On This Day

Sunday, May 3, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 14 8 .636 --
Tigers 13 8 .619 0.5
Red Sox 12 9 .571 1.5
Senators 12 11 .522 2.5
Yankees 13 12 .520 2.5
Indians 9 12 .429 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 14 7 .667 --
Angels 14 8 .636 0.5
Athletics 11 13 .458 4.5
White Sox 9 13 .409 5.5
Royals 8 14 .364 6.5
Brewers 5 19 .208 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 7 .650 --
Phillies 12 11 .522 2.5
Mets 12 11 .522 2.5
Cardinals 10 10 .500 3.0
Pirates 11 11 .500 3.0
Expos 6 15 .286 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 19 6 .760 --
Dodgers 12 11 .522 6.0
Braves 12 11 .522 6.0
Giants 12 14 .462 7.5
Astros 10 15 .400 9.0
Padres 9 16 .360 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denis Menke 5
1 Don Money 5
3 Felipe Alou 4
3 Jerry McNertney 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 5
1 Deron Johnson 5
3 Tony Taylor 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 11 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Cater 2
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Roy White 2
4 Paul Blair 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Blue Moon Odom 999.00
2 Jim Palmer 1.83
3 Mike Corkins 0.88
3 Billy Wynne 0.88
5 Jim Shellenback 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Steve Hamilton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 11
1 Lowell Palmer 11
3 Ron Bryant 9
4 Mike Corkins 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rich Hand 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .435
2 Tony Perez .432
3 Don Money .391
4 Roberto Clemente .378
5 Frank Robinson .377

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 28
2 Billy Williams 26
3 Dick Dietz 25
4 Brant Alyea 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Sandy Alomar 9
2 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Carl Yastrzemski 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.69
2 Tom Phoebus 0.81
3 Wayne Simpson 1.43
4 Dave Roberts 1.48
5 Carl Morton 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
2 Tom Seaver 5
3 Larry Dierker 4
3 Bill Hands 4
3 8 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
1 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 Wilbur Wood 5
5 8 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .477
2 Frank Robinson .450
3 Tony Perez .436
4 Gail Hopkins .421
5 Don Money .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
2 Rico Carty 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Bob Oliver 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 15
1 Billy Williams 15
3 Rico Carty 14
3 Tony Perez 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 8
2 Maury Wills 7
3 Bud Harrelson 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Morris 0.00
2 Bob Johnson 0.63
3 Claude Osteen 0.69
4 Darold Knowles 0.73
5 Luis Tiant 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 4
2 Bill Hands 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 Barry Moore 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 35
2 Bob Gibson 30
3 Pat Dobson 26
4 Jim Palmer 23
5 4 tied 21

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 .363
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Alex Johnson .324
4 Rod Carew .321
5 Reggie Smith .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Hank Aaron 49
3 Frank Howard 48
4 Reggie Jackson 45
5 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 138
2 Tony Perez 135
3 Willie McCovey 126
4 Boog Powell 123
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 75
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Lou Brock 51
4 Cesar Tovar 49
5 Bobby Bonds 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.10
2 Jerry Koosman 2.22
3 Juan Marichal 2.28
4 Bob Gibson 2.36
5 Larry Dierker 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 28
2 Mike Cuellar 23
3 Larry Dierker 22
3 Jim Merritt 22
3 Jim Perry 22

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 34
2 Fred Gladding 30
3 Wayne Granger 29
4 Ken Tatum 26
5 Cecil Upshaw 21