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Events of Thursday, April 9, 1970

Events of Thursday, April 9, 1970
4-8-1970 4-10-1970 4-9-1969 4-9-1971
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 9 0
LA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Simpson (1-0)
LP: Sutton (0-1)
HR: Bench (1)
STL N 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 - 7 10 2
MON N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 3
BOX+PBP
WP: Torrez (1-0)
LP: Renko (0-1)
SV: Hilgendorf (1)
HR: Torre (1), Hague (1)
CHI N 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 x - 5 8 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Wilson (1-0)
LP: Holtzman (0-1)
SV: Hoerner (1)
HR: Hickman (1), Johnson (1)
NY N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2
PIT N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 4 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Ellis (1-0)
LP: Koosman (0-1)
ATL N 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 9 0
SD N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Nash (1-0)
LP: Kirby (0-1)
HR: H. Aaron (1)
HOU N 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 1
SF N 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 x - 7 7 3
BOX+PBP
WP: Bryant (1-0)
LP: DiLauro (0-2)
SV: McMahon (1)
HR: Rader (2), Dietz (2)
MIN A 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 6 15 0
CHI A 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 - 4 10 3
BOX+PBP
WP: Williams (1-0)
LP: Horlen (0-1)
SV: Barber (1)
HR: Oliva (1), Killebrew (1)
BAL A 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 2 0 - 13 13 0
CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 2 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Phoebus (1-0)
LP: Hand (0-1)
HR: Buford 2 (2), Powell (1), Johnson (1), Pinson (1)
OAK A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1
KC A 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 3 7 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Butler (1-0)
LP: Dobson (0-1)
SV: Morehead (1)
HR: Campanis (1)
BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
NY A 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 4 5 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Peterson (1-0)
LP: Culp (0-1)
SV: Aker (1)
HR: White (1), Murcer (1)
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Standings At Close of Play of April 9, 1970
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Philadelphia Phillies 2 2 0 0 1.000 - 7 3
St. Louis Cardinals 2 2 0 0 1.000 - 14 5
New York Mets 2 1 1 0 .500 1.0 6 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 1 1 0 .500 1.0 5 6
Montreal Expos 3 0 3 0 .000 2.5 6 19
Chicago Cubs 2 0 2 0 .000 2.0 3 7
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Cincinnati Reds 4 4 0 0 1.000 - 17 3
Atlanta Braves 3 2 1 0 .667 1.5 15 10
San Francisco Giants 3 2 1 0 .667 1.5 17 16
Houston Astros 3 1 2 0 .333 2.5 16 17
San Diego Padres 3 1 2 0 .333 2.5 10 15
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 3 0 .000 3.5 2 12
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Baltimore Orioles 3 3 0 0 1.000 - 24 5
Detroit Tigers 3 2 1 0 .667 1.0 12 14
Boston Red Sox 2 1 1 0 .500 1.5 7 7
New York Yankees 2 1 1 0 .500 1.5 7 7
Washington Senators 3 1 2 0 .333 2.0 14 12
Cleveland Indians 3 0 3 0 .000 3.0 5 24
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
California Angels 2 2 0 0 1.000 - 18 1
Minnesota Twins 2 2 0 0 1.000 - 18 4
Kansas City Royals 3 2 1 0 .667 0.5 9 7
Oakland Athletics 3 1 2 0 .333 1.5 7 9
Chicago White Sox 2 0 2 0 .000 2.0 4 18
Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 2 0 .000 2.0 1 18
ML League Leaders
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
MIN A Steve Barber (22)
BOS A Mike Derrick (26)
CLE A Rich Hand (21)
MIN A Minnie Mendoza (35)
BOS A Ed Phillips (25)
CIN N Wayne Simpson (21)
SF N Bob Taylor (26)
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Transactions
Los Angeles Dodgers sold Jimmie Schaffer to Baltimore Orioles.
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