On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 25 10 .714 --
Yankees 20 17 .541 6.0
Red Sox 16 17 .485 8.0
Tigers 15 17 .469 8.5
Senators 15 20 .429 10.0
Indians 11 20 .355 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 10 .706 --
Angels 25 12 .676 0.5
Athletics 18 19 .486 7.5
White Sox 15 21 .417 10.0
Royals 13 23 .361 12.0
Brewers 12 23 .343 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 18 16 .529 --
Mets 19 17 .528 --
Cardinals 17 17 .500 1.0
Pirates 17 21 .447 3.0
Phillies 14 22 .389 5.0
Expos 13 22 .371 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 28 11 .718 --
Dodgers 22 15 .595 5.0
Braves 20 16 .556 6.5
Astros 19 20 .487 9.0
Giants 18 21 .462 10.0
Padres 17 24 .415 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Harper 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Donn Clendenon 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 John Boccabella 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Oliver 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Ed Stroud 3
2 Bill Sudakis 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Ken Berry 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 3.33
2 Chris Short 2.50
3 Milt Pappas 1.50
4 Joe Coleman 1.40
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Santiago Guzman 1
1 Jim Lonborg 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 10
1 Chris Short 10
3 Milt Pappas 9
4 Don Sutton 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .415
2 Frank Robinson .395
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .394
4 Tony Perez .384
5 Don Money .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Dick Allen 13
2 Tony Perez 13
4 Johnny Bench 12
4 5 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Tony Perez 39
3 Billy Williams 37
4 Dick Dietz 35
4 Willie McCovey 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 17
1 Tommy Harper 17
3 Maury Wills 16
4 Pat Kelly 15
5 Sandy Alomar 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Phoebus 1.90
2 Gary Gentry 1.95
3 Tom Seaver 1.96
4 Wayne Simpson 2.11
5 Claude Osteen 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 8
1 Jim Merritt 8
3 Dave McNally 7
3 Tom Seaver 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 88
2 Sam McDowell 81
3 Mickey Lolich 67
4 Bob Gibson 63
4 Bill Stoneman 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 10
2 Wayne Granger 8
3 Wilbur Wood 7
4 Jack Aker 6
4 5 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .458
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .436
3 Jim Wynn .429
4 Boog Powell .426
5 Frank Robinson .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
1 Carl Yastrzemski 7
4 Dick Allen 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 19
2 Hank Aaron 17
2 Sal Bando 17
2 Wes Parker 17
5 Roy White 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Pat Kelly 8
1 Maury Wills 8
4 Tommie Agee 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 0.69
2 Ron Cook 0.75
3 Larry Dierker 1.00
4 Tommy John 1.13
5 Ray Culp 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 4
2 Mike Corkins 3
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 35
2 Sam McDowell 31
3 Bill Stoneman 30
4 Larry Dierker 25
4 Rudy May 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Phil Regan 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .435
2 Rico Carty .427
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .423
4 Don Money .373
5 Gail Hopkins .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
3 Frank Howard 10
3 Boog Powell 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 29
2 Harmon Killebrew 26
2 Billy Williams 26
4 Johnny Bench 25
4 4 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 15
2 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Tommy Harper 13
4 Pat Kelly 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Morris 1.46
2 Bob Johnson 1.53
3 Claude Osteen 1.68
4 Tom Seaver 1.69
5 Ray Culp 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Bill Hands 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 70
2 Sam McDowell 50
3 Bob Gibson 48
4 Bill Stoneman 47
5 Rudy May 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 9
2 Phil Regan 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Roberto Clemente .359
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Rod Carew .336
5 Manny Mota .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Hank Aaron 52
3 Willie McCovey 48
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Boog Powell 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 146
2 Tony Perez 136
3 Willie McCovey 134
4 Boog Powell 126
5 Hank Aaron 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 72
2 Bert Campaneris 60
3 Cesar Tovar 53
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.13
2 Larry Dierker 2.21
3 Jerry Koosman 2.25
4 Chuck Taylor 2.40
5 Dick Bosman 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 27
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Larry Dierker 23
2 Bill Hands 23
2 Jim Perry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 311
2 Mickey Lolich 287
3 Bob Gibson 276
4 Fergie Jenkins 254
4 Tom Seaver 254

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 32
3 Ken Tatum 28
4 Fred Gladding 27
5 Wilbur Wood 22