On This Day

Sunday, July 26, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 37 .626 --
Tigers 55 43 .561 6.5
Yankees 51 46 .526 10.0
Red Sox 50 47 .515 11.0
Indians 47 52 .475 15.0
Senators 45 53 .459 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 60 33 .645 --
Angels 58 41 .586 5.0
Athletics 54 44 .551 8.5
Royals 36 63 .364 27.0
Brewers 36 63 .364 27.0
White Sox 35 67 .343 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 45 .550 --
Mets 52 45 .536 1.5
Cubs 50 48 .510 4.0
Phillies 45 51 .469 8.0
Expos 42 57 .424 12.5
Cardinals 41 57 .418 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 70 30 .700 --
Dodgers 56 41 .577 12.5
Braves 48 51 .485 21.5
Giants 46 50 .479 22.0
Astros 45 54 .455 24.5
Padres 40 61 .396 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 7
1 Orlando Cepeda 7
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Mike Epstein 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Tony Conigliaro 2
3 Mike Epstein 2
3 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 Orlando Cepeda 7
3 Boog Powell 6
4 Al Ferrara 5
4 Bob Oliver 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Joe Foy 1
1 Tito Fuentes 1
1 Tony Horton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayne Simpson 1.14
2 Mickey Lolich 1.00
3 Gary Peters 0.67
4 Pat Dobson 0.62
4 Dave McNally 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 Greg Garrett 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Simpson 8
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Lowell Palmer 6
4 Pat Dobson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Austin 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .341
4 Jim Hickman .338
5 Cito Gaston .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 33
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
2 Tony Perez 30
4 Billy Williams 29
5 Frank Howard 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 95
2 Tony Perez 94
3 Billy Williams 92
4 Boog Powell 86
5 Harmon Killebrew 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 36
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 Catfish Hunter 14
4 5 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 206
2 Tom Seaver 195
3 Bob Gibson 170
4 Fergie Jenkins 158
5 Mickey Lolich 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 24
2 Wayne Granger 23
3 Darold Knowles 20
3 Claude Raymond 20
5 Tom Timmermann 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Savage .484
2 Willie Mays .480
3 Carl Yastrzemski .479
4 Johnny Bench .429
5 Duane Josephson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Boog Powell 17
3 Jim Hickman 15
3 Bob Oliver 15
3 Carl Yastrzemski 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 5
1 Bobby Tolan 5
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.50
1 Milt Pappas 0.50
3 Chuck Taylor 0.63
4 Joe Niekro 0.64
5 2 tied 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Jim Hannan 3
1 Steve Hargan 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 26
2 Chuck Dobson 25
3 Ken Holtzman 24
3 Bill Singer 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 6
2 Wayne Granger 5
3 Claude Raymond 4
4 Mudcat Grant 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .411
2 Billy Williams .398
3 Roberto Clemente .396
4 Willie Davis .393
5 Orlando Cepeda .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Carl Yastrzemski 11
3 Billy Williams 10
4 Bob Bailey 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 34
2 Harmon Killebrew 31
2 Billy Williams 31
4 Johnny Bench 30
4 Ron Santo 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Bobby Tolan 12
3 Willie Davis 9
3 Joe Morgan 9
5 Sandy Alomar 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.99
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 Carl Morton 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Dock Ellis 5
2 Dave Giusti 5
2 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 Don Sutton 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 9
1 Tom Timmermann 9
3 Wayne Granger 8
4 Mudcat Grant 7
4 Ron Perranoski 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .359
2 Rico Carty .346
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Willie Davis .327
5 Luis Aparicio .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Hank Aaron 44
4 Tony Perez 43
5 Frank Howard 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 144
2 Johnny Bench 138
3 Harmon Killebrew 129
4 Billy Williams 128
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Bobby Bonds 54
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Bert Campaneris 47
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.11
2 Diego Segui 2.63
3 Jerry Koosman 2.75
4 Bob Moose 2.76
5 Sam McDowell 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 324
2 Tom Seaver 272
3 Bob Gibson 269
4 Fergie Jenkins 262
5 Mickey Lolich 253

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 37
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 29
5 Sparky Lyle 23