On This Day

Friday, May 1, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 14 6 .700 --
Tigers 12 7 .632 1.5
Red Sox 12 8 .600 2.0
Senators 11 9 .550 3.0
Yankees 10 12 .455 5.0
Indians 8 11 .421 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 12 7 .632 --
Angels 13 8 .619 --
Athletics 9 12 .429 4.0
White Sox 8 12 .400 4.5
Royals 7 13 .350 5.5
Brewers 5 16 .238 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 6 .684 --
Pirates 11 9 .550 2.5
Mets 11 9 .550 2.5
Cardinals 9 8 .529 3.0
Phillies 10 10 .500 3.5
Expos 6 13 .316 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 17 6 .739 --
Braves 11 11 .500 5.5
Giants 11 12 .478 6.0
Dodgers 10 11 .476 6.0
Astros 8 14 .364 8.5
Padres 7 15 .318 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Otis 5
2 Felipe Alou 3
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Terry Crowley 3
2 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Robertson 1.50
2 Tom Seaver 1.43
3 Ray Culp 1.29
4 Phil Niekro 1.12
5 Dave McNally 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 10
2 Les Cain 9
2 Ray Culp 9
2 Larry Dierker 9
2 2 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .450
2 Rico Carty .420
3 Davey Johnson .397
4 Roberto Clemente .391
5 Brant Alyea .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
3 Frank Howard 8
3 Danny Walton 8
3 Billy Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Billy Williams 26
3 Brant Alyea 23
3 Rico Carty 23
3 Danny Walton 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 9
1 Bobby Bonds 9
1 Tommy Harper 9
1 Carl Yastrzemski 9
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.69
2 Tom Phoebus 0.81
3 Wayne Simpson 1.43
4 Carl Morton 1.64
5 Dave Roberts 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
3 Larry Dierker 4
3 Bill Hands 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 53
2 Mickey Lolich 52
3 Andy Messersmith 41
4 Sam McDowell 40
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Wayne Granger 5
2 Wilbur Wood 5
4 Jack Aker 4
4 5 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gail Hopkins .516
2 Tony Perez .500
3 Rico Carty .432
4 Frank Robinson .405
5 Bobby Bonds .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Tony Perez 6
1 Billy Williams 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 22
2 Tony Perez 18
3 Bob Oliver 15
4 Frank Howard 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Sandy Alomar 5
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Joe Foy 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Giusti 0.00
1 Dick Selma 0.00
3 Claude Osteen 0.50
4 Tom Phoebus 0.67
5 Nolan Ryan 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 4
1 Luis Tiant 4
3 Bill Hands 3
3 Catfish Hunter 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 43
2 Mickey Lolich 28
2 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Rich Robertson 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
1 Dick Selma 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 7 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .365
2 Pete Rose .338
3 Alex Johnson .321
4 Rod Carew .320
5 Reggie Smith .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 50
2 Harmon Killebrew 49
3 Frank Howard 48
4 Reggie Jackson 44
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 135
1 Tony Perez 135
3 Boog Powell 124
4 Willie McCovey 121
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 72
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Lou Brock 50
4 Cesar Tovar 49
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.10
2 Jerry Koosman 2.21
3 Juan Marichal 2.28
4 Bob Gibson 2.33
5 Dick Bosman 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 28
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Larry Dierker 22
4 Bill Hands 21
4 5 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 300
2 Sam McDowell 289
3 Bob Gibson 263
4 Fergie Jenkins 254
5 Larry Dierker 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 32
2 Fred Gladding 30
3 Wayne Granger 29
4 Ken Tatum 25
5 2 tied 21