On This Day

Wednesday, May 20, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 25 11 .694 --
Yankees 20 18 .526 6.0
Tigers 16 17 .485 7.5
Red Sox 16 18 .471 8.0
Senators 16 20 .444 9.0
Indians 12 20 .375 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 10 .714 --
Angels 25 13 .658 1.5
Athletics 18 20 .474 8.5
White Sox 16 21 .432 10.0
Brewers 13 23 .361 12.5
Royals 13 24 .351 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 18 16 .529 --
Cardinals 18 17 .514 0.5
Mets 19 18 .514 0.5
Pirates 18 21 .462 2.5
Expos 14 22 .389 5.0
Phillies 14 23 .378 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 28 11 .718 --
Dodgers 22 16 .579 5.5
Braves 21 16 .568 6.0
Astros 19 21 .475 9.5
Giants 18 22 .450 10.5
Padres 18 24 .429 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 4
1 Rod Carew 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Byron Browne 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 4
2 Leo Cardenas 3
2 Don Mincher 3
4 Hank Allen 2
4 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 3.00
2 Sam McDowell 1.43
3 Carl Morton 1.11
4 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Bob Veale 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 10
1 Carl Morton 10
1 Tom Seaver 10
4 Mickey Lolich 9
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .422
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .398
3 Tony Perez .384
4 Frank Robinson .381
5 Alex Johnson .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Dick Allen 13
2 Nate Colbert 13
2 Tony Perez 13
5 5 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Tony Perez 39
3 Billy Williams 37
4 Willie McCovey 36
5 2 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 18
2 Tommy Harper 17
3 Pat Kelly 16
3 Maury Wills 16
5 Sandy Alomar 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Gentry 1.95
2 Tom Phoebus 1.99
3 Tom Seaver 1.99
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 5 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 98
2 Sam McDowell 91
3 Mickey Lolich 76
4 Bob Gibson 63
4 2 others tied 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 .491
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .462
3 Joe Keough .435
4 Jim Wynn .429
5 Felipe Alou .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 7
1 Carl Yastrzemski 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Tony Conigliaro 6
3 Harmon Killebrew 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 18
2 Wes Parker 16
3 Hank Aaron 15
3 Harmon Killebrew 15
3 Roy White 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 8
1 Maury Wills 8
3 Tommie Agee 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.56
2 Chuck Taylor 0.64
3 Ron Cook 0.66
4 Larry Dierker 1.00
5 Tommy John 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Corkins 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 45
2 Sam McDowell 41
3 Gaylord Perry 26
4 Rudy May 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Ron Perranoski 3
1 Phil Regan 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 16 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .435
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .416
3 Frank Robinson .412
4 Boog Powell .379
5 Gail Hopkins .378

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 27
3 Billy Williams 26
4 Johnny Bench 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Tommy Harper 13
2 Maury Wills 13
4 Pat Kelly 12
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Morris 1.46
2 Claude Osteen 1.68
3 Tom Seaver 1.76
4 Ray Culp 1.79
5 Jim Bunning 1.98

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 80
2 Sam McDowell 60
3 Bob Gibson 48
4 Bill Stoneman 47
5 Rudy May 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Phil Regan 6
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 Claude Raymond 5
3 Wilbur Wood 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .365
2 Roberto Clemente .360
3 Rod Carew .342
4 Pete Rose .340
5 Alex Johnson .323

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 147
2 Tony Perez 136
3 Willie McCovey 135
4 Boog Powell 126
5 Hank Aaron 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 72
2 Bert Campaneris 60
3 Bobby Bonds 53
3 Cesar Tovar 53
5 Pat Kelly 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Larry Dierker 2.21
3 Jerry Koosman 2.25
4 Chuck Taylor 2.38
5 Dick Bosman 2.42

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 321
2 Mickey Lolich 296
3 Bob Gibson 276
4 Tom Seaver 264
5 Fergie Jenkins 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