On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 33 15 .688 --
Yankees 26 23 .531 7.5
Senators 22 24 .478 10.0
Tigers 21 23 .477 10.0
Red Sox 20 25 .444 11.5
Indians 16 27 .372 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 31 13 .705 --
Angels 30 17 .638 2.5
Athletics 25 23 .521 8.0
Royals 19 27 .413 13.0
White Sox 18 29 .383 14.5
Brewers 15 30 .333 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 19 .568 --
Mets 25 23 .521 2.0
Pirates 23 26 .469 4.5
Cardinals 21 24 .467 4.5
Phillies 20 27 .426 6.5
Expos 16 30 .348 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 36 14 .720 --
Braves 27 19 .587 7.0
Dodgers 28 20 .583 7.0
Giants 24 26 .480 12.0
Astros 21 29 .420 15.0
Padres 22 31 .415 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cleon Jones 6
2 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Walt Williams 5
4 Rico Carty 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 3
2 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Lee May 2
2 Ron Swoboda 2
2 Jim Wynn 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 6
2 Ron Swoboda 5
3 Billy Grabarkewitz 4
3 Bill Melton 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 Mickey Stanley 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 1.50
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.29
3 Jim Nash 1.22
4 Denny Lemaster 0.91
5 Ray Sadecki 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Nash 11
2 Denny Lemaster 10
3 Catfish Hunter 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 9
5 Ray Sadecki 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Rich Hand 1
1 Ken Tatum 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .436
2 Rod Carew .394
3 Tony Perez .376
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .374
5 Alex Johnson .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 18
2 Nate Colbert 17
3 Hank Aaron 16
3 Dick Allen 16
5 4 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 53
2 Hank Aaron 45
2 Rico Carty 45
4 Dick Dietz 43
4 2 others tied 43

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 1.81
2 Tom Phoebus 2.14
3 Tom Seaver 2.29
4 Sam McDowell 2.47
5 Wayne Simpson 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 10
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Dave McNally 8
4 Bill Hands 7
4 8 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 114
2 Sam McDowell 111
3 Bob Gibson 90
4 Mickey Lolich 83
5 Bill Stoneman 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 12
1 Ron Perranoski 12
3 Jack Aker 9
4 Dave Giusti 8
4 4 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .477
2 Cito Gaston .429
2 Jim Hickman .429
4 Tommy Harper .422
5 Felipe Alou .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 6
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Jim Hickman 6
1 Tony Perez 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 19
2 Rico Carty 15
2 Nate Colbert 15
4 Jim Hickman 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 9
2 Pat Kelly 6
3 Tommie Agee 5
3 Bobby Tolan 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Darold Knowles 0.66
3 Jim Colborn 0.71
4 Bob Veale 1.11
5 Chuck Dobson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Osteen 4
2 Jim Merritt 3
2 Bob Moose 3
2 Fritz Peterson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 33
2 Larry Dierker 30
2 Sam McDowell 30
4 Bob Veale 28
5 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
1 Darold Knowles 5
3 Mudcat Grant 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .448
2 Rod Carew .411
3 Felipe Alou .400
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .394
5 Alex Johnson .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 11
1 Carl Yastrzemski 11
3 Dick Allen 10
3 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 28
2 Tony Oliva 27
2 Wes Parker 27
2 Tony Perez 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Pat Kelly 13
3 Willie Davis 12
4 Tommie Agee 11
4 Tommy Harper 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 1.44
2 Danny Coombs 1.63
3 Darold Knowles 1.71
4 Jim Palmer 1.88
5 Jim McGlothlin 1.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 71
1 Tom Seaver 71
3 Larry Dierker 55
4 Bob Gibson 54
5 Steve Carlton 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Wayne Granger 7
3 Jack Aker 6
3 Darold Knowles 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .372
2 Roberto Clemente .361
3 Pete Rose .339
4 Rod Carew .327
5 Alex Johnson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Hank Aaron 51
3 Frank Howard 48
4 Willie McCovey 46
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 146
2 Tony Perez 143
3 Willie McCovey 133
4 Boog Powell 125
5 Hank Aaron 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 66
2 Bert Campaneris 55
3 Bobby Bonds 53
4 Cesar Tovar 51
5 Pat Kelly 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Jerry Koosman 2.32
3 Andy Messersmith 2.33
4 Chuck Taylor 2.39
5 Jim Palmer 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 25
2 Bill Hands 23
3 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Sam McDowell 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 323
2 Mickey Lolich 283
3 Bob Gibson 279
4 Tom Seaver 269
5 Fergie Jenkins 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 36
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Fred Gladding 23
5 2 tied 22