On This Day

Tuesday, May 18, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 11 .667 --
Orioles 20 14 .588 2.5
Yankees 16 17 .485 6.0
Tigers 16 19 .457 7.0
Senators 15 21 .417 8.5
Indians 14 20 .412 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 26 14 .650 --
Twins 19 18 .514 5.5
Angels 19 20 .487 6.5
Royals 18 19 .486 6.5
Brewers 14 19 .424 8.5
White Sox 13 20 .394 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 21 13 .618 --
Pirates 22 14 .611 --
Cardinals 21 15 .583 1.0
Cubs 19 18 .514 3.5
Expos 13 15 .464 5.0
Phillies 11 23 .324 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 10 .737 --
Braves 19 18 .514 8.5
Astros 18 19 .486 9.5
Dodgers 18 20 .474 10.0
Reds 14 22 .389 13.0
Padres 10 27 .270 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Aspromonte 3
1 Mark Belanger 3
1 Tim Foli 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 Reggie Smith 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Aspromonte 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Clete Boyer 3
1 Eddie Leon 3
1 Lee May 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 2
1 Tony Conigliaro 2
1 Julian Javier 2
4 Gene Alley 1
4 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 1.50
2 Steve Arlin 0.83
3 Bill Stoneman 0.64
4 Ron Bryant 0.56
4 Don Sutton 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 9
2 Bill Stoneman 7
3 Bob Johnson 6
3 Marcelino Lopez 6
3 Sam McDowell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vince Colbert 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Bob Priddy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .400
2 Tony Oliva .397
3 Willie Davis .386
4 Bobby Murcer .375
5 Willie Mays .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 13
1 Johnny Bench 13
1 Willie Stargell 13
4 Orlando Cepeda 11
5 Bobby Bonds 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Hank Aaron 32
3 Ron Santo 29
4 Harmon Killebrew 28
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bert Campaneris 13
3 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 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 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 .462
4 Maury Wills .432
5 Matty Alou .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 6
2 Bob Aspromonte 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Clete Boyer 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 13
1 Amos Otis 13
3 Cito Gaston 12
3 Ken Henderson 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
2 Cesar Tovar 5
3 Lee Richard 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 9 others 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 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 33
2 Bill Stoneman 29
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 .432
2 Willie Davis .412
3 Bobby Murcer .400
4 Ralph Garr .393
5 Maury Wills .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Orlando Cepeda 8
2 Ron Santo 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 25
2 Hank Aaron 22
2 Sal Bando 22
2 Harmon Killebrew 22
5 2 tied 20

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 Bruce Dal Canton 1.62
5 Steve Kline 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 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
4 Bill Stoneman 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
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 .338
2 Willie Davis .337
3 Joe Torre .335
4 Roberto Clemente .333
5 Carl Yastrzemski .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
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 139
2 Ron Santo 125
3 Orlando Cepeda 114
4 Jim Hickman 113
4 2 others tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 56
2 Bert Campaneris 47
3 Bobby Tolan 46
4 Joe Morgan 44
5 Bobby Bonds 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.53
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Diego Segui 2.65
4 Gaylord Perry 2.70
5 Andy Messersmith 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 297
2 Tom Seaver 272
3 Sam McDowell 268
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