On This Day

Friday, May 8, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 18 8 .692 --
Tigers 14 11 .560 3.5
Red Sox 13 12 .520 4.5
Yankees 15 14 .517 4.5
Senators 13 13 .500 5.0
Indians 9 15 .375 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 17 8 .680 --
Angels 17 9 .654 0.5
Athletics 13 15 .464 5.5
White Sox 11 14 .440 6.0
Royals 9 17 .346 8.5
Brewers 7 20 .259 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 10 .583 --
Phillies 13 14 .481 2.5
Mets 13 14 .481 2.5
Pirates 12 15 .444 3.5
Cardinals 10 13 .435 3.5
Expos 8 17 .320 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 7 .759 --
Braves 16 11 .593 5.0
Dodgers 15 12 .556 6.0
Giants 14 15 .483 8.0
Astros 13 16 .448 9.0
Padres 12 18 .400 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Campbell 4
1 Cito Gaston 4
1 Ivan Murrell 4
4 Dave Concepcion 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Hal McRae 2
1 Tony Perez 2
1 Bob Robertson 2
1 Billy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Van Kelly 4
1 Bob Robertson 4
1 Billy Williams 4
5 12 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Gentry 1.17
2 Chuck Dobson 0.80
3 Bob Johnson 0.73
4 Claude Osteen 0.67
5 Mike Corkins 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Corkins 9
2 Bob Johnson 8
2 Claude Raymond 8
4 Gary Gentry 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .420
2 Tony Perez .408
3 Roberto Clemente .380
4 Dick Dietz .374
5 Billy Grabarkewitz .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
1 Tony Perez 12
3 Nate Colbert 10
3 Frank Howard 10
3 Billy Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 33
2 Hank Aaron 30
2 Billy Williams 30
4 Dick Dietz 29
5 Rico Carty 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 14
2 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Sandy Alomar 10
3 Pat Kelly 10
3 Carl Yastrzemski 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Phoebus 1.15
2 Dave Roberts 1.20
3 Wayne Simpson 1.35
4 Nolan Ryan 1.64
5 Bob Johnson 1.69

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 Bob Gibson 51
5 Ken Holtzman 47

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .478
2 Amos Otis .415
3 Jim Spencer .405
4 Dave Concepcion .394
5 Bob Oliver .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
1 Boog Powell 7
4 Hank Aaron 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 19
2 Dick Dietz 17
3 Harmon Killebrew 16
3 Roy White 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.67
2 Phil Hennigan 0.69
3 Claude Osteen 1.08
4 Bob Johnson 1.16
5 Dave Roberts 1.23

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 Bob Gibson 30
3 Pat Dobson 28
4 Ken Holtzman 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Claude Raymond 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 8 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .363
2 Rico Carty .363
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Rod Carew .323
5 Reggie Smith .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 141
2 Tony Perez 136
3 Boog Powell 131
4 Willie McCovey 127
5 Ron Santo 114

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.17
2 Jerry Koosman 2.22
3 Juan Marichal 2.24
4 Jim Palmer 2.43
5 Larry Dierker 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 28
2 Mike Cuellar 23
3 Jim Perry 22
4 Larry Dierker 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 308
2 Mickey Lolich 292
3 Bob Gibson 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 252
5 Andy Messersmith 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 30
3 Fred Gladding 28
4 Ken Tatum 27
5 Cecil Upshaw 21