On This Day

Tuesday, May 5, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 15 8 .652 --
Tigers 13 9 .591 1.5
Red Sox 13 9 .591 1.5
Senators 13 11 .542 2.5
Yankees 13 13 .500 3.5
Indians 9 13 .409 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 15 7 .682 --
Angels 14 9 .609 1.5
Athletics 12 13 .480 4.5
White Sox 10 13 .435 5.5
Royals 8 15 .348 7.5
Brewers 5 20 .200 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 9 .591 --
Phillies 12 12 .500 2.0
Mets 12 12 .500 2.0
Pirates 11 13 .458 3.0
Cardinals 10 12 .455 3.0
Expos 6 16 .273 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 21 6 .778 --
Braves 14 11 .560 6.0
Dodgers 13 11 .542 6.5
Giants 13 14 .481 8.0
Astros 12 15 .444 9.0
Padres 10 16 .385 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Briggs 4
1 Dave Duncan 4
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 Steve Huntz 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 6
2 Clete Boyer 4
3 Felix Millan 3
3 Bob Robertson 3
5 22 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Tommy Harper 2
2 Ed Stroud 2
4 Jose Arcia 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sonny Siebert 1.33
2 Rich Robertson 1.00
3 Bill Stoneman 0.90
4 Wayne Simpson 0.83
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Robertson 12
2 Bill Stoneman 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 7
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Norman 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Horacio Pina 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .435
2 Tony Perez .411
3 Don Money .397
4 Roberto Clemente .385
5 Dick Dietz .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 10
1 Tony Perez 10
3 Frank Howard 9
4 Dick Allen 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Billy Williams 26
3 Hank Aaron 25
3 Rico Carty 25
3 Dick Dietz 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 14
2 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Sandy Alomar 9
3 Ed Stroud 9
3 Carl Yastrzemski 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Phoebus 1.15
2 Wayne Simpson 1.35
3 Dave Roberts 1.37
4 Nolan Ryan 1.64
5 Gary Gentry 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Gary Nolan 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 56
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Sam McDowell 50
4 Bob Gibson 45
5 Andy Messersmith 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
4 Wilbur Wood 5
5 9 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .489
2 Lee Maye .447
3 Frank Robinson .432
4 Johnny Bench .410
5 Rico Petrocelli .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Rico Carty 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 16
2 Billy Williams 15
3 Al Kaline 14
3 Lou Piniella 14
3 Boog Powell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Ed Stroud 7
4 Bud Harrelson 5
4 Maury Wills 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 Rich Hand 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Bill Hands 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 35
2 Bob Gibson 30
3 Rich Robertson 28
4 Bill Stoneman 26
5 Mickey Lolich 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Dick Selma 4
4 Paul Doyle 3
4 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .364
2 Pete Rose .342
3 Rod Carew .322
4 Alex Johnson .318
5 Reggie Smith .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 50
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
3 Frank Howard 47
4 Willie McCovey 44
5 Reggie Jackson 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 137
2 Tony Perez 133
3 Willie McCovey 126
4 Boog Powell 125
5 3 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 74
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Lou Brock 51
4 Bobby Bonds 50
4 Cesar Tovar 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.11
2 Jerry Koosman 2.22
3 Juan Marichal 2.24
4 Bob Gibson 2.36
5 Larry Dierker 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 27
2 Mike Cuellar 23
3 Larry Dierker 22
3 Jim Merritt 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 299
1 Sam McDowell 299
3 Bob Gibson 272
4 Fergie Jenkins 258
5 Larry Dierker 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Wayne Granger 30
3 Fred Gladding 28
4 Ken Tatum 26
5 Cecil Upshaw 21