On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 40 .633 --
Yankees 59 49 .546 9.5
Tigers 59 50 .541 10.0
Red Sox 53 53 .500 14.5
Indians 53 57 .482 16.5
Senators 50 59 .459 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 38 .638 --
Angels 61 48 .560 8.0
Athletics 61 48 .560 8.0
Royals 40 69 .367 29.0
White Sox 41 71 .366 29.5
Brewers 40 71 .360 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 49 .559 --
Mets 58 50 .537 2.5
Cubs 57 53 .518 4.5
Cardinals 50 59 .459 11.0
Phillies 49 59 .454 11.5
Expos 48 63 .432 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 37 .670 --
Dodgers 61 47 .565 12.0
Giants 53 55 .491 20.0
Braves 53 57 .482 21.0
Astros 49 61 .445 25.0
Padres 43 68 .387 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddie Patek 6
2 Felix Millan 5
2 Mickey Stanley 5
4 Matty Alou 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Johnson 4
1 Al Oliver 4
3 Nate Colbert 3
3 Jim Hardin 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nelson Briles 1.29
1 Bill Zepp 1.29
3 Jim Bunning 1.00
3 Ken Holtzman 1.00
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nelson Briles 9
1 Bill Zepp 9
3 Frank Reberger 8
4 Jim Bunning 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 2 others tied 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 Pete Rose .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 37
2 Harmon Killebrew 33
3 Tony Perez 32
4 Hank Aaron 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 108
2 Tony Perez 100
2 Billy Williams 100
4 Hank Aaron 95
4 Dick Allen 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 39
1 Bobby Tolan 39
3 Willie Davis 32
4 Tommy Harper 30
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.44
2 Diego Segui 2.59
3 Sam McDowell 2.62
4 Jim Palmer 2.70
5 Danny Coombs 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 16
1 Jim Merritt 16
1 Jim Palmer 16
1 Jim Perry 16
1 Tom Seaver 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 222
2 Tom Seaver 218
3 Bob Gibson 187
4 Fergie Jenkins 176
5 Gaylord Perry 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 25
2 Wayne Granger 24
3 Darold Knowles 23
4 Claude Raymond 21
5 Dave Giusti 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddie Patek .500
2 Danny Thompson .438
3 Wes Parker .426
4 Bobby Bonds .422
5 Orlando Cepeda .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Bob Oliver 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Orlando Cepeda 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 25
2 Hank Aaron 19
2 Willie McCovey 19
2 Bob Oliver 19
2 Bob Robertson 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 9
2 Lou Brock 7
3 Willie Davis 6
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
2 George Culver 0.66
3 Steve Hargan 1.00
3 Dave McNally 1.00
5 Tommy John 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Dean Chance 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 26
2 Bert Blyleven 25
2 Sam McDowell 25
4 Bob Gibson 24
4 Mike Kilkenny 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
3 Jim Brewer 4
3 Dave Giusti 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .421
2 Bob Bailey .412
3 Orlando Cepeda .398
4 Carl Yastrzemski .390
5 Merv Rettenmund .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 Orlando Cepeda 10
2 Rusty Staub 10
4 Harmon Killebrew 9
4 Carl Yastrzemski 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 37
2 Bob Bailey 28
2 Orlando Cepeda 28
4 Jim Hickman 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Bobby Tolan 12
3 Lou Brock 11
4 Willie Davis 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Hargan 1.27
2 Jim Shellenback 1.43
3 Al Downing 1.56
4 Chuck Taylor 1.74
5 Sonny Siebert 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Chuck Dobson 6
3 Danny Frisella 5
3 Steve Hargan 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 52
2 Tom Seaver 50
3 Sam McDowell 47
4 Ken Holtzman 46
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 8
1 Claude Raymond 8
1 Tom Timmermann 8
4 Wayne Granger 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .349
1 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Willie Davis .331
5 Luis Aparicio .310

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 146
2 Tony Perez 136
3 Dick Allen 129
4 Harmon Killebrew 128
5 2 tied 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 56
2 Tommy Harper 54
3 Joe Morgan 49
3 Bobby Tolan 49
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.10
2 Tom Hall 2.55
3 Sam McDowell 2.69
4 Jim Palmer 2.70
5 Diego Segui 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 324
2 Tom Seaver 280
3 Bob Gibson 263
4 Fergie Jenkins 255
5 Mickey Lolich 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 36
2 Ron Perranoski 35
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 29
5 Mudcat Grant 24