On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 13 .698 --
Yankees 24 20 .545 6.5
Tigers 19 20 .487 9.0
Red Sox 18 22 .450 10.5
Senators 18 23 .439 11.0
Indians 14 24 .368 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 27 12 .692 --
Angels 27 14 .659 1.0
Athletics 22 20 .524 6.5
Royals 17 24 .415 11.0
White Sox 16 26 .381 12.5
Brewers 13 27 .325 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 17 .553 --
Cardinals 20 19 .513 1.5
Mets 20 21 .488 2.5
Pirates 20 23 .465 3.5
Expos 16 24 .400 6.0
Phillies 16 25 .390 6.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 32 12 .727 --
Dodgers 24 18 .571 7.0
Braves 23 18 .561 7.5
Giants 21 23 .477 11.0
Astros 20 24 .455 12.0
Padres 19 28 .404 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Cullen 3
1 Cito Gaston 3
1 Russ Snyder 3
4 Luis Alcaraz 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 2
2 Roy Foster 1
2 Bill Freehan 1
2 Cito Gaston 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 3
1 Rich Reese 3
3 Paul Blair 2
3 Tony Conigliaro 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Pat Kelly 1
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Morehead 1.40
2 Jim McGlothlin 0.80
3 Dave McNally 0.75
4 Jerry Crider 0.57
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Cain 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Jim McGlothlin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Morehead 7
2 Les Cain 6
2 Dave McNally 6
4 Dick Bosman 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Lee Stange 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .422
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .398
3 Frank Robinson .378
4 Tony Perez .377
5 Felipe Alou .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 16
1 Dick Allen 16
1 Tony Perez 16
4 Willie McCovey 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 46
2 Hank Aaron 42
2 Willie McCovey 42
4 Billy Williams 40
5 Dick Dietz 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 20
1 Tommy Harper 20
3 Pat Kelly 18
4 Maury Wills 16
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.01
2 Sandy Vance 2.05
3 Danny Coombs 2.08
4 Tom Phoebus 2.15
5 Jim McGlothlin 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 9
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Dave McNally 8
4 Bill Hands 7
4 Tom Seaver 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 104
2 Sam McDowell 98
3 Bob Gibson 79
3 Mickey Lolich 79
5 Bill Stoneman 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 12
2 Wayne Granger 10
3 Jack Aker 8
3 Phil Regan 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felipe Alou .500
2 Tommy Harper .475
3 Rod Carew .453
4 Rico Carty .425
5 Frank Robinson .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 7
2 Tony Conigliaro 6
2 Willie McCovey 6
4 Tony Horton 5
4 Willie Mays 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 18
2 Sal Bando 15
3 Tony Conigliaro 13
3 Tony Perez 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 9
2 Billy Grabarkewitz 7
2 Maury Wills 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Pat Kelly 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.60
2 Tom Dukes 0.61
3 Phil Regan 0.69
4 Jim Nash 1.02
5 Bob Veale 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim McGlothlin 3
1 Jim Merritt 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Fritz Peterson 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 43
2 Steve Carlton 31
3 Gaylord Perry 30
3 Bob Veale 30
5 Bob Gibson 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
1 Phil Regan 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .444
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .417
3 Felipe Alou .406
4 Boog Powell .378
5 Frank Robinson .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 12
2 Willie McCovey 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Willie Mays 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 31
2 Roy White 28
3 Boog Powell 27
4 Dick Allen 26
4 Harmon Killebrew 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 16
2 Bobby Bonds 15
3 Pat Kelly 13
4 Maury Wills 12
5 Billy Grabarkewitz 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Culp 1.55
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.66
3 Danny Coombs 1.80
4 Jim Palmer 1.91
5 Claude Osteen 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Bill Hands 5
2 Jim McGlothlin 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 67
2 Sam McDowell 66
3 Bob Gibson 58
4 Steve Carlton 48
5 Bill Stoneman 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 9
2 Phil Regan 7
3 Jack Aker 6
3 Wayne Granger 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .365
2 Roberto Clemente .363
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Manny Mota .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Hank Aaron 51
3 Willie McCovey 49
4 Frank Howard 47
5 Boog Powell 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 147
2 Willie McCovey 138
2 Tony Perez 138
4 Boog Powell 126
5 Hank Aaron 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 71
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Bobby Bonds 53
3 Cesar Tovar 53
5 Pat Kelly 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.20
2 Jerry Koosman 2.27
3 Andy Messersmith 2.40
4 Larry Dierker 2.41
5 Bill Hands 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Bill Hands 24
3 Jim Merritt 23
3 Jim Perry 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 318
2 Bob Gibson 286
3 Mickey Lolich 283
4 Tom Seaver 268
5 Fergie Jenkins 255

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 35
2 Wayne Granger 34
3 Ken Tatum 29
4 Fred Gladding 25
5 2 tied 22