On This Day

Monday, May 11, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 21 8 .724 --
Tigers 15 13 .536 5.5
Yankees 16 15 .516 6.0
Red Sox 14 14 .500 6.5
Senators 13 16 .448 8.0
Indians 10 16 .385 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 9 .667 --
Angels 19 10 .655 0.0
Athletics 14 16 .467 5.5
White Sox 12 17 .414 7.0
Royals 10 18 .357 8.5
Brewers 10 20 .333 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 12 .556 --
Pirates 14 16 .467 2.5
Mets 14 16 .467 2.5
Cardinals 12 14 .462 2.5
Phillies 13 17 .433 3.5
Expos 9 19 .321 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 23 9 .719 --
Braves 18 12 .600 4.0
Dodgers 17 12 .586 4.5
Giants 16 16 .500 7.0
Astros 14 17 .452 8.5
Padres 14 19 .424 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Glenn Beckert 3
3 Dick Dietz 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Dick Dietz 3
1 Ed Herrmann 3
1 Syd O'Brien 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Hovley 1
1 Sonny Jackson 1
1 Syd O'Brien 1
1 Freddie Patek 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 2.00
2 Bob Veale 1.80
3 Ray Culp 1.33
4 Tom Seaver 1.09
5 Gaylord Perry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jerry Crider 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Dan McGinn 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 12
1 Tom Seaver 12
3 Steve Carlton 10
4 Bob Veale 9
5 Ray Culp 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .414
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .386
3 Tony Perez .383
4 Dick Dietz .374
5 Roberto Clemente .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 14
2 Tony Perez 12
3 Frank Howard 11
3 Billy Williams 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 35
2 Tony Perez 33
2 Billy Williams 33
4 Dick Dietz 32
5 Willie McCovey 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
2 Bobby Bonds 14
3 Pat Kelly 12
4 Sandy Alomar 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 1.38
2 Tom Phoebus 1.59
3 Dave Roberts 1.95
4 Claude Osteen 1.95
5 Wayne Simpson 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 6
1 Dave McNally 6
1 Jim Merritt 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 73
1 Tom Seaver 73
3 Mickey Lolich 63
4 Bill Stoneman 52
5 2 tied 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Wayne Granger 7
3 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Wilbur Wood 6
5 6 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Grabarkewitz .459
2 Bob Robertson .444
3 Boog Powell .415
4 Paul Schaal .400
5 Rico Carty .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Boog Powell 7
2 Carl Yastrzemski 7
4 Dick Allen 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 19
2 Roy White 18
3 Hank Aaron 17
4 Willie McCovey 15
5 Tony Oliva 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 Tommy Harper 7
1 Ed Stroud 7
4 Pat Kelly 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 0.45
2 Phil Hennigan 0.75
3 Sandy Vance 0.89
4 John Morris 1.10
5 Sonny Siebert 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Sonny Siebert 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 41
2 Tom Seaver 30
3 Pat Dobson 29
4 Mike Corkins 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .433
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .391
3 Tony Perez .388
4 Dick Dietz .373
5 Ken Henderson .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
1 Tony Perez 12
3 Frank Howard 11
3 Billy Williams 11
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 33
2 Tony Perez 31
3 Willie McCovey 30
4 Hank Aaron 27
4 Dick Dietz 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 14
1 Tommy Harper 14
3 Pat Kelly 10
3 Ed Stroud 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Johnson 1.05
2 Danny Coombs 1.38
3 Sandy Vance 1.71
4 Tom Phoebus 1.76
5 Claude Osteen 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Bill Hands 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 68
2 Sam McDowell 62
3 Phil Niekro 47
3 Bill Stoneman 47
5 Mickey Lolich 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Wayne Granger 7
3 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Pete Richert 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .362
2 Rico Carty .362
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Manny Mota .328
5 Alex Johnson .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 54
2 Harmon Killebrew 50
3 Frank Howard 48
4 Willie McCovey 46
5 Boog Powell 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 139
2 Willie McCovey 135
3 Tony Perez 133
4 Boog Powell 128
5 Hank Aaron 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 71
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Cesar Tovar 52
5 Lou Brock 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.23
2 Jerry Koosman 2.33
3 Bill Hands 2.36
4 Juan Marichal 2.40
5 Jim Palmer 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 27
2 Mike Cuellar 23
3 Larry Dierker 22
3 Bill Hands 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 312
2 Mickey Lolich 299
3 Bob Gibson 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 260
5 Tom Seaver 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 33
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Fred Gladding 27
3 Ken Tatum 27
5 Wilbur Wood 21