On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 43 .629 --
Yankees 63 52 .548 9.5
Tigers 61 55 .526 12.0
Red Sox 57 56 .504 14.5
Indians 57 60 .487 16.5
Senators 54 62 .466 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 44 .611 --
Athletics 66 51 .564 5.0
Angels 65 51 .560 5.5
Royals 44 72 .379 26.5
Brewers 44 74 .373 27.5
White Sox 43 76 .361 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 53 .547 --
Mets 61 54 .530 2.0
Cubs 60 57 .513 4.0
Cardinals 55 61 .474 8.5
Phillies 53 62 .461 10.0
Expos 49 69 .415 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 40 .664 --
Dodgers 65 49 .570 11.5
Braves 57 59 .491 20.5
Giants 56 59 .487 21.0
Astros 53 64 .453 25.0
Padres 46 71 .393 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Arcia 4
1 Paul Schaal 4
3 Bob Barton 3
3 Lou Brock 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Jose Arcia 3
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Barton 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jerry Kenney 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Bosman 3.50
2 Jim Merritt 2.60
3 Sam McDowell 1.29
4 George Stone 1.17
5 Marty Pattin 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Clay Kirby 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Merritt 13
2 Sam McDowell 9
3 Dick Bosman 7
3 George Stone 7
5 Marty Pattin 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .353
3 Tony Perez .334
4 Pete Rose .328
5 Carl Yastrzemski .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Harmon Killebrew 36
2 Tony Perez 36
4 Hank Aaron 34
5 Dick Allen 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 115
2 Tony Perez 114
3 Hank Aaron 103
4 Billy Williams 101
5 Dick Allen 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 43
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Willie Davis 34
4 Lou Brock 33
5 Tommy Harper 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.42
2 Diego Segui 2.62
3 Sam McDowell 2.68
4 Jim Palmer 2.75
5 Danny Coombs 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 17
1 Dave McNally 17
1 Jim Merritt 17
1 Jim Perry 17
1 Tom Seaver 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 235
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 Merv Rettenmund .475
3 Bob Robertson .447
4 Felix Millan .440
5 Joe Torre .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Tony Perez 6
1 Bob Robertson 6
1 Rusty Staub 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 20
2 Ollie Brown 19
2 Bob Robertson 19
4 Hank Aaron 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Bobby Tolan 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Rick Monday 5
3 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 0.33
2 Tom Hall 0.56
3 Jim Roland 0.60
4 Lindy McDaniel 0.73
5 Gary Waslewski 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Chuck Dobson 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 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 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .430
2 Carl Yastrzemski .408
3 Wes Parker .404
4 Merv Rettenmund .392
5 Felix Millan .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
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 36
2 Hank Aaron 32
3 Ollie Brown 30
4 Vada Pinson 29
4 Ron Santo 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bobby Tolan 15
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 Dick Bosman 1.93
4 Barry Lersch 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 7
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Steve Hargan 5
2 Dave McNally 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
2 Sam McDowell 52
3 Bill Singer 51
4 Fergie Jenkins 49
5 Bob Johnson 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 8
1 Tom Timmermann 8
3 Mudcat Grant 7
3 Lindy McDaniel 7
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .356
2 Roberto Clemente .347
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Willie Davis .331
5 Joe Torre .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 54
2 Hank Aaron 49
3 Johnny Bench 48
4 Tony Perez 45
5 Frank Howard 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 148
2 Johnny Bench 144
3 Hank Aaron 134
4 Dick Allen 133
5 Harmon Killebrew 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 53
1 Bobby Tolan 53
3 Tommy Harper 50
4 Joe Morgan 48
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 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Jim Perry 24
4 Bob Gibson 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 323
2 Bob Gibson 281
3 Tom Seaver 280
4 Fergie Jenkins 256
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