On This Day

Thursday, May 14, 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

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 21 10 .677 --
Twins 20 10 .667 0.5
Athletics 16 16 .500 5.5
White Sox 13 17 .433 7.5
Royals 11 19 .367 9.5
Brewers 11 21 .344 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 13 .552 --
Mets 16 16 .500 1.5
Cardinals 14 15 .483 2.0
Pirates 15 18 .455 3.0
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 18 14 .563 5.5
Astros 17 17 .500 7.5
Giants 17 18 .486 8.0
Padres 15 21 .417 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Manny Mota 3
1 Maury Wills 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Billy Grabarkewitz 1
2 Frank Johnson 1
2 Joe Pepitone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Davalillo 3
1 Willie Stargell 3
3 Rod Carew 2
3 Roberto Clemente 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Tommy Dean 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 0.50
2 Luis Tiant 0.43
3 Dave Morehead 0.30
4 Clay Kirby 0.20
5 Sandy Vance 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Sandy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 7
2 Larry Dierker 6
3 Dave Morehead 3
3 Jim Rooker 3
3 Luis Tiant 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .430
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .390
3 Don Money .389
4 Tony Perez .378
5 Luis Aparicio .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 14
2 Dick Allen 12
2 Tony Perez 12
2 Billy Williams 12
5 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 16
1 Tommy Harper 16
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 Larry Dierker 7
1 Jim Merritt 7
3 Dave McNally 6
3 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 Rico Carty .463
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .457
3 Denis Menke .438
4 Boog Powell .432
5 Doug Rader .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
1 Carl Yastrzemski 7
4 Dick Allen 6
4 Willie Stargell 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 20
2 Willie Stargell 18
3 Sal Bando 16
3 Harmon Killebrew 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Tommy Harper 7
3 Pat Kelly 6
4 Joe Foy 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Morris 1.25
2 Ron Perranoski 1.29
3 Chuck Taylor 1.42
4 Danny Coombs 1.46
5 Bill Butler 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 4
2 Dave McNally 3
2 Phil Niekro 3
2 Rich Robertson 3
2 Sandy Vance 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 33
2 Tom Seaver 30
3 Rich Robertson 27
4 Bill Stoneman 26
5 Larry Dierker 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Wilbur Wood 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .449
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .408
3 Don Money .384
4 Tony Perez .368
5 Denis Menke .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 12
2 Hank Aaron 11
3 Dick Allen 10
3 Frank Howard 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 34
2 Willie McCovey 31
3 Dick Dietz 29
4 Tony Perez 27
5 Boog Powell 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 16
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 Tom Phoebus 1.76
3 Gary Gentry 1.84
4 Sandy Vance 2.06
5 Danny Coombs 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Bill Hands 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 .342
4 Manny Mota .332
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 53
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 133
3 Tony Perez 130
4 Boog Powell 127
5 Hank Aaron 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 71
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Bobby Bonds 53
3 Cesar Tovar 53
5 2 tied 49

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 27
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Larry Dierker 22
3 Bill Hands 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 312
2 Mickey Lolich 289
3 Bob Gibson 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 250
5 2 tied 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 32
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Fred Gladding 28
4 Ken Tatum 27
5 Wilbur Wood 22