On This Day

Saturday, May 9, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 19 8 .704 --
Tigers 15 11 .577 3.5
Red Sox 14 12 .538 4.5
Yankees 15 15 .500 5.5
Senators 13 14 .481 6.0
Indians 9 16 .360 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 8 .692 --
Angels 18 9 .667 0.5
Athletics 13 16 .448 6.5
White Sox 11 15 .423 7.0
Royals 9 18 .333 9.5
Brewers 8 20 .286 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 10 .600 --
Mets 14 14 .500 2.5
Pirates 13 15 .464 3.5
Phillies 13 15 .464 3.5
Cardinals 10 14 .417 4.5
Expos 8 18 .308 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 8 .733 --
Braves 17 11 .607 4.0
Dodgers 16 12 .571 5.0
Giants 14 16 .467 8.0
Astros 13 17 .433 9.0
Padres 13 18 .419 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 4
1 Cito Gaston 4
1 Alex Johnson 4
1 Manny Mota 4
1 Jarvis Tatum 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Gene Alley 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hickman 4
1 Dave Marshall 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Tom Egan 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dean Chance 1.00
1 Catfish Hunter 1.00
1 Andy Messersmith 1.00
1 Sandy Vance 1.00
5 Bill Stoneman 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Coombs 1
1 John Gelnar 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 10
2 Dean Chance 9
3 Andy Messersmith 8
3 Bob Moose 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jose Pena 1
1 Ron Taylor 1
1 Eddie Watt 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .427
2 Roberto Clemente .405
3 Tony Perez .402
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .373
5 Don Money .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 13
2 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 32
3 Billy Williams 31
4 Dick Dietz 29
5 Rico Carty 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
2 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Pat Kelly 11
4 Sandy Alomar 10
4 Carl Yastrzemski 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 1.20
2 Wayne Simpson 1.35
3 Danny Coombs 1.38
4 Tom Phoebus 1.59
5 Nolan Ryan 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 Bill Hands 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 65
2 Mickey Lolich 63
3 Tom Seaver 61
4 Bill Stoneman 52
5 2 tied 51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .478
2 Roberto Clemente .410
3 Bob Robertson .406
4 Bobby Tolan .404
5 Billy Grabarkewitz .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Frank Howard 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 17
2 Roy White 16
3 Harmon Killebrew 15
3 Lou Piniella 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Bud Harrelson 6
3 Pat Kelly 6
3 Ed Stroud 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 0.45
2 Phil Niekro 0.67
3 Fred Norman 0.67
4 Phil Hennigan 0.69
5 Claude Osteen 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 3
1 Joe Horlen 3
1 Jim Merritt 3
1 Carl Morton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 33
2 Bob Gibson 30
3 Bill Stoneman 29
4 Rich Robertson 27
5 Phil Niekro 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .368
2 Rico Carty .365
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Alex Johnson .322
5 Rod Carew .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 53
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 129
5 Hank Aaron 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 73
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Cesar Tovar 52
4 Bobby Bonds 50
4 Lou Brock 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.17
2 Juan Marichal 2.24
3 Jerry Koosman 2.33
4 Jim Palmer 2.43
5 Bill Hands 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 28
2 Mike Cuellar 23
3 Bill Hands 22
3 Jim Perry 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 308
2 Mickey Lolich 299
3 Bob Gibson 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 252
5 Andy Messersmith 245

Saves

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