On This Day

Tuesday, May 25, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 26 15 .634 --
Orioles 23 16 .590 2.0
Tigers 23 19 .548 3.5
Yankees 17 23 .425 8.5
Indians 17 23 .425 8.5
Senators 17 26 .395 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 15 .674 --
Twins 22 21 .512 7.5
Royals 20 21 .488 8.5
Angels 21 24 .467 9.5
Brewers 16 22 .421 11.0
White Sox 15 23 .395 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 25 15 .625 --
Cardinals 26 17 .605 0.5
Pirates 24 18 .571 2.0
Cubs 21 22 .488 5.5
Expos 17 18 .486 5.5
Phillies 15 26 .366 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 13 .705 --
Astros 21 22 .488 9.5
Dodgers 21 23 .477 10.0
Braves 21 23 .477 10.0
Reds 18 25 .419 12.5
Padres 13 31 .295 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Foy 4
2 Larry Biittner 3
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Johnny Edwards 3
2 Dick Green 3
2 Deron Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Tito Fuentes 1
1 Don Kessinger 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Kirby 1.33
2 Clyde Wright 0.75
3 Juan Marichal 0.71
4 Phil Niekro 0.69
5 Steve Carlton 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 9
2 Clay Kirby 8
3 Tom Hall 7
4 Clyde Wright 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .385
2 Willie Davis .382
3 Ralph Garr .371
4 Lou Brock .366
5 Bobby Murcer .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bert Campaneris 14
3 Bud Harrelson 12
4 Amos Otis 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.03
2 Nolan Ryan 1.32
3 Tom Bradley 1.52
4 Sonny Siebert 1.62
5 Bill Parsons 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 Catfish Hunter 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Sonny Siebert 8

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 Ted Abernathy 9
1 Dave Giusti 9
3 Sparky Lyle 8
4 Mike Marshall 7
5 4 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jesus Alou .444
2 Bobby Murcer .442
3 Glenn Beckert .440
4 Rick Reichardt .439
5 Manny Sanguillen .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Santo 6
2 Clete Boyer 5
2 Norm Cash 5
2 Billy Williams 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 15
2 Clete Boyer 14
2 Billy Williams 14
4 Cito Gaston 13
4 Rico Petrocelli 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Lee Richard 6
3 Sandy Alomar 5
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.35
2 Sonny Siebert 1.07
3 Vida Blue 1.08
4 Nolan Ryan 1.09
5 Mike Hedlund 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ron Bryant 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 4
2 Joe Gibbon 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .414
2 Manny Sanguillen .388
3 Glenn Beckert .379
4 Lou Brock .376
5 Ralph Garr .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Johnny Bench 8
1 Norm Cash 8
1 Lee May 8
1 Billy Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 24
2 Harmon Killebrew 22
3 Hank Aaron 21
3 Roberto Clemente 21
3 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Amos Otis 8
4 Sandy Alomar 7
4 Lee Richard 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.74
2 Nolan Ryan 1.38
3 Bruce Dal Canton 1.41
4 Bert Blyleven 1.45
5 Gary Gentry 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 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 Ted Abernathy 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
4 Danny Frisella 5
4 Wayne Granger 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .341
2 Carl Yastrzemski .340
3 Roberto Clemente .340
4 Tony Oliva .337
5 Joe Torre .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 46
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 124
3 Orlando Cepeda 118
4 Harmon Killebrew 116
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 60
2 Bert Campaneris 47
3 Bobby Tolan 44
4 Joe Morgan 43
5 Bobby Bonds 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.48
2 Diego Segui 2.62
3 Gaylord Perry 2.67
4 Jim Palmer 2.68
5 Tom Bradley 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 261
3 Sam McDowell 257
4 Bob Gibson 250
5 Mickey Lolich 225

Saves

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