On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 93 51 .646 --
Yankees 81 63 .563 12.0
Red Sox 75 69 .521 18.0
Tigers 74 70 .514 19.0
Indians 69 76 .476 24.5
Senators 67 76 .469 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 87 56 .608 --
Athletics 79 65 .549 8.5
Angels 76 67 .531 11.0
Royals 56 87 .392 31.0
Brewers 54 89 .378 33.0
White Sox 51 93 .354 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 67 .531 --
Mets 76 68 .528 0.5
Cubs 75 68 .524 1.0
Cardinals 69 76 .476 8.0
Phillies 66 79 .455 11.0
Expos 62 81 .434 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 54 .633 --
Dodgers 77 66 .538 14.0
Giants 76 68 .528 15.5
Braves 71 75 .486 21.5
Astros 69 75 .479 22.5
Padres 56 89 .386 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 Cleon Jones 3
1 Boog Powell 3
1 George Scott 3
1 Maury Wills 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 Chuck Hinton 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Quilici 3
2 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Darrell Evans 2
4 Brant Alyea 1
4 42 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Ed Brinkman 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Tony Gonzalez 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Dobson 4.50
2 Tom Bradley 1.50
3 Vida Blue 1.40
3 Chris Short 1.40
5 Tom Seaver 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 10
2 Pat Dobson 9
3 Jack Billingham 8
3 Jim Palmer 8
3 Sonny Siebert 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Horacio Pina 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Rico Carty .349
3 Jim Hickman .333
4 Pete Rose .324
5 Billy Williams .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 44
2 Frank Howard 42
3 Harmon Killebrew 41
4 Tony Perez 39
4 Billy Williams 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Tony Perez 126
3 Frank Howard 121
4 Hank Aaron 117
4 Billy Williams 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 52
2 Lou Brock 47
3 Bobby Bonds 44
4 Joe Morgan 38
5 Willie Davis 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.65
2 Tom Seaver 2.66
3 Sam McDowell 2.72
4 Jim Palmer 2.78
5 Jim Perry 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 22
1 Dave McNally 22
1 Jim Perry 22
4 Bob Gibson 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 276
2 Tom Seaver 274
3 Bob Gibson 255
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 Jim Hickman .475
2 Bob Burda .412
3 Cleon Jones .406
4 Brant Alyea .400
5 Tito Fuentes .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
1 Frank Howard 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Tony Conigliaro 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 20
1 Frank Howard 20
3 Tony Conigliaro 19
4 Mike Andrews 18
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 8
2 Joe Morgan 6
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marcelino Lopez 0.00
2 Tom Bradley 0.39
3 Ron Perranoski 0.63
4 Jim Rooker 0.73
5 Gaylord Perry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Mike Kekich 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 33
2 Tom Hall 27
3 Les Cain 26
3 Bill Stoneman 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Fred Gladding 4
2 Ron Perranoski 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 9 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .404
2 Jim Hickman .383
3 Roberto Clemente .377
4 Reggie Smith .370
5 Cleon Jones .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 12
2 Tony Conigliaro 10
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 34
2 Tony Conigliaro 32
2 Joe Pepitone 32
4 Reggie Smith 30
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Larry Bowa 10
2 Joe Morgan 10
2 Bobby Tolan 10
5 Bert Campaneris 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Bradley 1.08
2 Jim McAndrew 1.29
3 Fritz Peterson 1.58
4 Steve Kline 1.88
5 Dave McNally 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Dave McNally 6
4 Ken Brett 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 60
2 Bob Gibson 58
3 Tom Seaver 53
4 Sam McDowell 50
5 Ken Brett 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Fred Gladding 7
3 Wayne Granger 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .360
2 Rico Carty .354
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Jim Hickman .328
5 Luis Aparicio .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Frank Howard 44
4 Billy Williams 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Tony Perez 140
3 Frank Howard 128
4 Hank Aaron 127
4 Billy Williams 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 54
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 49
4 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.44
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Jim Palmer 2.73
4 Jim Perry 2.74
5 Sam McDowell 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 25
1 Jim Perry 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Bob Gibson 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 309
2 Tom Seaver 295
3 Bob Gibson 284
4 Fergie Jenkins 257
5 Mickey Lolich 233

Saves

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