On This Day

Wednesday, April 14, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 5 1 .833 --
Indians 3 2 .600 1.5
Yankees 4 3 .571 1.5
Senators 4 5 .444 2.5
Red Sox 3 4 .429 2.5
Tigers 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 4 3 .571 --
Athletics 5 4 .556 0.0
Twins 4 4 .500 0.5
Angels 4 4 .500 0.5
Royals 4 5 .444 1.0
White Sox 3 5 .375 1.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 3 .625 --
Mets 3 2 .600 0.5
Cardinals 4 4 .500 1.0
Phillies 3 4 .429 1.5
Expos 2 3 .400 1.5
Cubs 3 5 .375 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 2 .750 --
Astros 6 4 .600 1.0
Braves 4 4 .500 2.0
Reds 3 4 .429 2.5
Padres 3 4 .429 2.5
Dodgers 3 6 .333 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Kaline 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Jim Beauchamp 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 Jim Beauchamp 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Tony Gonzalez 3
1 Diego Segui 3
4 Jim Beauchamp 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Griffin 1.25
2 Jerry Reuss 0.88
3 Bob Moose 0.75
4 Tom Hall 0.70
5 Jim Slaton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 10
2 Tom Hall 7
2 Tommy John 7
2 Jerry Reuss 7
5 Bob Moose 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Gerry Janeski 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .524
2 Al Kaline .462
3 Harmon Killebrew .448
4 Lou Brock .438
5 Jackie Hernandez .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
4 Johnny Bench 4
4 Willie Mays 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 14
2 Willie Stargell 12
3 Willie Mays 11
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 Luis Aparicio 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 Freddie Patek 3
4 Jose Cardenal 2
4 8 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 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 20
2 Gaylord Perry 17
3 Tom Hall 15
4 Fergie Jenkins 14
4 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 2
1 Clay Carroll 2
1 Frank Linzy 2
1 Chuck Machemehl 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Roberto Clemente .343
3 Billy Williams .333
4 Alex Johnson .327
5 Tony Oliva .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 48
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 149
2 Billy Williams 135
3 Willie McCovey 126
4 Frank Howard 125
4 Tony Perez 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 52
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Bert Campaneris 41
5 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.62
2 Jim Palmer 2.65
3 Tom Seaver 2.68
4 Dick Bosman 2.75
5 Tom Hall 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 294
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