On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 11 .686 --
Orioles 21 14 .600 3.0
Tigers 18 19 .486 7.0
Yankees 16 19 .457 8.0
Senators 15 22 .405 10.0
Indians 14 22 .389 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 14 .667 --
Twins 20 19 .513 6.5
Royals 19 19 .500 7.0
Angels 20 21 .488 7.5
Brewers 14 21 .400 10.5
White Sox 13 21 .382 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 15 .605 --
Mets 21 15 .583 1.0
Cardinals 22 16 .579 1.0
Cubs 20 19 .513 3.5
Expos 14 16 .467 5.0
Phillies 13 23 .361 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 11 .725 --
Braves 20 19 .513 8.5
Dodgers 19 21 .475 10.0
Astros 18 21 .462 10.5
Reds 15 23 .395 13.0
Padres 12 27 .308 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Glenn Beckert 3
2 Clete Boyer 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Santo 2
2 John Boccabella 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 4
2 Fran Healy 3
2 Willie McCovey 3
4 Clete Boyer 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Ron Brand 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Tommy Helms 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clyde Wright 1.40
2 Gary Gentry 1.29
3 Rick Wise 0.75
4 Joe Coleman 0.70
5 Ken Holtzman 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Clay Kirby 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Gentry 9
2 Ken Holtzman 8
2 Clay Kirby 8
4 Joe Coleman 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ron Klimkowski 1
1 Al Severinsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .400
2 Tony Oliva .398
3 Willie Davis .383
4 Bobby Murcer .373
5 Willie Mays .361

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 Ron Santo 33
1 Willie Stargell 33
3 Hank Aaron 32
4 Harmon Killebrew 31
5 3 tied 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 Sonny Siebert 1.69
4 Steve Kline 1.94
5 Bert Blyleven 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Steve Carlton 7
3 Catfish Hunter 7
3 Sonny Siebert 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 86
2 Tom Seaver 77
3 Fergie Jenkins 76
4 Mickey Lolich 64
5 Ken Holtzman 61

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Reichardt .471
2 Willie Davis .462
3 John Stephenson .459
4 Doug Griffin .436
5 Matty Alou .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 6
1 Ron Santo 6
3 Norm Cash 5
3 Lee May 5
3 Billy Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clete Boyer 14
1 Roberto Clemente 14
1 Rico Petrocelli 14
1 Ron Santo 14
1 Billy Williams 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Cesar Tovar 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Hennigan 0.00
2 Dave Roberts 0.56
3 Clyde Wright 0.70
4 Tom Bradley 0.75
5 3 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 31
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
2 Mickey Lolich 28
4 Bert Blyleven 26
5 Tom Seaver 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .435
2 Willie Davis .402
3 Ralph Garr .390
4 Bobby Murcer .386
5 Glenn Beckert .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
1 Ron Santo 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Willie McCovey 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 27
2 Rico Petrocelli 23
3 Hank Aaron 22
4 Sal Bando 20
4 Willie McCovey 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Bud Harrelson 9
4 Joe Morgan 7
4 Amos Otis 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 Dave Roberts 1.72

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 Ken Holtzman 50
5 Tom Seaver 49

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 Tony Oliva .340
2 Roberto Clemente .340
3 Willie Davis .339
4 Carl Yastrzemski .333
5 Joe Torre .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 137
2 Ron Santo 125
3 Billy Williams 117
4 Orlando Cepeda 114
4 2 others tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 57
2 Bert Campaneris 46
2 Bobby Tolan 46
4 Joe Morgan 44
5 Bobby Bonds 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.56
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Diego Segui 2.63
4 Clyde Wright 2.67
5 Gaylord Perry 2.70

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 31
2 Dave Giusti 30
3 Mudcat Grant 27
3 Lindy McDaniel 27
3 2 others tied 27