On This Day

Thursday, July 16, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 33 .625 --
Tigers 48 38 .558 6.0
Yankees 47 40 .540 7.5
Red Sox 45 41 .523 9.0
Senators 40 49 .449 15.5
Indians 39 48 .448 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 54 29 .651 --
Angels 52 35 .598 4.0
Athletics 48 41 .539 9.0
Royals 33 53 .384 22.5
Brewers 32 58 .356 25.5
White Sox 31 59 .344 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 40 .556 --
Mets 47 40 .540 1.5
Cubs 43 43 .500 5.0
Cardinals 39 48 .448 9.5
Phillies 37 49 .430 11.0
Expos 37 51 .420 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 26 .708 --
Dodgers 52 35 .598 10.0
Braves 43 44 .494 19.0
Giants 41 44 .482 20.0
Astros 38 51 .427 25.0
Padres 36 55 .396 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Don Money 4
3 Curt Blefary 3
3 Bernie Carbo 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Conigliaro 2
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 Clete Boyer 1
2 Byron Browne 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Byron Browne 4
1 Ollie Brown 4
3 Billy Conigliaro 3
3 Reggie Jackson 3
3 Pete Ward 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Chris Cannizzaro 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 1.00
1 Don Wilson 1.00
3 Gary Nolan 0.83
4 Ken Holtzman 0.75
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dock Ellis 8
2 Dick Bosman 7
2 Pat Dobson 7
2 Pat Jarvis 7
2 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Doyle 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Jim Ray 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .360
2 Tony Perez .356
3 Roberto Clemente .350
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .342
5 Dick Dietz .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 30
2 Johnny Bench 28
3 Harmon Killebrew 27
4 Billy Williams 26
5 Dick Allen 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 92
2 Billy Williams 80
3 Johnny Bench 79
4 Dick Dietz 77
5 Boog Powell 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 32
2 Bobby Tolan 29
3 Tommy Harper 28
4 Willie Davis 24
5 3 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.40
2 Danny Coombs 2.56
3 Sam McDowell 2.63
4 Wayne Simpson 2.69
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 178
3 Bob Gibson 156
4 Fergie Jenkins 143
5 Gaylord Perry 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 21
2 Darold Knowles 19
3 Wayne Granger 18
4 Claude Raymond 17
5 Sparky Lyle 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Dietz .500
2 Willie Davis .489
3 Jerry Grote .455
4 Roberto Clemente .447
5 Harmon Killebrew .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
1 Billy Williams 6
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Rico Carty 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 17
1 Ron Santo 17
3 Harmon Killebrew 16
4 Dick Dietz 15
4 Ray Fosse 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Bobby Tolan 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
5 Carl Yastrzemski 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Humphreys 0.00
2 Stan Williams 0.53
3 Bill Butler 1.13
4 Andy Messersmith 1.25
5 Clyde Wright 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 32
2 Tom Hall 26
3 Dock Ellis 23
3 Andy Messersmith 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 5
2 Darold Knowles 4
2 Tom Timmermann 4
4 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Ron Perranoski 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Grote .422
2 Manny Sanguillen .392
3 Roberto Clemente .388
4 Don Buford .386
5 Boog Powell .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Jim Northrup 9
2 Billy Williams 9
4 Johnny Bench 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 31
2 Tommie Agee 30
3 Dick Dietz 28
3 Billy Williams 28
5 Harmon Killebrew 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 11
1 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Bobby Tolan 9
5 Sandy Alomar 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.68
2 Mudcat Grant 1.07
3 Ron Willis 1.29
4 Don McMahon 1.67
5 Clyde Wright 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
1 Sam McDowell 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 55
2 Gaylord Perry 49
2 Tom Seaver 49
4 Don Sutton 47
5 Sam McDowell 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 9
2 Darold Knowles 7
2 Claude Raymond 7
4 Jim Brewer 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .353
2 Pete Rose .345
3 Rico Carty .341
4 Willie Davis .324
5 Cesar Tovar .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Tony Perez 46
3 Hank Aaron 44
4 Johnny Bench 42
5 Willie McCovey 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 148
2 Harmon Killebrew 123
3 Johnny Bench 122
3 Billy Williams 122
5 Willie Horton 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Cesar Tovar 49
4 Bert Campaneris 47
4 Joe Morgan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.22
2 Andy Messersmith 2.57
3 Bob Moose 2.72
4 Jim Palmer 2.73
5 Claude Osteen 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 315
2 Bob Gibson 273
3 Mickey Lolich 263
4 Fergie Jenkins 260
5 Tom Seaver 258

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 35
2 Wayne Granger 33
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 Sparky Lyle 24