On This Day

Saturday, May 8, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 8 .692 --
Orioles 16 9 .640 1.5
Tigers 13 13 .500 5.0
Senators 13 15 .464 6.0
Yankees 12 14 .462 6.0
Indians 8 19 .296 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 11 .633 --
Angels 16 14 .533 3.0
Royals 14 14 .500 4.0
Twins 14 15 .483 4.5
Brewers 11 15 .423 6.0
White Sox 10 17 .370 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 16 9 .640 --
Pirates 17 11 .607 0.5
Cardinals 16 13 .552 2.0
Expos 11 9 .550 2.5
Cubs 12 16 .429 5.5
Phillies 8 17 .320 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 8 .724 --
Astros 14 14 .500 6.5
Braves 14 14 .500 6.5
Dodgers 15 16 .484 7.0
Reds 11 16 .407 9.0
Padres 8 20 .286 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cito Gaston 5
2 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Ivan Murrell 4
2 Tony Oliva 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 2
1 Lee May 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cito Gaston 4
1 Tony Oliva 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Thurman Munson 1
1 Ron Theobald 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 1.50
2 Steve Arlin 1.00
2 Sonny Siebert 1.00
4 Gary Nolan 0.70
5 Tom Phoebus 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Arlin 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Arlin 8
2 Gary Nolan 7
2 Sonny Siebert 7
4 Ken Holtzman 6
4 Tom Phoebus 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .405
2 Tony Oliva .395
3 Willie Mays .388
4 Felix Millan .381
5 Lou Brock .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
3 Johnny Bench 11
4 Tony Oliva 9
5 Nate Colbert 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Hank Aaron 27
3 Harmon Killebrew 24
4 Boog Powell 23
5 Nate Colbert 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bud Harrelson 12
3 Vada Pinson 10
4 Amos Otis 9
5 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.02
2 Ray Lamb 1.30
3 Larry Dierker 1.37
4 Tom Bradley 1.47
5 Tom Seaver 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 7
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 69
2 Tom Seaver 62
3 Mickey Lolich 49
4 Fergie Jenkins 48
5 Tom Bradley 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Ken Tatum 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Sparky Lyle 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .441
2 Felix Millan .431
3 Tony Oliva .429
4 Ralph Garr .421
5 Harmon Killebrew .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Tony Oliva 6
4 Cito Gaston 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 15
2 Leo Cardenas 13
2 Tony Oliva 13
4 Harmon Killebrew 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Bud Harrelson 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Amos Otis 6
2 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.33
2 Bruce Dal Canton 0.51
3 Larry Dierker 0.72
4 Steve Carlton 1.13
5 Jerry Koosman 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 30
2 Vida Blue 29
3 Fergie Jenkins 27
4 Tom Seaver 25
4 Don Sutton 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Wayne Granger 4
1 Ken Tatum 4
4 Danny Frisella 3
4 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .333
2 Tony Oliva .333
3 Carl Yastrzemski .331
4 Roberto Clemente .329
5 Willie Davis .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 49
2 Willie Stargell 40
2 Billy Williams 40
2 Carl Yastrzemski 40
5 Hank Aaron 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 145
2 Ron Santo 119
3 Hank Aaron 118
4 Harmon Killebrew 116
5 3 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bobby Tolan 49
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Bert Campaneris 44
5 Bobby Bonds 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.43
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Luke Walker 2.64
4 Tom Hall 2.69
5 Tom Seaver 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 292
2 Tom Seaver 284
3 Sam McDowell 274
4 Bob Gibson 267
5 Mickey Lolich 223

Saves

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