On This Day

Sunday, July 5, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 50 30 .625 --
Yankees 44 35 .557 5.5
Tigers 41 35 .539 7.0
Red Sox 40 36 .526 8.0
Senators 37 43 .463 13.0
Indians 33 44 .429 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 49 26 .653 --
Angels 47 32 .595 4.0
Athletics 45 35 .563 6.5
Royals 29 49 .372 21.5
White Sox 28 52 .350 23.5
Brewers 27 53 .338 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 43 36 .544 --
Pirates 44 38 .537 0.5
Cardinals 39 40 .494 4.0
Cubs 37 40 .481 5.0
Phillies 34 45 .430 9.0
Expos 33 46 .418 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 57 23 .713 --
Dodgers 47 32 .595 9.5
Braves 40 38 .513 16.0
Giants 37 41 .474 19.0
Astros 34 47 .420 23.5
Padres 32 51 .386 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Brinkman 4
1 Frank Howard 4
3 Matty Alou 3
3 Don Buford 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 4
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 Leo Cardenas 3
2 Cito Gaston 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Foy 2
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Rich Reese 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 2.00
2 Jim Palmer 1.17
2 Wayne Simpson 1.17
4 Skip Lockwood 0.80
5 Andy Messersmith 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 7
1 Jim Palmer 7
1 Wayne Simpson 7
4 Woodie Fryman 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 2
2 Danny Frisella 1
2 Ron Herbel 1
2 Vicente Romo 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .364
2 Tony Perez .361
3 Roberto Clemente .343
4 Jim Hickman .339
5 Billy Grabarkewitz .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Johnny Bench 25
3 Hank Aaron 24
3 Harmon Killebrew 24
3 Billy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 84
2 Billy Williams 75
3 Hank Aaron 69
3 Johnny Bench 69
3 Rico Carty 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 27
1 Bobby Tolan 27
3 Bobby Bonds 26
4 Pat Kelly 23
5 3 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.26
2 Wayne Simpson 2.27
3 Tom Seaver 2.48
4 Tom Phoebus 2.61
5 Sam McDowell 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 13
1 Jim Merritt 13
1 Tom Seaver 13
1 Wayne Simpson 13
5 6 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 168
2 Sam McDowell 160
3 Bob Gibson 149
4 Fergie Jenkins 132
5 Gaylord Perry 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 18
1 Ron Perranoski 18
3 Wayne Granger 17
4 Ken Tatum 14
5 3 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Buford .458
2 Cesar Tovar .441
3 Carl Yastrzemski .431
4 George Scott .424
5 Jerry Grote .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Bobby Murcer 6
2 Billy Williams 6
4 Sal Bando 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 20
2 Tommie Agee 18
3 Harmon Killebrew 17
3 Frank Robinson 17
5 Boog Powell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 7
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Lou Brock 4
2 Dave Campbell 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Selma 0.51
2 Ron Willis 0.60
3 Don McMahon 0.64
4 Marcel Lachemann 0.67
5 Joe Niekro 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Wayne Simpson 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Dock Ellis 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 36
2 Tom Seaver 28
3 Steve Renko 26
4 Bert Blyleven 24
4 Wayne Simpson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 5
1 Darold Knowles 5
1 Tom Timmermann 5
4 Jim Brewer 4
4 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Garrett .400
2 Don Buford .394
3 Pete Rose .376
4 Bobby Tolan .371
5 Jose Cardenal .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 10
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Johnny Bench 9
3 Jim Fregosi 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 33
2 Tony Perez 30
3 Billy Williams 28
4 Johnny Bench 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 11
2 Amos Otis 8
3 Lou Brock 7
3 Bert Campaneris 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darold Knowles 0.88
2 Dick Selma 1.55
3 Les Cain 1.97
4 Wayne Simpson 1.98
5 Don McMahon 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Jim Perry 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
2 Wayne Simpson 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 68
2 Bob Gibson 51
3 Tom Seaver 50
4 Steve Carlton 48
4 Jim Palmer 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 9
1 Tom Timmermann 9
3 Claude Raymond 8
4 Mudcat Grant 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .353
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Rico Carty .344
4 Willie Davis .316
5 Tony Oliva .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Hank Aaron 47
3 Tony Perez 46
4 Frank Howard 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 149
2 Harmon Killebrew 129
3 Sal Bando 123
3 Billy Williams 123
5 Willie McCovey 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Cesar Tovar 50
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bobby Tolan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Andy Messersmith 2.59
3 Jim Perry 2.64
4 Bob Moose 2.66
5 Jim Palmer 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 26
2 Tom Seaver 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
4 Bob Gibson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 313
2 Bob Gibson 278
3 Fergie Jenkins 263
3 Mickey Lolich 263
3 Tom Seaver 263

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 35
2 Wayne Granger 34
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 2 tied 23