On This Day

Saturday, May 30, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 33 14 .702 --
Yankees 26 22 .542 7.5
Senators 22 23 .489 10.0
Tigers 21 22 .488 10.0
Red Sox 20 24 .455 11.5
Indians 15 27 .357 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 30 13 .698 --
Angels 29 17 .630 2.5
Athletics 25 22 .532 7.0
Royals 18 27 .400 13.0
White Sox 17 29 .370 14.5
Brewers 14 30 .318 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 19 .558 --
Mets 23 23 .500 2.5
Cardinals 21 23 .477 3.5
Pirates 22 26 .458 4.5
Phillies 20 26 .435 5.5
Expos 16 29 .356 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 35 14 .714 --
Braves 26 19 .578 7.0
Dodgers 27 20 .574 7.0
Giants 24 25 .490 11.0
Astros 21 27 .438 13.5
Padres 22 30 .423 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cito Gaston 6
2 Rusty Staub 5
3 Glenn Beckert 4
3 Ollie Brown 4
3 Rich Reese 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Byron Browne 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ollie Brown 5
2 Roberto Pena 4
2 Bob Robertson 4
4 John Bateman 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.10
2 Larry Dierker 1.00
3 Bill Butler 0.88
4 Dick Bosman 0.62
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Larry Dierker 8
3 Bill Butler 7
4 Dick Bosman 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Bill Faul 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .422
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .373
3 Tony Perez .371
4 Frank Robinson .363
5 Alex Johnson .363

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 50
2 Hank Aaron 45
3 Dick Dietz 43
4 Willie McCovey 42
4 Billy Williams 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 20
1 Tommy Harper 20
1 Pat Kelly 20
4 Willie Davis 17
4 Maury Wills 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 1.81
2 Tom Phoebus 2.14
3 Tom Seaver 2.29
4 Sandy Vance 2.45
5 Sam McDowell 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 9
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Dave McNally 8
4 Bill Hands 7
4 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 114
2 Sam McDowell 111
3 Bob Gibson 90
4 Mickey Lolich 83
5 Bill Stoneman 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 12
2 Wayne Granger 11
3 Jack Aker 9
4 Darold Knowles 8
4 2 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cito Gaston .462
2 Jim Hickman .452
3 Felipe Alou .435
4 Tommy Harper .429
5 Joe Hague .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 6
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Tony Horton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 17
2 Jim Hickman 16
3 Nate Colbert 15
3 Willie Davis 15
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 9
2 Tommie Agee 7
2 Pat Kelly 7
2 Bobby Tolan 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Wilson 0.00
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
1 Darold Knowles 0.00
4 Jim Colborn 0.71
5 Lindy McDaniel 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Osteen 4
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Jim McGlothlin 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3
2 Fritz Peterson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 33
2 Steve Carlton 31
3 Larry Dierker 30
3 Sam McDowell 30
5 Bob Veale 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
2 Jack Aker 4
2 Mudcat Grant 4
2 Wayne Granger 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .432
2 Rod Carew .412
3 Felipe Alou .396
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .391
5 Boog Powell .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 10
1 Nate Colbert 10
1 Willie Mays 10
1 Carl Yastrzemski 10
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 28
2 Sal Bando 27
2 Wes Parker 27
4 Tony Oliva 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darold Knowles 1.42
2 Mudcat Grant 1.44
3 Danny Coombs 1.63
4 Ron Perranoski 1.71
5 Jim Palmer 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Jim McGlothlin 5
1 Dave McNally 5
1 Claude Osteen 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 71
1 Tom Seaver 71
3 Larry Dierker 55
4 Bob Gibson 54
5 Steve Carlton 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 9
2 Jack Aker 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Darold Knowles 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .365
2 Roberto Clemente .362
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Rod Carew .329
5 Manny Mota .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 146
2 Tony Perez 140
3 Willie McCovey 134
4 Boog Powell 126
5 Hank Aaron 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 66
2 Bert Campaneris 55
3 Bobby Bonds 53
4 Pat Kelly 52
5 Cesar Tovar 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.17
2 Jerry Koosman 2.35
3 Andy Messersmith 2.37
4 Chuck Taylor 2.39
5 Jim Palmer 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Bill Hands 24
3 Mike Cuellar 23
4 Sam McDowell 22
4 Jim Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 323
2 Bob Gibson 288
3 Mickey Lolich 283
4 Tom Seaver 277
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 2 tied 22