On This Day

Saturday, May 2, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 14 7 .667 --
Tigers 12 8 .600 1.5
Red Sox 12 9 .571 2.0
Senators 11 10 .524 3.0
Yankees 11 12 .478 4.0
Indians 8 12 .400 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 13 7 .650 --
Angels 14 8 .636 0.0
Athletics 10 12 .455 4.0
White Sox 9 12 .429 4.5
Royals 8 13 .381 5.5
Brewers 5 17 .227 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 7 .650 --
Pirates 11 10 .524 2.5
Mets 11 10 .524 2.5
Cardinals 9 9 .500 3.0
Phillies 10 11 .476 3.5
Expos 6 14 .300 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 18 6 .750 --
Braves 12 11 .522 5.5
Dodgers 11 11 .500 6.0
Giants 12 12 .500 6.0
Astros 9 14 .391 8.5
Padres 8 15 .348 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Carty 3
1 Jerry Kenney 3
1 Ted Kubiak 3
1 Dick McAuliffe 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 4
1 Rico Petrocelli 4
3 Dick Dietz 3
3 Jim Fregosi 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Graig Nettles 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Billy Grabarkewitz 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Johnson 1.25
2 Chris Short 1.00
3 Bob Gibson 0.90
4 Fritz Peterson 0.83
5 Jim Perry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Downing 1
1 Greg Garrett 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Steve Hamilton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 10
1 Sam McDowell 10
3 Bob Gibson 9
4 Moe Drabowsky 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .435
2 Tony Perez .429
3 Frank Robinson .394
4 Roberto Clemente .391
5 Davey Johnson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Frank Howard 9
4 Rico Carty 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Billy Williams 26
3 Brant Alyea 24
3 Rico Carty 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Sandy Alomar 9
2 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Carl Yastrzemski 9
5 7 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 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 53
2 Mickey Lolich 52
3 Sam McDowell 50
4 Bob Gibson 45
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Wayne Granger 5
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Wilbur Wood 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gail Hopkins .500
2 Frank Robinson .475
3 Rico Carty .458
4 Tony Perez .447
5 Rico Petrocelli .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
2 Rico Carty 6
2 Billy Williams 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 19
2 Frank Howard 15
2 Tony Perez 15
4 Rico Carty 14
4 Boog Powell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Tommy Harper 6
3 Sandy Alomar 5
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Morris 0.00
2 Claude Osteen 0.50
3 Steve Blass 0.53
4 Bob Johnson 0.60
5 Ron Perranoski 0.66

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 35
2 Bob Gibson 30
3 Sam McDowell 29
4 Mickey Lolich 28
4 Nolan Ryan 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 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 .340
3 Alex Johnson .324
4 Rod Carew .321
5 Reggie Smith .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 50
2 Harmon Killebrew 49
3 Frank Howard 48
4 Reggie Jackson 44
4 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 136
2 Tony Perez 135
3 Willie McCovey 125
3 Boog Powell 125
5 Ron Santo 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 73
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Lou Brock 51
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 2.36
5 Dick Bosman 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 28
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Larry Dierker 22
3 Jim Perry 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 300
2 Sam McDowell 299
3 Bob Gibson 272
4 Fergie Jenkins 254
5 Larry Dierker 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Fred Gladding 30
3 Wayne Granger 29
4 Ken Tatum 26
5 2 tied 21