On This Day

Sunday, April 11, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 4 1 .800 --
Indians 3 1 .750 0.5
Senators 3 3 .500 1.5
Tigers 2 3 .400 2.0
Yankees 2 3 .400 2.0
Red Sox 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 3 1 .750 --
White Sox 3 2 .600 0.5
Twins 3 2 .600 0.5
Royals 3 3 .500 1.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 2.0
Angels 1 4 .200 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 3 1 .750 --
Pirates 3 2 .600 0.5
Phillies 2 2 .500 1.0
Cardinals 2 3 .400 1.5
Cubs 2 4 .333 2.0
Expos 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 4 1 .800 --
Astros 5 2 .714 --
Giants 4 2 .667 0.5
Padres 3 3 .500 1.5
Dodgers 2 4 .333 2.5
Reds 0 4 .000 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Buford 7
2 Brooks Robinson 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
4 Mark Belanger 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 2
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 6
2 Roger Freed 5
3 Jim Northrup 4
4 Cesar Cedeno 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesus Alou 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.25
2 Mike Kekich 1.00
3 Dean Chance 0.67
3 Dock Ellis 0.67
3 Marty Pattin 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 10
2 Dean Chance 6
2 Mike Kekich 6
2 Barry Lersch 6
2 Juan Marichal 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Chuck Machemehl 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 Al Severinsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Tovar .478
2 Larry Bowa .471
2 Donn Clendenon .471
4 Tony Oliva .450
5 2 tied .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 5
2 Willie Mays 4
2 Willie Stargell 4
4 Joe Torre 3
4 Billy Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 14
2 Willie Mays 11
3 Luis Aparicio 8
3 Jim Northrup 8
3 Willie Stargell 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 3
2 Ken Henderson 2
2 Ron Hunt 2
2 Carlos May 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
1 Ray Culp 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
1 Steve Kline 0.00
1 10 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 2
1 Dave McNally 2
1 Claude Osteen 2
1 Marty Pattin 2
1 Cecil Upshaw 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 15
2 Fergie Jenkins 14
2 Juan Marichal 14
2 Tom Seaver 14
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Machemehl 2
1 Al Severinsen 2
3 Ted Abernathy 1
3 Bucky Brandon 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .369
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Alex Johnson .330
4 Billy Williams .329
5 Tony Oliva .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 45
2 Johnny Bench 44
2 Frank Howard 44
4 Nate Colbert 41
4 2 others tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 146
2 Billy Williams 135
3 Frank Howard 129
3 Tony Perez 129
5 Willie McCovey 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Bert Campaneris 40
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hall 2.57
2 Jim Palmer 2.65
3 Diego Segui 2.67
4 Tom Seaver 2.73
5 Dick Bosman 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 25
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Jim Perry 24
4 Mike Cuellar 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 302
2 Tom Seaver 292
3 Fergie Jenkins 285
4 Bob Gibson 273
5 Mickey Lolich 223

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