On This Day

Saturday, August 29, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 46 .649 --
Yankees 73 58 .557 12.0
Tigers 68 62 .523 16.5
Red Sox 65 63 .508 18.5
Indians 64 67 .489 21.0
Senators 62 68 .477 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 76 53 .589 --
Angels 73 58 .557 4.0
Athletics 70 61 .534 7.0
Royals 50 81 .382 27.0
Brewers 49 83 .371 28.5
White Sox 49 84 .368 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 61 .534 --
Mets 67 63 .515 2.5
Cubs 68 64 .515 2.5
Cardinals 63 68 .481 7.0
Phillies 61 70 .466 9.0
Expos 56 75 .427 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 86 48 .642 --
Dodgers 72 57 .558 11.5
Giants 67 63 .515 17.0
Braves 65 66 .496 19.5
Astros 61 70 .466 23.5
Padres 50 81 .382 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Howard 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
3 Buddy Bradford 3
3 John Briggs 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bradford 2
1 Roy Foster 2
3 Mike Andrews 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 5
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Buddy Bradford 4
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Les Cain 1.33
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.00
3 Diego Segui 0.56
4 Sam McDowell 0.55
5 Steve Blass 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 8
2 Mel Stottlemyre 7
3 Steve Blass 6
3 Sam McDowell 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .365
2 Roberto Clemente .361
3 Wes Parker .330
4 Tony Perez .325
5 Dick Dietz .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Tony Perez 39
3 Harmon Killebrew 38
4 Frank Howard 37
5 Billy Williams 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 127
2 Tony Perez 122
3 Billy Williams 112
4 Hank Aaron 110
5 Frank Howard 106

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 2.62
4 Diego Segui 2.69
5 Clyde Wright 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 21
2 Mike Cuellar 20
2 Jim Merritt 20
4 Bob Gibson 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 265
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Bob Gibson 232
4 Fergie Jenkins 220
5 Mickey Lolich 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 30
2 Darold Knowles 25
2 Ron Perranoski 25
4 Mudcat Grant 23
4 Claude Raymond 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .481
2 Dick Dietz .462
3 Reggie Smith .420
4 Roberto Clemente .417
4 Jim Lyttle .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Roy Foster 5
3 Bill Melton 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 18
2 Frank Howard 15
3 Jose Cardenal 14
3 Donn Clendenon 14
3 Reggie Smith 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 0.50
2 Don Gullett 0.54
3 John Lamb 0.71
4 Fritz Peterson 0.75
5 Jim Palmer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
1 Dave McNally 4
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 Fergie Jenkins 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 36
2 Sam McDowell 30
3 Fergie Jenkins 28
4 Tom Seaver 27
5 Mickey Lolich 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Wayne Granger 4
3 Dick Selma 3
3 Wilbur Wood 3
5 13 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .427
2 Wes Parker .405
3 Rico Carty .400
3 Merv Rettenmund .400
5 Ken Berry .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Bob Bailey 29
3 Frank Howard 27
3 Joe Pepitone 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Bobby Tolan 16
3 Larry Bowa 10
4 Joe Morgan 9
4 Roy White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 1.28
2 Jim Palmer 1.48
3 Jim Hardin 1.74
4 Dick Bosman 1.75
5 Wilbur Wood 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 8
2 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Bob Gibson 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 62
2 Bob Gibson 55
2 Sam McDowell 55
4 Tom Seaver 47
5 Les Cain 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 9
2 Mudcat Grant 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Wilbur Wood 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .365
2 Roberto Clemente .345
3 Pete Rose .334
4 Dick Dietz .319
5 Jesus Alou .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Frank Howard 45
4 Tony Perez 44
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 143
2 Johnny Bench 141
3 Billy Williams 129
4 Harmon Killebrew 127
5 2 tied 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 58
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Lou Brock 49
4 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.20
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Jim Palmer 2.67
4 Sam McDowell 2.82
5 Andy Messersmith 2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Tom Seaver 292
3 Bob Gibson 281
4 Fergie Jenkins 261
5 Mickey Lolich 247

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 40
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Mudcat Grant 28
3 Darold Knowles 28
5 Ken Tatum 25