On This Day

Monday, April 20, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 7 3 .700 --
Orioles 8 4 .667 0.0
Red Sox 5 6 .455 2.5
Senators 4 5 .444 2.5
Yankees 5 8 .385 3.5
Indians 3 6 .333 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 6 2 .750 --
Angels 8 4 .667 0.0
Royals 6 5 .545 1.5
Athletics 5 7 .417 3.0
White Sox 4 6 .400 3.0
Brewers 3 8 .273 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 7 2 .778 --
Cubs 6 3 .667 1.0
Pirates 6 4 .600 1.5
Mets 6 5 .545 2.0
Phillies 4 8 .333 4.5
Expos 1 8 .111 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 12 4 .750 --
Giants 7 7 .500 4.0
Astros 7 7 .500 4.0
Dodgers 5 7 .417 5.0
Braves 5 8 .385 5.5
Padres 5 8 .385 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Cater 3
1 Mike Epstein 3
1 Thurman Munson 3
1 Bob Oliver 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Oliver 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Danny Cater 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Cater 3
1 Bob Oliver 3
1 Willie Stargell 3
1 Danny Walton 3
1 Ron Woods 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Blue Moon Odom 2.17
2 Gene Brabender 1.75
3 Rudy May 1.50
4 Dock Ellis 0.88
5 Stan Bahnsen 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Paul Doyle 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Mike Hedlund 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Blue Moon Odom 13
2 Stan Bahnsen 10
3 Rudy May 9
4 Gene Brabender 7
4 Dock Ellis 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Steve Hamilton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .456
2 Ken Henderson .451
3 Jose Cardenal .436
3 Dick Dietz .436
5 Danny Walton .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Danny Walton 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 20
2 Hank Aaron 16
2 Brant Alyea 16
2 Danny Walton 16
5 Bobby Tolan 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 7
2 Paul Blair 6
2 Carl Yastrzemski 6
4 Jim Wynn 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.00
2 Wayne Simpson 0.36
3 Mike Torrez 0.52
4 Bill Hands 0.56
5 Tom Phoebus 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 Jim Merritt 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 31
1 Sam McDowell 31
1 Andy Messersmith 31
4 Blue Moon Odom 28
5 Dock Ellis 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 4
2 Ron Herbel 3
2 Ron Taylor 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Rod Carew .333
4 Cleon Jones .330
5 Matty Alou .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 48
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
3 Hank Aaron 47
4 Frank Howard 45
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 140
2 Tony Perez 139
3 Reggie Jackson 123
3 Willie McCovey 123
5 Ron Santo 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 70
2 Bert Campaneris 63
3 Lou Brock 52
4 Joe Morgan 50
5 Cesar Tovar 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 2.05
2 Juan Marichal 2.08
3 Larry Dierker 2.20
4 Tom Seaver 2.22
5 Bob Gibson 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 25
3 Jim Perry 23
4 Larry Dierker 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 298
2 Mickey Lolich 287
3 Fergie Jenkins 271
4 Bob Gibson 258
5 Bill Singer 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 32
2 Fred Gladding 30
2 Wayne Granger 30
4 Ken Tatum 24
4 Cecil Upshaw 24