On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 42 .628 --
Yankees 61 51 .545 9.5
Tigers 60 52 .536 10.5
Red Sox 55 54 .505 14.0
Indians 56 58 .491 15.5
Senators 51 62 .451 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 40 .633 --
Angels 64 49 .566 7.0
Athletics 63 50 .558 8.0
Royals 42 71 .372 29.0
Brewers 42 73 .365 30.0
White Sox 42 74 .362 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 50 .561 --
Mets 59 52 .532 3.5
Cubs 58 56 .509 6.0
Cardinals 53 60 .469 10.5
Phillies 52 60 .464 11.0
Expos 49 66 .426 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 39 .664 --
Dodgers 63 49 .563 12.0
Giants 55 57 .491 20.0
Braves 54 59 .478 21.5
Astros 51 63 .447 25.0
Padres 45 69 .395 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesus Alou 7
1 Ted Sizemore 7
3 Willie McCovey 6
4 Willie Davis 5
4 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 2
1 Don Mincher 2
1 Pete Rose 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mincher 6
1 Ted Sizemore 6
3 Roy White 4
4 Terry Crowley 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Bill Russell 2
1 Roy White 2
5 19 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Wilson 1.17
2 Chuck Dobson 1.00
2 Jim Kaat 1.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
5 Juan Marichal 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Juan Marichal 9
3 Joe Coleman 7
3 Alan Foster 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Dave Leonhard 1
1 7 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 111
2 Tony Perez 106
3 Billy Williams 100
4 Hank Aaron 99
5 Dick Allen 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 42
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Willie Davis 33
4 Lou Brock 30
4 Tommy Harper 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.44
2 Diego Segui 2.59
3 Danny Coombs 2.75
4 Jim Palmer 2.76
5 Sam McDowell 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 17
2 Sam McDowell 16
2 Dave McNally 16
2 Jim Merritt 16
2 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 226
2 Tom Seaver 218
3 Bob Gibson 197
4 Fergie Jenkins 186
5 Gaylord Perry 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 26
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 23
4 Claude Raymond 21
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .488
2 Ted Sizemore .480
3 Ron Fairly .448
4 Wes Parker .441
5 Glenn Beckert .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Hank Aaron 7
2 Orlando Cepeda 7
2 Rusty Staub 7
5 Bob Robertson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 23
2 Hank Aaron 20
2 Bob Robertson 20
4 Bob Bailey 17
4 Willie McCovey 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Bobby Tolan 9
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Cesar Cedeno 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
1 Jack Aker 0.00
3 John Gelnar 0.73
3 Dick Selma 0.73
5 Bill Zepp 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
1 Dave McNally 4
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 Steve Hargan 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 28
2 Bob Gibson 27
3 Bill Singer 26
4 Tom Hall 25
5 5 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
3 Jim Brewer 4
3 Mudcat Grant 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .424
2 Ted Sizemore .408
3 Merv Rettenmund .398
4 Wes Parker .394
5 Felix Millan .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 10
1 Orlando Cepeda 10
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
1 Rusty Staub 10
1 Carl Yastrzemski 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 35
2 Hank Aaron 30
3 Orlando Cepeda 29
3 Willie McCovey 29
5 Bob Bailey 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
1 Bobby Tolan 14
3 Willie Davis 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 1.36
2 Jim Shellenback 1.43
3 Steve Hargan 1.44
4 Cal Koonce 1.80
5 Sonny Siebert 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 7
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Steve Hargan 5
2 Carl Morton 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 59
2 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Sam McDowell 51
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 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .354
2 Roberto Clemente .353
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Willie Davis .331
5 Luis Aparicio .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Hank Aaron 49
2 Johnny Bench 49
4 Tony Perez 43
5 Frank Howard 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 147
2 Tony Perez 141
3 Hank Aaron 131
4 Dick Allen 129
4 Harmon Killebrew 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 56
2 Tommy Harper 54
3 Bobby Tolan 52
4 Joe Morgan 49
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.10
2 Diego Segui 2.65
3 Jim Palmer 2.75
4 Sam McDowell 2.81
5 Andy Messersmith 2.86

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 328
2 Tom Seaver 280
3 Bob Gibson 273
4 Fergie Jenkins 260
5 Mickey Lolich 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 35
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 29
5 Mudcat Grant 25