On This Day

Monday, April 26, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 10 6 .625 --
Orioles 10 6 .625 0.0
Senators 10 8 .556 1.0
Tigers 8 9 .471 2.5
Yankees 6 10 .375 4.0
Indians 5 11 .313 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 6 .714 --
Angels 10 9 .526 4.0
Twins 9 9 .500 4.5
Royals 9 10 .474 5.0
Brewers 7 9 .438 5.5
White Sox 6 12 .333 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 8 4 .667 --
Cardinals 12 8 .600 0.0
Pirates 10 8 .556 1.0
Mets 8 7 .533 1.5
Cubs 7 11 .389 4.0
Phillies 6 10 .375 4.0

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 11 .450 5.5
Reds 5 11 .313 7.5
Padres 5 12 .294 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Kranepool 4
2 Cleon Jones 3
3 Tommie Agee 2
3 Bernie Allen 2
3 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Tommy McCraw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 3
1 Dick McAuliffe 3
3 Ken Berry 2
3 Tony Conigliaro 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Rick Monday 1
1 Jim Northrup 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.60
2 Vida Blue 1.50
3 Pat Dobson 1.17
4 Tom Seaver 1.14
5 Steve Dunning 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 Joe Niekro 1
1 Jim Perry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Rudy May 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
4 Pat Dobson 7
5 Joe Niekro 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Zepp 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .408
2 Willie Davis .387
3 Tony Oliva .375
3 Ted Simmons .375
5 Woody Woodward .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
2 Hank Aaron 7
2 Tony Oliva 7
4 Johnny Bench 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 21
2 Harmon Killebrew 18
2 Jim Northrup 18
4 Joe Torre 17
5 2 tied 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 Rudy May 1.03
5 Vida Blue 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Cecil Upshaw 5
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 Tom Seaver 4
5 16 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 49
2 Tom Seaver 45
3 Rudy May 31
4 Fergie Jenkins 29
5 Bob Gibson 28

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 .361
2 Roberto Clemente .332
3 Carl Yastrzemski .332
4 Willie Davis .330
5 Tony Oliva .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Bobby Tolan 53
3 Bobby Bonds 44
4 Bert Campaneris 43
5 Joe Morgan 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.49
2 Jim Palmer 2.63
3 Tom Seaver 2.70
4 Dick Bosman 2.73
5 Sonny Siebert 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
2 Dave McNally 24
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Jim Perry 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 291
2 Sam McDowell 290
3 Fergie Jenkins 286
4 Bob Gibson 281
5 2 tied 218

Saves

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