On This Day

Friday, April 30, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 7 .632 --
Orioles 12 8 .600 0.5
Senators 12 10 .545 1.5
Tigers 10 10 .500 2.5
Yankees 8 10 .444 3.5
Indians 6 14 .300 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 8 .680 --
Angels 12 11 .522 4.0
Royals 11 11 .500 4.5
Twins 9 12 .429 6.0
Brewers 8 11 .421 6.0
White Sox 8 13 .381 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 12 7 .632 --
Expos 9 6 .600 1.0
Pirates 12 10 .545 1.5
Cardinals 13 11 .542 1.5
Cubs 8 13 .381 5.0
Phillies 7 12 .368 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 5 .783 --
Dodgers 13 11 .542 5.5
Astros 11 12 .478 7.0
Braves 10 11 .476 7.0
Reds 8 12 .400 8.5
Padres 5 16 .238 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 3
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Willie Horton 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Ollie Brown 3
1 Tommy Davis 3
1 Willie Horton 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bud Harrelson 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 0.90
2 Bart Johnson 0.89
3 Jim McAndrew 0.86
4 Juan Marichal 0.60
5 2 tied 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Bart Johnson 8
3 Joe Coleman 6
3 Juan Marichal 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Rich Robertson 1
1 Bill Zepp 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .411
2 Tony Oliva .397
3 Bobby Murcer .377
4 Rusty Staub .368
5 Joe Torre .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 11
2 Johnny Bench 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
4 Bobby Bonds 7
4 Tony Oliva 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 27
2 Harmon Killebrew 21
3 Carl Yastrzemski 20
4 Jim Northrup 19
4 Boog Powell 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Bud Harrelson 10
3 Amos Otis 7
3 Vada Pinson 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 1.03
2 Tom Bradley 1.15
2 Sonny Siebert 1.15
4 Vida Blue 1.20
5 Tom Seaver 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 Mickey Lolich 4
3 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 58
2 Tom Seaver 45
3 Mickey Lolich 34
4 Tom Hall 33
4 Rudy May 33

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .429
1 Tony Oliva .429
3 Bobby Murcer .415
4 Ed Kranepool .412
5 Joe Torre .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Tony Oliva 5
4 Sal Bando 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Willie Stargell 15
2 Carl Yastrzemski 15
4 Sal Bando 13
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Bud Harrelson 9
3 Vada Pinson 6
4 Ralph Garr 5
4 Amos Otis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Dierker 0.50
2 Ray Lamb 0.61
3 Chris Short 0.74
4 Bill Hands 1.06
5 Ron Bryant 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Tom Bradley 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 38
2 Rudy May 32
3 Tom Seaver 31
4 Mickey Lolich 24
5 Rollie Fingers 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Ken Tatum 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Tony Oliva .334
3 Carl Yastrzemski .334
4 Joe Torre .332
5 Roberto Clemente .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 49
2 Carl Yastrzemski 43
3 Harmon Killebrew 41
4 Willie Stargell 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Harmon Killebrew 123
3 Frank Howard 117
3 Boog Powell 117
5 3 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bobby Tolan 52
3 Bobby Bonds 44
4 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Joe Morgan 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.48
2 Jim Palmer 2.63
3 Tom Hall 2.70
4 Tom Seaver 2.76
5 Luke Walker 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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