On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 12 .700 --
Yankees 22 19 .537 6.5
Tigers 18 19 .486 8.5
Senators 17 22 .436 10.5
Red Sox 16 21 .432 10.5
Indians 14 21 .400 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 26 11 .703 --
Angels 26 14 .650 1.5
Athletics 20 20 .500 7.5
White Sox 16 23 .410 11.0
Royals 15 24 .385 12.0
Brewers 13 25 .342 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 16 .556 --
Cardinals 20 18 .526 1.0
Mets 19 20 .487 2.5
Pirates 19 23 .452 4.0
Expos 16 23 .410 5.5
Phillies 15 25 .375 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 31 11 .738 --
Braves 23 17 .575 7.0
Dodgers 23 18 .561 7.5
Giants 19 23 .452 12.0
Astros 19 24 .442 12.5
Padres 19 25 .432 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nate Colbert 5
2 Ed Brinkman 4
2 Gil Garrido 4
2 Willie Mays 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
1 Clete Boyer 2
1 Ike Brown 2
1 Willie Mays 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felipe Alou 4
1 Clete Boyer 4
1 Ike Brown 4
1 Nate Colbert 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Manny Mota 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 3.20
2 Jim Bunning 0.88
2 Mike Kilkenny 0.88
4 Jim Palmer 0.86
5 Ray Culp 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Coombs 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 16
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Jim Bunning 7
3 Mike Kilkenny 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .417
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .394
3 Frank Robinson .378
4 Tony Perez .371
5 Felipe Alou .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 16
1 Dick Allen 16
3 Tony Perez 15
4 Nate Colbert 14
4 Billy Williams 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 43
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Willie McCovey 40
3 Billy Williams 40
5 2 tied 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 20
2 Tommy Harper 19
3 Pat Kelly 17
4 Maury Wills 16
5 Sandy Alomar 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Phoebus 1.99
2 Tom Seaver 1.99
3 Sandy Vance 2.05
4 Danny Coombs 2.08
5 Wayne Simpson 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 9
2 Larry Dierker 8
3 Dave McNally 7
3 Tom Seaver 7
5 10 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 98
2 Sam McDowell 91
3 Bob Gibson 79
4 Mickey Lolich 76
5 Bill Stoneman 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 11
2 Wayne Granger 9
3 Jack Aker 7
3 Phil Regan 7
3 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felipe Alou .524
2 Bernie Carbo .444
3 Rod Carew .440
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .429
5 Joe Keough .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 8
2 Tony Conigliaro 6
2 Willie McCovey 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 19
2 Willie McCovey 17
3 Sal Bando 14
3 Danny Cater 14
5 Felipe Alou 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Dukes 0.64
2 Chuck Taylor 0.69
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.08
4 Tommy John 1.13
5 Ray Culp 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Coombs 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 37
2 Steve Carlton 31
3 Larry Dierker 30
4 Bob Gibson 28
4 Bill Stoneman 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Darold Knowles 3
1 Ron Perranoski 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .436
2 Felipe Alou .416
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .405
4 Frank Robinson .391
5 Boog Powell .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 12
2 Hank Aaron 11
2 Frank Howard 11
4 Harmon Killebrew 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 29
2 Boog Powell 28
3 Dick Allen 26
3 Roy White 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Tommy Harper 15
3 Maury Wills 13
4 Pat Kelly 12
5 Billy Grabarkewitz 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Culp 1.55
2 John Morris 1.57
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.71
4 Danny Coombs 1.80
5 Tom Seaver 1.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 61
2 Sam McDowell 59
3 Bob Gibson 58
4 Steve Carlton 48
5 Bill Stoneman 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Phil Regan 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .364
2 Roberto Clemente .361
3 Pete Rose .339
4 Rod Carew .335
5 Manny Mota .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Hank Aaron 51
3 Willie McCovey 49
4 Frank Howard 47
5 Boog Powell 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 145
2 Willie McCovey 139
3 Tony Perez 137
4 Boog Powell 126
5 Hank Aaron 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 72
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Bobby Bonds 53
3 Cesar Tovar 53
5 Pat Kelly 51

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 286
4 Tom Seaver 262
5 Fergie Jenkins 255

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 33
3 Ken Tatum 29
4 Fred Gladding 25
5 2 tied 22