On This Day

Tuesday, May 11, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 9 .679 --
Orioles 17 12 .586 2.5
Tigers 14 15 .483 5.5
Yankees 13 14 .481 5.5
Senators 13 16 .448 6.5
Indians 10 19 .345 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 12 .636 --
Royals 16 15 .516 4.0
Angels 17 16 .515 4.0
Twins 15 16 .484 5.0
Brewers 12 15 .444 6.0
White Sox 10 18 .357 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 19 9 .679 --
Pirates 19 11 .633 1.0
Cardinals 18 14 .563 3.0
Expos 12 11 .522 4.5
Cubs 14 17 .452 6.5
Phillies 9 19 .321 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 9 .727 --
Dodgers 16 17 .485 8.0
Braves 15 16 .484 8.0
Astros 14 17 .452 9.0
Reds 11 19 .367 11.5
Padres 9 21 .300 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 4
1 Mike Epstein 4
1 Merv Rettenmund 4
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Torre 2
2 Ken Berry 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Dunning 4
1 Dave Marshall 4
1 Rick Monday 4
1 Joe Torre 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Billy Cowan 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hands 1.00
1 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 Claude Osteen 0.86
4 Nolan Ryan 0.80
5 Dock Ellis 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Dock Ellis 6
3 Claude Osteen 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Frank Linzy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .407
2 Ralph Garr .406
3 Willie Davis .395
4 Felix Millan .383
5 Willie Mays .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
3 Johnny Bench 11
4 Orlando Cepeda 9
4 Tony Oliva 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Hank Aaron 28
3 Harmon Killebrew 26
3 Joe Torre 26
5 Boog Powell 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.02
2 Tom Bradley 1.47
3 Tom Seaver 1.60
4 Ron Bryant 1.73
5 Juan Marichal 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 78
2 Tom Seaver 62
3 Fergie Jenkins 60
4 Mickey Lolich 54
5 Gaylord Perry 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
2 Ken Tatum 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Frank Linzy 5
3 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .462
2 Tony Oliva .444
3 Felix Millan .438
4 Jerry Grote .426
5 2 tied .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Willie McCovey 5
4 Cito Gaston 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 15
2 Roberto Clemente 12
2 Willie McCovey 12
2 Reggie Smith 12
2 Willie Stargell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bud Harrelson 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Joe Morgan 5
1 Amos Otis 5
1 Vada Pinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Bruce Dal Canton 0.34
3 Wilbur Wood 0.61
4 Vida Blue 0.67
5 Nolan Ryan 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Bruce Dal Canton 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
2 Vida Blue 29
3 Mickey Lolich 28
4 Jim Palmer 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Mudcat Grant 4
1 Wayne Granger 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .417
2 Tony Oliva .398
3 Ralph Garr .396
4 Felix Millan .373
5 Willie Mays .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 Hank Aaron 10
3 Orlando Cepeda 9
3 Willie Stargell 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 25
1 Willie Stargell 25
3 Harmon Killebrew 23
4 Boog Powell 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bud Harrelson 11
3 Vada Pinson 10
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.00
1 Ray Lamb 1.00
3 Tom Bradley 1.34
4 Tom Seaver 1.40
5 Nolan Ryan 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 7
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Sonny Siebert 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 63
2 Tom Seaver 58
3 Fergie Jenkins 46
4 Mickey Lolich 44
5 Gaylord Perry 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .337
2 Tony Oliva .336
3 Joe Torre .333
4 Roberto Clemente .329
5 Felix Millan .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Billy Williams 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Ron Santo 119
3 Harmon Killebrew 116
4 Orlando Cepeda 115
5 Hank Aaron 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Bobby Tolan 49
3 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bobby Bonds 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.57
2 Dock Ellis 2.58
3 Luke Walker 2.67
4 Jim Palmer 2.68
5 Tom Seaver 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Bob Gibson 24
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Jim Perry 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 296
2 Tom Seaver 284
3 Sam McDowell 266
4 Bob Gibson 261
5 Gaylord Perry 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Dave Giusti 29
2 Ron Perranoski 29
4 Lindy McDaniel 28
5 2 tied 27