On This Day

Saturday, July 18, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 35 .611 --
Tigers 50 38 .568 4.0
Yankees 49 40 .551 5.5
Red Sox 46 42 .523 8.0
Indians 41 48 .461 13.5
Senators 41 50 .451 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 56 29 .659 --
Angels 53 36 .596 5.0
Athletics 48 43 .527 11.0
Royals 33 55 .375 24.5
Brewers 33 59 .359 26.5
White Sox 31 61 .337 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 41 .554 --
Mets 48 41 .539 1.5
Cubs 44 44 .500 5.0
Cardinals 40 49 .449 9.5
Phillies 39 49 .443 10.0
Expos 38 52 .422 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 64 27 .703 --
Dodgers 53 36 .596 10.0
Braves 44 45 .494 19.0
Giants 42 45 .483 20.0
Astros 39 52 .429 25.0
Padres 36 57 .387 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 4
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Ted Kubiak 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Denny Doyle 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kubiak 7
2 Roy White 4
3 Gil Garrido 3
3 Jim Hickman 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Tim Cullen 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Bradley 0.83
2 Bill Hands 0.78
3 George Brunet 0.71
4 Jim Bunning 0.67
4 Steve Hargan 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 7
1 Bill Hands 7
1 Mickey Lolich 7
4 Jim Bunning 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Tony Perez .357
3 Roberto Clemente .353
4 Jim Hickman .338
5 Billy Grabarkewitz .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 29
3 Johnny Bench 28
4 Dick Allen 26
4 Billy Williams 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 93
2 Billy Williams 82
3 Johnny Bench 81
4 Dick Dietz 78
5 Rico Carty 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 33
2 Tommy Harper 29
2 Bobby Tolan 29
4 Sandy Alomar 24
4 Willie Davis 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.28
2 Danny Coombs 2.56
3 Sam McDowell 2.63
4 Clyde Wright 2.69
5 Jim Palmer 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 15
2 Gaylord Perry 14
2 Jim Perry 14
2 Tom Seaver 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 188
2 Sam McDowell 183
3 Bob Gibson 163
4 Fergie Jenkins 148
5 Mickey Lolich 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 22
2 Wayne Granger 19
2 Darold Knowles 19
4 Claude Raymond 18
5 Sparky Lyle 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Carbo .469
2 Jerry Grote .455
3 Roberto Clemente .431
4 Dick Dietz .429
5 Felix Millan .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Bob Bailey 5
2 Cito Gaston 5
2 Reggie Smith 5
2 Billy Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 18
2 Dick Dietz 16
3 Cito Gaston 15
3 Harmon Killebrew 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.99
2 Stan Williams 1.13
3 Jim Shellenback 1.15
4 Andy Messersmith 1.25
5 Clyde Wright 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Lew Krausse 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Dunning 28
1 Tom Seaver 28
1 Don Sutton 28
4 Dock Ellis 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Grote .404
2 Roberto Clemente .394
3 Manny Sanguillen .392
4 Don Buford .385
5 Billy Williams .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Billy Williams 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Rico Carty 8
3 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 32
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
2 Billy Williams 30
4 Tommie Agee 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 12
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Bobby Tolan 9
4 Sandy Alomar 8
4 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Wright 1.60
2 Ron Willis 1.63
3 Don McMahon 1.78
4 Tom Seaver 1.99
5 Andy Messersmith 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Lew Krausse 5
2 Sam McDowell 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 60
2 Tom Seaver 59
3 Don Sutton 50
4 Sam McDowell 46
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 8
1 Tom Timmermann 8
3 Ron Perranoski 7
4 Jim Brewer 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Pete Rose .343
3 Rico Carty .341
4 Willie Davis .325
5 Cito Gaston .317

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 148
2 Harmon Killebrew 125
3 Johnny Bench 124
4 Billy Williams 123
5 Dick Allen 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Bobby Bonds 53
3 Bert Campaneris 47
3 Joe Morgan 47
5 Cesar Tovar 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.15
2 Andy Messersmith 2.59
3 Clyde Wright 2.68
4 Bob Moose 2.73
5 Jim Palmer 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 315
2 Bob Gibson 280
3 Tom Seaver 268
4 Fergie Jenkins 262
5 Mickey Lolich 261

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 35
2 Wayne Granger 34
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 Sparky Lyle 24