On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 31 13 .705 --
Yankees 24 21 .533 7.5
Tigers 20 20 .500 9.0
Senators 19 23 .452 11.0
Red Sox 18 23 .439 11.5
Indians 14 25 .359 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 28 12 .700 --
Angels 28 14 .667 1.0
Athletics 22 21 .512 7.5
Royals 17 25 .405 12.0
White Sox 17 26 .395 12.5
Brewers 13 28 .317 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 17 .564 --
Cardinals 20 20 .500 2.5
Mets 21 21 .500 2.5
Pirates 20 24 .455 4.5
Phillies 17 25 .405 6.5
Expos 16 25 .390 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 32 14 .696 --
Dodgers 25 18 .581 5.5
Braves 24 18 .571 6.0
Giants 21 24 .467 10.5
Astros 20 25 .444 11.5
Padres 21 28 .429 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cito Gaston 6
2 Tom Haller 4
2 Claude Osteen 4
2 Chico Salmon 4
2 Bobby Tolan 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 2
2 John Bateman 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Tony Conigliaro 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 4
1 Tony Conigliaro 4
1 Cito Gaston 4
1 Jim Lefebvre 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Denny Doyle 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Pat Kelly 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Johnson 1.33
2 Ray Sadecki 1.00
2 Earl Wilson 1.00
4 Jim Kaat 0.86
5 Jim Hardin 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Coombs 1
1 Mike Corkins 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 8
2 Ray Sadecki 7
2 Bill Stoneman 7
2 Earl Wilson 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1
1 Roberto Rodriguez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .424
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .407
3 Frank Robinson .378
4 Tony Perez .374
5 Alex Johnson .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 16
1 Dick Allen 16
1 Nate Colbert 16
1 Tony Perez 16
5 Willie McCovey 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 46
2 Hank Aaron 43
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Billy Williams 41
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 20
1 Tommy Harper 20
3 Pat Kelly 19
4 Maury Wills 16
5 Willie Davis 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 1.81
2 Tom Seaver 2.01
3 Sandy Vance 2.05
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 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 12
2 Wayne Granger 10
3 Jack Aker 8
3 Phil Regan 8
3 Wilbur Wood 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .482
2 Felipe Alou .476
3 Rico Carty .450
3 Tommy Harper .450
5 Billy Grabarkewitz .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 7
2 Dick Allen 6
2 Nate Colbert 6
2 Willie McCovey 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 16
2 Dick Allen 15
2 Sal Bando 15
2 Nate Colbert 15
5 Tony Perez 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 10
2 Billy Grabarkewitz 7
2 Pat Kelly 7
2 Maury Wills 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Wilson 0.00
2 Jim McGlothlin 0.36
3 Tom Dukes 0.59
4 Mudcat Grant 0.67
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Coombs 3
1 Mike Corkins 3
1 Jim McGlothlin 3
1 Jim Merritt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 31
2 Larry Dierker 28
2 Bob Gibson 28
4 Sam McDowell 25
4 Bill Stoneman 25

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 .438
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .432
3 Rod Carew .431
4 Felipe Alou .404
5 Boog Powell .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 12
2 Willie McCovey 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Nate Colbert 10
3 4 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 31
2 Boog Powell 29
3 Roy White 28
4 Dick Allen 26
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Pat Kelly 13
3 Tommy Harper 12
4 Willie Davis 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 1.50
2 Ray Culp 1.55
3 Jim Palmer 1.61
4 Jim McGlothlin 1.66
5 Tom Seaver 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Jim McGlothlin 5
1 Dave McNally 5
1 Jim Merritt 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 67
2 Sam McDowell 66
3 Bob Gibson 58
4 Bill Stoneman 54
5 Larry Dierker 50

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 .366
2 Roberto Clemente .365
3 Pete Rose .339
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Manny Mota .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Hank Aaron 51
3 Willie McCovey 48
4 Frank Howard 47
5 Boog Powell 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 145
2 Willie McCovey 137
3 Tony Perez 136
4 Boog Powell 126
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 68
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Bobby Bonds 53
4 Cesar Tovar 52
5 Pat Kelly 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.08
2 Jerry Koosman 2.27
3 Andy Messersmith 2.38
4 Jim Palmer 2.46
5 Bill Hands 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Bill Hands 24
3 Jim Perry 23
4 Mike Cuellar 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 318
2 Mickey Lolich 283
3 Bob Gibson 277
4 Tom Seaver 267
5 Fergie Jenkins 255

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 34
1 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Ken Tatum 29
4 Fred Gladding 24
5 Wilbur Wood 23