On This Day

Saturday, July 25, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 61 37 .622 --
Tigers 55 42 .567 5.5
Yankees 51 45 .531 9.0
Red Sox 49 47 .510 11.0
Indians 45 52 .464 15.5
Senators 45 52 .464 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 60 32 .652 --
Angels 57 41 .582 6.0
Athletics 53 44 .546 9.5
Royals 36 61 .371 26.5
Brewers 36 62 .367 27.0
White Sox 34 67 .337 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 44 .556 --
Mets 52 44 .542 1.5
Cubs 49 47 .510 4.5
Phillies 45 50 .474 8.0
Expos 42 56 .429 12.5
Cardinals 41 56 .423 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 30 .697 --
Dodgers 55 41 .573 12.5
Braves 47 50 .485 21.0
Giants 45 50 .474 22.0
Astros 44 54 .449 24.5
Padres 39 61 .390 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 Gates Brown 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Amos Otis 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Al Kaline 4
2 Cookie Rojas 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Bateman 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 4.00
2 Rick Austin 0.83
2 Jim Shellenback 0.83
4 Diego Segui 0.80
5 Marty Pattin 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Ron Cook 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 8
2 Bob Johnson 6
2 Marty Pattin 6
4 Rick Austin 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Jim McAndrew 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .341
4 Jim Hickman .340
5 Cito Gaston .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 30
1 Harmon Killebrew 30
1 Tony Perez 30
4 Billy Williams 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 94
2 Billy Williams 89
3 Johnny Bench 88
4 Harmon Killebrew 82
5 Dick Dietz 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 35
2 Bobby Tolan 33
3 Tommy Harper 30
4 Willie Davis 29
5 Sandy Alomar 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.28
2 Tom Seaver 2.38
3 Danny Coombs 2.52
4 Sam McDowell 2.53
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 158
5 2 tied 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 24
2 Wayne Granger 22
3 Darold Knowles 20
3 Claude Raymond 20
5 Tom Timmermann 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .469
2 Tommy Harper .420
3 Willie Mays .407
4 Jim Hickman .400
5 Lou Brock .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Elrod Hendricks 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gonzalez 14
1 Elrod Hendricks 14
1 Deron Johnson 14
1 Harmon Killebrew 14
5 Carl Yastrzemski 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 5
1 Bobby Tolan 5
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Lou Brock 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Pappas 0.48
2 Dick Hall 0.66
3 Bill Singer 0.67
4 Jim Shellenback 0.70
5 Greg Garrett 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Jim Hannan 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 31
2 Chuck Dobson 25
3 Bill Singer 24
4 Bob Johnson 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .413
2 Ed Brinkman .408
3 Billy Williams .407
4 Willie Davis .402
5 Roberto Clemente .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Carl Yastrzemski 10
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 Billy Williams 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 31
2 Boog Powell 30
3 Ron Santo 29
4 Billy Williams 28
5 Dick Dietz 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 12
1 Bobby Tolan 12
3 Willie Davis 9
3 Joe Morgan 9
5 Sandy Alomar 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 1.07
2 Jim Shellenback 1.11
3 Milt Pappas 1.29
4 Diego Segui 1.61
5 Bert Blyleven 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Lew Krausse 6
1 Carl Morton 6
4 Mike Cuellar 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 60
2 Fergie Jenkins 56
3 Bob Johnson 50
3 Steve Renko 50
5 Dock Ellis 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 10
2 Claude Raymond 9
3 Wayne Granger 7
3 Ron Perranoski 7
5 5 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Rico Carty .345
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Willie Davis .329
5 Cesar Tovar .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Hank Aaron 45
3 Johnny Bench 44
3 Tony Perez 44
5 Frank Howard 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Johnny Bench 131
3 Harmon Killebrew 129
4 Billy Williams 126
5 Dick Allen 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Bobby Bonds 53
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Bert Campaneris 47
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.11
2 Bob Moose 2.76
3 Diego Segui 2.76
4 Sam McDowell 2.76
5 Jim Palmer 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 25
1 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 Fergie Jenkins 263
5 Mickey Lolich 248

Saves

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