On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 82 45 .646 --
Yankees 71 57 .555 11.5
Tigers 68 60 .531 14.5
Red Sox 64 61 .512 17.0
Indians 62 65 .488 20.0
Senators 60 67 .472 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 74 51 .592 --
Angels 72 56 .563 3.5
Athletics 68 60 .531 7.5
Royals 49 79 .383 26.5
Brewers 47 81 .367 28.5
White Sox 48 83 .366 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 59 .543 --
Mets 66 61 .520 3.0
Cubs 66 64 .508 4.5
Cardinals 60 68 .469 9.5
Phillies 58 70 .453 11.5
Expos 55 73 .430 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 46 .649 --
Dodgers 72 55 .567 11.0
Giants 65 62 .512 18.0
Braves 65 63 .508 18.5
Astros 58 70 .453 25.5
Padres 50 79 .388 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boswell 3
1 Ed Brinkman 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Oscar Brown 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Bernie Carbo 3
1 Roy Foster 3
1 Jim Gosger 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 3
2 Joe Morgan 2
3 Paul Blair 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.60
2 Steve Renko 0.88
3 Jim Palmer 0.86
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.67
4 Fred Cambria 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Davison 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Pat Dobson 7
2 Steve Renko 7
4 Jim Palmer 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Vince Colbert 1
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .364
2 Rico Carty .363
3 Wes Parker .331
4 Tony Perez .331
5 Bobby Tolan .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Tony Perez 39
3 Harmon Killebrew 38
4 Frank Howard 36
4 Billy Williams 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 126
2 Tony Perez 121
3 Billy Williams 110
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 Frank Howard 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 50
2 Lou Brock 41
3 Bobby Bonds 40
4 Willie Davis 35
5 Joe Morgan 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.55
2 Tom Seaver 2.57
3 Sam McDowell 2.68
4 Diego Segui 2.70
5 Clyde Wright 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 20
1 Jim Merritt 20
3 Mike Cuellar 19
4 Bob Gibson 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 259
2 Tom Seaver 241
3 Bob Gibson 224
4 Fergie Jenkins 212
5 Mickey Lolich 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 29
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 Billy Williams .458
2 Roberto Clemente .435
3 Reggie Smith .429
4 Denis Menke .395
4 Manny Sanguillen .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Johnny Callison 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 20
2 Reggie Smith 17
3 Frank Howard 14
4 Johnny Bench 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Bobby Tolan 8
3 Roy White 6
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Priddy 0.00
2 Don Gullett 0.67
3 George Stone 0.74
4 Wilbur Wood 0.75
5 Steve Blass 0.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 34
2 Sam McDowell 33
3 Bob Gibson 27
3 Jim Merritt 27
5 Mickey Lolich 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Wilbur Wood 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .430
2 Wes Parker .414
3 Ken Berry .404
4 Thurman Munson .395
5 Merv Rettenmund .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 11
2 Johnny Callison 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 31
2 Hank Aaron 30
3 Donn Clendenon 29
4 Bob Bailey 28
5 Tony Perez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Bobby Tolan 17
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Roy White 9
5 Bert Campaneris 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.42
2 Dave McNally 1.47
3 Jim Hardin 1.72
4 Jim Palmer 1.92
5 Dick Bosman 2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
1 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Sam McDowell 53
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Les Cain 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Jim Brewer 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .360
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Willie Davis .318
5 Joe Torre .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Frank Howard 44
4 2 others tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
1 Tony Perez 142
3 Hank Aaron 132
4 Billy Williams 129
5 Willie McCovey 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 57
2 Bobby Bonds 51
3 Lou Brock 49
4 Joe Morgan 48
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.21
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Andy Messersmith 2.85
5 Clyde Wright 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 25
1 Tom Seaver 25
3 Dave McNally 23
3 Jim Merritt 23
3 Jim Perry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Tom Seaver 291
3 Bob Gibson 283
4 Fergie Jenkins 261
5 Mickey Lolich 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 40
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Darold Knowles 27
3 Ken Tatum 27
5 Mudcat Grant 26