On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 44 .627 --
Yankees 65 52 .556 8.5
Tigers 62 56 .525 12.0
Red Sox 60 56 .517 13.0
Indians 57 61 .483 17.0
Senators 56 62 .475 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 47 .595 --
Athletics 67 52 .563 3.5
Angels 66 52 .559 4.0
Brewers 45 74 .378 25.5
Royals 44 74 .373 26.0
White Sox 43 78 .355 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 53 .558 --
Mets 62 56 .525 4.0
Cubs 61 59 .508 6.0
Cardinals 56 63 .471 10.5
Phillies 54 63 .462 11.5
Expos 50 70 .417 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 80 41 .661 --
Dodgers 67 50 .573 11.0
Braves 59 60 .496 20.0
Giants 58 60 .492 20.5
Astros 54 65 .454 25.0
Padres 46 74 .383 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wes Parker 6
1 Ted Sizemore 6
3 Reggie Smith 5
3 Billy Williams 5
5 7 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
1 Jose Pagan 2
3 Brant Alyea 1
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 5
1 Tony Oliva 5
1 Jose Pagan 5
4 Joe Pepitone 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brant Alyea 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barry Lersch 1.17
2 Bob Veale 1.09
3 Frank Reberger 0.86
4 Phil Niekro 0.80
5 Mike Cuellar 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 12
2 Barry Lersch 7
3 Jackie Brown 6
3 Mike Cuellar 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Tony Perez .335
4 Carl Yastrzemski .333
5 Wes Parker .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Harmon Killebrew 36
2 Tony Perez 36
4 Hank Aaron 34
4 Billy Williams 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 115
2 Tony Perez 114
3 Billy Williams 105
4 Hank Aaron 103
5 Dick Allen 100

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.41
2 Sam McDowell 2.68
3 Diego Segui 2.72
4 Jim Palmer 2.75
5 Danny Coombs 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 17
1 Sam McDowell 17
1 Dave McNally 17
1 Jim Merritt 17
1 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 235
2 Tom Seaver 227
3 Bob Gibson 210
4 Fergie Jenkins 196
5 Gaylord Perry 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 26
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 23
4 Mudcat Grant 21
4 Claude Raymond 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .550
2 Felix Millan .500
3 Merv Rettenmund .477
4 Wes Parker .429
5 Joe Torre .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 9
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Lee May 6
2 Willie McCovey 6
2 Willie Stargell 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ollie Brown 20
2 Hank Aaron 18
2 Bob Bailey 18
2 Bob Robertson 18
5 Willie McCovey 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Bobby Tolan 6
4 Larry Bowa 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 0.26
2 Gary Waslewski 0.75
3 Dick Bosman 0.78
4 Larry Dierker 1.33
5 Bob Locker 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Clay Kirby 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 33
2 Fergie Jenkins 30
3 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Tom Seaver 26
5 Sam McDowell 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Mudcat Grant 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .444
2 Carl Yastrzemski .421
3 Wes Parker .415
4 Merv Rettenmund .405
5 Felix Millan .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
1 Carl Yastrzemski 12
3 Rusty Staub 11
4 Hank Aaron 10
4 Harmon Killebrew 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Hank Aaron 32
3 Ollie Brown 31
4 Orlando Cepeda 30
4 Ron Santo 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bobby Tolan 15
3 Willie Davis 10
4 Joe Morgan 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 1.10
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.64
3 Jim Shellenback 1.78
4 Dick Bosman 1.93
5 Chuck Taylor 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 8
2 Mike Cuellar 6
3 Steve Hargan 5
3 Dave McNally 5
3 Sonny Siebert 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Sam McDowell 52
4 Bill Singer 51
5 Tom Seaver 49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .340
3 Pete Rose .339
4 Willie Davis .329
5 Ted Sizemore .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 54
2 Hank Aaron 47
2 Johnny Bench 47
4 Tony Perez 45
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 148
2 Johnny Bench 140
3 Dick Allen 132
3 Harmon Killebrew 132
5 Hank Aaron 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Tommy Harper 49
4 Joe Morgan 48
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.09
2 Sam McDowell 2.78
3 Diego Segui 2.79
4 Andy Messersmith 2.81
5 Jim Palmer 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 25
3 Jim Perry 24
4 Bob Gibson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 323
2 Tom Seaver 286
3 Bob Gibson 281
4 Fergie Jenkins 260
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 27