On This Day

Friday, May 22, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 27 12 .692 --
Yankees 22 18 .550 5.5
Tigers 18 18 .500 7.5
Red Sox 16 20 .444 9.5
Senators 16 22 .421 10.5
Indians 13 21 .382 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 11 .694 --
Angels 26 13 .667 0.5
Athletics 19 20 .487 7.5
White Sox 16 22 .421 10.0
Royals 14 24 .368 12.0
Brewers 13 24 .351 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 16 .543 --
Cardinals 19 18 .514 1.0
Mets 19 19 .500 1.5
Pirates 18 23 .439 4.0
Expos 16 22 .421 4.5
Phillies 15 24 .385 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 30 11 .732 --
Dodgers 23 17 .575 6.5
Braves 22 17 .564 7.0
Giants 19 22 .463 11.0
Astros 19 23 .452 11.5
Padres 18 25 .419 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Conigliaro 4
2 Danny Cater 3
2 Donn Clendenon 3
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 5
2 Julian Javier 4
3 John Donaldson 3
3 Ed Herrmann 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Grant Jackson 1.14
2 Pat Jarvis 1.00
3 Rich Robertson 0.90
4 Mike Corkins 0.70
4 2 others tied 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Robertson 9
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Grant Jackson 8
2 Pat Jarvis 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Fred Scherman 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .418
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .396
3 Frank Robinson .378
4 Tony Perez .368
5 Don Money .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Dick Allen 14
2 Tony Perez 14
4 Johnny Bench 13
4 Nate Colbert 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 41
1 Tony Perez 41
3 Billy Williams 38
4 Dick Dietz 37
5 Willie McCovey 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 19
2 Tommy Harper 18
3 Pat Kelly 17
4 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 Sandy Vance 2.05
5 Wayne Simpson 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 9
2 Larry Dierker 8
3 Dave McNally 7
3 Tom Seaver 7
5 7 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 98
2 Sam McDowell 91
3 Mickey Lolich 76
4 Bill Stoneman 70
5 Phil Niekro 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 10
2 Wayne Granger 8
3 Jack Aker 7
3 Ken Tatum 7
3 Wilbur Wood 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .471
2 Felipe Alou .465
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .436
4 Joe Keough .420
5 Boog Powell .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Tony Conigliaro 6
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 17
2 Dick Allen 16
3 Hank Aaron 14
3 Willie McCovey 14
3 Wes Parker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Willie Davis 7
2 Billy Grabarkewitz 7
2 Pat Kelly 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Culp 0.55
2 Tom Dukes 0.75
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.08
4 Tommy John 1.13
5 Chuck Taylor 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Corkins 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 37
2 Steve Carlton 31
3 Larry Dierker 30
4 Bill Stoneman 28
5 Sam McDowell 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Phil Regan 3
1 Ken Tatum 3
1 Eddie Watt 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .440
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .412
3 Frank Robinson .407
4 Felipe Alou .392
5 Boog Powell .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Frank Howard 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Boog Powell 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 29
2 Roy White 26
3 Hank Aaron 25
3 Dick Dietz 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 15
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 Maury Wills 13
4 Pat Kelly 12
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Culp 1.37
2 John Morris 1.57
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.71
4 Tom Seaver 1.76
5 Claude Osteen 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Claude Osteen 5
2 Fritz Peterson 5
2 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 80
2 Sam McDowell 60
3 Bill Stoneman 54
4 Steve Carlton 48
5 Rich Robertson 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Jack Aker 5
2 Claude Raymond 5
2 Phil Regan 5
2 Wilbur Wood 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .364
2 Roberto Clemente .364
3 Rod Carew .339
4 Pete Rose .338
5 Manny Mota .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 52
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
3 Willie McCovey 48
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Boog Powell 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 145
2 Willie McCovey 135
2 Tony Perez 135
4 Boog Powell 127
5 Hank Aaron 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 72
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Bobby Bonds 53
3 Cesar Tovar 53
5 Pat Kelly 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.20
2 Jerry Koosman 2.27
3 Larry Dierker 2.37
4 Dick Bosman 2.42
5 Chuck Taylor 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Bill Hands 23
2 Jim Merritt 23
2 Jim Perry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 314
2 Mickey Lolich 296
3 Bob Gibson 270
4 Tom Seaver 262
5 Fergie Jenkins 254

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Wayne Granger 32
3 Ken Tatum 29
4 Fred Gladding 26
5 Wilbur Wood 22