On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 39 .632 --
Yankees 57 48 .543 9.5
Tigers 57 49 .538 10.0
Red Sox 53 51 .510 13.0
Indians 52 55 .486 15.5
Senators 49 58 .458 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 37 .641 --
Angels 60 47 .561 8.0
Athletics 60 47 .561 8.0
Brewers 40 69 .367 29.0
Royals 39 68 .364 29.0
White Sox 39 71 .355 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 49 .546 --
Mets 57 49 .538 1.0
Cubs 55 52 .514 3.5
Phillies 49 56 .467 8.5
Cardinals 49 58 .458 9.5
Expos 47 61 .435 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 35 .682 --
Dodgers 60 46 .566 13.0
Braves 52 56 .481 22.0
Giants 51 55 .481 22.0
Astros 47 61 .435 27.0
Padres 43 66 .394 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Paul Blair 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 2
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Byron Browne 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Dick Dietz 4
3 Paul Blair 3
3 Dave Marshall 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Larry Brown 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Brunet 999.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.62
3 Bert Blyleven 1.50
4 Joe Decker 0.80
4 3 others tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Bert Blyleven 12
3 Joe Decker 8
3 Tommy John 8
3 Bob Veale 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Jim Roland 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .329
4 Tony Oliva .328
5 Carl Yastrzemski .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 37
2 Harmon Killebrew 33
3 Hank Aaron 31
3 Dick Allen 31
3 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 107
2 Billy Williams 100
3 Tony Perez 99
4 Hank Aaron 94
5 Dick Allen 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 39
1 Bobby Tolan 39
3 Willie Davis 32
4 Tommy Harper 30
5 Sandy Alomar 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.36
2 Tom Seaver 2.39
3 Diego Segui 2.49
4 Sam McDowell 2.50
5 Jim Palmer 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 16
1 Jim Merritt 16
1 Jim Perry 16
1 Tom Seaver 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 218
2 Tom Seaver 214
3 Bob Gibson 187
4 Fergie Jenkins 176
5 Mickey Lolich 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 25
2 Wayne Granger 24
3 Darold Knowles 22
4 Claude Raymond 21
5 Dave Giusti 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .463
2 Ken Henderson .455
3 Carl Yastrzemski .440
4 Orlando Cepeda .424
5 Bob Robertson .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Vada Pinson 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Ron Fairly 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 25
2 Hank Aaron 19
3 Bob Oliver 18
4 Ron Santo 17
4 Billy Williams 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 10
2 Lou Brock 7
3 Willie Davis 6
4 Tommie Agee 5
4 Bobby Bonds 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 1.17
2 Gary Nolan 1.33
3 Jim McAndrew 1.33
4 Steve Hargan 1.34
5 Joe Coleman 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Hargan 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Pat Jarvis 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 31
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
3 Tom Seaver 26
3 Bill Singer 26
5 Bert Blyleven 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
3 Mudcat Grant 4
3 Wayne Granger 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .411
2 Roberto Clemente .400
3 Orlando Cepeda .394
4 Carl Yastrzemski .388
5 Bob Bailey .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Dick Allen 9
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 39
2 Ron Santo 36
3 Dick Allen 27
3 Orlando Cepeda 27
3 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Bobby Tolan 13
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Lou Brock 10
4 Willie Davis 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.90
2 Steve Hargan 1.27
3 Jim Shellenback 1.59
4 Chuck Taylor 1.74
5 Diego Segui 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Chuck Dobson 5
2 Steve Hargan 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 58
1 Bill Singer 58
3 Fergie Jenkins 49
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 8
1 Tom Timmermann 8
3 Dave Giusti 7
3 Wayne Granger 7
3 Ron Perranoski 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Rico Carty .350
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Willie Davis .330
5 Boog Powell .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 50
3 Hank Aaron 47
4 Frank Howard 42
5 Tony Perez 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 145
2 Tony Perez 139
3 Dick Allen 128
3 Harmon Killebrew 128
3 Billy Williams 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 56
2 Tommy Harper 55
3 Bobby Tolan 50
4 Joe Morgan 49
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Sam McDowell 2.62
3 Diego Segui 2.71
4 Jerry Koosman 2.74
5 Jim Palmer 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 25
3 Jim Perry 24
4 Sam McDowell 23
4 Jim Merritt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 329
2 Tom Seaver 277
3 Bob Gibson 273
4 Fergie Jenkins 267
5 Mickey Lolich 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 37
2 Ron Perranoski 36
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 Mudcat Grant 24