On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 9 .727 --
Yankees 19 16 .543 6.0
Tigers 15 16 .484 8.0
Red Sox 15 17 .469 8.5
Senators 13 20 .394 11.0
Indians 11 18 .379 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 21 10 .677 --
Angels 22 11 .667 0.0
Athletics 17 17 .500 5.5
White Sox 15 17 .469 6.5
Royals 11 21 .344 10.5
Brewers 11 22 .333 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 14 .548 --
Mets 18 16 .529 0.5
Cardinals 15 16 .484 2.0
Pirates 16 19 .457 3.0
Phillies 13 21 .382 5.5
Expos 11 21 .344 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 25 10 .714 --
Braves 19 14 .576 5.0
Dodgers 19 15 .559 5.5
Astros 18 18 .500 7.5
Giants 18 19 .486 8.0
Padres 16 22 .421 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 3
1 Bud Harrelson 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Brant Alyea 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Carlos May 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
1 Bobby Tolan 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.25
2 Ray Culp 1.14
3 Chuck Dobson 1.00
4 Phil Niekro 0.80
5 Steve Carlton 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 10
2 Ken Holtzman 9
3 Ray Culp 8
3 Phil Niekro 8
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Frank Reberger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .421
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .412
3 Don Money .382
4 Tony Perez .373
5 Frank Robinson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 15
2 Dick Allen 12
2 Frank Howard 12
2 Willie McCovey 12
2 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 17
2 Tommy Harper 16
3 Pat Kelly 14
4 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 Bob Johnson 1.93
5 Tom Seaver 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 7
1 Dave McNally 7
1 Jim Merritt 7
1 Tom Seaver 7
5 13 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 88
2 Sam McDowell 81
3 Mickey Lolich 67
4 Ken Holtzman 60
5 Phil Niekro 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 9
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Wilbur Wood 7
4 Jack Aker 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Grabarkewitz .541
2 Rod Carew .471
3 Boog Powell .444
4 Carlos May .432
5 Bob Robertson .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Dick Allen 6
2 Tony Conigliaro 6
2 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 20
2 Willie McCovey 18
3 Sal Bando 17
3 Denis Menke 17
3 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Tommy Harper 7
2 Pat Kelly 7
4 Tommie Agee 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Tatum 0.73
2 Bill Butler 1.06
3 Tommy John 1.13
4 Ray Culp 1.16
5 John Morris 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Steve Hamilton 3
1 Jim McGlothlin 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 41
2 Tom Seaver 35
3 Lowell Palmer 26
4 Ken Holtzman 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 16 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Grabarkewitz .438
2 Rico Carty .420
3 Don Money .391
4 Frank Robinson .375
5 Alex Johnson .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Frank Howard 11
1 Billy Williams 11
4 Harmon Killebrew 10
4 Willie McCovey 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 32
2 Willie McCovey 28
2 Boog Powell 28
4 Tony Oliva 27
4 Tony Perez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Maury Wills 13
3 Tommy Harper 12
3 Pat Kelly 12
5 Ed Stroud 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Morris 0.96
2 Tom Seaver 1.44
3 Bob Johnson 1.50
4 Danny Coombs 1.77
5 Ray Culp 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Dave McNally 5
2 Jim Merritt 5
2 Luis Tiant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 78
2 Sam McDowell 60
3 Phil Niekro 48
4 Pat Dobson 46
4 Ken Holtzman 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 9
2 Jack Aker 5
2 Dave Giusti 5
2 Phil Regan 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Roberto Clemente .361
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Manny Mota .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 52
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
3 Willie McCovey 49
4 Frank Howard 47
5 Boog Powell 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 144
2 Willie McCovey 136
3 Tony Perez 131
4 Boog Powell 127
5 Hank Aaron 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 71
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Cesar Tovar 54
4 Bobby Bonds 53
5 Lou Brock 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.13
2 Jerry Koosman 2.25
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 33
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Fred Gladding 29
4 Ken Tatum 27
5 Wilbur Wood 22