On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 51 .636 --
Yankees 80 60 .571 9.0
Tigers 74 66 .529 15.0
Red Sox 72 68 .514 17.0
Indians 67 74 .475 22.5
Senators 65 74 .468 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 83 55 .601 --
Athletics 78 62 .557 6.0
Angels 76 63 .547 7.5
Royals 53 86 .381 30.5
Brewers 52 87 .374 31.5
White Sox 49 92 .348 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 65 .536 --
Mets 73 66 .525 1.5
Cubs 73 67 .521 2.0
Cardinals 66 75 .468 9.5
Phillies 65 75 .464 10.0
Expos 60 79 .432 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 53 .629 --
Dodgers 77 62 .554 11.0
Giants 73 67 .521 15.5
Braves 69 72 .489 20.0
Astros 67 73 .479 21.5
Padres 53 87 .379 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Dave May 6
3 Cesar Tovar 5
4 Jesus Alou 4
4 11 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brant Alyea 2
1 Richie Hebner 2
1 Larry Howard 2
1 Vada Pinson 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 9
2 Bob Watson 7
3 Vada Pinson 5
3 Joe Rudi 5
5 4 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Larry Bowa 2
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Johnson 1.43
2 Don Sutton 1.17
3 Lowell Palmer 1.00
3 Gary Peters 1.00
5 Chris Short 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 17 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 10
2 Carl Morton 7
2 Gary Peters 7
2 Don Sutton 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 2
2 Jim Brewer 1
2 Vince Colbert 1
2 Paul Lindblad 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Rico Carty .353
3 Jim Hickman .330
4 Wes Parker .324
5 Pete Rose .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 43
2 Frank Howard 40
2 Harmon Killebrew 40
4 Tony Perez 39
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
2 Tony Perez 125
3 Frank Howard 117
4 Hank Aaron 115
5 Billy Williams 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 51
2 Lou Brock 46
3 Bobby Bonds 42
4 Willie Davis 37
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.62
2 Diego Segui 2.65
3 Sam McDowell 2.72
4 Jim Palmer 2.83
5 Fritz Peterson 2.96

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 276
2 Tom Seaver 264
3 Bob Gibson 248
4 Fergie Jenkins 234
5 Mickey Lolich 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 31
2 Ron Perranoski 29
3 Darold Knowles 26
4 Lindy McDaniel 25
4 Tom Timmermann 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .407
2 Joe Morgan .404
3 Jim Hickman .400
4 Don Money .389
5 Pete Rose .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 7
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Tony Conigliaro 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donn Clendenon 20
2 Tony Conigliaro 18
3 Frank Howard 16
4 Brant Alyea 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Larry Bowa 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Joe Morgan 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
1 Ken Sanders 0.00
3 Andy Messersmith 0.73
4 Fritz Peterson 1.00
4 Tom Bradley 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
1 Fritz Peterson 4
3 Ken Brett 3
3 Mike Kekich 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 34
2 Sam McDowell 29
3 Fergie Jenkins 27
4 Bob Gibson 24
4 Bill Stoneman 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
2 Jim Brewer 5
3 Ron Perranoski 4
4 Fred Gladding 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .386
2 Manny Sanguillen .372
3 Ted Sizemore .371
4 Roberto Clemente .365
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 11
2 Tony Conigliaro 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 8
3 Joe Pepitone 8
3 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 34
2 Frank Howard 33
3 Joe Pepitone 32
4 Donn Clendenon 31
5 Reggie Smith 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Bobby Tolan 11
3 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Roy White 10
5 Larry Bowa 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Peterson 1.26
2 Rich Hand 1.67
3 Dave McNally 2.07
4 Jim McAndrew 2.20
5 Dick Bosman 2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 59
2 Sam McDowell 54
3 Bob Gibson 51
4 Fergie Jenkins 48
5 Tom Seaver 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Tom Timmermann 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
3 Fred Gladding 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .357
2 Roberto Clemente .352
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Lou Brock .318
5 Jim Hickman .318

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 144
2 Tony Perez 140
3 Frank Howard 129
4 Hank Aaron 127
4 Harmon Killebrew 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 49
4 Bert Campaneris 44
4 Joe Morgan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.36
2 Diego Segui 2.57
3 Sam McDowell 2.76
4 Dick Bosman 2.78
5 Bob Gibson 2.85

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 321
2 Tom Seaver 290
3 Bob Gibson 284
4 Fergie Jenkins 266
5 Mickey Lolich 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 39
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Darold Knowles 29
4 Mudcat Grant 28
5 3 tied 25