On This Day

Saturday, May 29, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 16 .644 --
Orioles 25 18 .581 3.0
Tigers 25 21 .543 4.5
Indians 20 24 .455 8.5
Yankees 19 25 .432 9.5
Senators 17 29 .370 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 17 .653 --
Twins 24 23 .511 7.0
Royals 21 22 .488 8.0
Angels 23 25 .479 8.5
Brewers 18 24 .429 10.5
White Sox 16 25 .390 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 30 17 .638 --
Mets 27 16 .628 1.0
Pirates 27 19 .587 2.5
Cubs 22 25 .468 8.0
Expos 18 21 .462 8.0
Phillies 16 28 .364 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 14 .708 --
Astros 24 23 .511 9.5
Dodgers 24 24 .500 10.0
Braves 22 26 .458 12.0
Reds 19 28 .404 14.5
Padres 13 35 .271 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brooks Robinson 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Don Buford 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Green 2
2 Gene Alley 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 5
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Rico Petrocelli 4
2 Joe Torre 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Tim Foli 1
1 Tito Fuentes 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.00
2 Ken Forsch 1.40
3 Bill Hands 1.20
4 Tom Seaver 1.11
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 16
2 Tom Seaver 10
3 Ken Forsch 7
4 Bill Hands 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .379
2 Tony Oliva .377
3 Willie Davis .376
4 Ralph Garr .360
5 Bobby Murcer .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 15
1 Willie Stargell 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
4 Bobby Bonds 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 42
2 Willie Stargell 40
2 Joe Torre 40
4 Rico Petrocelli 38
5 Ron Santo 35

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 Nolan Ryan 1.08
2 Vida Blue 1.31
3 Tom Bradley 1.58
4 Sonny Siebert 1.77
5 Bert Blyleven 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Sonny Siebert 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
3 Larry Dierker 8
3 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 102
2 Tom Seaver 92
3 Fergie Jenkins 91
4 Mickey Lolich 80
5 Bert Blyleven 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 10
2 Ted Abernathy 9
3 Sparky Lyle 8
4 Mike Marshall 7
4 Ken Sanders 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .436
2 Lou Brock .419
3 Al Kaline .412
4 Joe Torre .407
5 Manny Sanguillen .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 7
2 Clete Boyer 5
2 Norm Cash 5
2 Willie Horton 5
5 13 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 22
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
3 Bob Bailey 15
4 Clete Boyer 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.36
2 Bert Blyleven 0.69
3 Nolan Ryan 0.73
4 Sam McDowell 0.75
5 Wilbur Wood 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 31
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
1 Bill Stoneman 31
4 Nolan Ryan 27
5 Mickey Lolich 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 4
1 Tom Hall 4
3 Joe Gibbon 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .418
2 Willie Davis .398
3 Rick Reichardt .390
4 Richie Hebner .387
5 Glenn Beckert .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 9
2 Norm Cash 8
2 Lee May 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 25
2 Ron Santo 24
3 Joe Torre 23
4 Harmon Killebrew 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.77
2 Bert Blyleven 1.22
3 Vida Blue 1.36
4 Wilbur Wood 1.40
5 Bill Parsons 1.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 62
2 Bill Stoneman 57
3 Vida Blue 53
4 Ken Holtzman 52
5 Bert Blyleven 50

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 Joe Torre .339
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Tony Oliva .337
5 Willie Davis .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 135
2 Ron Santo 123
3 Harmon Killebrew 120
4 Joe Torre 117
5 2 tied 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 2.38
2 Diego Segui 2.62
3 Gaylord Perry 2.68
4 Jim Palmer 2.69
5 Tom Bradley 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 310
2 Tom Seaver 271
3 Sam McDowell 268
4 Bob Gibson 240
5 Mickey Lolich 231

Saves

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