On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 45 .640 --
Yankees 69 56 .552 11.0
Tigers 68 57 .544 12.0
Red Sox 63 60 .512 16.0
Indians 61 64 .488 19.0
Senators 60 65 .480 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 73 50 .593 --
Angels 69 56 .552 5.0
Athletics 68 58 .540 6.5
Royals 48 77 .384 26.0
Brewers 46 80 .365 28.5
White Sox 46 83 .357 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 57 .551 --
Mets 66 59 .528 3.0
Cubs 65 62 .512 5.0
Cardinals 60 66 .476 9.5
Phillies 57 69 .452 12.5
Expos 55 70 .440 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 45 .651 --
Dodgers 70 54 .565 11.5
Giants 63 62 .504 19.0
Braves 62 63 .496 20.0
Astros 56 70 .444 26.5
Padres 48 79 .378 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Roberto Clemente 5
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Bernie Carbo 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 5
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Tony Conigliaro 3
2 Frank Howard 3
2 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jim Lyttle 1
1 Bobby Murcer 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 3.50
2 Bob Johnson 2.40
3 Steve Blass 1.60
4 Tommy John 0.86
5 Clay Kirby 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Austin 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 14
2 Bob Johnson 12
3 Clay Kirby 9
3 Tom Seaver 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Dick Selma 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .363
2 Rico Carty .355
3 Tony Perez .333
4 Wes Parker .328
5 Bobby Tolan .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Harmon Killebrew 38
2 Tony Perez 38
4 Frank Howard 36
4 Billy Williams 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 Tony Perez 120
3 Billy Williams 110
4 Hank Aaron 106
5 Frank Howard 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 48
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Lou Brock 37
4 Willie Davis 35
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.54
2 Tom Seaver 2.57
3 Jim Palmer 2.61
4 Sam McDowell 2.70
5 Clyde Wright 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 19
1 Dave McNally 19
1 Jim Merritt 19
4 Bob Gibson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 247
2 Tom Seaver 241
3 Bob Gibson 224
4 Fergie Jenkins 207
5 Mickey Lolich 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 28
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 24
4 Claude Raymond 23
5 Tom Timmermann 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .475
2 Ted Sizemore .459
3 Billy Williams .439
4 Wes Parker .429
5 Denis Menke .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Johnny Callison 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 18
2 Reggie Smith 17
3 Johnny Bench 16
3 Tony Conigliaro 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bobby Tolan 7
3 Bill Russell 5
3 Roy White 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Horacio Pina 0.00
2 Eddie Fisher 0.64
3 Steve Blass 0.82
4 Ken Holtzman 1.00
5 Rich Hand 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 Jim Merritt 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Merritt 30
2 Bob Gibson 27
3 Juan Marichal 26
4 Les Cain 25
4 Sam McDowell 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Mudcat Grant 3
2 Tom Timmermann 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .422
2 Wes Parker .414
3 Thurman Munson .380
4 Ken Berry .380
5 Merv Rettenmund .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 14
2 Frank Howard 11
2 Rusty Staub 11
4 Bob Oliver 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Frank Howard 31
2 Bob Oliver 31
4 Hank Aaron 29
4 Willie McCovey 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 18
2 Lou Brock 17
3 Willie Davis 9
4 Joe Morgan 7
5 10 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 1.47
2 Ken Holtzman 1.81
3 Chuck Dobson 1.86
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.90
5 Wilbur Wood 1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Tom Hall 45
5 3 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 9
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
4 Ted Abernathy 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .351
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Willie Davis .323
5 Jesus Alou .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Hank Aaron 45
3 Frank Howard 45
3 Tony Perez 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Johnny Bench 144
3 Hank Aaron 132
3 Billy Williams 132
5 2 tied 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 56
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Lou Brock 45
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.21
2 Diego Segui 2.41
3 Jim Palmer 2.73
4 Jerry Koosman 2.74
5 Clyde Wright 2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 314
2 Tom Seaver 291
3 Bob Gibson 283
4 Fergie Jenkins 258
5 Mickey Lolich 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 39
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Darold Knowles 28
4 Ken Tatum 27
5 Mudcat Grant 26