On This Day

Wednesday, April 21, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 8 4 .667 --
Senators 8 6 .571 1.0
Red Sox 7 6 .538 1.5
Tigers 6 7 .462 2.5
Indians 5 7 .417 3.0
Yankees 5 8 .385 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 11 5 .688 --
Angels 8 6 .571 2.0
Brewers 6 6 .500 3.0
Twins 6 8 .429 4.0
Royals 6 9 .400 4.5
White Sox 5 9 .357 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 6 .600 --
Pirates 8 6 .571 0.5
Expos 5 4 .556 1.0
Mets 6 5 .545 1.0
Phillies 4 7 .364 3.0
Cubs 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 4 .750 --
Braves 8 5 .615 2.5
Astros 8 7 .533 3.5
Dodgers 8 8 .500 4.0
Reds 4 8 .333 6.0
Padres 3 11 .214 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 5
2 Maury Wills 4
2 Carl Yastrzemski 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 3
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 5
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Billy Conigliaro 3
2 Mike Epstein 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bud Harrelson 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.86
2 Bob Gibson 1.50
2 Mickey Lolich 1.50
4 Tom Seaver 1.29
5 Rollie Fingers 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Gerry Janeski 1
1 Ron Klimkowski 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 13
2 Bob Gibson 9
2 Mickey Lolich 9
2 Tom Seaver 9
5 Mel Stottlemyre 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Woody Woodward .417
2 Ted Simmons .391
3 Ralph Garr .389
4 Willie Davis .387
5 Willie Mays .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 9
2 Hank Aaron 6
3 Sal Bando 5
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 20
2 Jim Northrup 17
3 Willie Mays 15
4 Nate Colbert 14
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bud Harrelson 6
2 Freddie Patek 5
3 Ralph Garr 4
3 Vada Pinson 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.37
2 Tom Bradley 0.69
3 Bob Johnson 1.00
4 Juan Marichal 1.03
5 Vida Blue 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 37
2 Vida Blue 31
3 Gaylord Perry 27
4 Bob Gibson 26
5 Bill Singer 24

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 .364
2 Roberto Clemente .341
3 Carl Yastrzemski .330
4 Joe Torre .330
5 Willie Davis .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 146
2 Frank Howard 125
3 Billy Williams 124
4 Harmon Killebrew 121
4 Boog Powell 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 52
3 Bobby Bonds 46
4 Bert Campaneris 42
5 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.51
2 Tom Seaver 2.67
3 Jim Palmer 2.71
4 Tom Hall 2.72
5 Dick Bosman 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 302
2 Sam McDowell 287
3 Bob Gibson 285
4 Fergie Jenkins 281
5 Gaylord Perry 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 2 tied 26