On This Day

Friday, May 28, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 15 .659 --
Orioles 24 18 .571 4.0
Tigers 25 20 .556 4.5
Indians 19 24 .442 9.5
Yankees 18 25 .419 10.5
Senators 17 29 .370 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 17 .646 --
Twins 24 22 .522 6.0
Angels 23 24 .489 7.5
Royals 21 22 .488 7.5
Brewers 17 24 .415 10.5
White Sox 16 24 .400 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 29 17 .630 --
Mets 25 16 .610 1.5
Pirates 26 19 .578 2.5
Cubs 22 24 .478 7.0
Expos 18 20 .474 7.0
Phillies 16 27 .372 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 14 .702 --
Astros 23 23 .500 9.5
Dodgers 23 24 .489 10.0
Braves 22 25 .468 11.0
Reds 19 27 .413 13.5
Padres 13 33 .283 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 3
1 Leo Cardenas 3
1 Jim Lefebvre 3
1 Cookie Rojas 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Byron Browne 1
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Spencer 4
2 Al Downing 3
2 Rico Petrocelli 3
2 Boog Powell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Graig Nettles 1
1 Amos Otis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Wilson 1.40
2 Bill Parsons 1.12
2 Ken Wright 1.12
4 Sam McDowell 1.00
5 Sonny Siebert 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Cain 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 11
2 Bill Parsons 9
2 Ken Wright 9
4 Vida Blue 7
4 Don Wilson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .379
2 Lou Brock .376
3 Willie Davis .374
4 Glenn Beckert .359
5 Bobby Murcer .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 15
1 Willie Stargell 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
4 Orlando Cepeda 12
4 Billy Williams 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 39
2 Harmon Killebrew 38
3 Joe Torre 36
4 Hank Aaron 34
4 2 others tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Amos Otis 13
4 Bud Harrelson 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.31
2 Tom Bradley 1.52
3 Sonny Siebert 1.77
4 Bert Blyleven 1.81
5 Larry Dierker 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Sonny Siebert 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
3 Larry Dierker 8
3 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 102
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 Glenn Beckert .444
2 Julian Javier .413
3 Lou Brock .410
4 Al Kaline .389
5 Joe Torre .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 6
2 Clete Boyer 5
2 Norm Cash 5
2 Willie Horton 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 18
2 Bob Bailey 14
2 Clete Boyer 14
2 Julian Javier 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.36
2 Bert Blyleven 0.69
3 Fred Scherman 0.73
4 Sam McDowell 0.75
5 Nolan Ryan 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sonny Siebert 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 35
2 Bert Blyleven 31
2 Fergie Jenkins 31
4 Mickey Lolich 26
5 Bill Parsons 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .418
2 Jesus Alou .403
3 Julian Javier .400
4 Rick Reichardt .385
5 Glenn Beckert .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 9
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 Norm Cash 8
2 Lee May 8
2 Reggie Smith 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 24
2 Rico Petrocelli 23
3 Roberto Clemente 22
3 Billy Williams 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.96
2 Bert Blyleven 1.22
3 Vida Blue 1.36
4 Wilbur Wood 1.40
5 Bruce Dal Canton 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Sonny Siebert 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 62
2 Bill Stoneman 57
3 Mickey Lolich 54
4 Vida Blue 53
5 Ken Holtzman 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 6
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
4 Wayne Granger 5
4 Ken Sanders 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .339
2 Roberto Clemente .338
3 Tony Oliva .337
4 Willie Davis .336
5 Joe Torre .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 46
2 Billy Williams 40
3 Willie Stargell 38
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Frank Howard 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 135
2 Ron Santo 122
3 Harmon Killebrew 117
4 Billy Williams 116
5 Frank Howard 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 61
2 Bert Campaneris 47
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Bobby Tolan 42
5 Amos Otis 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.46
2 Diego Segui 2.62
3 Clyde Wright 2.68
4 Gaylord Perry 2.69
5 Jim Palmer 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 310
2 Sam McDowell 268
3 Tom Seaver 261
4 Bob Gibson 250
5 Mickey Lolich 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 29
1 Wayne Granger 29
3 Lindy McDaniel 27
3 Tom Timmermann 27
5 Ron Perranoski 25