On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 84 46 .646 --
Yankees 73 57 .562 11.0
Tigers 68 61 .527 15.5
Red Sox 65 62 .512 17.5
Indians 63 67 .485 21.0
Senators 61 68 .473 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 75 53 .586 --
Angels 73 57 .562 3.0
Athletics 69 61 .531 7.0
Royals 50 80 .385 26.0
Brewers 49 82 .374 27.5
White Sox 48 84 .364 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 60 .538 --
Mets 67 62 .519 2.5
Cubs 68 64 .515 3.0
Cardinals 62 68 .477 8.0
Phillies 60 70 .462 10.0
Expos 56 74 .431 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 48 .639 --
Dodgers 72 56 .563 10.5
Giants 66 63 .512 17.0
Braves 65 65 .500 18.5
Astros 60 70 .462 23.5
Padres 50 81 .382 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Petrocelli 4
2 Don Buford 3
2 Terry Crowley 3
2 Jim Ray Hart 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Jack Heidemann 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Buford 4
1 Elrod Hendricks 4
3 Gene Michael 3
3 Lou Piniella 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 3
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 Terry Harmon 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.75
2 Jerry Reuss 1.67
3 Wade Blasingame 1.60
4 Marty Pattin 1.33
5 Rich Hand 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Rich Hand 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 9
2 Wade Blasingame 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Tommy John 8
2 Marty Pattin 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1
1 Dick Selma 1
1 Gary Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .362
2 Rico Carty .362
3 Wes Parker .329
4 Tony Perez .328
5 Bobby Tolan .326

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 127
2 Tony Perez 122
3 Billy Williams 112
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 51
2 Lou Brock 42
3 Bobby Bonds 41
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 Mike Cuellar 20
1 Dave McNally 20
1 Jim Merritt 20
4 Bob Gibson 19
4 Jim Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 259
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Bob Gibson 232
4 Fergie Jenkins 220
5 Mickey Lolich 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 29
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 24
4 Claude Raymond 23
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .482
2 Reggie Smith .429
3 Roberto Clemente .426
4 Dick Dietz .400
5 Bernie Carbo .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 6
2 Bob Bailey 5
2 Johnny Callison 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 22
2 Jose Cardenal 15
3 Reggie Smith 14
4 Johnny Callison 13
4 Jim Hickman 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bobby Tolan 8
3 Roy White 6
4 Larry Bowa 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 0.54
2 George Stone 0.56
3 Dave McNally 0.67
4 Steve Blass 0.82
5 Jim Palmer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 28
1 Fergie Jenkins 28
3 Tom Seaver 27
4 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Sam McDowell 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Wayne Granger 3
3 Jim Brewer 2
3 Tom Dukes 2
3 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .434
2 Wes Parker .402
3 Ken Berry .394
4 Merv Rettenmund .382
5 Rico Carty .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 11
2 Bob Bailey 10
2 Johnny Callison 10
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Hank Aaron 29
2 Bob Bailey 29
4 Joe Pepitone 27
4 Tony Perez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Bobby Tolan 17
3 Larry Bowa 9
3 Joe Morgan 9
3 Roy White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.42
2 Dave McNally 1.47
3 Jim Palmer 1.48
4 Jim Hardin 1.83
5 Dick Bosman 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 7
2 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Bob Gibson 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 62
2 Bob Gibson 55
3 Sam McDowell 49
4 Tom Seaver 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 9
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Joe Torre .318
5 Dick Dietz .316

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 Tony Perez 143
2 Johnny Bench 141
3 Hank Aaron 131
4 Billy Williams 130
5 Harmon Killebrew 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 58
2 Bobby Bonds 50
2 Lou Brock 50
4 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.20
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Andy Messersmith 2.84
5 Clyde Wright 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 25
2 Tom Seaver 24
3 Bob Gibson 23
3 Dave McNally 23
3 Jim Perry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 311
2 Tom Seaver 292
3 Bob Gibson 281
4 Fergie Jenkins 269
5 Mickey Lolich 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 39
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Mudcat Grant 27
3 Darold Knowles 27
5 Ken Tatum 25