
3 Bruce Dal Canton 1.41
4 Tom Bradley 1.60
5 Steve Kline 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Sonny Siebert 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 64
2 Vida Blue 55
2 Mickey Lolich 55
4 Bill Stoneman 54
5 Bert Blyleven 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Danny Frisella 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .342
2 Roberto Clemente .340
3 Tony Oliva .338
4 Carl Yastrzemski .334
5 Joe Torre .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Billy Williams 41
3 Frank Howard 37
3 Willie Stargell 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 137
2 Ron Santo 125
3 Billy Williams 117
4 Orlando Cepeda 115
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Bobby Tolan 45
4 Joe Morgan 43
5 Bobby Bonds 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.52
2 Jim Palmer 2.61
3 Gaylord Perry 2.62
4 Diego Segui 2.64
5 Clyde Wright 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 28
2 Mike Cuellar 25
2 Bob Gibson 25
4 Dave McNally 23
4 Jim Perry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 313
2 Tom Seaver 267
3 Sam McDowell 264
4 Bob Gibson 260
5 Mickey Lolich 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Dave Giusti 30
3 Lindy McDaniel 27
3 Ron Perranoski 27
3 Tom Timmermann 27