On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 36 .625 --
Tigers 53 41 .564 6.0
Yankees 51 43 .543 8.0
Red Sox 49 45 .521 10.0
Indians 44 50 .468 15.0
Senators 43 52 .453 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 59 31 .656 --
Angels 57 39 .594 5.0
Athletics 51 44 .537 10.5
Royals 34 60 .362 27.0
Brewers 34 62 .354 28.0
White Sox 33 65 .337 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 43 .557 --
Mets 50 44 .532 2.5
Cubs 48 46 .511 4.5
Phillies 43 50 .462 9.0
Cardinals 41 54 .432 12.0
Expos 40 55 .421 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 67 30 .691 --
Dodgers 55 39 .585 10.5
Braves 46 49 .484 20.0
Giants 44 48 .478 20.5
Astros 43 53 .448 23.5
Padres 39 59 .398 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 George Mitterwald 3
1 Syd O'Brien 3
1 Vada Pinson 3
1 Rich Reese 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Edwards 1
1 Jay Johnstone 1
1 Eddie Leon 1
1 George Mitterwald 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 3
2 Ken Berry 2
2 Dave Cash 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buford 2
2 Amos Otis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.14
2 Milt Pappas 1.00
3 Jack Billingham 0.88
4 Sam McDowell 0.82
5 Bob Gibson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dick Colpaert 1
1 Sam McDowell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Drago 9
1 Sam McDowell 9
3 Bert Blyleven 8
3 Vicente Romo 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .353
3 Tony Perez .344
4 Jim Hickman .341
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 2 tied 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 2.53
4 Clyde Wright 2.78
5 Jim McGlothlin 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 15
1 Jim Merritt 15
1 Jim Perry 15
4 Jim Palmer 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 206
2 Tom Seaver 195
3 Bob Gibson 170
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 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .471
2 Merv Rettenmund .433
3 Lou Brock .421
4 Luis Aparicio .419
4 Bernie Carbo .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elrod Hendricks 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elrod Hendricks 14
2 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Carl Yastrzemski 13
4 Orlando Cepeda 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Sandy Alomar 5
3 Matty Alou 4
3 Lou Brock 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Cloninger 0.00
2 Milt Pappas 0.48
3 Greg Garrett 0.71
4 Jim Shellenback 1.08
5 Don Wilson 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 31
2 Tom Seaver 27
3 Bill Singer 26
4 Dock Ellis 24
5 Bob Johnson 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .436
2 Ed Brinkman .400
3 Roberto Clemente .394
4 Jerry Grote .389
5 Cesar Tovar .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Bob Bailey 9
2 Billy Williams 9
2 Carl Yastrzemski 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 30
2 Boog Powell 29
2 Billy Williams 29
4 Dick Dietz 26
5 3 tied 25

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 Milt Pappas 1.35
3 Jim Shellenback 1.42
4 Dave Giusti 1.67
5 Bert Blyleven 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Carl Morton 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 64
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Fergie Jenkins 52
4 Bob Johnson 44
4 Don Sutton 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 10
2 Claude Raymond 9
3 Darold Knowles 7
3 Ron Perranoski 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .353
2 Rico Carty .345
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Willie Davis .326
5 Cesar Tovar .321

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 129
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 Clyde Wright 2.72
3 Bob Moose 2.76
4 Sam McDowell 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 Sam McDowell 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 329
2 Bob Gibson 280
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