On This Day

Tuesday, April 14, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 5 1 .833 --
Tigers 4 3 .571 1.5
Red Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
Senators 3 3 .500 2.0
Yankees 2 4 .333 3.0
Indians 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 3 0 1.000 --
Angels 5 1 .833 -0.5
Athletics 3 3 .500 1.5
Brewers 3 5 .375 2.5
Royals 2 4 .333 2.5
White Sox 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 4 2 .667 --
Cardinals 4 2 .667 0.0
Phillies 3 3 .500 1.0
Mets 3 3 .500 1.0
Cubs 2 3 .400 1.5
Expos 1 5 .167 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 7 3 .700 --
Giants 5 4 .556 1.5
Braves 4 4 .500 2.0
Padres 4 4 .500 2.0
Dodgers 3 5 .375 3.0
Astros 3 5 .375 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Foster 4
1 Ken Henderson 4
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 Jose Cardenal 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Dietz 4
1 Ken Henderson 4
1 Bobby Tolan 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayne Simpson 1.29
2 Clay Kirby 1.00
3 Jerry Koosman 0.83
4 Jim Ray 0.71
5 Jim Nash 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Campisi 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Simpson 9
2 Ray Culp 7
2 Ken Holtzman 7
2 Mickey Lolich 7
5 Bob Gibson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .545
2 Jerry Moses .524
3 Davey Johnson .500
4 Al Gallagher .472
5 Ed Brinkman .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 4
2 Dick Dietz 3
2 Mike Epstein 3
2 Tony Perez 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 14
2 Ken Henderson 11
3 Dick Dietz 10
3 Bobby Tolan 10
3 Danny Walton 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 5
2 Tommy Harper 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Jose Cardenal 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.00
1 Jim Perry 0.00
1 George Stone 0.00
1 Dave Roberts 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Casey Cox 2
1 Larry Dierker 2
1 Pat Jarvis 2
1 Mickey Lolich 2
1 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 24
2 Sam McDowell 21
3 Dave McNally 18
4 Andy Messersmith 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Ron Herbel 3
3 Fred Gladding 2
3 Chuck Taylor 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Cleon Jones .337
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Matty Alou .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Hank Aaron 47
2 Reggie Jackson 47
4 Frank Howard 45
5 Willie McCovey 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 140
2 Tony Perez 127
3 Willie McCovey 122
4 Reggie Jackson 121
4 Boog Powell 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 74
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Joe Morgan 52
4 Lou Brock 51
5 Cesar Tovar 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 2.09
2 Jerry Koosman 2.19
3 Tom Seaver 2.25
4 Bob Gibson 2.26
5 Dick Bosman 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Denny McLain 23
4 Larry Dierker 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 295
2 Mickey Lolich 287
3 Fergie Jenkins 268
4 Bob Gibson 266
5 Bill Singer 251

Saves

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