On This Day

Wednesday, May 13, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 9 .710 --
Tigers 15 14 .517 6.0
Yankees 17 16 .515 6.0
Red Sox 14 16 .467 7.5
Senators 13 18 .419 9.0
Indians 10 17 .370 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 21 10 .677 --
Twins 19 10 .655 1.0
Athletics 16 16 .500 5.5
White Sox 13 17 .433 7.5
Royals 11 18 .379 9.0
Brewers 11 21 .344 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 13 .552 --
Mets 16 16 .500 1.5
Pirates 15 17 .469 2.5
Cardinals 13 15 .464 2.5
Phillies 13 19 .406 4.5
Expos 10 20 .333 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 9 .727 --
Braves 18 13 .581 5.0
Dodgers 17 14 .548 6.0
Giants 17 17 .500 7.5
Astros 16 17 .485 8.0
Padres 15 20 .429 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
2 Matty Alou 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
2 Rusty Staub 3
2 Ron Stone 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 2
1 Don Money 2
3 Tito Fuentes 1
3 Harmon Killebrew 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tito Fuentes 5
1 Don Money 5
3 Al Oliver 4
3 Rusty Staub 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Gentry 3.50
2 Bill Hands 1.50
3 John Morris 1.40
4 Rick Wise 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 Bob Moose 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hands 12
2 Rick Wise 8
3 Bill Butler 7
3 Gary Gentry 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Jim Ray 1
1 Ken Wright 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .430
2 Don Money .389
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .387
4 Tony Perez .378
5 Dick Dietz .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 Tommy Harper 16
2 Bobby Bonds 15
3 Pat Kelly 13
4 Sandy Alomar 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Phoebus 1.59
2 Gary Gentry 1.71
3 Danny Coombs 1.77
4 Dave Roberts 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 Bob Gibson 57
5 2 tied 56

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 .486
2 Rico Carty .444
3 Denis Menke .440
4 Tommy McCraw .429
5 Boog Powell .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
1 Carl Yastrzemski 7
4 Dick Allen 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 20
2 Hank Aaron 16
2 Sal Bando 16
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Boog Powell 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Tommy Harper 8
3 Pat Kelly 6
4 Joe Foy 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Hand 0.00
2 Sandy Vance 0.89
3 John Morris 1.16
4 Ron Perranoski 1.29
5 Danny Coombs 1.46

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 Bill Hands 28
5 Rich Robertson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Wilbur Wood 3
5 15 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .457
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .394
3 Don Money .384
4 Dick Dietz .378
5 Denis Menke .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
1 Billy Williams 12
3 Frank Howard 10
3 Willie McCovey 10
3 Tony Perez 10

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 15
2 Tommy Harper 13
3 Pat Kelly 11
3 Maury Wills 11
5 Ed Stroud 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.69
2 Sandy Vance 1.71
3 Tom Phoebus 1.76
4 Gary Gentry 1.84
5 Danny Coombs 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
2 Bill Hands 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
2 Luis Tiant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 63
2 Sam McDowell 52
3 Bob Gibson 48
4 Mickey Lolich 46
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Roberto Clemente .360
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Manny Mota .327
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 54
2 Harmon Killebrew 51
3 Willie McCovey 47
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Boog Powell 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 143
2 Willie McCovey 135
3 Tony Perez 133
4 Boog Powell 128
5 Hank Aaron 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 71
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Cesar Tovar 52
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.23
2 Jerry Koosman 2.33
3 Juan Marichal 2.40
4 Bill Hands 2.41
5 Dick Bosman 2.46

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 250
5 2 tied 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