On This Day

Wednesday, July 8, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 30 .634 --
Tigers 44 36 .550 7.0
Yankees 44 37 .543 7.5
Red Sox 41 39 .513 10.0
Indians 37 44 .457 14.5
Senators 37 47 .440 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 52 26 .667 --
Angels 49 33 .598 5.0
Athletics 45 38 .542 9.5
Royals 30 51 .370 23.5
Brewers 30 54 .357 25.0
White Sox 29 55 .345 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 46 36 .561 --
Pirates 46 39 .541 1.5
Cubs 41 41 .500 5.0
Cardinals 39 43 .476 7.0
Phillies 35 47 .427 11.0
Expos 34 50 .405 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 59 24 .711 --
Dodgers 50 32 .610 8.5
Braves 41 40 .506 17.0
Giants 39 42 .481 19.0
Astros 34 50 .405 25.5
Padres 33 53 .384 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Ron Fairly 4
1 Jerry Grote 4
1 Jim Ray Hart 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 2
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Ray Hart 7
2 Buddy Bradford 4
2 Dave Duncan 4
2 Tony Oliva 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim McGlothlin 2.00
2 Gaylord Perry 1.00
2 Steve Renko 1.00
4 Mickey Lolich 0.80
5 Steve Dunning 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Clay Kirby 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 8
1 Steve Renko 8
3 Steve Dunning 7
3 Ken Holtzman 7
3 Don Sutton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Claude Raymond 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .372
2 Tony Perez .358
3 Roberto Clemente .355
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .341
5 Frank Robinson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 28
2 Johnny Bench 26
2 Billy Williams 26
4 Hank Aaron 24
4 Harmon Killebrew 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 86
2 Billy Williams 80
3 Rico Carty 74
4 Johnny Bench 72
4 Dick Dietz 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 29
2 Tommy Harper 27
2 Bobby Tolan 27
4 Willie Davis 23
4 2 others tied 23

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 Jim Palmer 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 14
2 Catfish Hunter 13
2 Gaylord Perry 13
2 Jim Perry 13
2 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 175
2 Tom Seaver 168
3 Bob Gibson 149
4 Fergie Jenkins 132
5 Gaylord Perry 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 20
2 Darold Knowles 18
3 Wayne Granger 17
4 Dave Giusti 14
4 3 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Buford .510
2 Jerry Grote .471
3 Cesar Tovar .449
4 Willie Davis .438
5 Roberto Clemente .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 7
1 Billy Williams 7
3 Bob Bailey 6
3 Rico Carty 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 20
2 Tommie Agee 18
2 Ray Fosse 18
2 Frank Robinson 18
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Bobby Tolan 6
2 Cesar Tovar 6
5 Amos Otis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Ron Willis 0.50
3 Bert Blyleven 0.56
4 Dick Selma 0.57
5 Stan Williams 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 4
1 Tom Murphy 4
3 Les Cain 3
3 Dock Ellis 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 33
2 Steve Renko 31
3 Fergie Jenkins 30
4 Tom Seaver 28
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 5
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Dave Giusti 4
2 Mudcat Grant 4
2 6 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Buford .414
2 Jerry Grote .395
3 Roberto Clemente .393
4 Amos Otis .372
5 Pete Rose .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 10
1 Jim Northrup 10
1 Billy Williams 10
4 Willie Horton 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 34
2 Billy Williams 30
3 Rico Carty 28
4 Tony Perez 27
4 Frank Robinson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 10
2 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Bobby Tolan 9
4 Lou Brock 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.67
2 Dick Selma 1.03
3 Don McMahon 1.29
4 Bob Gibson 1.67
5 Alan Foster 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Jim Perry 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
4 Catfish Hunter 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 64
2 Sam McDowell 51
3 Tom Seaver 50
4 Gaylord Perry 47
4 Don Sutton 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 9
1 Tom Timmermann 9
3 Mudcat Grant 7
3 Ron Perranoski 7
3 Claude Raymond 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Rico Carty .349
3 Pete Rose .346
4 Willie Davis .322
5 Cesar Tovar .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Hank Aaron 46
2 Tony Perez 46
4 Johnny Bench 40
4 Willie McCovey 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Billy Williams 128
3 Harmon Killebrew 125
4 Sal Bando 123
5 3 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Cesar Tovar 52
3 Bobby Bonds 49
4 Joe Morgan 48
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Bob Moose 2.66
3 Andy Messersmith 2.68
4 Jim Palmer 2.69
5 Jerry Koosman 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 26
2 Mike Cuellar 25
2 Tom Seaver 25
4 Jim Merritt 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 318
2 Bob Gibson 278
3 Mickey Lolich 271
4 Fergie Jenkins 263
4 Tom Seaver 263

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 36
2 Wayne Granger 33
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 Sparky Lyle 24