On This Day

Monday, May 31, 1971

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 18 .617 --
Orioles 27 19 .587 1.5
Tigers 26 22 .542 3.5
Yankees 21 26 .447 8.0
Indians 20 26 .435 8.5
Senators 18 29 .383 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 18 .647 --
Royals 23 22 .511 7.0
Twins 25 24 .510 7.0
Angels 23 27 .460 9.5
Brewers 19 25 .432 10.5
White Sox 18 26 .409 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 32 17 .653 --
Pirates 29 19 .604 2.5
Mets 27 18 .600 3.0
Cubs 22 27 .449 10.0
Expos 18 24 .429 10.5
Phillies 17 30 .362 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 14 .725 --
Dodgers 26 24 .520 10.5
Astros 25 24 .510 11.0
Braves 22 28 .440 14.5
Reds 20 29 .408 16.0
Padres 15 36 .294 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Conigliaro 5
1 Tommy Davis 5
3 Paul Blair 4
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Buford 2
1 Amos Otis 2
3 Bernie Allen 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 6
2 Don Buford 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 John Ellis 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Merv Rettenmund 2
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.17
2 Tommy John 1.00
3 Jim Bunning 0.83
4 Ron Bryant 0.75
4 Blue Moon Odom 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 7
2 Larry Dierker 6
2 Tommy John 6
2 Skip Lockwood 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .372
2 Tony Oliva .370
3 Willie Davis .369
4 Joe Torre .360
5 Ralph Garr .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 17
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 45
2 Willie Stargell 43
3 Joe Torre 41
4 Rico Petrocelli 38
5 Jose Cardenal 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Amos Otis 14
4 Bud Harrelson 12
5 3 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 Larry Dierker 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Steve Carlton 9
2 Larry Dierker 9
2 Sonny Siebert 9
5 4 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 102
2 Fergie Jenkins 94
3 Tom Seaver 92
4 Mickey Lolich 86
5 Bill Stoneman 82

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .431
2 Ted Sizemore .414
3 Lou Brock .403
4 Joe Torre .396
5 Al Kaline .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 6
2 Roberto Clemente 5
2 Willie Horton 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Bob Robertson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 19
2 Harmon Killebrew 17
3 Bob Bailey 16
4 Joe Torre 15
4 Roy White 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 5
2 Tommie Agee 4
2 Paul Blair 4
2 Willie Davis 4
2 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Johnson 0.00
2 Don Wilson 0.36
3 Nolan Ryan 0.51
4 Larry Dierker 0.68
5 Sam McDowell 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 39
2 Bert Blyleven 34
3 Mickey Lolich 26
4 Fergie Jenkins 25
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hall 4
1 Jerry Johnson 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .405
2 Willie Davis .398
3 Glenn Beckert .389
4 Manny Sanguillen .379
5 John Stephenson .377

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 Harmon Killebrew 24
2 Ron Santo 24
2 Joe Torre 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Amos Otis 7
3 Lee Richard 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.89
2 Vida Blue 1.42
3 Bill Parsons 1.51
4 Bert Blyleven 1.53
5 Wilbur Wood 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Larry Dierker 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 65
2 Bill Stoneman 61
3 Ken Holtzman 54
4 Bert Blyleven 53
5 Mickey Lolich 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 7
2 Dave Giusti 6
3 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Ken Sanders 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .343
2 Carl Yastrzemski .337
3 Roberto Clemente .336
4 Tony Oliva .334
5 Manny Sanguillen .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 134
2 Harmon Killebrew 123
2 Ron Santo 123
4 Joe Torre 116
5 Billy Williams 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 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 2.38
2 Wilbur Wood 2.43
3 Diego Segui 2.62
4 Jim Palmer 2.63
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
4 Dave McNally 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 313
2 Tom Seaver 261
3 Sam McDowell 255
4 Bob Gibson 240
5 Mickey Lolich 233

Saves

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