On This Day

Monday, April 19, 1971

Standings

AL East

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

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 8 4 .667 --
Athletics 9 5 .643 0.0
Brewers 6 5 .545 1.5
Royals 6 8 .429 3.0
Twins 5 8 .385 3.5
White Sox 4 9 .308 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 5 3 .625 --
Pirates 7 5 .583 0.0
Mets 5 4 .556 0.5
Cardinals 7 6 .538 0.5
Cubs 4 9 .308 3.5
Phillies 3 7 .300 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 2 .857 --
Braves 7 4 .636 3.5
Astros 8 6 .571 4.0
Dodgers 6 8 .429 6.0
Reds 3 7 .300 7.0
Padres 3 9 .250 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 3
1 Cesar Tovar 3
3 Ollie Brown 2
3 Jose Cardenal 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Roy Foster 1
1 Ken Harrelson 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Bob Oliver 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Bob Oliver 4
3 Ken Harrelson 3
3 Cookie Rojas 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Tony Oliva 1
1 Amos Otis 1
1 Lou Piniella 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Roberts 0.50
2 Alan Foster 0.38
2 Jim Kaat 0.38
4 Mike Nagy 0.33
4 Jim Rooker 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 Steve Mingori 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Bryant 8
2 Dave Roberts 5
3 Moe Drabowsky 4
3 Bill Lee 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Lamb 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .426
2 Ted Simmons .395
3 Cesar Tovar .393
4 Nate Colbert .390
5 Frank Robinson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Willie Mays 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 15
1 Willie Stargell 15
3 Nate Colbert 14
4 Luis Aparicio 12
4 Harmon Killebrew 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 5
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
4 Sandy Alomar 3
4 6 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 .364
2 Roberto Clemente .339
3 Joe Torre .328
4 Alex Johnson .327
5 Carl Yastrzemski .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 146
2 Billy Williams 124
3 Frank Howard 123
4 Boog Powell 122
5 Harmon Killebrew 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 50
3 Bobby Bonds 46
4 Bert Campaneris 42
5 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.54
2 Dick Bosman 2.62
3 Jim Palmer 2.64
4 Tom Seaver 2.68
5 Tom Hall 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Bob Gibson 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 293
2 Sam McDowell 287
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