On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 75 44 .630 --
Yankees 66 52 .559 8.5
Tigers 63 56 .529 12.0
Red Sox 60 57 .513 14.0
Indians 57 62 .479 18.0
Senators 57 62 .479 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 70 47 .598 --
Athletics 67 53 .558 4.5
Angels 66 53 .555 5.0
Brewers 46 74 .383 25.5
Royals 44 75 .370 27.0
White Sox 43 79 .352 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 54 .554 --
Mets 63 56 .529 3.0
Cubs 62 59 .512 5.0
Cardinals 56 64 .467 10.5
Phillies 54 64 .458 11.5
Expos 51 70 .421 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 81 41 .664 --
Dodgers 67 51 .568 12.0
Giants 59 60 .496 20.5
Braves 59 61 .492 21.0
Astros 54 66 .450 26.0
Padres 47 74 .388 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boswell 3
1 Al Ferrara 3
1 Cleon Jones 3
1 Jim Northrup 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brant Alyea 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Ike Brown 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Spiezio 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Jim Gosger 3
2 Cesar Tovar 3
2 Danny Walton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Stewart 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Les Cain 1.43
2 Dave McNally 1.00
3 Catfish Hunter 0.88
4 Jim McAndrew 0.83
5 Steve Hargan 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 10
2 Catfish Hunter 7
3 Al Downing 6
3 Bill Hands 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Tony Perez .335
4 Carl Yastrzemski .332
5 Wes Parker .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Harmon Killebrew 37
3 Tony Perez 36
4 Hank Aaron 34
4 Billy Williams 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 118
2 Tony Perez 114
3 Billy Williams 105
4 Hank Aaron 103
5 Dick Allen 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 44
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Willie Davis 35
4 Lou Brock 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 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 18
2 Mike Cuellar 17
2 Sam McDowell 17
2 Jim Merritt 17
2 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 27
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 24
4 Mudcat Grant 21
4 Claude Raymond 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .517
2 Felix Millan .449
3 Merv Rettenmund .436
4 Wes Parker .431
5 Thurman Munson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 6
2 Bob Bailey 5
2 Johnny Callison 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ollie Brown 20
2 Bob Bailey 18
3 Tony Perez 16
3 Bob Robertson 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bobby Tolan 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 0.36
2 Gary Waslewski 0.75
3 Dick Bosman 0.78
4 Eddie Fisher 0.98
5 Larry Dierker 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 33
2 Fergie Jenkins 30
3 Nolan Ryan 26
4 Bob Veale 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 4
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Tom Dukes 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .437
2 Carl Yastrzemski .415
3 Wes Parker .408
4 Merv Rettenmund .405
5 Felix Millan .379

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 39
2 Hank Aaron 32
3 Bob Bailey 31
3 Ron Santo 31
5 Carl Yastrzemski 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bobby Tolan 15
3 Willie Davis 11
4 Tommie Agee 8
4 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 0.96
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.64
3 Chuck Taylor 1.77
4 Dick Bosman 1.80
4 Jim Shellenback 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 7
2 Dave McNally 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Steve Hargan 5
3 Sonny Siebert 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Sam McDowell 52
4 Tom Seaver 49
5 Bob Johnson 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 9
2 Mudcat Grant 8
3 Lindy McDaniel 7
3 Tom Timmermann 7
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .357
2 Roberto Clemente .341
3 Pete Rose .339
4 Willie Davis .328
5 Joe Torre .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 55
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 143
3 Harmon Killebrew 133
4 Dick Allen 132
5 Hank Aaron 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 54
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Tommy Harper 49
4 Joe Morgan 48
5 Bert Campaneris 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.09
2 Diego Segui 2.79
3 Andy Messersmith 2.81
4 Sam McDowell 2.83
5 Jim Palmer 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Jim Perry 23
4 Bob Gibson 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 312
2 Tom Seaver 286
3 Bob Gibson 281
4 Fergie Jenkins 260
5 Mickey Lolich 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Darold Knowles 30
4 Ken Tatum 29
5 Mudcat Grant 27