On This Day

Wednesday, July 22, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 36 .621 --
Tigers 53 40 .570 5.0
Yankees 51 43 .543 7.5
Red Sox 49 44 .527 9.0
Indians 43 50 .462 15.0
Senators 43 52 .453 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 58 31 .652 --
Angels 56 39 .589 5.0
Athletics 51 44 .537 10.0
Royals 34 59 .366 26.0
Brewers 34 62 .354 27.5
White Sox 33 64 .340 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 43 .552 --
Mets 50 44 .532 2.0
Cubs 47 46 .505 4.5
Phillies 43 50 .462 8.5
Cardinals 41 53 .436 11.0
Expos 40 55 .421 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 67 29 .698 --
Dodgers 55 39 .585 11.0
Braves 46 48 .489 20.0
Giants 44 48 .478 21.0
Astros 42 53 .442 24.5
Padres 39 59 .398 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
2 Mike Andrews 4
2 Glenn Beckert 4
2 John Kennedy 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Bob Burda 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 5
2 Tom Haller 4
2 Jim Hickman 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Perry 1.50
2 Jim Bunning 1.20
3 Tom Seaver 0.70
4 Steve Hargan 0.62
5 3 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 George Culver 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 7
2 Jim Bunning 6
2 Gary Peters 6
4 Steve Hargan 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Tony Perez .345
4 Jim Hickman .340
5 Dick Dietz .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 29
3 Johnny Bench 28
4 Dick Allen 27
4 Billy Williams 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 93
2 Billy Williams 85
3 Johnny Bench 83
4 Dick Dietz 81
5 Dick Allen 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 35
2 Bobby Tolan 30
3 Tommy Harper 29
4 Sandy Alomar 26
4 Willie Davis 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.38
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
1 Jim Perry 15
3 Sam McDowell 14
3 Gaylord Perry 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 197
2 Tom Seaver 195
3 Bob Gibson 163
4 Fergie Jenkins 154
5 2 tied 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 24
2 Wayne Granger 21
3 Darold Knowles 20
4 Claude Raymond 19
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Carbo .500
2 Carl Yastrzemski .471
3 Merv Rettenmund .467
4 Jim Ray Hart .432
5 Wes Parker .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curt Blefary 5
1 Elrod Hendricks 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 14
2 Cito Gaston 13
2 Elrod Hendricks 13
2 Jim Hickman 13
2 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Cloninger 0.00
2 Al Downing 0.61
3 Milt Pappas 0.96
4 Sam McDowell 1.00
5 Jim Shellenback 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 29
2 Steve Dunning 27
2 Tom Seaver 27
4 Bill Singer 26
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 6
1 Tom Timmermann 6
3 Ron Perranoski 5
4 Wayne Granger 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .432
2 Jerry Grote .404
3 Ed Brinkman .400
3 Dick Dietz .400
3 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Carl Yastrzemski 10
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 Cito Gaston 9
3 Billy Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 32
2 Billy Williams 30
3 Dick Dietz 29
3 Boog Powell 29
5 Jim Hickman 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Joe Morgan 11
3 Sandy Alomar 9
3 Bobby Tolan 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 1.07
2 Jim Shellenback 1.42
3 Milt Pappas 1.67
4 Diego Segui 1.69
5 Dave Giusti 1.73

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
2 Tom Seaver 55
4 Steve Renko 46
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 10
2 Claude Raymond 9
3 Ron Perranoski 8
4 Darold Knowles 7
5 4 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 .326
5 Cesar Tovar .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Hank Aaron 45
2 Tony Perez 45
4 Johnny Bench 42
5 Dick Allen 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Harmon Killebrew 128
3 Johnny Bench 126
4 Dick Allen 124
5 Billy Williams 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Bobby Bonds 53
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Bert Campaneris 47
5 Cesar Tovar 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.11
2 Jim Palmer 2.71
3 Clyde Wright 2.72
4 Bob Moose 2.76
5 Andy Messersmith 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 26
2 Tom Seaver 25
3 Jim Perry 24
4 Jim Merritt 23
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 320
2 Bob Gibson 273
3 Tom Seaver 272
4 Mickey Lolich 261
5 Fergie Jenkins 259

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 37
2 Wayne Granger 36
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 29
5 Sparky Lyle 23