On This Day

Saturday, July 11, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 32 .624 --
Tigers 46 37 .554 6.0
Yankees 46 38 .548 6.5
Red Sox 42 41 .506 10.0
Indians 38 46 .452 14.5
Senators 39 48 .448 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 54 27 .667 --
Angels 50 35 .588 6.0
Athletics 46 39 .541 10.0
Royals 33 51 .393 22.5
Brewers 31 56 .356 26.0
White Sox 30 58 .341 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 39 .557 --
Mets 47 38 .553 0.5
Cubs 42 42 .500 5.0
Cardinals 39 46 .459 8.5
Phillies 36 48 .429 11.0
Expos 36 51 .414 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 26 .701 --
Dodgers 51 34 .600 9.0
Braves 42 43 .494 18.0
Giants 41 43 .488 18.5
Astros 36 51 .414 25.0
Padres 35 54 .393 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesus Alou 4
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
4 Leo Cardenas 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
1 Rusty Staub 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Bernie Allen 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 John Donaldson 3
1 Rusty Staub 3
1 Carl Taylor 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bernie Carbo 2
1 Billy Williams 2
3 Denny Doyle 1
3 Oscar Gamble 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Diego Segui 1.00
2 Larry Dierker 0.78
3 Jim Bunning 0.75
4 Sam McDowell 0.73
5 Jim McAndrew 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 8
1 Diego Segui 8
3 Larry Dierker 7
4 Jim Bunning 6
4 Pat Dobson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Barry Lersch 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Orlando Pena 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .371
2 Roberto Clemente .360
3 Tony Perez .356
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .344
5 Dick Dietz .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Johnny Bench 28
3 Billy Williams 26
4 Dick Allen 25
4 Harmon Killebrew 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 90
2 Billy Williams 80
3 Johnny Bench 77
4 Dick Dietz 75
5 Rico Carty 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 32
2 Tommy Harper 28
2 Bobby Tolan 28
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 2.63
5 Jim Palmer 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
3 Catfish Hunter 13
3 Sam McDowell 13
3 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 183
2 Tom Seaver 177
3 Bob Gibson 156
4 Fergie Jenkins 143
5 Gaylord Perry 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 21
2 Wayne Granger 18
2 Darold Knowles 18
4 Claude Raymond 16
5 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .509
2 Ron Hunt .486
3 Billy Williams .476
4 Jerry Grote .444
5 Cesar Tovar .443

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
1 Billy Williams 7
3 Bob Bailey 6
3 Rico Carty 6
3 Orlando Cepeda 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Dietz 20
2 Ray Fosse 19
2 Harmon Killebrew 19
2 Billy Williams 19
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 Bobby Tolan 7
4 Amos Otis 5
4 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Stan Williams 0.55
3 Ron Willis 0.56
4 Dick Selma 0.66
5 Floyd Weaver 0.67

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 Sam McDowell 37
3 Tom Hall 29
4 Andy Messersmith 27
4 Steve Renko 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Mudcat Grant 4
1 Darold Knowles 4
1 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Grote .400
2 Roberto Clemente .393
3 Don Buford .390
4 Pete Rose .372
5 Tommie Agee .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 10
1 Johnny Bench 10
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
1 Jim Northrup 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 34
2 Dick Dietz 29
2 Billy Williams 29
4 Rico Carty 28
4 Harmon Killebrew 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Willis 0.36
2 Mudcat Grant 0.65
3 Stan Williams 0.72
4 Don McMahon 1.57
5 Tom Hall 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Jim Perry 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
4 Mike Cuellar 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 63
2 Sam McDowell 59
3 Tom Seaver 52
4 Bob Gibson 51
5 Don Sutton 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .357
2 Rico Carty .348
3 Pete Rose .348
4 Willie Davis .329
5 Cesar Tovar .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Tony Perez 47
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Johnny Bench 42
5 Willie McCovey 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 148
2 Billy Williams 127
3 Harmon Killebrew 124
4 Johnny Bench 120
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Joe Morgan 51
3 Cesar Tovar 51
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.19
2 Andy Messersmith 2.63
3 Bob Moose 2.68
4 Jim Palmer 2.73
5 Claude Osteen 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 326
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 33
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 Sparky Lyle 24