On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 51 .638 --
Yankees 81 60 .574 9.0
Tigers 74 67 .525 16.0
Red Sox 73 68 .518 17.0
Indians 67 75 .472 23.5
Senators 65 75 .464 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 83 56 .597 --
Athletics 78 62 .557 5.5
Angels 76 64 .543 7.5
Royals 54 86 .386 29.5
Brewers 53 87 .379 30.5
White Sox 49 92 .348 35.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 66 .532 --
Mets 74 66 .529 0.5
Cubs 74 67 .525 1.0
Cardinals 67 75 .472 8.5
Phillies 65 76 .461 10.0
Expos 60 80 .429 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 91 53 .632 --
Dodgers 77 63 .550 12.0
Giants 73 68 .518 16.5
Braves 70 72 .493 20.0
Astros 68 73 .482 21.5
Padres 53 88 .376 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Oliver 4
1 Lou Piniella 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Dick Dietz 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 3
1 Ken Boswell 3
1 Buddy Bradford 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Billy Conigliaro 1
2 Bud Harrelson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Rooker 2.33
2 Steve Hargan 1.00
3 Marty Pattin 0.88
4 Ken Brett 0.80
4 Frank Reberger 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Marcelino Lopez 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
1 Ken Brett 8
1 Frank Reberger 8
4 Steve Carlton 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 Gary Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Rico Carty .350
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 Billy Williams 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
2 Tony Perez 125
3 Frank Howard 118
4 Hank Aaron 115
4 Billy Williams 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 51
2 Lou Brock 46
3 Bobby Bonds 42
4 Willie Davis 37
5 Joe Morgan 36

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 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
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 Art Shamsky .429
2 Cleon Jones .422
3 Joe Morgan .411
4 Jim Hickman .409
5 Thurman Munson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 8
2 Rico Petrocelli 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Tony Conigliaro 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donn Clendenon 21
2 Tony Conigliaro 18
3 Orlando Cepeda 17
3 Frank Howard 17
5 Brant Alyea 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marcelino Lopez 0.00
1 Ken Sanders 0.00
3 Ron Perranoski 0.59
4 Jim Rooker 0.73
4 Andy Messersmith 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 4
1 Fritz Peterson 4
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 Fergie Jenkins 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 34
2 Ken Brett 29
2 Sam McDowell 29
4 Bert Blyleven 24
4 Bob Gibson 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .400
2 Billy Williams .375
3 Jim Hickman .367
3 Manny Sanguillen .367
5 Cleon Jones .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
2 Orlando Cepeda 9
2 Tony Conigliaro 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 34
1 Joe Pepitone 34
3 Frank Howard 32
4 Reggie Smith 30
5 Donn Clendenon 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Bobby Tolan 10
2 Roy White 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Peterson 1.26
2 Rich Hand 1.67
3 Dave McNally 2.08
4 Marty Pattin 2.15
5 Jim McAndrew 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Ken Brett 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 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 Fred Gladding 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
3 Mudcat Grant 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .354
2 Roberto Clemente .352
3 Pete Rose .332
4 Lou Brock .319
5 Jim Hickman .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
3 Frank Howard 44
4 Hank Aaron 42
4 3 others tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 144
2 Tony Perez 140
3 Frank Howard 129
4 Hank Aaron 126
4 Billy Williams 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.36
2 Diego Segui 2.55
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 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 40
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Mudcat Grant 28
3 Darold Knowles 28
5 3 tied 25