On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 47 .644 --
Yankees 74 58 .561 11.0
Tigers 69 62 .527 15.5
Red Sox 67 63 .515 17.0
Indians 64 68 .485 21.0
Senators 62 69 .473 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 76 54 .585 --
Angels 74 58 .561 3.0
Athletics 70 62 .530 7.0
Royals 51 81 .386 26.0
Brewers 50 83 .376 27.5
White Sox 49 86 .363 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 63 .526 --
Cubs 69 64 .519 1.0
Mets 67 64 .511 2.0
Cardinals 64 68 .485 5.5
Phillies 62 70 .470 7.5
Expos 57 75 .432 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 86 49 .637 --
Dodgers 72 58 .554 11.5
Giants 69 63 .523 15.5
Braves 65 67 .492 19.5
Astros 62 70 .470 22.5
Padres 50 82 .379 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Andrews 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Bob Spence 5
4 Billy Conigliaro 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Denis Menke 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Mike Andrews 1
3 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 6
2 Jim Wynn 5
3 Alex Johnson 4
3 George Scott 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.60
2 Jim Magnuson 1.17
3 Ron Bryant 1.00
3 Bill Hands 1.00
5 Don Wilson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Brett 8
1 Ron Bryant 8
1 Steve Carlton 8
4 Bill Hands 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Bob Reed 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .367
2 Roberto Clemente .360
3 Wes Parker .327
4 Tony Perez .324
5 Dick Dietz .324

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 107

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 Tom Seaver 2.57
2 Sam McDowell 2.62
3 Jim Palmer 2.67
4 Diego Segui 2.69
5 Dick Bosman 2.98

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 Gene Tenace .467
2 Dick Dietz .462
3 Roberto Clemente .438
3 Billy Williams .438
5 Denis Menke .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Foster 5
1 Frank Howard 5
1 Bill Melton 5
1 Joe Pepitone 5
1 Reggie Smith 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 17
2 Tony Conigliaro 16
3 Donn Clendenon 15
3 Reggie Smith 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bobby Tolan 8
3 Larry Bowa 6
3 Roy White 6
5 Horace Clarke 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 0.50
2 Don Gullett 0.61
3 Fritz Peterson 0.75
4 Jim McAndrew 1.04
4 Milt Pappas 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 36
2 Sam McDowell 30
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Mickey Lolich 24
5 Bert Blyleven 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .422
2 Merv Rettenmund .410
3 Rico Carty .400
4 Wes Parker .397
5 Roberto Clemente .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 12
2 Bob Bailey 10
2 Willie McCovey 10
4 Bob Robertson 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 30
1 Joe Pepitone 30
3 Johnny Bench 28
3 Willie McCovey 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Bobby Tolan 15
3 Larry Bowa 11
4 Joe Morgan 9
4 Roy White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 1.28
2 Wilbur Wood 1.65
3 Jim Hardin 1.74
4 Dick Bosman 1.75
5 Rich Hand 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 8
2 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Bob Gibson 6
4 Fergie Jenkins 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 55
1 Sam McDowell 55
3 Fergie Jenkins 54
4 Tom Seaver 47
5 Les Cain 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Dick Selma 6
2 Wilbur Wood 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .367
2 Roberto Clemente .345
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Dick Dietz .320
5 Lou Brock .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
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 139
3 Billy Williams 129
4 Frank Howard 127
5 Hank Aaron 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 57
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Lou Brock 49
4 Joe Morgan 45
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.20
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Jim Palmer 2.76
4 Sam McDowell 2.82
5 Dick Bosman 2.86

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 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 40
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Mudcat Grant 28
3 Darold Knowles 28
5 2 tied 24