On This Day

Thursday, May 7, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 17 8 .680 --
Tigers 14 10 .583 2.5
Red Sox 13 11 .542 3.5
Yankees 15 13 .536 3.5
Senators 13 13 .500 4.5
Indians 9 14 .391 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 16 8 .667 --
Angels 16 9 .640 0.5
White Sox 11 13 .458 5.0
Athletics 12 15 .444 5.5
Royals 8 17 .320 8.5
Brewers 7 20 .259 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 10 .565 --
Phillies 13 13 .500 1.5
Mets 13 13 .500 1.5
Pirates 12 14 .462 2.5
Cardinals 10 12 .455 2.5
Expos 7 16 .304 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 6 .786 --
Braves 15 11 .577 6.0
Dodgers 14 12 .538 7.0
Giants 13 15 .464 9.0
Astros 12 16 .429 10.0
Padres 11 17 .393 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wes Parker 4
1 Jim Spencer 4
3 Bob Barton 3
3 Dave Concepcion 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 2
1 Roy White 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Bernie Carbo 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 6
2 Dick Dietz 4
2 Jim Fairey 4
2 Bob Oliver 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Perry 1.00
2 Ray Culp 0.83
3 Pat Dobson 0.67
4 Lew Krausse 0.62
5 Joe Decker 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 Ray Lamb 1
1 Jim McGlothlin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Decker 6
1 Pat Dobson 6
3 Ray Culp 5
3 Lew Krausse 5
3 Jim Perry 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 John Gelnar 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .427
2 Tony Perez .408
3 Roberto Clemente .385
4 Dick Dietz .375
4 Don Money .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Frank Howard 10
2 Tony Perez 10
4 Nate Colbert 9
4 Danny Walton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 30
2 Dick Dietz 29
3 Hank Aaron 27
4 Rico Carty 26
4 Billy Williams 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 14
2 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Pat Kelly 10
3 Carl Yastrzemski 10
5 3 tied 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
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 65
2 Tom Seaver 61
3 Mickey Lolich 56
4 Phil Niekro 46
5 Bob Gibson 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 4 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .478
2 Bobby Tolan .405
3 Amos Otis .396
4 Gail Hopkins .395
4 Don Money .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 8
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Boog Powell 6
5 Bobby Bonds 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Dietz 17
1 Frank Howard 17
1 Roy White 17
4 Boog Powell 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Bud Harrelson 6
3 Ed Stroud 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Johnson 0.63
2 Phil Niekro 0.67
3 Claude Osteen 0.69
4 Tom Phoebus 1.26
5 Luis Tiant 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Horlen 3
1 Jim Merritt 3
1 Barry Moore 3
1 Carl Morton 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 33
2 Pat Dobson 28
3 Phil Niekro 26
3 Rich Robertson 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Claude Raymond 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 9 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .364
2 Rico Carty .363
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Rod Carew .323
5 Reggie Smith .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Hank Aaron 51
3 Frank Howard 48
4 Willie McCovey 44
5 Boog Powell 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 142
2 Tony Perez 134
3 Boog Powell 128
4 Willie McCovey 126
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 72
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Lou Brock 51
4 Bobby Bonds 50
4 Cesar Tovar 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.17
2 Jerry Koosman 2.22
3 Juan Marichal 2.24
4 Bob Gibson 2.43
5 Larry Dierker 2.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 308
2 Mickey Lolich 299
3 Bob Gibson 264
4 Fergie Jenkins 258
5 Larry Dierker 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 30
3 Fred Gladding 28
4 Ken Tatum 26
5 Cecil Upshaw 21