On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 44 .642 --
Yankees 68 54 .557 10.5
Tigers 66 57 .537 13.0
Red Sox 62 59 .512 16.0
Indians 59 64 .480 20.0
Senators 58 65 .472 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 73 48 .603 --
Angels 68 55 .553 6.0
Athletics 68 56 .548 6.5
Royals 47 76 .382 27.0
Brewers 46 78 .371 28.5
White Sox 44 82 .349 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 57 .544 --
Mets 65 57 .533 1.5
Cubs 64 61 .512 4.0
Cardinals 58 66 .468 9.5
Phillies 55 69 .444 12.5
Expos 54 70 .435 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 44 .651 --
Dodgers 70 52 .574 10.0
Giants 62 61 .504 18.5
Braves 62 62 .500 19.0
Astros 56 68 .452 25.0
Padres 48 77 .384 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesus Alou 4
1 Larry Howard 4
1 Doug Rader 4
4 Nelson Briles 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Roy Foster 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Money 4
2 Brooks Robinson 3
2 Duke Sims 3
2 Joe Torre 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Chris Cannizzaro 1
1 Terry Crowley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Wilson 1.50
2 Phil Niekro 1.20
2 Sonny Siebert 1.20
4 Catfish Hunter 1.17
5 Dave McNally 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 9
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Sam McDowell 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Austin 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Howie Reed 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .359
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Tony Perez .336
4 Wes Parker .333
5 Carl Yastrzemski .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Tony Perez 38
3 Harmon Killebrew 37
4 Billy Williams 35
5 Hank Aaron 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 121
2 Tony Perez 119
3 Billy Williams 108
4 Hank Aaron 105
5 Dick Allen 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 45
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Lou Brock 36
4 Willie Davis 35
5 Tommy Harper 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.42
2 Diego Segui 2.54
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Sam McDowell 2.70
5 Clyde Wright 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 19
2 Mike Cuellar 18
2 Sam McDowell 18
2 Jim Merritt 18
2 Jim Perry 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 247
2 Tom Seaver 232
3 Bob Gibson 218
4 Fergie Jenkins 207
5 Gaylord Perry 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 27
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 24
4 Claude Raymond 23
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .508
2 Wes Parker .455
3 Merv Rettenmund .447
4 Reggie Smith .433
5 Al Ferrara .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 6
2 Bob Bailey 5
2 Johnny Callison 5
2 Lee May 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 19
2 Joe Pepitone 16
3 Reggie Smith 15
4 Ollie Brown 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bobby Tolan 6
3 Bill Russell 5
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.63
2 Clyde Wright 0.83
3 Mike Cuellar 1.04
4 Chuck Dobson 1.11
5 George Stone 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 31
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
3 Les Cain 29
4 Sam McDowell 25
5 Jim Merritt 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .443
2 Wes Parker .429
3 Merv Rettenmund .409
4 Thurman Munson .400
5 Ken Berry .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Rusty Staub 11
3 Bob Bailey 10
3 Bob Oliver 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 38
2 Bob Bailey 32
3 Willie McCovey 30
3 Bob Oliver 30
5 Hank Aaron 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Bobby Tolan 15
3 Willie Davis 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 1.26
2 Dave McNally 1.70
3 Jim Perry 1.73
4 Mel Stottlemyre 2.16
5 Ken Holtzman 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 7
2 Chuck Dobson 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 55
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Sam McDowell 50
4 Les Cain 44
4 2 others tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 8
2 Mudcat Grant 7
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
4 Ted Abernathy 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .352
2 Roberto Clemente .337
3 Pete Rose .334
4 Willie Davis .326
5 Ted Sizemore .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Hank Aaron 46
4 Tony Perez 45
5 Billy Williams 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 147
2 Johnny Bench 143
3 Willie McCovey 133
4 Hank Aaron 132
5 Billy Williams 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 54
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Tommy Harper 45
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Diego Segui 2.41
3 Jerry Koosman 2.79
4 Jim Palmer 2.79
5 Jim Perry 2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 314
2 Tom Seaver 287
3 Bob Gibson 285
4 Fergie Jenkins 258
5 Mickey Lolich 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Darold Knowles 28
4 Ken Tatum 27
5 Mudcat Grant 26