On This Day

Wednesday, April 29, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 13 5 .722 --
Tigers 12 5 .706 0.5
Red Sox 10 8 .556 3.0
Senators 10 8 .556 3.0
Indians 7 10 .412 5.5
Yankees 8 12 .400 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 13 6 .684 --
Twins 11 6 .647 1.0
Athletics 8 11 .421 5.0
White Sox 6 12 .333 6.5
Royals 6 12 .333 6.5
Brewers 5 14 .263 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 4 .765 --
Pirates 11 8 .579 3.0
Cardinals 9 7 .563 3.5
Phillies 10 9 .526 4.0
Mets 9 9 .500 4.5
Expos 5 12 .294 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 6 .727 --
Giants 10 11 .476 5.5
Dodgers 9 10 .474 5.5
Braves 9 11 .450 6.0
Astros 7 14 .333 8.5
Padres 7 14 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Hunt 4
2 Luis Alvarado 3
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Johnny Callison 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 3
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 6
2 Boog Powell 4
3 Elrod Hendricks 3
3 Hal Lanier 3
3 Billy Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sonny Siebert 1.80
2 Bill Hands 1.40
3 Pat Dobson 1.22
4 John Cumberland 1.00
5 Jim Kaat 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Dobson 11
2 Sonny Siebert 9
3 John Cumberland 7
3 Bill Hands 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Paul Doyle 1
1 Fred Lasher 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .455
2 Rico Carty .411
3 Brant Alyea .408
4 Ron Hunt .400
5 Orlando Cepeda .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 10
2 Hank Aaron 7
2 Frank Howard 7
2 Danny Walton 7
2 Billy Williams 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 26
2 Billy Williams 25
3 Brant Alyea 21
3 Dick Dietz 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 9
2 Sandy Alomar 8
2 Carl Yastrzemski 8
4 Paul Blair 7
4 5 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Simpson 0.58
2 Gary Gentry 1.82
3 Catfish Hunter 1.85
4 Dave Roberts 1.86
5 Tom Seaver 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 5
2 Bill Hands 4
2 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Gary Nolan 4
2 Tom Seaver 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 44
2 Tom Seaver 43
3 Andy Messersmith 41
4 Sam McDowell 40
5 Bob Gibson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Paul Doyle 4
3 Pete Richert 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .364
2 Pete Rose .334
3 Rod Carew .323
4 Alex Johnson .321
5 Rich Reese .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Hank Aaron 48
2 Frank Howard 48
4 Reggie Jackson 44
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 139
2 Tony Perez 134
3 Boog Powell 125
4 Willie McCovey 122
5 Ron Santo 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 72
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Lou Brock 51
4 Cesar Tovar 50
5 Joe Morgan 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.10
2 Jerry Koosman 2.17
3 Juan Marichal 2.20
4 Bob Gibson 2.29
5 Dick Bosman 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 28
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Larry Dierker 21
3 Bob Gibson 21
3 7 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 301
2 Mickey Lolich 292
3 Bob Gibson 271
4 Fergie Jenkins 261
5 Andy Messersmith 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 32
2 Fred Gladding 30
3 Wayne Granger 29
4 Ken Tatum 25
5 Cecil Upshaw 22