On This Day

Saturday, May 22, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 12 .676 --
Orioles 22 15 .595 3.0
Tigers 20 19 .513 6.0
Yankees 16 21 .432 9.0
Indians 16 22 .421 9.5
Senators 15 24 .385 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 15 .659 --
Twins 21 20 .512 6.5
Royals 19 20 .487 7.5
Angels 20 23 .465 8.5
White Sox 15 21 .417 10.0
Brewers 15 21 .417 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 23 15 .605 --
Pirates 24 16 .600 --
Cardinals 24 16 .600 --
Cubs 21 20 .512 3.5
Expos 15 17 .469 5.0
Phillies 14 24 .368 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 13 .690 --
Astros 20 21 .488 8.5
Braves 20 21 .488 8.5
Dodgers 20 22 .476 9.0
Reds 16 24 .400 12.0
Padres 12 29 .293 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
1 Tommy Harper 4
1 Sonny Jackson 4
4 Donn Clendenon 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 Bill Melton 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Robertson 4.00
2 Catfish Hunter 3.00
3 Bill Stoneman 1.75
4 Don Wilson 1.00
5 Marty Pattin 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 14
2 Don Wilson 9
3 Rich Robertson 8
4 Ray Culp 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Kilkenny 1
1 Don Shaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .391
2 Tony Oliva .388
3 Bobby Murcer .383
4 Willie Davis .383
5 Lou Brock .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 14
1 Willie Stargell 14
3 Johnny Bench 13
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 36
2 Ron Santo 34
3 Hank Aaron 33
4 Harmon Killebrew 32
5 Joe Torre 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Bud Harrelson 12
4 Sandy Alomar 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.14
2 Tom Bradley 1.27
3 Nolan Ryan 1.32
4 Sonny Siebert 1.69
5 Bert Blyleven 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Catfish Hunter 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
4 Steve Carlton 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 86
2 Tom Seaver 82
3 Fergie Jenkins 76
4 Bert Blyleven 64
4 2 others tied 64

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 .486
2 Bobby Murcer .475
3 Willie Davis .462
4 Jesus Alou .438
4 Matty Alou .438

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clete Boyer 16
2 Ron Santo 15
3 Roberto Clemente 14
3 Billy Williams 14
5 Cito Gaston 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Sandy Alomar 5
2 Lee Richard 5
2 Cesar Tovar 5
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Wright 0.00
1 Phil Hennigan 0.00
1 Stan Williams 0.00
4 Bert Blyleven 0.35
5 Tom Bradley 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 36
2 Ken Holtzman 31
3 Bert Blyleven 30
4 Fergie Jenkins 28
5 Rudy May 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .414
2 Rick Reichardt .410
3 Bobby Murcer .407
4 Ralph Garr .392
5 Willie Davis .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Johnny Bench 8
1 Lee May 8
1 Tony Oliva 8
1 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 26
2 Rico Petrocelli 22
3 Hank Aaron 21
4 Harmon Killebrew 20
5 7 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Sandy Alomar 7
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 Amos Otis 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Dal Canton 0.80
2 Vida Blue 1.18
3 Nolan Ryan 1.32
4 Tom Bradley 1.56
5 Jim Palmer 1.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 55
1 Fergie Jenkins 55
3 Bill Stoneman 54
4 Bert Blyleven 52
5 Ken Holtzman 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 8
2 Ted Abernathy 5
2 Danny Frisella 5
2 Wayne Granger 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .340
2 Tony Oliva .340
3 Roberto Clemente .340
4 Joe Torre .338
5 Carl Yastrzemski .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Billy Williams 41
3 Frank Howard 37
3 Willie Stargell 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 137
2 Ron Santo 126
3 Billy Williams 117
4 Orlando Cepeda 115
4 Jim Hickman 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
2 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Bobby Tolan 45
4 Joe Morgan 43
5 Bobby Bonds 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.52
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Gaylord Perry 2.62
4 Diego Segui 2.64
5 Clyde Wright 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 304
2 Tom Seaver 267
3 Bob Gibson 260
4 Sam McDowell 258
5 Mickey Lolich 218

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