On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 70 41 .631 --
Yankees 60 50 .545 9.5
Tigers 60 51 .541 10.0
Red Sox 54 54 .500 14.5
Indians 55 57 .491 15.5
Senators 50 61 .450 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 38 .645 --
Angels 62 49 .559 9.0
Athletics 61 50 .550 10.0
Royals 42 70 .375 29.5
White Sox 42 72 .368 30.5
Brewers 41 73 .360 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 50 .558 --
Mets 59 51 .536 2.5
Cubs 57 55 .509 5.5
Cardinals 52 59 .468 10.0
Phillies 51 59 .464 10.5
Expos 48 65 .425 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 37 .675 --
Dodgers 61 49 .555 14.0
Giants 54 56 .491 21.0
Braves 54 58 .482 22.0
Astros 50 62 .446 26.0
Padres 44 69 .389 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 5
2 Ken Berry 4
2 Thurman Munson 4
4 Jerry Grote 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 6
2 Joe Hague 5
3 Jim Gosger 4
4 Donn Clendenon 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Joe Foy 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Hargan 1.14
2 Wade Blasingame 0.67
3 Bill Singer 0.58
4 Bill Hands 0.56
4 Marty Pattin 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Vince Colbert 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Hargan 8
2 Dave McNally 7
2 Bill Singer 7
4 Bill Hands 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .358
3 Tony Perez .333
4 Tony Oliva .329
5 Carl Yastrzemski .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 38
2 Tony Perez 34
3 Harmon Killebrew 33
4 Hank Aaron 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 109
2 Tony Perez 106
3 Billy Williams 100
4 Hank Aaron 98
5 Dick Allen 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 41
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Willie Davis 33
4 Tommy Harper 30
5 Lou Brock 28

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 Dave McNally 16
2 Jim Merritt 16
2 2 others tied 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 26
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 23
4 Claude Raymond 21
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .459
2 Ron Fairly .455
3 Bobby Bonds .438
4 Felix Millan .426
5 2 tied .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Hank Aaron 7
2 Orlando Cepeda 7
4 Bob Robertson 6
4 Rusty Staub 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 25
2 Hank Aaron 21
3 Bob Robertson 20
4 Orlando Cepeda 19
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 9
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Willie Davis 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Walker 0.00
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
3 Wilbur Wood 0.60
4 John Gelnar 0.73
4 Dick Selma 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Tony Cloninger 3
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Danny Frisella 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Bob Gibson 27
3 Bob Johnson 26
3 Bill Singer 26
5 4 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .414
2 Wes Parker .400
2 Merv Rettenmund .400
4 Bob Bailey .391
5 Orlando Cepeda .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 37
2 Orlando Cepeda 31
3 Hank Aaron 29
4 Willie McCovey 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 14
2 Lou Brock 12
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Willie Davis 10
5 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Shellenback 1.43
2 Steve Hargan 1.44
3 Chuck Dobson 1.58
4 Cal Koonce 1.80
5 Sonny Siebert 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Steve Hargan 5
2 Carl Morton 5
5 20 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 59
2 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Tom Seaver 50
4 Bob Johnson 49
5 Bob Gibson 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 9
1 Tom Timmermann 9
3 Lindy McDaniel 8
4 Claude Raymond 7
5 Ted Abernathy 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .353
2 Rico Carty .352
3 Pete Rose .339
4 Willie Davis .331
5 Cito Gaston .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 50
3 Hank Aaron 48
4 Tony Perez 43
5 Frank Howard 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 146
2 Tony Perez 142
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 51
4 Joe Morgan 50
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.10
2 Diego Segui 2.65
3 Sam McDowell 2.69
4 Jim Palmer 2.70
5 Dick Bosman 2.90

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 38
2 Ron Perranoski 35
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 29
5 Mudcat Grant 24