On This Day

Friday, May 29, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 33 13 .717 --
Yankees 26 21 .553 7.5
Tigers 21 21 .500 10.0
Senators 21 23 .477 11.0
Red Sox 19 24 .442 12.5
Indians 15 26 .366 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 29 13 .690 --
Angels 28 17 .622 2.5
Athletics 24 22 .522 7.0
Royals 18 26 .409 12.0
White Sox 17 28 .378 13.5
Brewers 13 30 .302 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 18 .561 --
Mets 22 23 .489 3.0
Cardinals 21 22 .488 3.0
Pirates 22 25 .468 4.0
Phillies 19 26 .422 6.0
Expos 16 28 .364 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 34 14 .708 --
Braves 26 18 .591 6.0
Dodgers 26 20 .565 7.0
Giants 23 25 .479 11.0
Astros 21 26 .447 12.5
Padres 21 29 .420 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 4
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Joe Hague 3
2 Al Kaline 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Renick 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Mack Jones 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 4
2 Jim Wynn 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Bernie Allen 2
3 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 2.60
2 Mike Cuellar 1.67
3 Bob Veale 1.20
4 Blue Moon Odom 1.14
5 Tom Seaver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 13
2 Bob Veale 12
3 Mike Cuellar 10
3 Tom Seaver 10
5 Pat Jarvis 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Dennis Saunders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .428
2 Billy Grabarkewitz .377
3 Tony Perez .376
4 Frank Robinson .374
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 49
2 Hank Aaron 45
3 Willie McCovey 42
3 Billy Williams 42
5 Dick Dietz 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 20
1 Tommy Harper 20
1 Pat Kelly 20
4 Willie Davis 17
5 Maury Wills 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 1.81
2 Tom Phoebus 2.15
3 Jim McGlothlin 2.24
4 Tom Seaver 2.29
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 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 114
2 Sam McDowell 111
3 Bob Gibson 90
4 Mickey Lolich 83
5 Andy Messersmith 78

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 Tommy Harper .462
2 Felipe Alou .444
3 Cito Gaston .439
4 Joe Hague .438
4 Frank Robinson .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Willie Mays 6
3 Tommy Harper 5
3 Jim Hickman 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 16
2 Nate Colbert 15
3 Willie Davis 13
3 Jim Hickman 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 9
2 Pat Kelly 7
2 Bobby Tolan 7
4 Billy Grabarkewitz 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Wilson 0.00
2 Jim McGlothlin 0.36
3 Darold Knowles 0.64
4 Mudcat Grant 0.66
5 Lindy McDaniel 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Coombs 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 Jim McGlothlin 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 41
2 Sam McDowell 38
3 Bob Gibson 33
3 Bob Veale 33
5 Steve Carlton 31

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 Rico Carty .433
2 Rod Carew .413
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .411
4 Felipe Alou .406
5 Frank Robinson .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 11
2 Nate Colbert 10
2 Willie Mays 10
2 Boog Powell 10
2 Carl Yastrzemski 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 28
2 Sal Bando 27
2 Wes Parker 27
2 Boog Powell 27
5 Hank Aaron 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Pat Kelly 13
3 Willie Davis 12
3 Tommy Harper 12
5 Bobby Tolan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McGlothlin 1.46
2 Danny Coombs 1.63
3 Jim Palmer 1.89
4 Ray Culp 2.15
5 Sandy Vance 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Jim McGlothlin 5
1 Dave McNally 5
1 Jim Merritt 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 71
1 Tom Seaver 71
3 Bob Gibson 54
4 Steve Carlton 52
5 Bob Veale 50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .367
2 Roberto Clemente .361
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Manny Mota .329
5 Rod Carew .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Hank Aaron 51
3 Willie McCovey 47
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Boog Powell 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 146
2 Tony Perez 139
3 Willie McCovey 134
4 Boog Powell 126
5 Hank Aaron 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 66
2 Bert Campaneris 56
3 Bobby Bonds 53
4 Pat Kelly 52
5 Cesar Tovar 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.17
2 Jerry Koosman 2.35
3 Andy Messersmith 2.37
4 Chuck Taylor 2.42
5 Larry Dierker 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 323
2 Bob Gibson 288
3 Mickey Lolich 283
4 Tom Seaver 277
5 Fergie Jenkins 253

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Ken Tatum 29
4 Fred Gladding 24
5 2 tied 22