On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 23 9 .719 --
Yankees 18 16 .529 6.0
Tigers 15 15 .500 7.0
Red Sox 14 17 .452 8.5
Senators 13 19 .406 10.0
Indians 11 17 .393 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 22 10 .688 --
Twins 20 10 .667 1.0
Athletics 16 17 .485 6.5
White Sox 14 17 .452 7.5
Royals 11 20 .355 10.5
Brewers 11 21 .344 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 14 .533 --
Mets 17 16 .515 0.5
Cardinals 15 15 .500 1.0
Pirates 15 19 .441 3.0
Phillies 13 20 .394 4.5
Expos 11 20 .355 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 10 .706 --
Braves 19 13 .594 4.0
Dodgers 19 14 .576 4.5
Astros 17 18 .486 7.5
Giants 17 19 .472 8.0
Padres 16 21 .432 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Wynn 4
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Berry 2
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Ivan Murrell 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Berry 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Jim Wynn 4
4 Tom Haller 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Maury Wills 2
3 John Bateman 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 3.75
2 Sam McDowell 2.67
3 Jim Nash 0.83
4 Gary Peters 0.73
5 Dick Bosman 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Danny Coombs 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 Sam McDowell 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 15
2 Sam McDowell 8
2 Gary Peters 8
4 Dick Bosman 7
5 Gary Nolan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 Billy McCool 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .436
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .395
3 Don Money .374
4 Luis Aparicio .371
5 Tony Perez .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 15
2 Dick Allen 12
2 Frank Howard 12
2 Tony Perez 12
2 Billy Williams 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 37
2 Dick Dietz 35
3 Billy Williams 34
4 Tony Perez 33
5 Willie McCovey 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 17
2 Tommy Harper 16
3 Pat Kelly 13
3 Maury Wills 13
5 Sandy Alomar 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Gentry 1.71
2 Danny Coombs 1.73
3 Tom Phoebus 1.90
4 Tom Seaver 1.96
5 Wayne Simpson 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 7
1 Jim Merritt 7
1 Tom Seaver 7
4 Dave McNally 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 88
2 Sam McDowell 81
3 Mickey Lolich 67
4 Bob Gibson 57
5 2 tied 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Wilbur Wood 7
4 Sparky Lyle 6
4 Pete Richert 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Grabarkewitz .472
2 Rico Carty .462
3 Luis Aparicio .444
4 Boog Powell .435
5 Denis Menke .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Carl Yastrzemski 7
3 Dick Allen 6
3 Harmon Killebrew 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 20
2 Willie Stargell 18
3 Wes Parker 17
4 Hank Aaron 16
4 Denis Menke 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 10
2 Tommy Harper 7
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Pat Kelly 6
3 Maury Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Tatum 0.73
2 Bill Butler 1.06
3 Tommy John 1.20
4 John Morris 1.25
5 Danny Coombs 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 4
2 Joe Horlen 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 Jim Nash 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 45
2 Sam McDowell 41
3 Rich Robertson 27
4 Larry Dierker 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .443
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .403
3 Luis Aparicio .370
4 Denis Menke .370
5 Don Money .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 12
2 Hank Aaron 11
2 Frank Howard 11
4 Dick Allen 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 33
2 Willie McCovey 28
3 Boog Powell 27
4 Tony Perez 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 17
2 Maury Wills 13
3 Tommy Harper 12
4 Pat Kelly 11
4 Ed Stroud 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Morris 0.96
2 Tom Seaver 1.44
3 Danny Coombs 1.77
4 Gary Gentry 1.84
5 Sandy Vance 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 Bill Hands 5
3 Luis Tiant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 78
2 Sam McDowell 60
3 Bill Stoneman 44
4 Mickey Lolich 43
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Dave Giusti 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Pete Richert 5
2 Wilbur Wood 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .369
2 Roberto Clemente .361
3 Pete Rose .339
4 Manny Mota .329
5 Rod Carew .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 54
2 Harmon Killebrew 51
3 Frank Howard 47
3 Willie McCovey 47
5 Boog Powell 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 143
2 Willie McCovey 133
3 Tony Perez 130
4 Boog Powell 128
5 Hank Aaron 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 71
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Bobby Bonds 53
3 Cesar Tovar 53
5 Lou Brock 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.13
2 Jerry Koosman 2.33
3 Bill Hands 2.40
4 Larry Dierker 2.46
5 Dick Bosman 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 27
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Larry Dierker 22
3 Bill Hands 22
3 Jim Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 311
2 Mickey Lolich 293
3 Bob Gibson 270
4 Tom Seaver 254
5 Fergie Jenkins 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 32
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Fred Gladding 28
4 Ken Tatum 27
5 Wilbur Wood 22