On This Day

Wednesday, April 7, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 0.0
Orioles 1 0 1.000 0.0
Senators 1 1 .500 0.5
Yankees 0 1 .000 1.0
Indians 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Twins 1 1 .500 1.0
Angels 1 1 .500 1.0
Royals 1 1 .500 1.0
Brewers 1 1 .500 1.0
Athletics 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 1 0 1.000 --
Mets 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cardinals 1 1 .500 0.5
Cubs 1 1 .500 0.5
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0
Expos 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 2 0 1.000 --
Braves 2 0 1.000 0.0
Astros 2 1 .667 0.5
Dodgers 1 2 .333 1.5
Reds 0 2 .000 2.0
Padres 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Mike Andrews 3
2 Sal Bando 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 2
1 Bill Melton 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Mike Andrews 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Melton 6
2 Mike Andrews 4
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Joe Hague 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Freddie Patek 1
1 Merv Rettenmund 1
1 Cesar Tovar 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.00
2 Bart Johnson 0.82
3 Gaylord Perry 0.67
4 Clay Kirby 0.62
5 Dave McNally 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bart Johnson 9
2 Bert Blyleven 6
2 Dave McNally 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Millan .667
2 Ken Henderson .600
3 Dave Duncan .571
3 Harmon Killebrew .571
3 Tony Oliva .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 2
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Bill Melton 2
1 Billy Williams 2
5 14 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Melton 6
2 Mike Andrews 4
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Joe Hague 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Bud Harrelson 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 6 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
1 Dick Bosman 0.00
1 Ray Culp 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
1 14 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 17 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bart Johnson 9
2 Dock Ellis 8
2 Mickey Lolich 8
2 Juan Marichal 8
5 Fergie Jenkins 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Alex Johnson .331
4 Carl Yastrzemski .330
5 Tony Oliva .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Frank Howard 44
2 Billy Williams 44
4 Harmon Killebrew 42
5 Tony Perez 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Billy Williams 132
3 Tony Perez 131
4 Frank Howard 128
5 Willie McCovey 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 57
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Joe Morgan 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hall 2.55
2 Diego Segui 2.56
3 Jim Palmer 2.71
4 Tom Seaver 2.83
5 Dick Bosman 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Jim Perry 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 304
2 Tom Seaver 287
3 Fergie Jenkins 281
4 Bob Gibson 279
5 Mickey Lolich 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Darold Knowles 27
4 Tom Timmermann 27