On This Day

Sunday, May 16, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 20 11 .645 --
Orioles 19 13 .594 1.5
Tigers 16 17 .485 5.0
Yankees 15 16 .484 5.0
Senators 15 19 .441 6.5
Indians 12 20 .375 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 14 .641 --
Twins 18 17 .514 5.0
Angels 18 19 .486 6.0
Royals 18 19 .486 6.0
Brewers 14 18 .438 7.5
White Sox 13 20 .394 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 11 .656 --
Pirates 20 14 .588 2.0
Cardinals 20 15 .571 2.5
Cubs 19 17 .528 4.0
Expos 13 13 .500 5.0
Phillies 10 22 .313 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 10 .730 --
Dodgers 18 19 .486 9.0
Braves 17 18 .486 9.0
Astros 16 19 .457 10.0
Reds 13 21 .382 12.5
Padres 10 25 .286 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Campbell 5
1 Cito Gaston 5
3 Glenn Beckert 4
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Montanez 2
1 Mickey Stanley 2
3 John Bateman 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 6
2 John Bateman 4
3 Glenn Beckert 3
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Vic Davalillo 2
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 1.00
1 Blue Moon Odom 1.00
3 Ken Holtzman 0.86
4 Danny Coombs 0.60
5 Bill Hands 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 6
1 Danny Coombs 6
1 Ken Holtzman 6
4 Dock Ellis 5
4 Skip Lockwood 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Ray Corbin 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .407
2 Ralph Garr .400
3 Willie Davis .386
4 Felix Millan .371
5 Willie Mays .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
2 Johnny Bench 12
4 Orlando Cepeda 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Hank Aaron 30
3 Harmon Killebrew 28
3 Ron Santo 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Bud Harrelson 12
4 Amos Otis 10
4 Vada Pinson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Lamb 1.23
2 Vida Blue 1.27
3 Tom Bradley 1.43
4 Juan Marichal 1.60
5 Sonny Siebert 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Larry Dierker 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 81
2 Tom Seaver 72
3 Fergie Jenkins 69
4 Mickey Lolich 60
5 Ken Holtzman 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 8
2 Ted Abernathy 7
3 Mike Marshall 6
3 Ken Sanders 6
3 Ken Tatum 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Reichardt .486
2 Willie Davis .451
3 Maury Wills .432
4 Tony Oliva .429
5 Jim Holt .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 5
1 Ron Santo 5
3 Norm Cash 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 17
2 Amos Otis 13
3 Cito Gaston 12
4 Willie McCovey 11
5 7 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
2 Lee Richard 5
2 Cesar Tovar 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 Larry Bowa 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Corbin 0.00
2 Bruce Dal Canton 0.73
2 Bill Parsons 0.73
4 Alan Foster 0.98
5 Juan Marichal 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Ray Corbin 3
1 Bruce Dal Canton 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 34
2 Fergie Jenkins 33
3 Mickey Lolich 26
4 Vida Blue 23
5 Bill Stoneman 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Mudcat Grant 3
3 Ken Sanders 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .427
2 Willie Davis .413
3 Ralph Garr .405
4 Rick Reichardt .394
5 Felix Millan .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
1 Orlando Cepeda 8
1 Ron Santo 8
1 Willie Stargell 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 24
2 Harmon Killebrew 23
3 Hank Aaron 21
3 Sal Bando 21
3 Willie Stargell 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Bud Harrelson 11
4 Vada Pinson 9
5 Amos Otis 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Lamb 1.04
2 Nolan Ryan 1.39
3 Vida Blue 1.48
4 Tom Bradley 1.56
5 Bruce Dal Canton 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 Larry Dierker 5
4 Sonny Siebert 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 61
2 Tom Seaver 58
3 Fergie Jenkins 55
4 Mickey Lolich 50
5 Ken Holtzman 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
2 Mike Marshall 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Ken Sanders 5
3 Ken Tatum 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .339
2 Joe Torre .339
3 Willie Davis .338
4 Carl Yastrzemski .333
5 Roberto Clemente .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
2 Billy Williams 39
3 Frank Howard 37
3 Carl Yastrzemski 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 141
2 Ron Santo 125
3 Jim Hickman 115
4 Orlando Cepeda 114
4 Harmon Killebrew 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Bobby Tolan 49
3 Bert Campaneris 48
4 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bobby Bonds 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.53
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Diego Segui 2.63
3 Luke Walker 2.63
5 Clyde Wright 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Bob Gibson 25
3 Dave McNally 24
3 Jim Perry 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 305
2 Tom Seaver 267
3 Sam McDowell 262
4 Bob Gibson 259
5 Mickey Lolich 223

Saves

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