On This Day

Wednesday, April 28, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 11 7 .611 --
Orioles 11 7 .611 --
Senators 12 8 .600 --
Tigers 9 10 .474 2.5
Yankees 7 10 .412 3.5
Indians 6 12 .333 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 7 .696 --
Angels 11 10 .524 4.0
Royals 10 11 .476 5.0
Twins 9 11 .450 5.5
Brewers 8 10 .444 5.5
White Sox 6 13 .316 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 8 5 .615 --
Mets 10 7 .588 --
Pirates 11 9 .550 0.5
Cardinals 12 10 .545 0.5
Cubs 8 11 .421 3.0
Phillies 6 12 .333 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 5 .762 --
Dodgers 12 10 .545 4.5
Astros 11 11 .500 5.5
Braves 9 10 .474 6.0
Reds 7 11 .389 7.5
Padres 5 14 .263 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Barton 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 3
1 George Foster 3
1 Ed Kranepool 3
1 Duke Sims 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bud Harrelson 2
1 Dave Marshall 2
3 Ken Berry 1
3 Dave Concepcion 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hands 1.29
2 Tom Hall 1.00
3 Clyde Wright 0.83
4 Jim McGlothlin 0.78
5 Catfish Hunter 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hands 9
2 Mickey Lolich 8
2 Sam McDowell 8
4 Jim McGlothlin 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Steve Mingori 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .425
2 Tony Oliva .397
3 Joe Torre .386
4 Bobby Murcer .379
5 Willie Stargell .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 11
2 Hank Aaron 8
3 Johnny Bench 7
3 Tony Oliva 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 26
2 Harmon Killebrew 20
3 Carl Yastrzemski 19
4 Hank Aaron 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Bud Harrelson 9
3 Vada Pinson 6
4 Ralph Garr 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 0.44
2 Tom Bradley 0.82
3 Rudy May 1.03
4 Sonny Siebert 1.15
5 Vida Blue 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Cecil Upshaw 5
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 Mickey Lolich 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 49
2 Tom Seaver 45
3 Mickey Lolich 34
4 Tom Hall 33
5 Gaylord Perry 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 5
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
2 Al Severinsen 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Murcer .455
2 Ralph Garr .440
3 Joe Torre .424
4 Carl Yastrzemski .419
5 Tony Oliva .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Tony Oliva 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Willie Stargell 16
3 Carl Yastrzemski 14
4 Sal Bando 13
5 Hank Aaron 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bud Harrelson 8
3 Vada Pinson 6
4 Ralph Garr 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 0.50
2 Mike Hedlund 0.55
3 Tom Bradley 0.56
3 Ray Lamb 0.56
5 John Cumberland 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 31
2 Rudy May 30
3 Vida Blue 29
4 Tom Hall 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Ken Tatum 4
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .356
2 Carl Yastrzemski .333
3 Tony Oliva .332
4 Roberto Clemente .331
5 Joe Torre .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Carl Yastrzemski 43
3 Frank Howard 41
3 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 147
2 Frank Howard 122
2 Harmon Killebrew 122
4 Boog Powell 121
5 Hank Aaron 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Bobby Tolan 53
3 Bobby Bonds 43
3 Bert Campaneris 43
5 Joe Morgan 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.51
2 Jim Palmer 2.63
3 Tom Hall 2.70
4 Dick Bosman 2.73
5 Tom Seaver 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 290
2 Tom Seaver 285
3 Fergie Jenkins 280
4 Bob Gibson 266
5 Mickey Lolich 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 28
5 2 tied 26