On This Day

Friday, April 9, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 2 0 1.000 --
Senators 2 1 .667 0.5
Tigers 1 1 .500 1.0
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Indians 1 1 .500 1.0
Yankees 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 3 0 1.000 --
Brewers 1 1 .500 1.5
Royals 2 2 .500 1.5
Twins 1 2 .333 2.0
Angels 1 2 .333 2.0
Athletics 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 3 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 1 1 .500 1.5
Mets 1 1 .500 1.5
Expos 1 1 .500 1.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.5
Phillies 0 2 .000 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 2 1 .667 --
Braves 2 1 .667 0.0
Astros 3 2 .600 0.0
Padres 2 2 .500 0.5
Dodgers 1 3 .250 1.5
Reds 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Davey Johnson 1
1 Tommy McCraw 1
1 Boog Powell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 4
2 Nate Colbert 3
3 Jackie Hernandez 2
3 Elliott Maddox 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos May 2
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Gene Michael 1
2 Ron Santo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 2.60
2 Milt Pappas 2.33
3 Tom Hall 1.00
4 Tom Bradley 0.73
5 Jim Rooker 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Danny Coombs 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Denny McLain 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 13
2 Tom Bradley 8
2 Tom Hall 8
4 Milt Pappas 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Al Severinsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Bowa .625
2 Harmon Killebrew .545
2 Tony Oliva .545
4 Jesus Alou .500
4 4 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Billy Williams 3
3 Nate Colbert 2
3 Bill Melton 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 7
1 Willie Mays 7
3 Bill Melton 6
3 Cookie Rojas 6
5 Billy Williams 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos May 2
1 Maury Wills 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Mike Andrews 1
3 10 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 15 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 30 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 15
2 Bart Johnson 9
2 Sam McDowell 9
4 Tom Bradley 8
4 4 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Al Severinsen 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .369
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Alex Johnson .331
4 Tony Oliva .328
5 Carl Yastrzemski .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 147
2 Billy Williams 134
3 Tony Perez 129
4 Frank Howard 128
5 Willie McCovey 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 56
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Bert Campaneris 42
5 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.53
2 Tom Hall 2.57
3 Jim Palmer 2.71
4 Tom Seaver 2.82
5 Dick Bosman 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 24
1 Gaylord Perry 24
3 Mike Cuellar 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Jim Perry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 302
2 Tom Seaver 282
3 Fergie Jenkins 278
4 Bob Gibson 270
5 Mickey Lolich 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 27
4 2 others tied 27