On This Day

Wednesday, July 1, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 48 28 .632 --
Yankees 43 31 .581 4.0
Tigers 39 33 .542 7.0
Red Sox 35 36 .493 10.5
Senators 34 41 .453 13.5
Indians 32 40 .444 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 46 25 .648 --
Angels 44 31 .587 4.0
Athletics 43 33 .566 5.5
Royals 26 47 .356 21.0
White Sox 27 49 .355 21.5
Brewers 26 49 .347 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 40 34 .541 --
Pirates 41 37 .526 1.0
Cardinals 37 38 .493 3.5
Cubs 36 37 .493 3.5
Phillies 32 42 .432 8.0
Expos 31 44 .413 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 53 22 .707 --
Dodgers 44 32 .579 9.5
Braves 37 36 .507 15.0
Giants 37 38 .493 16.0
Astros 33 44 .429 21.0
Padres 31 48 .392 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick McAuliffe 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Bob Bailey 3
2 John Bateman 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 2
1 Ollie Brown 2
3 Bob Burda 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ollie Brown 6
2 Bob Bailey 5
3 Dick Dietz 4
3 Tony Perez 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Don Mincher 1
1 Bobby Murcer 1
1 Tony Perez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 2.20
2 Bert Blyleven 1.50
2 Rollie Fingers 1.50
4 Mike McCormick 1.00
5 Grant Jackson 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Greg Garrett 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 11
2 Bert Blyleven 9
3 Dock Ellis 7
3 Grant Jackson 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .369
2 Tony Perez .363
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .347
4 Roy White .344
5 Cito Gaston .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Johnny Bench 25
3 Hank Aaron 23
4 Dick Allen 21
4 3 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 83
2 Hank Aaron 66
2 Billy Williams 66
4 Johnny Bench 65
5 Dick Allen 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 26
1 Tommy Harper 26
3 Bobby Tolan 23
4 Ed Stroud 22
4 Maury Wills 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.11
2 Wayne Simpson 2.35
3 Sam McDowell 2.38
4 Tom Seaver 2.51
5 Tom Phoebus 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 12
1 Dave McNally 12
1 Jim Merritt 12
1 Gaylord Perry 12
1 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 160
2 Sam McDowell 151
3 Bob Gibson 143
4 Fergie Jenkins 127
5 Gaylord Perry 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 18
2 Wayne Granger 16
3 Darold Knowles 15
4 Dave Giusti 12
4 4 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Garrett .438
2 Jose Cardenal .433
3 Don Buford .423
4 Boog Powell .407
5 Manny Mota .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 20
2 Tony Perez 17
2 Frank Robinson 17
4 Bert Campaneris 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Don Buford 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Willis 0.00
2 Jim Nelson 0.50
3 Don McMahon 0.56
4 Dick Selma 0.69
5 Tom Timmermann 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
2 Sam McDowell 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 Claude Osteen 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 39
2 Tom Seaver 31
3 Bob Gibson 30
4 Gaylord Perry 28
5 Bert Blyleven 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
1 Tom Timmermann 5
3 Eddie Fisher 4
3 Mudcat Grant 4
3 Don McMahon 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .398
2 Ray Fosse .377
3 Amos Otis .370
4 Don Buford .369
5 Jose Cardenal .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 11
1 Johnny Bench 11
3 Jim Fregosi 9
3 Willie Horton 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 32
2 Tony Perez 30
3 Johnny Bench 26
3 Willie Horton 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 8
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Cleon Jones 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Nelson 0.64
2 Mudcat Grant 0.68
3 Darold Knowles 0.70
4 Rich Nye 1.40
5 Dick Selma 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Wayne Simpson 6
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 63
2 Bob Gibson 53
3 Steve Carlton 50
3 Jim Palmer 50
5 Tom Seaver 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 8
2 Mudcat Grant 7
2 Darold Knowles 7
2 Claude Raymond 7
5 Ron Perranoski 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .352
2 Rico Carty .346
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Roy White .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Tony Perez 47
3 Hank Aaron 46
4 Frank Howard 45
5 3 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 153
2 Harmon Killebrew 127
3 Sal Bando 121
4 Willie McCovey 120
5 Hank Aaron 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Cesar Tovar 53
3 Bobby Bonds 48
3 Joe Morgan 48
5 Maury Wills 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.20
2 Andy Messersmith 2.68
3 Jerry Koosman 2.70
4 Bob Gibson 2.71
5 Steve Carlton 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 25
1 Tom Seaver 25
3 Mike Cuellar 23
4 Gaylord Perry 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 308
2 Bob Gibson 281
3 Fergie Jenkins 268
4 Mickey Lolich 263
5 Tom Seaver 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 36
2 Wayne Granger 34
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 26
5 Fred Gladding 24