On This Day

Thursday, April 30, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 13 6 .684 --
Tigers 12 6 .667 0.5
Red Sox 11 8 .579 2.0
Senators 11 8 .579 2.0
Yankees 9 12 .429 5.0
Indians 7 11 .389 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 12 6 .667 --
Angels 13 7 .650 --
Athletics 8 12 .400 5.0
White Sox 7 12 .368 5.5
Royals 7 12 .368 5.5
Brewers 5 15 .250 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 5 .722 --
Pirates 11 8 .579 2.5
Cardinals 9 7 .563 3.0
Phillies 10 9 .526 3.5
Mets 10 9 .526 3.5
Expos 5 13 .278 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 6 .727 --
Dodgers 10 10 .500 5.0
Braves 10 11 .476 5.5
Giants 10 12 .455 6.0
Astros 7 14 .333 8.5
Padres 7 14 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Leo Cardenas 3
1 Rico Carty 3
1 Joe Foy 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 5
2 Frank Howard 4
3 Bernie Allen 3
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Billy Conigliaro 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Foy 2
2 Jack Heidemann 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Stone 1.25
2 Mickey Lolich 0.89
3 Nolan Ryan 0.73
4 Gary Peters 0.62
5 Luis Tiant 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Gary Peters 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Stone 10
2 Mickey Lolich 8
2 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Gary Peters 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .455
2 Rico Carty .423
3 Brant Alyea .415
4 Don Money .392
5 Roberto Clemente .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 10
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Frank Howard 8
4 Rico Carty 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 26
2 Billy Williams 25
3 Brant Alyea 23
3 Rico Carty 23
5 3 tied 21

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 Nolan Ryan 0.69
3 Tom Phoebus 0.81
4 Gary Gentry 1.82
5 Catfish Hunter 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 5
2 Bill Hands 4
2 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Gary Nolan 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 52
2 Tom Seaver 43
3 Andy Messersmith 41
4 Sam McDowell 40
5 Bob Gibson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Wayne Granger 5
2 Wilbur Wood 5
4 Paul Doyle 4
4 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .513
2 Rico Carty .422
3 Don Money .417
4 Bobby Bonds .408
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
1 Tony Perez 7
3 Billy Williams 6
4 Rico Carty 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 23
2 Tony Perez 19
3 Frank Howard 16
4 Bob Oliver 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 7
1 Maury Wills 7
3 Sandy Alomar 5
3 Joe Foy 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Giusti 0.00
1 Dick Selma 0.00
3 Claude Osteen 0.50
4 Wayne Simpson 0.60
5 Tom Seaver 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Bill Hands 3
2 Jim Merritt 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 Tom Seaver 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 33
2 Mickey Lolich 28
2 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Rudy May 27
5 Blue Moon Odom 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
1 Dick Selma 4
4 Paul Doyle 3
4 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .364
2 Pete Rose .336
3 Alex Johnson .322
4 Rod Carew .321
5 Reggie Smith .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 136
2 Tony Perez 134
3 Boog Powell 125
4 Willie McCovey 121
5 Frank Howard 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 72
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Lou Brock 51
4 Cesar Tovar 50
5 Joe Morgan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.10
2 Juan Marichal 2.20
3 Jerry Koosman 2.21
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 300
3 Bob Gibson 271
4 Fergie Jenkins 254
5 Andy Messersmith 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Fred Gladding 30
3 Wayne Granger 29
4 Ken Tatum 25
5 2 tied 21