On This Day

Sunday, May 30, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 16 .644 --
Orioles 26 18 .591 2.5
Tigers 26 21 .553 4.0
Yankees 20 25 .444 9.0
Indians 20 25 .444 9.0
Senators 17 29 .370 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 17 .653 --
Twins 24 24 .500 7.5
Royals 21 22 .488 8.0
Angels 23 26 .469 9.0
Brewers 18 25 .419 11.0
White Sox 17 25 .405 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 31 17 .646 --
Mets 27 17 .614 2.0
Pirates 28 19 .596 2.5
Cubs 22 26 .458 9.0
Expos 18 23 .439 9.5
Phillies 16 29 .356 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 36 14 .720 --
Dodgers 25 24 .510 10.5
Astros 24 24 .500 11.0
Braves 22 27 .449 13.5
Reds 20 28 .417 15.0
Padres 14 35 .286 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Dave Cash 4
1 Jim Fairey 4
1 Willie Horton 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Moose 1.75
2 Ken Reynolds 1.33
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
4 Mike Cuellar 0.80
4 Bill Stoneman 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 8
1 Ken Reynolds 8
1 Bill Stoneman 8
4 Bob Moose 7
4 Gaylord Perry 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .380
2 Lou Brock .379
3 Willie Davis .372
4 Bobby Murcer .364
5 Joe Torre .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 16
2 Hank Aaron 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
4 Bobby Bonds 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 42
1 Willie Stargell 42
3 Joe Torre 41
4 Rico Petrocelli 38
5 Jose Cardenal 36

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 Juan Marichal 1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 102
2 Tom Seaver 92
3 Fergie Jenkins 91
4 Bill Stoneman 82
5 Mickey Lolich 80

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 Al Kaline .441
2 Glenn Beckert .429
2 Lou Brock .429
4 Leo Cardenas .400
5 Joe Torre .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Norm Cash 5
2 Roberto Clemente 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 19
2 Bob Bailey 17
3 Bobby Bonds 16
4 Joe Torre 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 5
1 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Paul Blair 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.36
2 Nolan Ryan 0.73
3 Sam McDowell 0.75
4 Steve Carlton 1.33
5 Bert Blyleven 1.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 39
2 Bert Blyleven 34
3 Nolan Ryan 27
4 Ken Holtzman 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hall 4
1 Jerry Johnson 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .429
2 Willie Davis .389
3 Rick Reichardt .386
4 Glenn Beckert .381
5 Julian Javier .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 9
2 Norm Cash 8
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Lee May 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 25
2 Jose Cardenal 24
2 Roberto Clemente 24
2 Ron Santo 24
2 Joe Torre 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Lou Brock 9
3 Amos Otis 8
4 Reggie Jackson 7
4 Lee Richard 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.89
2 Vida Blue 1.36
3 Bill Parsons 1.51
4 Bert Blyleven 1.53
4 Bruce Dal Canton 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 65
2 Fergie Jenkins 62
3 Ken Holtzman 54
4 Vida Blue 53
4 Bert Blyleven 53

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .343
2 Joe Torre .343
3 Carl Yastrzemski .338
4 Tony Oliva .337
5 Willie Davis .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Billy Williams 40
3 Willie Stargell 39
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 134
2 Ron Santo 123
3 Harmon Killebrew 120
4 Joe Torre 118
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 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.38
2 Wilbur Wood 2.43
3 Diego Segui 2.62
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 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 310
2 Tom Seaver 261
3 Sam McDowell 255
4 Bob Gibson 240
5 Mickey Lolich 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 29
1 Wayne Granger 29
3 Tom Timmermann 27
4 Lindy McDaniel 26
5 Ron Perranoski 25