On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 9 .727 --
Yankees 19 16 .543 6.0
Tigers 15 16 .484 8.0
Red Sox 15 17 .469 8.5
Senators 13 20 .394 11.0
Indians 11 18 .379 11.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 22 10 .688 --
Angels 23 12 .657 0.5
Athletics 18 18 .500 6.0
White Sox 15 19 .441 8.0
Royals 13 21 .382 10.0
Brewers 11 23 .324 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 15 .531 --
Mets 18 16 .529 0.0
Cardinals 16 16 .500 1.0
Pirates 16 20 .444 3.0
Phillies 13 21 .382 5.0
Expos 12 21 .364 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 27 10 .730 --
Dodgers 20 15 .571 6.0
Braves 19 16 .543 7.0
Astros 18 19 .486 9.0
Giants 18 20 .474 9.5
Padres 17 22 .436 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Perez 7
2 Felipe Alou 5
3 Ed Herrmann 4
3 Alex Johnson 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Herrmann 2
1 Pete Rose 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rooker 5
2 Alex Johnson 4
2 Roger Repoz 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 3
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Drago 1.17
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
3 George Stone 0.90
4 Nelson Briles 0.86
5 Jim Rooker 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sal Campisi 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Rooker 9
1 George Stone 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 8
4 Dick Drago 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 Claude Raymond 1
1 Ken Tatum 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Grabarkewitz .420
2 Rico Carty .409
3 Tony Perez .394
4 Don Money .382
5 Alex Johnson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Tony Perez 13
3 Dick Allen 12
3 Frank Howard 12
3 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Tony Perez 36
3 Dick Dietz 35
3 Willie McCovey 35
5 Billy Williams 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 17
2 Tommy Harper 16
2 Maury Wills 16
4 Pat Kelly 15
5 Sandy Alomar 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Gentry 1.71
2 Danny Coombs 1.73
3 Tom Phoebus 1.90
4 Tom Seaver 1.96
5 Sandy Vance 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 8
2 Larry Dierker 7
2 Dave McNally 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
5 Jim Perry 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 88
2 Sam McDowell 81
3 Mickey Lolich 67
4 Ken Holtzman 60
5 Phil Niekro 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 9
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Wilbur Wood 7
4 Jack Aker 6
4 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Grabarkewitz .541
2 Rod Carew .462
3 Boog Powell .429
4 Alex Johnson .418
5 Bob Robertson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
1 Lee May 7
4 Tony Conigliaro 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 18
1 Sal Bando 18
1 Tony Oliva 18
1 Roy White 18
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Pat Kelly 8
4 Tommie Agee 6
4 Tommy Harper 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 0.64
2 Bill Butler 1.06
3 Tommy John 1.13
4 Ray Culp 1.16
5 Larry Dierker 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Corkins 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 35
2 Sam McDowell 31
3 Pat Dobson 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 17 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Grabarkewitz .453
2 Rico Carty .411
3 Tony Perez .389
4 Gail Hopkins .382
5 Alex Johnson .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
2 Frank Howard 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Billy Williams 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 30
2 Tony Oliva 27
2 Tony Perez 27
2 Boog Powell 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 16
2 Bobby Bonds 13
3 Tommy Harper 12
4 Pat Kelly 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Morris 0.96
2 Tom Seaver 1.44
3 Bob Johnson 1.50
4 Claude Osteen 1.68
5 Eddie Fisher 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 Dave McNally 5
3 Luis Tiant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 78
2 Sam McDowell 60
3 Ken Holtzman 46
4 Rich Robertson 45
5 Bill Stoneman 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 9
2 Jack Aker 5
2 Dave Giusti 5
2 Claude Raymond 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Roberto Clemente .361
3 Pete Rose .339
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Manny Mota .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 53
2 Harmon Killebrew 52
3 Willie McCovey 49
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Boog Powell 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 144
2 Willie McCovey 136
3 Tony Perez 133
4 Boog Powell 126
5 Hank Aaron 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 71
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Cesar Tovar 54
4 Bobby Bonds 53
5 Lou Brock 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.13
2 Jerry Koosman 2.25
3 Larry Dierker 2.28
4 Chuck Taylor 2.40
5 Bill Hands 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 27
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Jim Perry 23
4 Larry Dierker 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 311
2 Mickey Lolich 293
3 Bob Gibson 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 258
5 Tom Seaver 254

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Fred Gladding 29
4 Ken Tatum 28
5 Wilbur Wood 22