On This Day

Thursday, May 27, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 28 15 .651 --
Orioles 24 17 .585 3.0
Tigers 24 20 .545 4.5
Yankees 18 24 .429 9.5
Indians 18 24 .429 9.5
Senators 17 28 .378 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 16 .660 --
Twins 23 22 .511 7.0
Angels 22 24 .478 8.5
Royals 20 22 .476 8.5
Brewers 17 23 .425 10.5
White Sox 16 23 .410 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 28 17 .622 --
Mets 25 16 .610 1.0
Pirates 26 18 .591 1.5
Expos 18 19 .486 6.0
Cubs 21 24 .467 7.0
Phillies 16 26 .381 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 14 .696 --
Astros 23 22 .511 8.5
Dodgers 22 24 .478 10.0
Braves 22 24 .478 10.0
Reds 18 27 .400 13.5
Padres 13 33 .283 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Billings 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Tommy Helms 3
1 Vada Pinson 3
1 Ted Uhlaender 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 John Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Uhlaender 4
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Roberto Pena 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 Bobby Valentine 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty Pattin 2.25
2 Don Sutton 2.00
3 Chris Zachary 1.50
4 Tom Kelley 1.29
5 Jim Kaat 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Tom Kelley 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Kelley 9
1 Marty Pattin 9
3 Steve Dunning 8
3 Don Sutton 8
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .376
2 Tony Oliva .376
3 Lou Brock .374
4 Bobby Murcer .360
5 Ralph Garr .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 39
2 Harmon Killebrew 37
3 Joe Torre 36
4 Hank Aaron 34
4 Ron Santo 34

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 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 95
2 Fergie Jenkins 91
3 Tom Seaver 82
4 Mickey Lolich 80
5 Bert Blyleven 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 9
1 Dave Giusti 9
3 Sparky Lyle 8
4 Mike Marshall 7
4 Ken Sanders 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julian Javier .452
2 Glenn Beckert .429
3 Bobby Murcer .404
4 Lou Brock .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 5
1 Norm Cash 5
1 Willie Horton 5
4 Roberto Clemente 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 15
2 Bob Bailey 14
2 Clete Boyer 14
2 Julian Javier 14
5 Cito Gaston 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.52
2 Bert Blyleven 0.69
3 Sonny Siebert 1.07
4 Vida Blue 1.08
5 Nolan Ryan 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 35
2 Bert Blyleven 31
2 Fergie Jenkins 31
4 Mickey Lolich 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 4
2 Joe Gibbon 3
2 Tom Hall 3
2 Phil Hennigan 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julian Javier .406
2 Lou Brock .400
3 Manny Sanguillen .391
4 Tony Oliva .376
5 Rick Reichardt .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Johnny Bench 8
1 Norm Cash 8
1 Lee May 8
1 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 24
2 Roberto Clemente 23
3 Hank Aaron 21
3 Jose Cardenal 21
3 Cito Gaston 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.87
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 Larry Dierker 6
1 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 62
2 Bert Blyleven 59
3 Bill Stoneman 57
4 Mickey Lolich 54
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 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .340
2 Carl Yastrzemski .340
3 Willie Davis .339
4 Tony Oliva .336
5 Joe Torre .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 46
2 Billy Williams 39
3 Willie Stargell 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Frank Howard 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 136
2 Ron Santo 122
3 Orlando Cepeda 117
4 Harmon Killebrew 116
5 Frank Howard 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Bert Campaneris 48
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Bobby Tolan 43
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.46
2 Diego Segui 2.62
3 Gaylord Perry 2.69
4 Bert Blyleven 2.70
5 Tom Bradley 2.71

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 311
2 Tom Seaver 261
3 Sam McDowell 257
4 Bob Gibson 250
5 Mickey Lolich 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 30
2 Dave Giusti 29
3 Lindy McDaniel 27
3 Tom Timmermann 27
5 2 tied 25