On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 48 .642 --
Yankees 75 59 .560 11.0
Tigers 70 63 .526 15.5
Red Sox 68 64 .515 17.0
Indians 65 69 .485 21.0
Senators 63 70 .474 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 78 54 .591 --
Angels 74 59 .556 4.5
Athletics 71 62 .534 7.5
Royals 52 81 .391 26.5
Brewers 50 85 .370 29.5
White Sox 49 87 .360 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 63 .530 --
Mets 69 64 .519 1.5
Cubs 69 65 .515 2.0
Cardinals 64 70 .478 7.0
Phillies 63 70 .474 7.5
Expos 57 76 .429 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 86 50 .632 --
Dodgers 74 58 .561 10.0
Giants 70 63 .526 14.5
Braves 65 69 .485 20.0
Astros 62 71 .466 22.5
Padres 51 82 .383 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Crawford 5
2 Wayne Garrett 4
3 Matty Alou 3
3 Clete Boyer 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 2
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
3 Matty Alou 1
3 Mike Andrews 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Tony Conigliaro 5
3 Jim Price 4
4 Willie Davis 3
4 Willie Stargell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Perry 1.80
2 Bob Veale 1.50
3 Jackie Brown 1.00
3 Tom Hall 1.00
3 Bill Stoneman 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Perry 9
2 Larry Dierker 7
2 Pat Dobson 7
2 Bob Gibson 7
2 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Austin 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Roberto Clemente .358
3 Tony Perez .325
4 Dick Dietz .323
5 Wes Parker .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Harmon Killebrew 40
3 Tony Perez 39
4 Frank Howard 38
5 Billy Williams 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 127
2 Tony Perez 123
3 Billy Williams 112
4 Hank Aaron 110
5 Frank Howard 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 51
2 Lou Brock 42
3 Bobby Bonds 41
4 Willie Davis 35
5 Joe Morgan 33

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 Mike Cuellar 21
1 Dave McNally 21
3 Jim Merritt 20
3 Jim Perry 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 265
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Bob Gibson 239
4 Fergie Jenkins 220
5 Mickey Lolich 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 30
2 Darold Knowles 26
3 Ron Perranoski 25
4 Mudcat Grant 23
4 2 others tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Tenace .457
2 Dick Dietz .447
3 Matty Alou .440
4 Roberto Clemente .432
5 Manny Sanguillen .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Roy Foster 5
1 Frank Howard 5
1 Joe Pepitone 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 20
2 Donn Clendenon 18
3 Joe Pepitone 16
4 Mike Andrews 14
4 Frank Howard 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 0.33
2 Don Gullett 0.57
3 Don Sutton 1.00
4 Fritz Peterson 1.13
5 Bob Gibson 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 30
2 Les Cain 26
3 Sam McDowell 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 24
5 Tommy John 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
2 Dick Selma 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Wilbur Wood 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .408
2 Ken Berry .379
3 Rico Carty .375
4 Willie McCovey .370
5 Roberto Clemente .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 10
2 Bob Bailey 9
2 Frank Howard 9
2 Willie McCovey 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 33
2 Donn Clendenon 30
3 Frank Howard 29
4 Joe Pepitone 28
5 Bob Bailey 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bobby Tolan 14
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Larry Bowa 9
4 Roy White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 1.32
2 Fritz Peterson 1.68
3 Dick Bosman 1.75
4 Rich Hand 1.86
5 Wally Bunker 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
1 Dave McNally 7
3 Bob Gibson 6
4 Fergie Jenkins 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 62
2 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Sam McDowell 47
4 Les Cain 46
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 9
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Darold Knowles 6
2 Dick Selma 6
2 Wilbur Wood 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .365
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Pete Rose .328
4 Dick Dietz .321
5 Cito Gaston .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 46
3 Frank Howard 44
4 Tony Perez 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 142
2 Johnny Bench 138
3 Harmon Killebrew 131
4 Billy Williams 126
5 Hank Aaron 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Bobby Bonds 49
2 Lou Brock 49
4 Joe Morgan 45
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.26
2 Diego Segui 2.59
3 Jim Palmer 2.76
4 Sam McDowell 2.82
5 Bob Gibson 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Bob Gibson 282
3 Tom Seaver 281
4 Fergie Jenkins 261
5 Mickey Lolich 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 31
3 Darold Knowles 29
4 Mudcat Grant 28
5 2 tied 24