On This Day

Friday, August 7, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 41 .627 --
Yankees 60 49 .550 8.5
Tigers 59 51 .536 10.0
Red Sox 54 53 .505 13.5
Indians 54 57 .486 15.5
Senators 50 60 .455 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 38 .642 --
Angels 62 48 .564 8.0
Athletics 61 49 .555 9.0
Royals 42 69 .378 28.5
White Sox 41 72 .363 30.5
Brewers 40 73 .354 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 49 .563 --
Mets 58 51 .532 3.5
Cubs 57 54 .514 5.5
Cardinals 51 59 .464 11.0
Phillies 50 59 .459 11.5
Expos 48 64 .429 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 37 .673 --
Dodgers 61 48 .560 13.0
Giants 53 56 .486 21.0
Braves 54 58 .482 21.5
Astros 50 61 .450 25.0
Padres 44 69 .389 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cito Gaston 5
1 Rich Severson 5
3 Matty Alou 4
3 Al Ferrara 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Ferrara 4
1 Cookie Rojas 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Terry Harmon 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bart Johnson 1.75
2 Bob Gibson 1.43
3 Gary Nolan 1.20
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.11
5 2 tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
3 Clay Kirby 8
3 Phil Niekro 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 2
2 Jack Aker 1
2 Ken Brett 1
2 Wayne Granger 1
2 Dick Selma 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Oliva .329
4 Tony Perez .329
5 Carl Yastrzemski .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 38
2 Harmon Killebrew 33
3 Hank Aaron 32
3 Tony Perez 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 109
2 Tony Perez 100
2 Billy Williams 100
4 Hank Aaron 98
5 Dick Allen 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 40
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Willie Davis 33
4 Tommy Harper 30
5 3 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 Jim Perry 17
2 Sam McDowell 16
2 Jim Merritt 16
2 Jim Palmer 16
2 Tom Seaver 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 222
2 Tom Seaver 218
3 Bob Gibson 197
4 Fergie Jenkins 186
5 Gaylord Perry 159

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddie Patek .474
2 Paul Blair .457
3 Bobby Bonds .435
4 Glenn Beckert .431
5 Felix Millan .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 10
2 Hank Aaron 7
2 Orlando Cepeda 7
2 Bob Oliver 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 26
2 Hank Aaron 21
3 Willie McCovey 20
4 Orlando Cepeda 19
4 Bob Oliver 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 10
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Willie Davis 7
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Walker 0.00
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
3 George Culver 0.66
4 John Gelnar 0.73
4 Dick Selma 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
2 Dean Chance 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Danny Frisella 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Bob Gibson 27
3 Bob Johnson 26
3 Bill Singer 26
5 Mike Kilkenny 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 5
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
4 Jim Brewer 4
4 Wayne Granger 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .421
2 Carl Yastrzemski .408
3 Merv Rettenmund .400
4 Bob Bailey .377
4 Bernie Carbo .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
2 Orlando Cepeda 11
3 Rusty Staub 10
4 Harmon Killebrew 9
4 Carl Yastrzemski 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 37
2 Orlando Cepeda 31
3 Hank Aaron 29
4 Willie McCovey 27
4 Ron Santo 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 13
2 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Lou Brock 11
4 Willie Davis 10
5 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Hargan 1.27
2 Jim Shellenback 1.43
3 Al Downing 1.56
4 Chuck Dobson 1.58
5 Chuck Taylor 1.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 54
2 Bill Singer 52
3 Tom Seaver 50
4 Bob Johnson 49
5 Bob Gibson 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .352
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Pete Rose .337
4 Willie Davis .331
5 Luis Aparicio .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 50
3 Hank Aaron 48
4 Frank Howard 41
4 Tony Perez 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 146
2 Tony Perez 136
3 Hank Aaron 130
4 Dick Allen 129
5 Harmon Killebrew 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 56
2 Tommy Harper 54
3 Bobby Tolan 50
4 Joe Morgan 49
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.10
2 Tom Hall 2.55
3 Diego Segui 2.65
4 Sam McDowell 2.69
5 Jim Palmer 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Jim Perry 24
4 Jim Palmer 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 324
2 Tom Seaver 280
3 Bob Gibson 273
4 Fergie Jenkins 265
5 Mickey Lolich 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 37
2 Ron Perranoski 35
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 29
5 Mudcat Grant 24