On This Day

Monday, May 17, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 11 .656 --
Orioles 19 14 .576 2.5
Yankees 16 16 .500 5.0
Tigers 16 18 .471 6.0
Senators 15 20 .429 7.5
Indians 13 20 .394 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 14 .641 --
Twins 19 17 .528 4.5
Royals 18 19 .486 6.0
Angels 18 20 .474 6.5
Brewers 14 18 .438 7.5
White Sox 13 20 .394 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 12 .636 --
Pirates 21 14 .600 1.0
Cardinals 20 15 .571 2.0
Cubs 19 17 .528 3.5
Expos 13 14 .481 5.0
Phillies 11 22 .333 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 10 .730 --
Braves 18 18 .500 8.5
Dodgers 18 19 .486 9.0
Astros 17 19 .472 9.5
Reds 13 22 .371 13.0
Padres 10 26 .278 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Donn Clendenon 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Doug Griffin 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donn Clendenon 2
1 Ralph Garr 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 4
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Donn Clendenon 3
2 Elrod Hendricks 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Kenney 2
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 Roy Foster 1
2 Joe Foy 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.50
1 Don Wilson 1.50
3 Dave Roberts 1.17
4 George Stone 0.88
5 Rudy May 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 12
2 Rudy May 9
3 Dean Chance 7
3 Dave Roberts 7
3 George Stone 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .407
2 Ralph Garr .404
3 Willie Davis .386
4 Willie Mays .364
5 Bobby Murcer .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
1 Willie Stargell 13
3 Hank Aaron 12
4 Orlando Cepeda 11
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 77
3 Fergie Jenkins 69
4 Mickey Lolich 60
5 Bert Blyleven 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 8
2 Ted Abernathy 7
3 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Mike Marshall 6
3 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Stephenson .514
2 Rick Reichardt .485
3 Willie Davis .468
4 Maury Wills .425
5 Doug Griffin .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Norm Cash 4
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 13
2 Roberto Clemente 12
2 Cito Gaston 12
2 Ron Santo 12
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Larry Bowa 4
2 Lee Richard 4
2 Cesar Tovar 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Corbin 0.00
2 Sonny Siebert 0.56
3 Ray Lamb 0.64
4 Bruce Dal Canton 0.73
4 Bill Parsons 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Ray Corbin 3
1 Bruce Dal Canton 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 34
2 Fergie Jenkins 33
3 Bert Blyleven 26
4 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Tom Seaver 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Mudcat Grant 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .449
2 Willie Davis .410
3 Ralph Garr .402
4 Bobby Murcer .381
5 Matty Alou .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
1 Orlando Cepeda 9
3 Ron Santo 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 24
2 Harmon Killebrew 23
3 Sal Bando 21
3 Willie Stargell 21
5 Hank Aaron 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bud Harrelson 11
3 Bert Campaneris 10
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 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Mickey Lolich 50
4 Tom Seaver 49
5 Bert Blyleven 48

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 Willie Davis .337
3 Joe Torre .337
4 Roberto Clemente .333
5 Carl Yastrzemski .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 48
2 Billy Williams 39
3 Orlando Cepeda 37
3 Frank Howard 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Ron Santo 125
3 Orlando Cepeda 115
4 Jim Hickman 113
4 2 others tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Bert Campaneris 47
2 Bobby Tolan 47
4 Joe Morgan 45
5 Bobby Bonds 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.53
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Diego Segui 2.63
4 Gaylord Perry 2.70
5 Clyde Wright 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Bob Gibson 25
3 Jim Perry 24
4 Mike Cuellar 23
4 Dave McNally 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 305
2 Tom Seaver 272
3 Sam McDowell 262
4 Bob Gibson 259
5 Mickey Lolich 223

Saves

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