On This Day

Saturday, April 11, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 5 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 2 2 .500 2.5
Tigers 2 3 .400 3.0
Senators 2 3 .400 3.0
Yankees 1 2 .333 3.0
Indians 1 3 .250 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 3 0 1.000 --
Angels 4 0 1.000 -0.5
Royals 2 3 .400 2.0
White Sox 1 3 .250 2.5
Athletics 1 3 .250 2.5
Brewers 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 3 1 .750 --
Phillies 3 1 .750 0.0
Pirates 2 2 .500 1.0
Mets 2 2 .500 1.0
Cubs 1 2 .333 1.5
Expos 0 4 .000 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 4 1 .800 --
Reds 4 2 .667 0.5
Braves 3 2 .600 1.0
Padres 3 2 .600 1.0
Astros 2 3 .400 2.0
Dodgers 0 5 .000 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Jim Bouton 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Steve Hovley 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Johnson 2
1 Danny Walton 2
3 Luis Alcaraz 1
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Johnson 6
2 Danny Walton 4
3 Frank Howard 3
3 Denis Menke 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Ken Berry 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.40
2 Andy Messersmith 1.00
2 Luke Walker 1.00
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.89
5 Jim Kaat 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Danny Coombs 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Bahnsen 8
2 Jim Kaat 7
2 Jim Merritt 7
2 Gaylord Perry 7
2 Luke Walker 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Doyle 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .500
1 Ed Brinkman .500
1 Davey Johnson .500
1 Bill Melton .500
1 Bill Voss .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Brant Alyea 2
1 Sal Bando 2
1 Don Buford 2
1 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alex Johnson 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Bill Voss 8
4 Brant Alyea 7
5 2 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 5
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
4 Bert Campaneris 2
4 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Drago 0.00
1 Woodie Fryman 0.00
1 Pat Jarvis 0.00
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
1 12 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 2
1 Andy Messersmith 2
3 Hank Aguirre 1
3 Dick Bosman 1
3 46 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave McNally 18
2 Mickey Lolich 17
2 Andy Messersmith 17
4 Jim Merritt 15
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 2
1 Ron Herbel 2
1 Chuck Taylor 2
4 Ted Abernathy 1
4 23 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .349
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Cleon Jones .340
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Matty Alou .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Reggie Jackson 48
3 Hank Aaron 46
4 Frank Howard 45
5 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 141
2 Willie McCovey 124
2 Tony Perez 124
4 Boog Powell 122
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 75
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Lou Brock 52
3 Joe Morgan 52
5 Cesar Tovar 46

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 Dave McNally 22
4 Phil Niekro 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 285
2 Mickey Lolich 281
3 Bob Gibson 268
4 Fergie Jenkins 267
5 Bill Singer 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 31
1 Ron Perranoski 31
3 Wayne Granger 27
4 Cecil Upshaw 26
5 Ken Tatum 23