On This Day

Tuesday, April 20, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 8 3 .727 --
Senators 7 6 .538 2.0
Red Sox 6 6 .500 2.5
Indians 5 6 .455 3.0
Tigers 5 7 .417 3.5
Yankees 5 7 .417 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 10 5 .667 --
Angels 8 5 .615 1.0
Brewers 6 6 .500 2.5
Twins 6 8 .429 3.5
Royals 6 9 .400 4.0
White Sox 5 9 .357 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 8 6 .571 --
Expos 5 4 .556 0.5
Pirates 7 6 .538 0.5
Mets 5 5 .500 1.0
Phillies 4 7 .364 2.5
Cubs 5 9 .357 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 3 .800 --
Braves 8 4 .667 2.5
Astros 8 7 .533 4.0
Dodgers 7 8 .467 5.0
Reds 4 7 .364 6.0
Padres 3 10 .231 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Glenn Beckert 3
1 Dave Marshall 3
1 Jim Northrup 3
1 Joe Torre 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Tim Cullen 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Northrup 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Bart Johnson 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
1 Phil Niekro 1.00
3 Tony Cloninger 0.83
4 Ernie McAnally 0.80
5 Catfish Hunter 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 7
2 Reggie Cleveland 6
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .420
2 Willie Mays .383
3 Ted Simmons .381
4 Joe Pepitone .375
4 Joe Torre .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 15
1 Willie Stargell 15
3 Nate Colbert 14
3 Jim Northrup 14
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 5
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Bud Harrelson 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.37
2 Tom Bradley 0.69
3 Tom Seaver 0.78
4 Bob Johnson 1.00
5 Juan Marichal 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 Mel Queen 3
5 9 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .363
2 Roberto Clemente .338
3 Joe Torre .331
4 Alex Johnson .327
5 Carl Yastrzemski .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Frank Howard 124
2 Billy Williams 124
4 Boog Powell 123
5 Harmon Killebrew 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 54
2 Lou Brock 51
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 Tom Seaver 2.68
4 Jim Palmer 2.72
5 Tom Hall 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 293
2 Sam McDowell 287
3 Fergie Jenkins 281
4 Bob Gibson 276
5 Gaylord Perry 218

Saves

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