On This Day

Thursday, April 9, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 3 0 1.000 --
Tigers 2 1 .667 1.0
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.5
Yankees 1 1 .500 1.5
Senators 1 2 .333 2.0
Indians 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 2 0 1.000 --
Angels 2 0 1.000 --
Royals 2 1 .667 0.5
Athletics 1 2 .333 1.5
White Sox 0 2 .000 2.0
Brewers 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 2 0 1.000 --
Phillies 2 0 1.000 --
Pirates 1 1 .500 1.0
Mets 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 0 2 .000 2.0
Expos 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 4 0 1.000 --
Giants 2 1 .667 1.5
Braves 2 1 .667 1.5
Astros 1 2 .333 2.5
Padres 1 2 .333 2.5
Dodgers 0 3 .000 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Melton 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Dave Campbell 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Buford 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Jim Campanis 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Buford 5
2 Dick Dietz 3
2 Deron Johnson 3
2 Bill Melton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 Tommy Davis 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dock Ellis 1.30
2 Jerry Koosman 1.25
3 Ray Culp 1.00
3 Wayne Simpson 1.00
5 Don Sutton 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Jim Nash 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dock Ellis 13
2 Don Sutton 8
3 Ken Holtzman 7
4 Ray Culp 6
4 Jim Nash 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Melton .778
2 Brant Alyea .625
2 Bill Voss .625
4 Steve Hovley .571
4 Jerry Moses .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brant Alyea 2
1 Don Buford 2
1 Dick Dietz 2
1 Doug Rader 2
5 33 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 7
2 Bill Voss 6
3 Don Buford 5
3 Dick Dietz 5
5 6 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 4
2 Joe Morgan 3
3 Bert Campaneris 2
3 Dick Green 2
3 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Drago 0.00
1 Pat Jarvis 0.00
1 Mickey Lolich 0.00
1 Andy Messersmith 0.00
1 17 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 27 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dock Ellis 13
1 Dave McNally 13
3 Pat Jarvis 11
3 Sam McDowell 11
3 Andy Messersmith 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Cleon Jones .336
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Matty Alou .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Frank Howard 47
2 Reggie Jackson 47
4 Hank Aaron 45
5 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 141
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Tony Perez 124
4 Boog Powell 123
4 Ron Santo 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 74
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Lou Brock 53
4 Joe Morgan 52
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 2.05
2 Steve Carlton 2.17
3 Bob Gibson 2.19
4 Tom Seaver 2.21
5 Jerry Koosman 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Denny McLain 23
4 Phil Niekro 22
5 6 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 290
2 Mickey Lolich 281
3 Bob Gibson 268
4 Fergie Jenkins 267
5 Bill Singer 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 31
2 Fred Gladding 30
3 Wayne Granger 27
3 Cecil Upshaw 27
5 Ken Tatum 23