On This Day

Tuesday, May 12, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 8 .733 --
Yankees 17 15 .531 6.0
Tigers 15 14 .517 6.5
Red Sox 14 15 .483 7.5
Senators 13 17 .433 9.0
Indians 10 16 .385 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 20 10 .667 --
Twins 18 10 .643 1.0
Athletics 15 16 .484 5.5
White Sox 13 17 .433 7.0
Royals 10 18 .357 9.0
Brewers 10 21 .323 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 12 .571 --
Mets 15 16 .484 2.5
Cardinals 13 14 .481 2.5
Pirates 14 17 .452 3.5
Phillies 13 18 .419 4.5
Expos 9 20 .310 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 9 .727 --
Braves 18 13 .581 5.0
Dodgers 17 13 .567 5.5
Giants 16 17 .485 8.0
Astros 15 17 .469 8.5
Padres 15 19 .441 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Elrod Hendricks 4
1 Denis Menke 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Brant Alyea 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Joe Hague 4
1 Denis Menke 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Jarvis 1.20
2 Steve Blass 1.00
3 Fritz Peterson 0.71
4 Bill Lee 0.62
5 Clyde Wright 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Greg Garrett 1
1 Gerry Janeski 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Blass 6
1 Pat Jarvis 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Bill Lee 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .430
2 Dick Dietz .382
3 Don Money .380
4 Tony Perez .378
5 Billy Grabarkewitz .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 14
2 Tony Perez 12
2 Billy Williams 12
4 Dick Allen 11
4 Frank Howard 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 35
1 Dick Dietz 35
3 Billy Williams 34
4 Tony Perez 33
5 Willie McCovey 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 7
2 Larry Dierker 6
2 Dave McNally 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 73
1 Tom Seaver 73
3 Mickey Lolich 63
4 Bill Stoneman 52
5 3 tied 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Wilbur Wood 7
4 Sparky Lyle 6
4 Pete Richert 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Grabarkewitz .457
2 Boog Powell .435
3 Rico Carty .429
3 Tommy McCraw .429
5 Denis Menke .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Dick Allen 7
2 Boog Powell 7
2 Carl Yastrzemski 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 19
1 Roy White 19
3 Hank Aaron 17
4 Willie McCovey 16
5 Dick Allen 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Tommy Harper 7
3 Ed Stroud 6
4 Lou Brock 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 0.45
2 Phil Hennigan 0.75
3 Sandy Vance 0.89
4 Sonny Siebert 1.17
5 John Morris 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 Jim Merritt 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 33
2 Tom Seaver 30
3 Pat Dobson 29
4 Mike Corkins 28
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .458
2 Dick Dietz .386
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .380
4 Tony Perez .378
5 Don Money .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
1 Tony Perez 12
1 Billy Williams 12
4 Dick Allen 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 34
2 Willie McCovey 31
2 Tony Perez 31
4 Dick Dietz 30
5 Hank Aaron 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 15
2 Tommy Harper 13
3 Pat Kelly 10
3 Ed Stroud 10
3 Maury Wills 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 1.07
2 Claude Osteen 1.56
3 Danny Coombs 1.69
4 Sandy Vance 1.71
5 Tom Phoebus 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 Bill Hands 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 68
2 Sam McDowell 62
3 Phil Niekro 47
3 Bill Stoneman 47
5 Mickey Lolich 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Wayne Granger 7
3 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Sparky Lyle 5
4 Pete Richert 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Roberto Clemente .362
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Manny Mota .328
5 Alex Johnson .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 54
2 Harmon Killebrew 50
3 Willie McCovey 47
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Boog Powell 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 141
2 Willie McCovey 136
3 Tony Perez 133
4 Boog Powell 127
5 Hank Aaron 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 71
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Bobby Bonds 53
4 Cesar Tovar 52
5 Lou Brock 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.23
2 Jerry Koosman 2.33
3 Bill Hands 2.36
4 Juan Marichal 2.40
5 Claude Osteen 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 27
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Bill Hands 22
3 Jim Merritt 22
3 Jim Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 312
2 Mickey Lolich 299
3 Bob Gibson 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 260
5 Tom Seaver 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Fred Gladding 28
4 Ken Tatum 27
5 Wilbur Wood 22