On This Day

Thursday, July 30, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 39 .618 --
Tigers 56 45 .554 6.5
Yankees 54 46 .540 8.0
Red Sox 51 49 .510 11.0
Indians 49 53 .480 14.0
Senators 46 55 .455 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 35 .639 --
Angels 58 44 .569 6.5
Athletics 56 45 .554 8.0
Royals 38 64 .373 26.5
Brewers 38 64 .373 26.5
White Sox 36 68 .346 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 47 .544 --
Mets 54 46 .540 0.5
Cubs 52 49 .515 3.0
Phillies 46 52 .469 7.5
Cardinals 44 58 .431 11.5
Expos 44 58 .431 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 72 32 .692 --
Dodgers 58 42 .580 12.0
Braves 49 53 .480 22.0
Giants 47 52 .475 22.5
Astros 46 56 .451 25.0
Padres 40 63 .388 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Mike Epstein 3
1 Lee May 3
1 Rick Monday 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Clete Boyer 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Torborg 4
2 Brant Alyea 2
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Clete Boyer 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Rick Monday 2
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 Willie Davis 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 1.43
2 Steve Hargan 1.00
3 Bob Johnson 0.90
4 Jim Perry 0.78
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 10
2 Bob Johnson 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 8
4 Marty Pattin 7
4 Jim Perry 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .360
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .340
4 Cito Gaston .329
5 Billy Grabarkewitz .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 35
2 Harmon Killebrew 32
3 Tony Perez 31
4 Dick Allen 30
4 Billy Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 99
2 Tony Perez 98
3 Billy Williams 96
4 Boog Powell 87
5 Dick Allen 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 37
2 Bobby Tolan 36
3 Willie Davis 31
4 Tommy Harper 30
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.28
2 Tom Seaver 2.41
3 Danny Coombs 2.49
4 Sam McDowell 2.62
5 Jerry Koosman 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 15
1 Sam McDowell 15
1 Jim Merritt 15
1 Jim Perry 15
1 Tom Seaver 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 210
2 Tom Seaver 201
3 Bob Gibson 177
4 Fergie Jenkins 166
5 Mickey Lolich 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 25
2 Wayne Granger 24
3 Darold Knowles 20
3 Claude Raymond 20
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .442
2 Tony Taylor .429
3 Ted Savage .415
4 Jim Wynn .412
5 Duane Josephson .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Vada Pinson 6
2 Carl Yastrzemski 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 20
2 Bob Oliver 17
2 Vada Pinson 17
4 Billy Williams 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 8
2 Willie Davis 7
3 Lou Brock 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
2 Orlando Pena 0.75
3 Jim Shellenback 0.98
4 Al Downing 1.13
5 Diego Segui 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
1 Steve Hargan 4
1 Carl Morton 4
4 Mike Cuellar 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 34
2 Bob Johnson 32
3 Les Cain 28
4 Sam McDowell 27
5 6 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 6
1 Tom Timmermann 6
3 Mudcat Grant 5
4 Ron Perranoski 4
4 Dick Selma 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .407
2 Roberto Clemente .405
3 Willie Davis .398
4 Orlando Cepeda .385
5 Bernie Carbo .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Billy Williams 11
3 Johnny Bench 10
3 Carl Yastrzemski 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 34
1 Billy Williams 34
3 Ron Santo 33
4 Boog Powell 32
5 Harmon Killebrew 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 14
2 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Willie Davis 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 Bert Campaneris 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.94
2 Jim Shellenback 1.23
3 Steve Hargan 1.34
4 Al Downing 1.76
5 Diego Segui 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Carl Morton 6
1 Gary Nolan 6
4 Ted Abernathy 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 59
2 Fergie Jenkins 50
3 Bob Johnson 49
3 Bill Singer 49
5 Steve Renko 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 10
2 Mudcat Grant 8
2 Wayne Granger 8
2 Claude Raymond 8
5 Ron Perranoski 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .355
2 Rico Carty .345
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Willie Davis .330
5 Cito Gaston .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 49
3 Hank Aaron 46
4 Dick Allen 43
4 2 others tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 146
2 Johnny Bench 141
3 Billy Williams 130
4 Dick Allen 128
4 Harmon Killebrew 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Bobby Bonds 55
3 Bert Campaneris 49
4 Joe Morgan 48
5 Bobby Tolan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Diego Segui 2.61
3 Jerry Koosman 2.73
4 Sam McDowell 2.82
5 Bill Singer 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 25
1 Tom Seaver 25
3 Jim Perry 23
4 Sam McDowell 22
4 Jim Merritt 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 328
2 Bob Gibson 276
3 Tom Seaver 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 265
5 Mickey Lolich 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 36
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 Mudcat Grant 24