On This Day

Tuesday, August 11, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 42 .632 --
Yankees 62 51 .549 9.5
Tigers 61 53 .535 11.0
Red Sox 56 54 .509 14.0
Indians 56 59 .487 16.5
Senators 52 62 .456 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 42 .622 --
Athletics 65 50 .565 6.0
Angels 64 50 .561 6.5
Royals 42 71 .372 28.0
Brewers 42 74 .362 29.5
White Sox 42 75 .359 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 52 .552 --
Mets 60 53 .531 2.5
Cubs 59 56 .513 4.5
Cardinals 54 60 .474 9.0
Phillies 53 60 .469 9.5
Expos 49 67 .422 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 39 .667 --
Dodgers 64 49 .566 12.0
Giants 55 58 .487 21.0
Braves 55 59 .482 21.5
Astros 51 64 .443 26.0
Padres 45 70 .391 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Joe Torre 4
3 Gene Alley 3
3 Frank Baker 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jake Gibbs 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ollie Brown 4
1 Frank Fernandez 4
1 Tony Perez 4
1 Carl Taylor 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Baker 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Cuellar 1.75
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.20
3 Jim Nash 1.17
4 Jim Perry 0.88
5 Gary Nolan 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Mike Kilkenny 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Kilkenny 9
2 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Jim Nash 7
2 Jim Perry 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Dick Selma 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .354
3 Tony Perez .330
4 Pete Rose .330
5 Carl Yastrzemski .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 39
2 Harmon Killebrew 36
3 Tony Perez 35
4 Hank Aaron 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 113
2 Tony Perez 110
3 Hank Aaron 100
3 Billy Williams 100
5 Dick Allen 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 42
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Willie Davis 34
4 Lou Brock 30
4 Tommy Harper 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.42
2 Diego Segui 2.62
3 Danny Coombs 2.75
4 Jim Palmer 2.76
5 Sam McDowell 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 17
1 Tom Seaver 17
3 Mike Cuellar 16
3 Sam McDowell 16
3 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 226
2 Tom Seaver 221
3 Bob Gibson 197
4 Fergie Jenkins 192
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 2 tied 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .500
2 Paul Blair .479
3 Ken Berry .460
3 Felix Millan .460
5 Jerry Grote .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Rusty Staub 7
3 Donn Clendenon 6
3 Harmon Killebrew 6
3 Bob Robertson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 21
2 Bob Robertson 20
3 Donn Clendenon 18
4 Bob Bailey 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
1 Jack Aker 0.00
3 Tom Hall 0.50
4 Jim Roland 0.60
5 Nolan Ryan 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 34
2 Bob Gibson 27
2 Jim Perry 27
4 Tom Hall 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Mudcat Grant 4
2 Ken Sanders 4
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .426
2 Ted Sizemore .420
3 Wes Parker .400
4 Merv Rettenmund .398
5 Felix Millan .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Carl Yastrzemski 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Hank Aaron 29
3 Ollie Brown 28
4 Bob Bailey 27
4 Ron Santo 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
1 Bobby Tolan 14
3 Willie Davis 10
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 1.36
2 Steve Hargan 1.44
3 Jim Shellenback 1.78
4 Barry Lersch 1.91
5 Gary Nolan 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 7
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Steve Hargan 5
2 Sonny Siebert 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 50
2 Fergie Jenkins 49
3 Chuck Dobson 47
4 Tom Seaver 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 9
2 Wayne Granger 8
3 Mudcat Grant 7
3 Lindy McDaniel 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .354
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Willie Davis .332
5 Cito Gaston .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 54
2 Johnny Bench 49
3 Hank Aaron 48
4 Tony Perez 44
5 Frank Howard 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 145
1 Tony Perez 145
3 Harmon Killebrew 132
4 Hank Aaron 131
5 Dick Allen 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 53
2 Bobby Tolan 52
3 Tommy Harper 51
4 Joe Morgan 49
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.09
2 Tom Hall 2.55
3 Diego Segui 2.67
4 Jim Palmer 2.77
5 Sam McDowell 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 314
2 Tom Seaver 280
3 Bob Gibson 268
4 Fergie Jenkins 266
5 Mickey Lolich 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 35
3 Darold Knowles 29
3 Ken Tatum 29
5 Mudcat Grant 26