On This Day

Friday, July 10, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 32 .619 --
Tigers 46 36 .561 5.0
Yankees 45 38 .542 6.5
Red Sox 42 40 .512 9.0
Senators 39 47 .453 14.0
Indians 37 46 .446 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 53 27 .663 --
Angels 50 34 .595 5.0
Athletics 45 39 .536 10.0
Royals 32 51 .386 22.5
Brewers 31 55 .360 25.0
White Sox 30 57 .345 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 47 37 .560 --
Pirates 48 39 .552 0.5
Cubs 42 41 .506 4.5
Cardinals 39 45 .464 8.0
Phillies 35 48 .422 11.5
Expos 35 51 .407 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 26 .698 --
Dodgers 51 33 .607 8.0
Braves 42 42 .500 17.0
Giants 41 42 .494 17.5
Astros 35 51 .407 25.0
Padres 34 54 .386 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 6
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 2
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 2
3 Clete Boyer 1
3 Dave Campbell 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
1 Pat Kelly 4
1 Coco Laboy 4
4 Clete Boyer 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 2.20
2 Andy Messersmith 1.44
3 Dick Bosman 1.25
4 Les Cain 1.12
5 Bill Singer 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 13
2 Fergie Jenkins 11
3 Les Cain 9
3 Bill Singer 9
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Julio Navarro 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .372
2 Roberto Clemente .358
3 Tony Perez .357
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .339
5 Jim Hickman .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 28
1 Tony Perez 28
3 Billy Williams 26
4 Hank Aaron 24
4 2 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 89
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 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.41
2 Wayne Simpson 2.48
3 Danny Coombs 2.56
4 Sam McDowell 2.72
5 Jim Palmer 2.74

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 156
4 Fergie Jenkins 143
5 Gaylord Perry 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 20
2 Darold Knowles 18
3 Wayne Granger 17
4 Claude Raymond 15
5 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hunt .500
2 Willie Davis .491
3 Don Buford .467
3 Billy Williams .467
5 Jerry Grote .453

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 7
2 Bob Bailey 6
2 Rico Carty 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Rick Reichardt 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Dietz 20
1 Ray Fosse 20
3 Billy Williams 19
4 Rico Carty 17
4 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Ron Willis 0.52
3 Stan Williams 0.55
4 Dick Selma 0.75
5 Gary Nolan 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 4
1 Dock Ellis 4
3 Dick Bosman 3
3 Les Cain 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 41
2 Steve Renko 31
3 Sam McDowell 29
4 Bob Johnson 27
4 Andy Messersmith 27

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 Jerry Grote .416
2 Don Buford .410
3 Roberto Clemente .393
4 Pete Rose .372
5 Ray Fosse .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 10
1 Johnny Bench 10
1 Jim Northrup 10
1 Billy Williams 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 35
2 Billy Williams 30
3 Dick Dietz 29
3 Tony Perez 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 12
2 Bobby Tolan 10
3 Joe Morgan 9
3 Amos Otis 9
5 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.64
2 Tom Timmermann 0.71
3 Stan Williams 0.72
4 Don McMahon 1.71
5 Tom Hall 1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 63
2 Tom Seaver 52
3 Bob Gibson 51
3 Sam McDowell 51
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 10
2 Darold Knowles 9
3 Claude Raymond 8
4 Ron Perranoski 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Pete Rose .349
3 Rico Carty .348
4 Willie Davis .325
5 Cito Gaston .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Tony Perez 46
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Johnny Bench 42
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 147
2 Billy Williams 128
3 Harmon Killebrew 124
4 Sal Bando 121
4 Johnny Bench 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Cesar Tovar 51
4 Joe Morgan 50
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.19
2 Andy Messersmith 2.63
3 Bob Moose 2.66
4 Jim Palmer 2.73
5 Jim Perry 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 26
2 Tom Seaver 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
4 Jim Merritt 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 318
2 Bob Gibson 279
3 Fergie Jenkins 266
3 Mickey Lolich 266
5 Tom Seaver 261

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 35
2 Wayne Granger 32
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 Sparky Lyle 24