On This Day

Thursday, July 9, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 31 .627 --
Tigers 45 36 .556 6.0
Yankees 45 37 .549 6.5
Red Sox 41 40 .506 10.0
Indians 37 45 .451 14.5
Senators 38 47 .447 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 53 26 .671 --
Angels 49 34 .590 6.0
Athletics 45 38 .542 10.0
Royals 30 51 .370 24.0
White Sox 30 55 .353 26.0
Brewers 30 55 .353 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 47 36 .566 --
Pirates 47 39 .547 1.5
Cubs 41 41 .500 5.5
Cardinals 39 44 .470 8.0
Phillies 35 47 .427 11.5
Expos 34 51 .400 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 59 25 .702 --
Dodgers 50 33 .602 8.5
Braves 41 41 .500 17.0
Giants 40 42 .488 18.0
Astros 35 50 .412 24.5
Padres 34 53 .391 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Wes Parker 4
3 Jesus Alou 3
3 Bobby Grich 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
2 Clete Boyer 1
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Denis Menke 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Ron Swoboda 4
4 Clete Boyer 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Jerry Kenney 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.50
2 Dock Ellis 1.43
3 Casey Cox 0.83
4 Denny McLain 0.80
5 Bert Blyleven 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Jerry Crider 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dock Ellis 10
2 Tom Seaver 9
3 Jack Billingham 6
3 John Strohmayer 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Danny Murphy 1
1 Jim Ray 1
1 Al Santorini 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .372
2 Tony Perez .361
3 Roberto Clemente .356
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .336
5 Jim Hickman .335

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 87
2 Billy Williams 80
3 Johnny Bench 76
4 Dick Dietz 75
5 Rico Carty 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 32
2 Bobby Tolan 28
3 Tommy Harper 27
4 Willie Davis 23
4 2 others tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.26
2 Tom Seaver 2.41
3 Wayne Simpson 2.48
4 Jim Palmer 2.67
5 Sam McDowell 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
3 Catfish Hunter 13
3 Gaylord Perry 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 177
2 Sam McDowell 175
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 Willie Davis .479
2 Don Buford .469
3 Billy Williams .467
4 Cesar Tovar .443
5 Boog Powell .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 7
2 Bob Bailey 6
2 Rico Carty 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Dietz 20
2 Ray Fosse 19
2 Boog Powell 19
2 Billy Williams 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Bobby Tolan 7
3 Joe Morgan 5
3 Amos Otis 5
3 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Ron Willis 0.56
3 Dick Selma 0.57
4 Stan Williams 0.63
5 Gary Nolan 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 4
1 Dock Ellis 4
3 Les Cain 3
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Renko 31
2 Tom Hall 30
2 Fergie Jenkins 30
4 Sam McDowell 29
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Buford .402
2 Roberto Clemente .393
3 Jerry Grote .390
4 Amos Otis .372
5 Billy Williams .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 10
1 Johnny Bench 10
1 Jim Northrup 10
1 Billy Williams 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 34
2 Billy Williams 30
3 Dick Dietz 29
4 Rico Carty 28
4 Tony Perez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 12
2 Amos Otis 10
2 Bobby Tolan 10
4 Lou Brock 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.67
2 Dick Selma 1.03
3 Bob Gibson 1.67
4 Don McMahon 1.71
5 Tom Hall 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 7
2 Bob Gibson 6
2 Jim Perry 6
4 Dock Ellis 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 64
2 Tom Seaver 59
3 Sam McDowell 51
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 .353
2 Rico Carty .348
3 Pete Rose .345
4 Willie Davis .321
5 Cesar Tovar .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Tony Perez 46
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Johnny Bench 42
5 Willie McCovey 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Billy Williams 128
3 Harmon Killebrew 125
4 Sal Bando 122
5 Johnny Bench 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Cesar Tovar 51
4 Joe Morgan 48
5 Bobby Tolan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.13
2 Bob Moose 2.66
3 Andy Messersmith 2.68
4 Jim Palmer 2.69
5 Jerry Koosman 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 26
1 Tom Seaver 26
3 Mike Cuellar 24
4 Jim Merritt 23
5 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 318
2 Bob Gibson 272
2 Tom Seaver 272
4 Mickey Lolich 266
5 Fergie Jenkins 255

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 35
2 Wayne Granger 33
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 Sparky Lyle 24