On This Day

Tuesday, April 13, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 4 1 .800 --
Indians 3 1 .750 0.5
Red Sox 3 3 .500 1.5
Yankees 3 3 .500 1.5
Senators 3 5 .375 2.5
Tigers 2 4 .333 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 4 3 .571 --
Brewers 3 3 .500 0.5
Athletics 4 4 .500 0.5
Royals 4 4 .500 0.5
White Sox 3 4 .429 1.0
Angels 3 4 .429 1.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 2 .714 --
Mets 3 2 .600 1.0
Cardinals 3 4 .429 2.0
Expos 2 3 .400 2.0
Cubs 3 5 .375 2.5
Phillies 2 4 .333 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 2 .714 --
Astros 6 3 .667 0.0
Braves 4 3 .571 1.0
Padres 3 4 .429 2.0
Dodgers 3 5 .375 2.5
Reds 2 4 .333 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norm Cash 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Tony Taylor 3
5 33 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Miller 4
2 Jackie Hernandez 3
2 Manny Sanguillen 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Marty Martinez 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.25
2 Tom Bradley 1.00
2 Bill Singer 1.00
4 Steve Barber 0.67
5 Andy Messersmith 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 George Culver 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 7
2 Dave LaRoche 6
2 Bill Parsons 6
4 Vida Blue 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .529
2 Harmon Killebrew .462
3 Cesar Tovar .452
4 Jackie Hernandez .444
5 Rusty Staub .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
3 Willie Mays 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 14
2 Willie Mays 11
3 Willie Stargell 10
4 Luis Aparicio 8
4 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 Freddie Patek 3
4 Ken Henderson 2
4 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
1 Steve Kline 0.00
1 Mel Stottlemyre 0.00
1 Cecil Upshaw 0.00
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 2
1 Bert Blyleven 2
1 Steve Carlton 2
1 Ray Culp 2
1 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 20
2 Gaylord Perry 17
3 Fergie Jenkins 14
3 Juan Marichal 14
3 Tom Seaver 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 2
1 Chuck Machemehl 2
1 Al Severinsen 2
4 Bucky Brandon 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .368
2 Roberto Clemente .344
3 Billy Williams .333
4 Alex Johnson .327
5 Tony Oliva .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Billy Williams 45
3 Frank Howard 43
4 Nate Colbert 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 147
2 Billy Williams 135
3 Willie McCovey 126
4 Tony Perez 125
5 Frank Howard 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 52
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 2.68
5 Dick Bosman 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 292
2 Tom Seaver 287
3 Fergie Jenkins 283
4 Bob Gibson 273
5 Mickey Lolich 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 33
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 27
5 2 tied 26