On This Day

Saturday, April 17, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 7 2 .778 --
Yankees 5 5 .500 2.5
Senators 5 5 .500 2.5
Red Sox 4 5 .444 3.0
Indians 3 4 .429 3.0
Tigers 4 6 .400 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 7 4 .636 --
Athletics 7 5 .583 0.5
Brewers 5 4 .556 1.0
Royals 5 6 .455 2.0
White Sox 4 7 .364 3.0
Twins 4 7 .364 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 6 4 .600 --
Mets 4 3 .571 0.5
Cardinals 6 5 .545 0.5
Expos 3 3 .500 1.0
Cubs 4 7 .364 2.5
Phillies 3 6 .333 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 2 .818 --
Braves 6 4 .600 2.5
Astros 7 6 .538 3.0
Dodgers 5 7 .417 4.5
Reds 3 5 .375 4.5
Padres 3 7 .300 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Horton 5
2 Matty Alou 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
1 Jerry Moses 2
1 Earl Williams 2
4 Dick Allen 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 6
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Jerry Moses 3
2 George Scott 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 1.25
2 Steve Blass 1.12
3 Dick Drago 0.71
4 Gaylord Perry 0.64
5 Jerry Koosman 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Bradley 10
2 Steve Blass 9
3 Gaylord Perry 7
3 Bill Singer 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .444
2 Al Kaline .421
2 Willie Mays .421
4 Ted Simmons .419
5 Ralph Garr .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Willie Mays 5
5 Johnny Bench 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 15
2 Nate Colbert 14
3 Willie Stargell 13
4 Luis Aparicio 11
4 Boog Powell 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 Bobby Murcer 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.54
2 Sonny Siebert 0.59
3 Al Downing 0.61
4 Juan Marichal 0.67
5 Tom Bradley 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Cecil Upshaw 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 28
2 Gaylord Perry 24
3 Tom Bradley 22
4 Vida Blue 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Clay Carroll 2
2 Denny Lemaster 2
2 Frank Linzy 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .363
2 Roberto Clemente .340
3 Billy Williams .327
4 Joe Torre .327
5 Alex Johnson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Billy Williams 43
3 Frank Howard 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 Carl Yastrzemski 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Billy Williams 131
3 Frank Howard 123
4 Tony Perez 122
4 Boog Powell 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 44
4 Bert Campaneris 42
5 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.60
2 Diego Segui 2.63
3 Jim Palmer 2.64
4 Dick Bosman 2.79
4 Tom Hall 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Bob Gibson 24
2 Dave McNally 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 301
2 Sam McDowell 294
3 Fergie Jenkins 284
4 Bob Gibson 276
5 Gaylord Perry 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 27
4 Darold Knowles 27