On This Day

Wednesday, May 27, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 32 13 .711 --
Yankees 25 21 .543 7.5
Tigers 20 21 .488 10.0
Senators 20 23 .465 11.0
Red Sox 18 24 .429 12.5
Indians 14 26 .350 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 28 12 .700 --
Angels 28 15 .651 1.5
Athletics 23 21 .523 7.0
Royals 18 25 .419 11.5
White Sox 17 27 .386 13.0
Brewers 13 28 .317 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 18 .550 --
Mets 22 21 .512 1.5
Cardinals 20 21 .488 2.5
Pirates 21 24 .467 3.5
Phillies 18 25 .419 5.5
Expos 16 26 .381 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 33 14 .702 --
Braves 25 18 .581 6.0
Dodgers 25 19 .568 6.5
Giants 22 24 .478 10.5
Astros 20 26 .435 12.5
Padres 21 29 .420 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Uhlaender 5
2 Tommy Helms 4
3 Gene Alley 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Frank Fernandez 1
1 Gil Garrido 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Mike Epstein 3
2 Tito Fuentes 3
2 Deron Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
1 Donn Clendenon 2
1 Ed Stroud 2
4 Bert Campaneris 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Gentry 1.80
2 Woodie Fryman 1.40
3 Bob Moose 1.20
4 Dan McGinn 0.90
5 Steve Carlton 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Gary Gentry 9
2 Dan McGinn 9
4 Woodie Fryman 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Pete Richert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .432
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .402
3 Frank Robinson .378
4 Tony Perez .376
5 Alex Johnson .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 17
2 Hank Aaron 16
2 Dick Allen 16
2 Nate Colbert 16
5 Willie McCovey 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 48
2 Hank Aaron 43
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Billy Williams 41
5 3 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 20
1 Tommy Harper 20
1 Pat Kelly 20
4 Maury Wills 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 1.81
2 Tom Seaver 2.01
3 Tom Phoebus 2.15
4 Jim McGlothlin 2.24
5 Claude Osteen 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 9
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Dave McNally 8
4 Bill Hands 7
4 3 others tied 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 11
3 Jack Aker 9
4 Phil Regan 8
4 Wilbur Wood 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .490
2 Tommy Harper .486
3 Felipe Alou .465
4 Frank Robinson .455
5 Billy Grabarkewitz .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Tony Conigliaro 6
1 Willie Mays 6
4 Dick Allen 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 15
1 Tony Perez 15
3 Tony Conigliaro 14
4 Sal Bando 13
4 Willie Mays 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 10
2 Pat Kelly 8
3 Billy Grabarkewitz 7
3 Bobby Tolan 7
5 Maury Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Wilson 0.00
2 Jim McGlothlin 0.36
3 Darold Knowles 0.56
4 Mudcat Grant 0.66
5 Tom Hall 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Coombs 3
1 Jim McGlothlin 3
1 Bob Moose 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
1 Fritz Peterson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 31
1 Tom Seaver 31
3 Larry Dierker 28
3 Bob Gibson 28
5 Gary Gentry 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 4
1 Wayne Granger 4
1 Darold Knowles 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
1 Phil Regan 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Grabarkewitz .438
2 Rico Carty .433
3 Rod Carew .431
4 Frank Robinson .400
5 Boog Powell .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 29
2 Roy White 28
3 Sal Bando 27
4 Dick Allen 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Pat Kelly 13
3 Tommy Harper 12
4 Bobby Tolan 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 1.37
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.46
3 Danny Coombs 1.50
4 Jim Palmer 1.89
5 Tom Seaver 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Peterson 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Jim McGlothlin 5
2 Dave McNally 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 66
2 Tom Seaver 61
3 Steve Carlton 52
4 Larry Dierker 47
4 Bill Stoneman 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 9
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Phil Regan 7
4 Jack Aker 6
5 Darold Knowles 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .369
2 Roberto Clemente .366
3 Pete Rose .339
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Manny Mota .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Hank Aaron 51
3 Willie McCovey 48
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Boog Powell 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 145
2 Tony Perez 138
3 Willie McCovey 137
4 Boog Powell 126
5 Sal Bando 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 68
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Bobby Bonds 53
4 Pat Kelly 52
5 Cesar Tovar 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.08
2 Jerry Koosman 2.27
3 Andy Messersmith 2.38
4 Chuck Taylor 2.48
5 Bill Hands 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Bill Hands 24
3 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Dave McNally 22
3 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 256

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Ken Tatum 29
4 Fred Gladding 24
5 Wilbur Wood 23