On This Day

Tuesday, July 21, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 36 .617 --
Tigers 53 39 .576 4.0
Yankees 51 42 .548 6.5
Red Sox 47 44 .516 9.5
Senators 43 51 .457 15.0
Indians 42 50 .457 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 57 31 .648 --
Angels 56 37 .602 3.5
Athletics 50 44 .532 10.0
Royals 34 58 .370 25.0
Brewers 33 62 .347 27.5
White Sox 33 63 .344 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 43 .547 --
Mets 50 43 .538 1.0
Cubs 46 46 .500 4.5
Phillies 42 50 .457 8.5
Cardinals 41 52 .441 10.0
Expos 40 54 .426 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 67 28 .705 --
Dodgers 54 39 .581 12.0
Braves 46 47 .495 20.0
Giants 44 47 .484 21.0
Astros 41 53 .436 25.5
Padres 38 59 .392 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick McAuliffe 4
1 Ken McMullen 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Glenn Beckert 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
2 Jesus Alou 1
2 Tom Egan 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Tom Egan 3
2 Deron Johnson 3
2 Ken Tatum 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
1 Terry Harmon 2
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 Matty Alou 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim McAndrew 3.00
2 Dick Bosman 1.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
2 Bob Johnson 1.00
5 Clay Kirby 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 11
2 Jim McAndrew 9
3 Dick Bosman 6
3 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Cook 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Tony Perez .347
4 Jim Hickman .338
5 Dick Dietz .333

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 Johnny Bench 83
2 Billy Williams 83
4 Dick Dietz 81
5 Boog Powell 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 34
2 Bobby Tolan 30
3 Tommy Harper 29
4 Willie Davis 26
5 Sandy Alomar 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.28
2 Danny Coombs 2.48
3 Sam McDowell 2.55
4 Jim Palmer 2.70
5 Clyde Wright 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 15
2 Sam McDowell 14
2 Gaylord Perry 14
2 Jim Perry 14
2 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 197
2 Tom Seaver 188
3 Bob Gibson 163
4 Fergie Jenkins 154
5 Mickey Lolich 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 23
2 Wayne Granger 21
3 Darold Knowles 20
4 Claude Raymond 19
5 Tom Timmermann 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .440
2 Dick Dietz .429
3 Ollie Brown .422
4 Jim Ray Hart .409
5 Denis Menke .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curt Blefary 5
1 Elrod Hendricks 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Reggie Smith 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Dietz 16
2 Rico Petrocelli 14
2 Boog Powell 14
4 Cito Gaston 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Joe Morgan 6
3 Carl Yastrzemski 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Cloninger 0.00
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.49
4 Al Downing 0.61
5 Milt Pappas 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 29
2 Steve Dunning 27
3 Bill Singer 26
4 Dock Ellis 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 6
1 Tom Timmermann 6
3 Wayne Granger 4
3 Ron Perranoski 4
5 Lindy McDaniel 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Brinkman .410
2 Jerry Grote .407
3 Carl Yastrzemski .398
4 Cesar Tovar .395
5 Dick Dietz .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Carl Yastrzemski 10
3 Cito Gaston 9
4 Bob Bailey 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 31
2 Dick Dietz 29
2 Boog Powell 29
4 Billy Williams 28
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 12
2 Joe Morgan 11
3 Bobby Tolan 10
4 Lou Brock 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.67
2 Jim Shellenback 1.42
2 Mudcat Grant 1.42
4 Don McMahon 1.57
5 Milt Pappas 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Carl Morton 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 58
2 Sam McDowell 55
3 Don Sutton 51
4 Tom Seaver 48
5 Steve Renko 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 11
2 Claude Raymond 9
3 Ron Perranoski 8
4 Darold Knowles 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .352
2 Rico Carty .345
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Willie Davis .324
5 Cesar Tovar .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Hank Aaron 45
2 Tony Perez 45
4 Johnny Bench 42
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Johnny Bench 126
2 Harmon Killebrew 126
4 Dick Allen 121
4 Billy Williams 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Bert Campaneris 47
5 Cesar Tovar 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.05
2 Claude Osteen 2.70
3 Jim Palmer 2.71
4 Clyde Wright 2.72
5 Bob Moose 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 26
2 Tom Seaver 25
3 Jim Merritt 23
3 Jim Perry 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 320
2 Bob Gibson 273
3 Tom Seaver 265
4 Fergie Jenkins 259
4 Mickey Lolich 259

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 36
1 Ron Perranoski 36
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 29
5 Sparky Lyle 22