On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 42 .635 --
Yankees 62 52 .544 10.5
Tigers 61 54 .530 12.0
Red Sox 57 55 .509 14.5
Indians 56 60 .483 17.5
Senators 53 62 .461 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 43 .616 --
Athletics 66 50 .569 5.0
Angels 64 51 .557 6.5
Royals 43 72 .374 27.5
Brewers 43 74 .368 28.5
White Sox 43 75 .364 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 53 .547 --
Mets 61 53 .535 1.5
Cubs 59 57 .509 4.5
Cardinals 55 60 .478 8.0
Phillies 53 61 .465 9.5
Expos 49 68 .419 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 40 .661 --
Dodgers 65 49 .570 11.0
Giants 56 58 .491 20.0
Braves 56 59 .487 20.5
Astros 52 64 .448 25.0
Padres 45 71 .388 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Dal Maxvill 4
1 Rich Severson 4
4 Lou Brock 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Oliver 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Billy Cowan 3
2 Andy Etchebarren 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Andy Etchebarren 2
3 Matty Alou 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Gentry 1.50
2 Bob Gibson 0.87
3 Jim Hannan 0.71
4 Les Cain 0.60
4 2 others tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 13
2 Gary Gentry 9
3 Gary Peters 8
4 Les Cain 6
5 Jim Hannan 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Roberto Clemente .353
3 Tony Perez .332
4 Carl Yastrzemski .330
5 Pete Rose .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 39
2 Harmon Killebrew 36
3 Tony Perez 35
4 Hank Aaron 34
5 Dick Allen 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 113
2 Tony Perez 111
3 Hank Aaron 103
4 Billy Williams 100
5 Dick Allen 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 42
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Willie Davis 34
4 Lou Brock 32
5 Tommy Harper 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.42
2 Diego Segui 2.62
3 Jim Palmer 2.76
4 Sam McDowell 2.79
5 Danny Coombs 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 17
1 Jim Perry 17
1 Tom Seaver 17
4 Mike Cuellar 16
4 5 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 226
2 Tom Seaver 221
3 Bob Gibson 210
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 .509
2 Felix Millan .460
3 Merv Rettenmund .452
4 Bob Robertson .440
5 Ken Berry .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Rusty Staub 7
3 Bob Robertson 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 23
2 Bob Robertson 20
3 Bob Bailey 19
4 Ollie Brown 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Bobby Tolan 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Rick Monday 5
3 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Aker 0.00
2 Chuck Dobson 0.33
3 Tom Hall 0.56
4 Jim Roland 0.60
5 Lindy McDaniel 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 34
2 Bob Gibson 33
3 Jim Perry 27
3 Bill Singer 27
5 Mike Kilkenny 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
2 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Ken Sanders 4
4 Ted Abernathy 3
4 9 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .430
2 Carl Yastrzemski .421
3 Wes Parker .404
4 Merv Rettenmund .395
5 Felix Millan .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 Hank Aaron 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Carl Yastrzemski 10
5 Bob Oliver 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Hank Aaron 32
3 Vada Pinson 28
4 Bob Bailey 27
4 Ollie Brown 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Bobby Tolan 14
3 Willie Davis 10
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 1.24
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.35
3 Jim Shellenback 1.78
4 Barry Lersch 1.93
5 Gary Nolan 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 7
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Steve Hargan 5
2 Dave McNally 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
2 Bill Singer 51
3 Fergie Jenkins 49
4 Bob Johnson 46
5 2 tied 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .357
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Willie Davis .332
5 Cito Gaston .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 54
2 Hank Aaron 49
3 Johnny Bench 48
4 Tony Perez 44
5 Frank Howard 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Johnny Bench 144
3 Hank Aaron 134
4 Harmon Killebrew 132
5 Dick Allen 131

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 2.53
3 Diego Segui 2.71
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 Bob Gibson 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 314
2 Bob Gibson 281
3 Tom Seaver 280
4 Fergie Jenkins 266
5 Mickey Lolich 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 37
2 Ron Perranoski 35
3 Darold Knowles 29
3 Ken Tatum 29
5 Mudcat Grant 26