On This Day

Tuesday, July 28, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 38 .624 --
Tigers 55 44 .556 7.0
Yankees 53 46 .535 9.0
Red Sox 50 48 .510 11.5
Indians 47 53 .470 15.5
Senators 45 54 .455 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 33 .653 --
Angels 58 43 .574 7.0
Athletics 55 44 .556 9.0
Royals 37 63 .370 27.5
Brewers 37 63 .370 27.5
White Sox 35 68 .340 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 45 .554 --
Mets 54 45 .545 1.0
Cubs 50 49 .505 5.0
Phillies 46 52 .469 8.5
Cardinals 43 57 .430 12.5
Expos 43 57 .430 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 70 32 .686 --
Dodgers 57 42 .576 11.5
Braves 48 52 .480 21.0
Giants 46 52 .469 22.0
Astros 46 54 .460 23.0
Padres 40 62 .392 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Edwards 4
1 Thurman Munson 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
4 Jesus Alou 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donn Clendenon 2
1 Ron Fairly 2
1 Bob Oliver 2
4 Brant Alyea 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donn Clendenon 7
2 Ron Fairly 4
2 Bob Oliver 4
4 Norm Cash 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Cuellar 1.40
2 Al Downing 0.75
3 Jim McAndrew 0.62
3 Vicente Romo 0.62
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 7
1 Bruce Dal Canton 7
1 Bob Gibson 7
4 Al Downing 6
4 Joe Horlen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .338
4 Jim Hickman .333
5 Cito Gaston .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Harmon Killebrew 31
3 Tony Perez 30
4 Dick Allen 29
4 Billy Williams 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 97
2 Tony Perez 95
3 Billy Williams 92
4 Boog Powell 86
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 37
2 Bobby Tolan 34
3 Willie Davis 30
3 Tommy Harper 30
5 Sandy Alomar 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.41
2 Danny Coombs 2.49
3 Sam McDowell 2.62
4 Clyde Wright 2.82
5 Jim McGlothlin 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 15
1 Jim Merritt 15
1 Jim Perry 15
1 Tom Seaver 15
5 6 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 210
2 Tom Seaver 201
3 Bob Gibson 177
4 Fergie Jenkins 158
5 Mickey Lolich 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 25
2 Wayne Granger 23
3 Darold Knowles 20
3 Claude Raymond 20
5 3 tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .467
2 Ted Savage .457
3 Tony Taylor .429
4 Bernie Carbo .424
5 Ted Kubiak .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
3 Ron Fairly 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Bob Oliver 16
3 Orlando Cepeda 15
3 Deron Johnson 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Willie Davis 6
1 Bobby Tolan 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
2 Phil Niekro 0.50
3 Bill Singer 0.67
4 Diego Segui 0.77
5 Jim Shellenback 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Steve Hargan 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 Carl Morton 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 27
2 Bill Singer 24
3 Bob Johnson 23
3 Tom Seaver 23
5 Chuck Dobson 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
1 Tom Timmermann 5
3 Mudcat Grant 4
3 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Dick Selma 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .417
2 Orlando Cepeda .409
3 Roberto Clemente .402
4 Willie Davis .394
5 Jerry Grote .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Carl Yastrzemski 11
3 Tommy Harper 10
3 Billy Williams 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 33
1 Ron Santo 33
3 Johnny Bench 32
3 Boog Powell 32
5 Billy Williams 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Bobby Tolan 12
3 Willie Davis 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
5 Sandy Alomar 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.96
2 Jim Shellenback 1.16
3 Diego Segui 1.61
4 Tony Cloninger 1.91
5 Dock Ellis 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Carl Morton 6
3 Chuck Dobson 5
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 64
2 Tom Seaver 50
3 Steve Renko 48
4 Dock Ellis 43
4 Tom Hall 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 9
2 Mudcat Grant 8
2 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Claude Raymond 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .351
2 Rico Carty .343
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Willie Davis .327
5 Luis Aparicio .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 48
3 Hank Aaron 44
4 Dick Allen 42
4 2 others tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 143
2 Johnny Bench 140
3 Harmon Killebrew 129
4 Billy Williams 127
5 Dick Allen 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Bobby Bonds 55
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Bert Campaneris 47
5 Bobby Tolan 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Diego Segui 2.63
3 Jerry Koosman 2.75
4 Bob Moose 2.80
5 Clyde Wright 2.82

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 328
2 Bob Gibson 276
3 Tom Seaver 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 257
5 Mickey Lolich 253

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 37
1 Ron Perranoski 37
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 2 tied 23