On This Day

Thursday, April 15, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 6 1 .857 --
Indians 3 3 .500 2.5
Yankees 4 4 .500 2.5
Senators 4 5 .444 3.0
Red Sox 3 4 .429 3.0
Tigers 3 5 .375 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 5 3 .625 --
Athletics 6 4 .600 0.0
Angels 5 4 .556 0.5
Twins 4 5 .444 1.5
Royals 4 6 .400 2.0
White Sox 3 6 .333 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 3 .625 --
Mets 3 2 .600 0.5
Cardinals 4 5 .444 1.5
Cubs 4 5 .444 1.5
Phillies 3 4 .429 1.5
Expos 2 3 .400 1.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 2 .778 --
Astros 6 5 .545 2.0
Braves 4 4 .500 2.5
Reds 3 4 .429 3.0
Dodgers 4 6 .400 3.5
Padres 3 5 .375 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Pepitone 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Bobby Murcer 3
2 Joe Rudi 3
2 Paul Schaal 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Fran Healy 1
1 Don Mincher 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 4
2 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Chris Cannizzaro 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Dick Green 1
1 Ken Harrelson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Stottlemyre 1.00
2 Jim Palmer 0.64
3 Larry Dierker 0.62
4 Bruce Dal Canton 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Downing 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Jim Hannan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 7
1 Mel Stottlemyre 7
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 Bruce Dal Canton 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .500
2 Lou Brock .444
3 Jackie Hernandez .433
3 Al Kaline .433
5 Harmon Killebrew .424

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
3 Boog Powell 11
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Bobby Murcer 3
2 Cesar Tovar 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
1 Steve Kline 0.00
1 Cecil Upshaw 0.00
4 Dick Bosman 0.53
5 Vida Blue 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 2
1 Bert Blyleven 2
1 Steve Carlton 2
1 Ray Culp 2
1 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 20
2 Gaylord Perry 17
3 Larry Dierker 15
3 Tom Hall 15
3 Bart Johnson 15

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 .363
2 Roberto Clemente .344
3 Billy Williams .333
4 Alex Johnson .326
5 Tony Oliva .325

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 148
2 Billy Williams 134
3 Frank Howard 125
4 Tony Perez 124
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Bert Campaneris 41
5 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.62
2 Tom Seaver 2.68
3 Jim Palmer 2.69
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 267
5 Gaylord Perry 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 32
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 27
5 2 tied 26