On This Day

Sunday, April 25, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 10 5 .667 --
Red Sox 10 6 .625 0.5
Senators 10 7 .588 1.0
Tigers 7 9 .438 3.5
Yankees 6 10 .375 4.5
Indians 5 10 .333 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 6 .700 --
Angels 9 9 .500 4.0
Royals 9 9 .500 4.0
Twins 8 9 .471 4.5
Brewers 7 9 .438 5.0
White Sox 6 12 .333 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 8 4 .667 --
Cardinals 12 7 .632 -0.5
Pirates 10 8 .556 1.0
Mets 7 7 .500 2.0
Cubs 7 11 .389 4.0
Phillies 5 10 .333 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 5 .737 --
Dodgers 11 9 .550 3.5
Braves 9 8 .529 4.0
Astros 9 10 .474 5.0
Reds 5 11 .313 7.5
Padres 5 12 .294 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 6
2 Tommy Helms 4
2 Enzo Hernandez 4
4 Johnny Callison 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Oliva 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick McAuliffe 5
2 Johnny Callison 3
2 Vic Davalillo 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Ty Cline 1
2 Ralph Garr 1
2 Bud Harrelson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.40
1 Bill Stoneman 1.40
3 George Stone 1.00
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.89
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Mickey Lolich 7
2 Bill Stoneman 7
2 George Stone 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 Al Severinsen 1
1 Ken Tatum 1
1 Ken Wright 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .408
2 Ted Simmons .396
3 Willie Davis .387
4 Don Buford .378
5 Woody Woodward .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
2 Hank Aaron 7
3 Johnny Bench 6
3 Orlando Cepeda 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 21
2 Jim Northrup 18
3 Joe Torre 17
4 Nate Colbert 16
4 Willie Mays 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bud Harrelson 7
3 Ralph Garr 5
3 Freddie Patek 5
3 Vada Pinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 0.44
2 Sonny Siebert 0.54
3 Tom Bradley 0.82
4 Tom Seaver 1.19
5 Bob Johnson 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cecil Upshaw 5
2 Vida Blue 4
2 Steve Carlton 4
4 Dick Drago 3
4 15 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 40
2 Tom Seaver 37
3 Fergie Jenkins 29
4 Tom Bradley 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Al Severinsen 4
1 Ken Tatum 4
4 Ted Abernathy 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .363
2 Roberto Clemente .336
3 Carl Yastrzemski .332
4 Tony Oliva .329
5 Willie Davis .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 46
2 Carl Yastrzemski 43
3 Frank Howard 41
3 Billy Williams 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 145
2 Frank Howard 122
3 Boog Powell 121
3 Ron Santo 121
5 Harmon Killebrew 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Bobby Tolan 53
3 Bobby Bonds 45
4 Bert Campaneris 43
5 Joe Morgan 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.49
2 Jim Palmer 2.66
3 Tom Seaver 2.73
4 Dick Bosman 2.73
5 Tom Hall 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
2 Dave McNally 24
2 Gaylord Perry 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 290
2 Fergie Jenkins 286
3 Tom Seaver 283
4 Bob Gibson 279
5 Bob Johnson 222

Saves

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