On This Day

Thursday, April 22, 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

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 12 5 .706 --
Angels 8 7 .533 3.0
Brewers 6 7 .462 4.0
Twins 6 8 .429 4.5
White Sox 6 9 .400 5.0
Royals 6 9 .400 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 6 .625 --
Pirates 9 6 .600 0.5
Expos 5 4 .556 1.5
Mets 6 5 .545 1.5
Phillies 4 8 .333 4.0
Cubs 5 10 .333 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 4 .750 --
Braves 8 6 .571 3.0
Astros 9 7 .563 3.0
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 Richie Hebner 3
2 Dave Cash 2
2 Ralph Garr 2
2 Ed Herrmann 2
2 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Herrmann 1
1 Carlos May 1
1 Jim Spencer 1
1 Willie Stargell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 Carlos May 3
3 Felix Millan 2
3 Rick Monday 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Don Kessinger 1
1 Dave May 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.29
2 Larry Dierker 0.86
3 Steve Carlton 0.62
3 Marty Pattin 0.62
5 Bill Hands 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Larry Dierker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Larry Dierker 6
3 Tom Bradley 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Marty Pattin 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .400
2 Ralph Garr .390
3 Willie Davis .387
4 Willie Mays .383
5 Joe Torre .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
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 21
2 Jim Northrup 17
3 Willie Mays 15
4 Nate Colbert 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bud Harrelson 6
2 Freddie Patek 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.37
2 Tom Bradley 0.82
3 Bob Johnson 1.00
4 Juan Marichal 1.03
5 Al Downing 1.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 40
2 Tom Seaver 37
3 Tom Bradley 27
3 Gaylord Perry 27
5 Bob Gibson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 Mel Queen 3
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .364
2 Roberto Clemente .336
3 Carl Yastrzemski .330
4 Joe Torre .329
5 Willie Davis .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Frank Howard 43
3 Carl Yastrzemski 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
4 Billy Williams 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Frank Howard 125
3 Boog Powell 121
4 Billy Williams 120
5 Ron Santo 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 53
1 Bobby Tolan 53
3 Bobby Bonds 46
4 Bert Campaneris 43
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 Fergie Jenkins 281
4 Bob Gibson 279
5 Gaylord Perry 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 27
5 2 tied 26