On This Day

Wednesday, May 26, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 15 .643 --
Orioles 24 16 .600 2.0
Tigers 23 20 .535 4.5
Yankees 18 23 .439 8.5
Indians 17 24 .415 9.5
Senators 17 27 .386 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 16 .660 --
Twins 23 21 .523 6.5
Angels 22 24 .478 8.5
Royals 20 22 .476 8.5
White Sox 16 23 .410 11.0
Brewers 16 23 .410 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 27 17 .614 --
Mets 25 16 .610 0.5
Pirates 25 18 .581 1.5
Expos 18 18 .500 5.0
Cubs 21 23 .477 6.0
Phillies 16 26 .381 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 13 .711 --
Astros 23 22 .511 9.0
Dodgers 21 24 .467 11.0
Braves 21 24 .467 11.0
Reds 18 26 .409 13.5
Padres 13 33 .283 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julian Javier 4
2 Dick Dietz 3
2 Bud Harrelson 3
2 Elrod Hendricks 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 Jim Hickman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 4
1 Jerry McNertney 4
3 Johnny Edwards 3
3 Mike Epstein 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Jim Beauchamp 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Stoneman 2.00
2 Gary Gentry 1.50
3 Steve Blass 1.38
4 Wade Blasingame 1.25
4 Larry Dierker 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 12
2 Steve Blass 11
3 Bill Stoneman 10
4 Gary Gentry 9
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 John Cumberland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .386
2 Willie Davis .379
3 Lou Brock .367
4 Ralph Garr .363
5 Bobby Murcer .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 15
2 Hank Aaron 14
2 Johnny Bench 14
4 Orlando Cepeda 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 38
2 Harmon Killebrew 37
3 Ron Santo 34
3 Joe Torre 34
5 Hank Aaron 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Bud Harrelson 12
3 Amos Otis 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.03
2 Tom Bradley 1.52
3 Sonny Siebert 1.62
4 Bill Parsons 1.80
5 Bert Blyleven 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Catfish Hunter 8
2 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 95
2 Fergie Jenkins 85
3 Tom Seaver 82
4 Bert Blyleven 76
5 2 tied 74

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 Julian Javier .459
2 Rick Reichardt .444
3 Glenn Beckert .440
4 Bobby Murcer .426
5 Rusty Staub .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 5
1 Norm Cash 5
1 Ron Santo 5
4 Ralph Garr 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 14
1 Clete Boyer 14
1 Julian Javier 14
1 Rico Petrocelli 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Lee Richard 6
4 Sandy Alomar 5
4 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.51
2 Sonny Siebert 1.07
3 Vida Blue 1.08
4 Nolan Ryan 1.15
5 Mickey Lolich 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 4
1 Mike Cuellar 4
3 Ron Bryant 3
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 42
2 Bill Stoneman 35
3 Ken Holtzman 32
4 Fergie Jenkins 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 4
2 Joe Gibbon 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Tom Hall 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julian Javier .403
2 Tony Oliva .400
3 Manny Sanguillen .393
4 Lou Brock .385
5 Glenn Beckert .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
1 Norm Cash 8
1 Lee May 8
1 Billy Williams 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 24
2 Harmon Killebrew 22
3 Roberto Clemente 21
3 Cito Gaston 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Sandy Alomar 8
3 Amos Otis 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.74
2 Nolan Ryan 0.96
3 Bert Blyleven 1.38
4 Wilbur Wood 1.40
5 Bruce Dal Canton 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Larry Dierker 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
4 Mike Cuellar 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 59
2 Bill Stoneman 57
3 Fergie Jenkins 56
4 Vida Blue 55
5 Ken Holtzman 52

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .341
2 Willie Davis .341
3 Roberto Clemente .340
4 Tony Oliva .338
5 Joe Torre .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 46
2 Billy Williams 39
3 Willie Stargell 38
4 Frank Howard 37
5 3 tied 36

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 61
2 Bert Campaneris 48
3 Joe Morgan 44
3 Bobby Tolan 44
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.48
2 Diego Segui 2.62
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Gaylord Perry 2.69
5 Bert Blyleven 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Mike Cuellar 26
3 Bob Gibson 24
4 Jim Perry 23
5 2 tied 22

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 30
2 Dave Giusti 29
3 Lindy McDaniel 27
3 Tom Timmermann 27
5 2 tied 25