On This Day

Friday, May 14, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 10 .667 --
Orioles 18 13 .581 2.5
Yankees 15 15 .500 5.0
Tigers 15 16 .484 5.5
Senators 14 18 .438 7.0
Indians 11 20 .355 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 12 .667 --
Twins 17 16 .515 5.5
Angels 17 18 .486 6.5
Royals 16 18 .471 7.0
Brewers 13 17 .433 8.0
White Sox 12 19 .387 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 20 10 .667 --
Pirates 19 13 .594 2.0
Cardinals 19 14 .576 2.5
Expos 12 12 .500 5.0
Cubs 16 17 .485 5.5
Phillies 9 21 .300 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 9 .743 --
Dodgers 17 18 .486 9.0
Braves 16 17 .485 9.0
Astros 15 18 .455 10.0
Reds 12 20 .375 12.5
Padres 10 22 .313 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Staub 4
2 Toby Harrah 3
2 Tommy Helms 3
2 Davey Johnson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brant Alyea 1
1 Bob Aspromonte 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Tom Egan 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Aspromonte 3
2 Ike Brown 2
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Dave Concepcion 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 3
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Lee Richard 2
4 Bobby Bonds 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Kline 1.60
2 Ron Reed 1.33
3 Gary Nolan 0.78
4 Ray Lamb 0.71
5 Sonny Siebert 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Kline 8
1 Ron Reed 8
3 Denny McLain 7
3 Gary Nolan 7
3 Sonny Siebert 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .407
2 Ralph Garr .397
3 Willie Davis .394
4 Felix Millan .377
5 Willie Mays .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
2 Johnny Bench 12
4 Orlando Cepeda 10
5 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 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bud Harrelson 12
3 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Amos Otis 10
3 Vada Pinson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Lamb 1.23
2 Tom Bradley 1.27
3 Vida Blue 1.27
4 Sonny Siebert 1.61
5 Ron Bryant 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Sonny Siebert 6
5 12 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 81
2 Tom Seaver 72
3 Fergie Jenkins 60
4 Mickey Lolich 54
5 Denny McLain 49

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maury Wills .476
2 Willie Davis .469
3 Lou Brock .444
4 Rick Reichardt .436
5 Willie McCovey .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Billy Williams 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 14
2 Ken Henderson 11
2 Willie McCovey 11
4 Hank Aaron 10
4 5 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Larry Bowa 5
2 Amos Otis 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Dal Canton 0.00
1 Ray Corbin 0.00
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
4 Chuck Dobson 0.69
5 Bill Parsons 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Johnson 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Ray Corbin 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 32
2 Fergie Jenkins 31
3 Ken Holtzman 28
4 Tom Seaver 27
5 Bill Stoneman 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 4
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .416
2 Willie Davis .402
3 Ralph Garr .396
4 Felix Millan .394
5 Bobby Murcer .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
1 Johnny Bench 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 23
1 Ron Santo 23
1 Willie Stargell 23
4 Hank Aaron 22
5 Boog Powell 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Bud Harrelson 11
3 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Vada Pinson 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Lamb 1.00
2 Tom Bradley 1.34
3 Nolan Ryan 1.42
4 Vida Blue 1.48
5 Bruce Dal Canton 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Jerry Johnson 5
3 Sonny Siebert 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 61
2 Tom Seaver 58
3 Fergie Jenkins 46
4 Mickey Lolich 44
5 Bill Stoneman 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Ken Sanders 5
2 Ken Tatum 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .339
2 Willie Davis .336
3 Joe Torre .334
4 Roberto Clemente .334
5 Carl Yastrzemski .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Willie Stargell 38
2 Billy Williams 38
4 Frank Howard 37
4 Carl Yastrzemski 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 141
2 Ron Santo 122
3 Orlando Cepeda 114
4 Jim Hickman 112
4 Harmon Killebrew 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Bobby Tolan 49
3 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bobby Bonds 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.58
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Diego Segui 2.60
4 Luke Walker 2.68
5 Clyde Wright 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Bob Gibson 25
3 Jim Perry 24
4 Mike Cuellar 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 296
2 Tom Seaver 282
3 Sam McDowell 270
4 Bob Gibson 259
5 Mickey Lolich 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Ron Perranoski 29
3 Dave Giusti 28
4 Mudcat Grant 27
4 3 others tied 27