On This Day

Sunday, September 6, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 50 .640 --
Yankees 79 60 .568 10.0
Tigers 73 66 .525 16.0
Red Sox 71 67 .514 17.5
Indians 66 73 .475 23.0
Senators 65 73 .471 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 81 55 .596 --
Angels 76 62 .551 6.0
Athletics 76 62 .551 6.0
Brewers 52 85 .380 29.5
Royals 52 86 .377 30.0
White Sox 49 90 .353 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 64 .536 --
Cubs 72 66 .522 2.0
Mets 71 66 .518 2.5
Cardinals 66 73 .475 8.5
Phillies 63 75 .457 11.0
Expos 60 77 .438 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 51 .638 --
Dodgers 75 62 .547 13.0
Giants 71 67 .514 17.5
Braves 69 70 .496 20.0
Astros 65 73 .471 23.5
Padres 53 85 .384 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Howard 5
2 Norm Cash 3
2 Cito Gaston 3
2 Davey Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 5
2 Billy Conigliaro 4
3 Jim Northrup 3
3 Bob Robertson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Bateman 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Tim Cullen 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hall 1.20
2 Bob Gibson 1.12
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
4 Les Cain 0.91
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Jim McGlothlin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 10
2 Bob Gibson 9
3 Tom Hall 6
3 Ron Reed 6
3 Luke Walker 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Rico Carty .356
3 Jim Hickman .329
4 Wes Parker .323
5 Bobby Tolan .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Frank Howard 40
2 Harmon Killebrew 40
4 Tony Perez 39
5 Hank Aaron 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 132
2 Tony Perez 124
3 Frank Howard 117
4 Hank Aaron 115
5 Billy Williams 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 51
2 Lou Brock 45
3 Bobby Bonds 42
4 Willie Davis 37
5 Joe Morgan 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.55
2 Sam McDowell 2.69
3 Diego Segui 2.69
4 Jim Palmer 2.73
5 Dick Bosman 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 21
1 Dave McNally 21
1 Jim Perry 21
4 Bob Gibson 20
4 Jim Merritt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 271
2 Tom Seaver 259
3 Bob Gibson 248
4 Fergie Jenkins 230
5 Mickey Lolich 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 31
2 Ron Perranoski 27
3 Darold Knowles 26
4 Mudcat Grant 24
4 2 others tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Money .408
2 Jim Hickman .400
2 Jim Wynn .400
4 Cleon Jones .397
5 Davey Johnson .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 Tony Conigliaro 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 20
2 Donn Clendenon 19
2 Frank Howard 19
4 Mike Andrews 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 6
3 Larry Bowa 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 0.00
2 Andy Messersmith 0.73
3 Fritz Peterson 0.79
4 Dick Bosman 1.00
5 Jim Rooker 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Peterson 4
2 Dick Bosman 3
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 34
2 Mickey Lolich 27
2 Tom Seaver 27
4 Bob Johnson 25
5 4 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
2 Jim Brewer 4
2 Dick Selma 4
4 Fred Gladding 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .390
2 Al Ferrara .383
3 Ted Sizemore .376
4 Manny Sanguillen .374
5 Cleon Jones .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 11
2 Orlando Cepeda 8
2 Tony Conigliaro 8
2 Rico Petrocelli 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 35
2 Frank Howard 33
3 Joe Pepitone 31
4 Reggie Smith 30
5 Donn Clendenon 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bobby Tolan 12
3 Roy White 9
4 Joe Morgan 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Peterson 1.26
2 Milt Pappas 1.42
3 Dick Bosman 1.82
4 Dave McNally 2.07
5 Juan Marichal 2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 63
2 Bob Gibson 61
3 Fergie Jenkins 54
4 Sam McDowell 49
5 Gary Nolan 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 9
2 Wayne Granger 7
3 Fred Gladding 6
3 Mudcat Grant 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .359
2 Roberto Clemente .352
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Cito Gaston .318
5 Lou Brock .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Frank Howard 45
4 Hank Aaron 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Tony Perez 140
3 Frank Howard 129
4 Hank Aaron 127
5 Harmon Killebrew 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 50
3 Bobby Bonds 49
4 Joe Morgan 44
5 Bert Campaneris 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.29
2 Diego Segui 2.58
3 Dick Bosman 2.71
4 Sam McDowell 2.73
5 Bob Gibson 2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 316
2 Bob Gibson 291
3 Tom Seaver 285
4 Fergie Jenkins 264
5 Mickey Lolich 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 39
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Darold Knowles 29
4 Mudcat Grant 28
5 4 tied 24