On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 45 .637 --
Yankees 68 55 .553 10.5
Tigers 67 57 .540 12.0
Red Sox 63 59 .516 15.0
Indians 60 64 .484 19.0
Senators 59 65 .476 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 73 49 .598 --
Angels 69 55 .556 5.0
Athletics 68 57 .544 6.5
Royals 47 77 .379 27.0
Brewers 46 79 .368 28.5
White Sox 45 82 .354 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 57 .548 --
Mets 65 58 .528 2.5
Cubs 65 61 .516 4.0
Cardinals 59 66 .472 9.5
Phillies 56 69 .448 12.5
Expos 55 70 .440 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 44 .654 --
Dodgers 70 53 .569 11.0
Giants 62 62 .500 19.5
Braves 62 63 .496 20.0
Astros 56 69 .448 26.0
Padres 48 78 .381 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 5
2 Julian Javier 4
3 Jesus Alou 3
3 Mike Andrews 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hickman 3
1 Julian Javier 3
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 Paul Blair 2
3 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 3.00
2 Ken Holtzman 1.75
3 Larry Dierker 1.40
4 Chris Short 1.00
5 Gary Peters 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim McAndrew 8
1 Denny McLain 8
3 Larry Dierker 7
3 Ken Holtzman 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Mel Queen 1
1 Howie Reed 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Rico Carty .355
3 Tony Perez .333
4 Wes Parker .330
5 Billy Williams .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Harmon Killebrew 38
2 Tony Perez 38
4 Billy Williams 36
5 Frank Howard 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 123
2 Tony Perez 119
3 Billy Williams 110
4 Hank Aaron 106
5 Dick Allen 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 47
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Lou Brock 36
4 Willie Davis 35
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.42
2 Diego Segui 2.54
3 Jim Palmer 2.61
4 Sam McDowell 2.70
5 Clyde Wright 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 19
1 Jim Merritt 19
3 Mike Cuellar 18
3 Bob Gibson 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 247
2 Tom Seaver 232
3 Bob Gibson 224
4 Fergie Jenkins 207
5 Gaylord Perry 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 28
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 .492
2 Reggie Smith .450
3 Wes Parker .436
4 Billy Williams .431
5 Merv Rettenmund .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Tony Perez 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
4 Bob Bailey 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 19
2 Joe Pepitone 18
3 Reggie Smith 17
4 Bob Bailey 14
4 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bobby Tolan 7
3 Bill Russell 5
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Locker 0.00
1 Horacio Pina 0.00
3 Eddie Fisher 0.75
4 Ken Holtzman 1.00
5 Mike Cuellar 1.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Merritt 30
2 Bob Gibson 27
3 Les Cain 25
3 Sam McDowell 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .434
2 Wes Parker .425
3 Ken Berry .390
4 Thurman Munson .387
5 Merv Rettenmund .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Rusty Staub 11
3 Frank Howard 10
3 Bob Oliver 10
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Hank Aaron 30
3 Willie McCovey 29
3 Bob Oliver 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 17
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Willie Davis 9
4 Joe Morgan 7
5 9 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 1.47
2 Ken Holtzman 1.81
2 Jim Perry 1.81
4 Chuck Dobson 1.86
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 7
2 Chuck Dobson 6
2 Bob Gibson 6
4 Mike Cuellar 5
4 Ken Holtzman 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 61
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Sam McDowell 50
4 Tom Hall 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 8
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
4 Ted Abernathy 6
4 Mudcat Grant 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .352
2 Roberto Clemente .342
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Willie Davis .324
5 Jesus Alou .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Johnny Bench 46
3 Hank Aaron 45
3 Tony Perez 45
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 147
2 Johnny Bench 142
3 Hank Aaron 132
3 Willie McCovey 132
3 Billy Williams 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 56
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Lou Brock 44
4 2 others tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.09
2 Diego Segui 2.41
3 Jim Palmer 2.74
4 Jerry Koosman 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 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 314
2 Bob Gibson 291
3 Tom Seaver 282
4 Fergie Jenkins 258
5 Mickey Lolich 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 39
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Darold Knowles 28
4 Ken Tatum 27
5 Mudcat Grant 26