On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 32 13 .711 --
Yankees 25 21 .543 7.5
Tigers 20 21 .488 10.0
Senators 20 23 .465 11.0
Red Sox 18 24 .429 12.5
Indians 14 26 .350 15.5

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 29 12 .707 --
Angels 28 16 .636 2.5
Athletics 24 21 .533 7.0
Royals 18 25 .419 12.0
White Sox 17 27 .386 13.5
Brewers 13 29 .310 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 18 .561 --
Cardinals 21 21 .500 2.5
Mets 22 22 .500 2.5
Pirates 21 25 .457 4.5
Phillies 19 25 .432 5.5
Expos 16 27 .372 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 33 14 .702 --
Braves 25 18 .581 6.0
Dodgers 25 20 .556 7.0
Giants 23 24 .489 10.0
Astros 20 26 .435 12.5
Padres 21 29 .420 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Hague 4
1 Russ Snyder 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Matty Alou 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 2
1 Tony Taylor 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Dick Dietz 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Hague 5
2 Jim Hickman 4
3 Luis Tiant 3
3 Cesar Tovar 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Willie Davis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.12
2 Bob Gibson 1.00
3 Gaylord Perry 0.89
4 Bill Hands 0.88
5 Chuck Dobson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 11
2 Rudy May 9
3 Gaylord Perry 8
4 Bill Hands 7
5 Carl Morton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Selma 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .432
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .389
3 Frank Robinson .378
4 Tony Perez .376
5 Alex Johnson .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 17
2 Hank Aaron 16
2 Dick Allen 16
2 Nate Colbert 16
5 Willie McCovey 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 48
2 Hank Aaron 43
3 Willie McCovey 42
3 Billy Williams 42
5 Dick Dietz 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 20
1 Tommy Harper 20
1 Pat Kelly 20
4 Willie Davis 16
4 Maury Wills 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 1.81
2 Tom Seaver 2.01
3 Tom Phoebus 2.15
4 Jim McGlothlin 2.24
5 Claude Osteen 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 9
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Dave McNally 8
4 Bill Hands 7
4 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 104
2 Sam McDowell 98
3 Bob Gibson 90
4 Mickey Lolich 79
5 Bill Stoneman 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 12
2 Wayne Granger 11
3 Jack Aker 9
4 Phil Regan 8
4 Wilbur Wood 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Harper .457
2 Cito Gaston .455
3 Felipe Alou .452
4 Rod Carew .440
5 Rico Carty .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Willie Mays 6
3 Dick Allen 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 15
1 Tony Perez 15
3 Jim Hickman 13
3 Willie Mays 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 10
2 Billy Grabarkewitz 7
2 Pat Kelly 7
2 Bobby Tolan 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Wilson 0.00
2 Jim McGlothlin 0.36
3 Darold Knowles 0.64
4 Mudcat Grant 0.66
5 Tom Hall 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Coombs 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Jim McGlothlin 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 33
2 Steve Carlton 31
2 Tom Seaver 31
4 Larry Dierker 28
5 Gaylord Perry 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 4
1 Wayne Granger 4
1 Darold Knowles 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
1 Phil Regan 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .433
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .427
3 Rod Carew .421
4 Frank Robinson .400
5 Felipe Alou .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 12
2 Willie Mays 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Nate Colbert 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 29
2 Roy White 28
3 Dick Allen 27
3 Sal Bando 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Pat Kelly 13
3 Tommy Harper 12
4 Willie Davis 11
4 Bobby Tolan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 1.37
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.46
3 Danny Coombs 1.50
4 Jim Palmer 1.89
5 Tom Seaver 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Peterson 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Jim McGlothlin 5
2 Dave McNally 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 61
2 Sam McDowell 58
3 Bob Gibson 54
4 Steve Carlton 52
5 Gaylord Perry 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 9
2 Wayne Granger 7
3 Jack Aker 6
3 Phil Regan 6
5 Darold Knowles 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .369
2 Roberto Clemente .365
3 Pete Rose .339
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Manny Mota .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Hank Aaron 51
3 Willie McCovey 47
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Boog Powell 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 146
2 Tony Perez 138
3 Willie McCovey 135
4 Boog Powell 126
5 3 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 67
2 Bert Campaneris 56
3 Bobby Bonds 53
4 Pat Kelly 52
5 Cesar Tovar 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.08
2 Jerry Koosman 2.27
3 Andy Messersmith 2.38
4 Chuck Taylor 2.39
5 Larry Dierker 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Bill Hands 24
3 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Dave McNally 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 310
2 Bob Gibson 288
3 Mickey Lolich 279
4 Tom Seaver 267
5 Fergie Jenkins 253

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Ken Tatum 29
4 Fred Gladding 24
5 Wilbur Wood 23