On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 10 .706 --
Yankees 20 16 .556 5.0
Tigers 15 16 .484 7.5
Red Sox 15 17 .469 8.0
Senators 14 20 .412 10.0
Indians 11 19 .367 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 23 10 .697 --
Angels 24 12 .667 0.5
Athletics 18 18 .500 6.5
White Sox 15 20 .429 9.0
Royals 13 22 .371 11.0
Brewers 11 23 .324 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 18 15 .545 --
Mets 18 17 .514 1.0
Cardinals 16 17 .485 2.0
Pirates 17 20 .459 3.0
Expos 13 21 .382 5.5
Phillies 13 22 .371 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 27 11 .711 --
Dodgers 21 15 .583 5.0
Braves 19 16 .543 6.5
Astros 19 19 .500 8.0
Giants 18 20 .474 9.0
Padres 17 23 .425 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 4
1 Jim Fregosi 4
1 Don Kessinger 4
4 Jesus Alou 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 4
1 Ron Santo 4
3 George Brunet 3
3 Danny Cater 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 1.50
2 Gary Gentry 0.90
3 Andy Messersmith 0.75
4 Jim Bunning 0.57
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 9
1 Gary Gentry 9
3 Bill Stoneman 7
4 Bob Gibson 6
4 Andy Messersmith 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Joe Moeller 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .409
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .407
3 Tony Perez .394
4 Frank Robinson .382
5 Alex Johnson .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Tony Perez 13
3 Dick Allen 12
3 Johnny Bench 12
3 4 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 40
2 Tony Perez 39
3 Billy Williams 37
4 Dick Dietz 35
4 Willie McCovey 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 17
2 Tommy Harper 16
2 Maury Wills 16
4 Pat Kelly 15
5 Sandy Alomar 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Phoebus 1.90
2 Gary Gentry 1.95
3 Tom Seaver 1.96
4 Wayne Simpson 2.11
5 Claude Osteen 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 8
1 Jim Merritt 8
3 Dave McNally 7
3 Tom Seaver 7
5 2 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 88
2 Sam McDowell 81
3 Mickey Lolich 67
4 Bob Gibson 63
4 Bill Stoneman 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 10
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Wilbur Wood 7
4 Jack Aker 6
4 5 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .477
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .472
3 Joe Morgan .426
4 Alex Johnson .424
5 Boog Powell .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
1 Lee May 7
4 Tony Conigliaro 6
4 Carl Yastrzemski 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 19
2 Hank Aaron 18
3 Sal Bando 17
4 Wes Parker 15
4 Roy White 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Pat Kelly 8
1 Maury Wills 8
4 Tommie Agee 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 0.64
2 Larry Dierker 1.00
3 Tommy John 1.13
4 Ray Culp 1.16
5 Dan McGinn 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 4
2 Mike Corkins 3
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 35
2 Sam McDowell 31
3 Bill Stoneman 30
4 Bill Hands 26
5 Larry Dierker 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Phil Regan 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 13 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Grabarkewitz .436
2 Frank Robinson .417
3 Rico Carty .411
4 Tony Perez .385
5 Alex Johnson .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 11
3 Frank Howard 10
3 Billy Williams 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 27
2 Tony Perez 27
2 Boog Powell 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 16
2 Bobby Bonds 13
3 Tommy Harper 12
4 Pat Kelly 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Morris 0.96
2 Ron Perranoski 1.01
3 Bob Johnson 1.50
4 Claude Osteen 1.68
5 Tom Seaver 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Bill Hands 5
2 Dave McNally 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 70
2 Sam McDowell 60
3 Bob Gibson 48
4 Bill Stoneman 47
5 Ken Holtzman 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 10
2 Phil Regan 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Roberto Clemente .360
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Rod Carew .335
5 Manny Mota .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 53
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
3 Willie McCovey 48
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Boog Powell 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 145
2 Tony Perez 136
3 Willie McCovey 135
4 Boog Powell 126
5 Hank Aaron 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 71
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Cesar Tovar 55
4 Bobby Bonds 52
5 Lou Brock 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.13
2 Larry Dierker 2.21
3 Jerry Koosman 2.25
4 Chuck Taylor 2.40
5 Dick Bosman 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 27
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Larry Dierker 23
3 Bill Hands 23
3 Jim Perry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 311
2 Mickey Lolich 293
3 Bob Gibson 276
4 Fergie Jenkins 254
4 Tom Seaver 254

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 31
3 Fred Gladding 28
3 Ken Tatum 28
5 Wilbur Wood 22