On This Day

Sunday, April 12, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 5 1 .833 --
Tigers 3 3 .500 2.0
Senators 3 3 .500 2.0
Red Sox 2 3 .400 2.5
Yankees 2 3 .400 2.5
Indians 2 4 .333 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 3 0 1.000 --
Angels 5 0 1.000 -1.0
Brewers 3 3 .500 1.5
Royals 2 4 .333 2.5
Athletics 1 3 .250 2.5
White Sox 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 3 2 .600 --
Cardinals 3 2 .600 0.0
Phillies 3 2 .600 0.0
Mets 3 2 .600 0.0
Cubs 1 3 .250 1.5
Expos 1 4 .200 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 6 2 .750 --
Giants 4 3 .571 1.5
Astros 3 3 .500 2.0
Braves 3 3 .500 2.0
Padres 3 3 .500 2.0
Dodgers 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Gallagher 7
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Steve Hovley 4
2 Jay Johnstone 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Hovley 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 George Lauzerique 4
2 Tony Perez 4
2 Danny Walton 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 2
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Tom Haller 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 1.25
2 Bill Stoneman 1.17
3 Bill Singer 1.00
4 Phil Niekro 0.88
5 Larry Dierker 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 10
2 Larry Dierker 7
2 George Lauzerique 7
2 Phil Niekro 7
2 Bill Stoneman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 2
2 John Gelnar 1
2 Horacio Pina 1
2 Ron Taylor 1
2 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Gallagher .500
1 Davey Johnson .500
1 Jerry Moses .500
4 Carl Yastrzemski .476
5 2 tied .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 3
1 Doug Rader 3
1 Danny Walton 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 17 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Walton 10
2 Alex Johnson 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Bill Voss 8
5 2 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 5
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
2 Carl Yastrzemski 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.00
1 Pat Jarvis 0.00
1 Jim Perry 0.00
1 Chris Short 0.00
1 10 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Casey Cox 2
1 Larry Dierker 2
1 Dave McNally 2
1 Andy Messersmith 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 21
2 Dave McNally 18
3 Mickey Lolich 17
3 Andy Messersmith 17
5 Jim Merritt 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 2
1 Wayne Granger 2
1 Ron Herbel 2
1 Chuck Taylor 2
1 Ron Taylor 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .352
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 Tony Perez 127
3 Willie McCovey 123
4 Boog Powell 122
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 75
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Joe Morgan 52
4 Lou Brock 50
5 Cesar Tovar 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 2.05
2 Jerry Koosman 2.14
3 Bob Gibson 2.19
4 Tom Seaver 2.28
5 Bill Singer 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Denny McLain 23
4 Larry Dierker 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 295
2 Mickey Lolich 281
3 Fergie Jenkins 269
4 Bob Gibson 268
5 Bill Singer 258

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 31
1 Ron Perranoski 31
3 Wayne Granger 29
4 Cecil Upshaw 25
5 Ken Tatum 23