On This Day

Monday, May 3, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 14 8 .636 --
Orioles 13 9 .591 1.0
Senators 12 12 .500 3.0
Yankees 10 11 .476 3.5
Tigers 10 12 .455 4.0
Indians 8 15 .348 6.5

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 10 .643 --
Angels 14 11 .560 2.5
Royals 12 12 .500 4.0
White Sox 10 13 .435 5.5
Twins 10 14 .417 6.0
Brewers 9 13 .409 6.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 14 8 .636 --
Pirates 14 10 .583 1.0
Expos 9 7 .563 2.0
Cardinals 14 12 .538 2.0
Cubs 10 14 .417 5.0
Phillies 8 14 .364 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 6 .760 --
Braves 12 11 .522 6.0
Dodgers 13 13 .500 6.5
Astros 12 13 .480 7.0
Reds 9 13 .409 8.5
Padres 5 18 .217 13.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Jerry Grote 4
3 Lou Brock 2
3 Johnny Callison 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Jim Beauchamp 1
2 Jerry Grote 1
2 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Denny Doyle 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 0.79
2 Chris Zachary 0.43
3 Gary Gentry 0.42
4 Barry Lersch 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Lersch 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 11
2 Chris Zachary 6
3 Gary Gentry 5
4 Barry Lersch 3
4 Tug McGraw 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hoerner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .400
2 Tony Oliva .391
3 Willie Mays .368
4 Felix Millan .362
5 Rusty Staub .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Willie Stargell 11
3 Johnny Bench 9
4 Bobby Bonds 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 28
2 Hank Aaron 23
2 Harmon Killebrew 23
4 Jim Northrup 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Bud Harrelson 10
3 Vada Pinson 9
4 Amos Otis 7
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Bryant 0.95
2 Tom Bradley 1.15
3 Vida Blue 1.20
4 Larry Dierker 1.38
5 Al Downing 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
4 Larry Dierker 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 58
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Fergie Jenkins 36
3 Mickey Lolich 36
3 Gaylord Perry 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Ken Tatum 5
4 Ted Abernathy 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .442
2 Jim Northrup .415
3 Willie Stargell .405
4 Richie Hebner .389
5 Bob Watson .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Tony Oliva 5
2 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Hank Aaron 13
2 Willie Stargell 13
4 Richie Hebner 12
4 Carl Yastrzemski 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Bud Harrelson 7
3 Vada Pinson 6
4 Amos Otis 5
5 Jim Northrup 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Larry Dierker 0.67
3 Chris Short 0.74
4 Don Gullett 0.98
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 27
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Catfish Hunter 25
3 Tom Seaver 25
5 Rudy May 23

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .351
2 Tony Oliva .334
3 Carl Yastrzemski .334
4 Joe Torre .331
5 Willie Davis .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 48
2 Carl Yastrzemski 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
3 Harmon Killebrew 40
3 Billy Williams 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 145
2 Harmon Killebrew 123
3 Hank Aaron 119
3 Ron Santo 119
5 Boog Powell 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bobby Tolan 50
3 Bert Campaneris 44
4 Bobby Bonds 43
4 Joe Morgan 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.48
2 Jim Palmer 2.63
3 Tom Hall 2.75
4 Luke Walker 2.79
5 Andy Messersmith 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 287
2 Sam McDowell 284
3 Tom Seaver 283
4 Bob Gibson 260
5 Mickey Lolich 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Ron Perranoski 31
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Dave Giusti 28
5 2 tied 26