On This Day

Wednesday, May 19, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 11 .676 --
Orioles 21 14 .600 2.5
Tigers 17 19 .472 7.0
Yankees 16 18 .471 7.0
Senators 15 22 .405 9.5
Indians 14 21 .400 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 14 .659 --
Twins 20 18 .526 5.5
Royals 19 19 .500 6.5
Angels 19 21 .475 7.5
Brewers 14 20 .412 9.5
White Sox 13 21 .382 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 14 .622 --
Mets 21 14 .600 1.0
Cardinals 21 16 .568 2.0
Cubs 20 18 .526 3.5
Expos 13 16 .448 6.0
Phillies 12 23 .343 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 11 .718 --
Braves 20 18 .526 7.5
Dodgers 19 20 .487 9.0
Astros 18 20 .474 9.5
Reds 14 23 .378 13.0
Padres 11 27 .289 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 4
1 Roberto Clemente 4
3 Clete Boyer 3
3 Leo Cardenas 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 2
1 Al Kaline 2
1 Mike Lum 2
1 Billy Williams 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 6
2 Dick McAuliffe 4
3 Clete Boyer 3
3 Roberto Clemente 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Short 1.14
2 Jerry Koosman 1.00
3 Vida Blue 0.83
4 Bart Johnson 0.75
4 Steve Kline 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Mike Hedlund 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Parsons 8
1 Chris Short 8
3 Bob Gibson 7
3 Fergie Jenkins 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Bill Denehy 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .403
2 Ralph Garr .403
3 Willie Davis .387
4 Bobby Murcer .374
5 Willie Mays .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 13
1 Johnny Bench 13
1 Willie Stargell 13
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 33
2 Hank Aaron 32
3 Harmon Killebrew 31
4 Ron Santo 29
5 Willie Mays 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Bud Harrelson 12
4 Amos Otis 10
4 Vada Pinson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.14
2 Tom Bradley 1.43
3 Juan Marichal 1.60
4 Sonny Siebert 1.69
5 Steve Kline 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Catfish Hunter 7
3 Sonny Siebert 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 86
2 Tom Seaver 77
3 Fergie Jenkins 76
4 Mickey Lolich 64
5 Bert Blyleven 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 9
2 Ted Abernathy 8
3 Sparky Lyle 7
4 Mike Marshall 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .491
2 John Stephenson .485
3 Rick Reichardt .471
4 Doug Griffin .436
5 Matty Alou .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 6
1 Lee May 6
3 Billy Williams 5
4 Bob Aspromonte 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 14
1 Amos Otis 14
3 Billy Williams 13
4 Clete Boyer 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
2 Cesar Tovar 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Lee Richard 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Corbin 0.00
2 Tom Bradley 0.75
3 Dave Roberts 0.77
4 Juan Marichal 1.00
5 Vida Blue 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 40
2 Bill Stoneman 29
3 Vida Blue 28
3 Mickey Lolich 28
5 Bert Blyleven 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3
3 Ken Sanders 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .440
2 Willie Davis .408
3 Ralph Garr .393
4 Bobby Murcer .388
5 Matty Alou .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Tony Oliva 8
2 Billy Williams 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 25
2 Ron Santo 23
3 Hank Aaron 22
3 Rico Petrocelli 22
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Bud Harrelson 9
4 Amos Otis 8
5 Vada Pinson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.18
2 Nolan Ryan 1.39
3 Bruce Dal Canton 1.62
4 Steve Kline 1.65
5 Tom Bradley 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 7
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Vida Blue 6
4 Larry Dierker 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 61
2 Vida Blue 55
3 Mickey Lolich 54
4 Tom Seaver 49
5 Bert Blyleven 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 8
2 Ted Abernathy 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Ken Sanders 5
2 Ken Tatum 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .342
2 Tony Oliva .340
3 Willie Davis .338
4 Joe Torre .334
5 Carl Yastrzemski .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 46
2 Billy Williams 41
3 Orlando Cepeda 37
3 Frank Howard 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 137
2 Ron Santo 121
3 Billy Williams 116
4 Harmon Killebrew 115
5 Orlando Cepeda 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
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 2.55
3 Diego Segui 2.65
4 Gaylord Perry 2.70
5 Bob Gibson 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 28
2 Bob Gibson 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
4 Dave McNally 23
4 Jim Perry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 304
2 Tom Seaver 272
3 Sam McDowell 268
4 Bob Gibson 260
5 Mickey Lolich 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Dave Giusti 30
3 Mudcat Grant 27
3 Lindy McDaniel 27
3 2 others tied 27