On This Day

Sunday, April 18, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 8 2 .800 --
Red Sox 5 5 .500 3.0
Senators 6 6 .500 3.0
Yankees 5 6 .455 3.5
Indians 4 5 .444 3.5
Tigers 4 7 .364 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 8 4 .667 --
Athletics 9 5 .643 --
Brewers 6 5 .545 1.5
Royals 6 7 .462 2.5
Twins 4 8 .333 4.0
White Sox 4 9 .308 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 5 3 .625 --
Pirates 7 5 .583 --
Cardinals 7 5 .583 --
Mets 5 4 .556 0.5
Cubs 4 9 .308 3.5
Phillies 3 7 .300 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 2 .846 --
Braves 7 4 .636 3.0
Astros 8 6 .571 3.5
Dodgers 5 8 .385 6.0
Reds 3 7 .300 6.5
Padres 3 8 .273 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Pete Rose 5
1 Bobby Wine 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fran Healy 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Paul Blair 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Bud Harrelson 2
1 Vada Pinson 2
4 Bert Campaneris 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wally Bunker 2.00
1 Tom Hall 2.00
1 Luke Walker 2.00
4 Gary Gentry 1.50
5 Vida Blue 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luke Walker 12
2 Vida Blue 11
3 Bill Stoneman 9
4 Wally Bunker 8
4 Tom Hall 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Mel Queen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .429
2 Ralph Garr .426
3 Lou Brock .410
4 Nate Colbert .395
5 Frank Robinson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Willie Mays 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 15
1 Willie Stargell 15
3 Nate Colbert 14
4 Luis Aparicio 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 5
2 Ralph Garr 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Bert Campaneris 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.37
2 Al Downing 0.61
3 Juan Marichal 0.67
4 Tom Bradley 0.69
5 Tom Seaver 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 31
2 Tom Seaver 28
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Tom Hall 23
5 Tom Bradley 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 Mel Queen 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .363
2 Roberto Clemente .339
3 Joe Torre .328
4 Alex Johnson .326
5 Bobby Tolan .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 46
2 Billy Williams 43
3 Frank Howard 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
4 Carl Yastrzemski 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 147
2 Billy Williams 128
3 Frank Howard 123
4 Boog Powell 122
5 Tony Perez 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 46
4 Bert Campaneris 42
5 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.55
2 Jim Palmer 2.64
3 Tom Seaver 2.68
4 Tom Hall 2.72
5 Dick Bosman 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Bob Gibson 24
2 Dave McNally 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 297
2 Tom Seaver 293
3 Bob Gibson 276
4 Fergie Jenkins 275
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