On This Day

Sunday, May 10, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 21 8 .724 --
Tigers 15 12 .556 5.0
Red Sox 14 13 .519 6.0
Yankees 16 15 .516 6.0
Senators 13 16 .448 8.0
Indians 10 16 .385 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 9 .667 --
Angels 18 10 .643 0.5
Athletics 14 16 .467 5.5
White Sox 11 17 .393 7.5
Royals 10 18 .357 8.5
Brewers 10 20 .333 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 11 .577 --
Mets 14 15 .483 2.5
Pirates 13 16 .448 3.5
Phillies 13 16 .448 3.5
Cardinals 11 14 .440 3.5
Expos 8 19 .296 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 23 8 .742 --
Dodgers 17 12 .586 5.0
Braves 17 12 .586 5.0
Giants 15 16 .484 8.0
Astros 14 17 .452 9.0
Padres 14 18 .438 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Knoop 4
1 Ted Kubiak 4
1 Carlos May 4
1 Danny Walton 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 2
1 Mack Jones 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
1 Rick Reichardt 2
1 Duke Sims 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 6
2 Norm Cash 4
2 Ed Kirkpatrick 4
2 Doug Rader 4
2 Rick Reichardt 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 2
1 Bobby Bonds 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Horace Clarke 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Wilson 1.00
2 George Stone 0.75
3 Sam McDowell 0.73
4 Gene Brabender 0.71
5 Don Sutton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
1 Sam McDowell 8
3 Larry Dierker 7
3 Earl Wilson 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sal Campisi 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Rich Hand 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Dave Roberts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .421
2 Tony Perez .396
3 Roberto Clemente .386
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .386
5 Don Money .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 13
2 Tony Perez 12
3 Frank Howard 11
3 Billy Williams 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 33
2 Hank Aaron 32
2 Billy Williams 32
4 Willie McCovey 31
5 Dick Dietz 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
2 Bobby Bonds 14
3 Pat Kelly 12
4 Sandy Alomar 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 1.19
2 Danny Coombs 1.38
3 Tom Phoebus 1.59
4 Claude Osteen 1.95
5 Wayne Simpson 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 6
1 Dave McNally 6
1 Jim Merritt 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 73
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 7
3 Sparky Lyle 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 6 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .444
2 Bob Robertson .438
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .425
4 Boog Powell .400
5 Paul Schaal .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 20
2 Boog Powell 19
3 Roy White 17
4 Hank Aaron 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Tommy Harper 7
2 Ed Stroud 7
4 Bud Harrelson 6
4 Pat Kelly 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 0.45
2 Phil Niekro 0.67
3 Fred Norman 0.67
4 Phil Hennigan 0.75
5 John Morris 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Joe Horlen 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 Carl Morton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 41
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
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .365
2 Rico Carty .364
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Manny Mota .328
5 Alex Johnson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 53
2 Harmon Killebrew 50
3 Frank Howard 49
4 Willie McCovey 46
5 Boog Powell 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 139
2 Willie McCovey 135
2 Tony Perez 135
4 Boog Powell 131
5 Ron Santo 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 71
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Cesar Tovar 52
5 Lou Brock 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.17
2 Jerry Koosman 2.33
3 Bill Hands 2.36
4 Juan Marichal 2.40
5 Jim Palmer 2.43

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 316
2 Mickey Lolich 299
3 Bob Gibson 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 260
5 Larry Dierker 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Fred Gladding 27
3 Ken Tatum 27
5 Cecil Upshaw 21