On This Day

Monday, May 24, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 26 14 .650 --
Orioles 23 16 .590 2.5
Tigers 22 19 .537 4.5
Yankees 17 22 .436 8.5
Indians 17 23 .425 9.0
Senators 16 26 .381 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 15 .667 --
Twins 21 21 .500 7.5
Angels 21 23 .477 8.5
Royals 19 21 .475 8.5
Brewers 16 21 .432 10.0
White Sox 15 22 .405 11.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 24 15 .615 --
Cardinals 25 17 .595 0.5
Pirates 24 17 .585 1.0
Cubs 21 21 .500 4.5
Expos 16 18 .471 5.5
Phillies 15 25 .375 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 13 .698 --
Dodgers 21 22 .488 9.0
Braves 21 22 .488 9.0
Astros 20 22 .476 9.5
Reds 17 25 .405 12.5
Padres 13 30 .302 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Stahl 4
2 Dick Billings 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Joe Foy 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Billy Conigliaro 1
1 Denny Doyle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Campbell 4
1 Cito Gaston 4
3 Billy Conigliaro 3
3 Felix Millan 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 Cito Gaston 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Nolan 1.50
2 Bob Gibson 0.50
2 Steve Renko 0.50
4 Jim Nash 0.44
5 Rick Wise 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Jim Nash 1
1 Tom Phoebus 1
1 Rick Wise 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Gary Nolan 6
1 Steve Renko 6
4 Jim Nash 4
4 Tom Phoebus 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Bob Priddy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .386
2 Tony Oliva .384
3 Ralph Garr .379
4 Bobby Murcer .370
5 Lou Brock .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 14
1 Willie Stargell 14
3 Johnny Bench 13
4 Orlando Cepeda 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Bud Harrelson 12
4 Sandy Alomar 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.03
2 Tom Bradley 1.27
3 Nolan Ryan 1.32
4 Sonny Siebert 1.62
5 Bill Parsons 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Catfish Hunter 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Sonny Siebert 8
5 4 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 95
2 Fergie Jenkins 85
3 Tom Seaver 82
4 Mickey Lolich 74
5 2 tied 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 9
2 Ted Abernathy 8
2 Sparky Lyle 8
4 Mike Marshall 7
5 4 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Reichardt .486
2 Bobby Murcer .474
3 Glenn Beckert .442
4 Jesus Alou .441
5 Julian Javier .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Santo 6
2 Clete Boyer 5
2 Norm Cash 5
2 Billy Williams 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 15
2 Clete Boyer 14
2 Billy Williams 14
4 Cito Gaston 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 5
1 Bert Campaneris 5
1 Lee Richard 5
1 Cesar Tovar 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Wright 0.00
2 Bert Blyleven 0.35
3 Milt Wilcox 0.71
4 Tom Bradley 0.78
5 Sonny Siebert 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 37
2 Bert Blyleven 30
3 Ken Holtzman 25
3 Mickey Lolich 25
3 Bill Stoneman 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .402
2 Willie Davis .394
3 Rick Reichardt .385
4 Lou Brock .380
5 Matty Alou .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 Orlando Cepeda 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 26
2 Hank Aaron 21
2 Cito Gaston 21
4 Orlando Cepeda 20
4 4 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Bert Campaneris 9
3 Sandy Alomar 7
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 Amos Otis 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.74
2 Clyde Wright 1.37
3 Nolan Ryan 1.38
4 Bruce Dal Canton 1.41
5 Bert Blyleven 1.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 64
2 Vida Blue 55
2 Mickey Lolich 55
4 Bill Stoneman 54
5 Bert Blyleven 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Danny Frisella 5
3 Wayne Granger 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .344
2 Roberto Clemente .341
3 Tony Oliva .337
4 Joe Torre .336
5 Carl Yastrzemski .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Billy Williams 39
3 Frank Howard 37
3 Willie Stargell 37
3 Carl Yastrzemski 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 136
2 Ron Santo 125
3 Orlando Cepeda 117
4 Billy Williams 115
5 3 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 59
2 Bert Campaneris 46
3 Bobby Tolan 45
4 Joe Morgan 43
5 Bobby Bonds 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.48
2 Gaylord Perry 2.62
3 Diego Segui 2.64
4 Jim Palmer 2.68
5 Clyde Wright 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 305
2 Tom Seaver 267
3 Sam McDowell 264
4 Bob Gibson 250
5 Mickey Lolich 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 31
2 Dave Giusti 29
3 Lindy McDaniel 27
3 Tom Timmermann 27
5 2 tied 26