On This Day

Tuesday, September 15, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 51 .653 --
Yankees 83 65 .561 13.5
Tigers 75 72 .510 21.0
Red Sox 75 73 .507 21.5
Indians 72 76 .486 24.5
Senators 68 78 .466 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 88 59 .599 --
Athletics 81 68 .544 8.0
Angels 78 69 .531 10.0
Royals 58 88 .397 29.5
Brewers 56 91 .381 32.0
White Sox 53 93 .363 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 68 .534 --
Cubs 77 69 .527 1.0
Mets 78 70 .527 1.0
Cardinals 70 78 .473 9.0
Phillies 66 82 .446 13.0
Expos 65 82 .442 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 57 .620 --
Dodgers 80 67 .544 11.5
Giants 79 69 .534 13.0
Astros 71 76 .483 20.5
Braves 72 78 .480 21.0
Padres 58 91 .389 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Andrews 4
1 Horace Clarke 4
1 Roy White 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Cardenas 4
1 Tony Gonzalez 4
3 Curt Blefary 3
3 John Briggs 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Reese 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 Frank Duffy 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hall 3.00
2 Skip Lockwood 1.25
3 Don Sutton 1.00
4 Steve Kline 0.83
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Steve Kline 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 12
2 Skip Lockwood 10
3 Carl Morton 8
3 Don Sutton 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Rico Carty .357
3 Jim Hickman .333
4 Carl Yastrzemski .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 2 others tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Tony Perez 128
3 Frank Howard 122
4 Billy Williams 120
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 52
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Bobby Bonds 45
4 Willie Davis 38
4 Joe Morgan 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.61
2 Tom Seaver 2.66
3 Sam McDowell 2.70
4 Jim Palmer 2.78
5 Fritz Peterson 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 23
1 Dave McNally 23
3 Jim Perry 22
4 Bob Gibson 21
4 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 284
2 Tom Seaver 274
3 Bob Gibson 255
4 Fergie Jenkins 240
5 Mickey Lolich 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Ron Perranoski 30
3 Darold Knowles 26
3 Lindy McDaniel 26
5 Tom Timmermann 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .475
2 Willie Mays .435
3 Cleon Jones .394
4 Reggie Jackson .391
5 Brant Alyea .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brant Alyea 5
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Cito Gaston 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 22
2 Tony Conigliaro 15
2 Jim Hickman 15
4 Bob Bailey 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
4 Reggie Jackson 5
4 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Mikkelsen 0.73
2 Gaylord Perry 0.75
3 Mike Marshall 1.04
4 Jim McAndrew 1.08
5 Tom Hall 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
2 Daryl Patterson 3
2 Jim Perry 3
2 Luke Walker 3
2 Don Wilson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 36
2 Tom Seaver 26
3 Bob Johnson 25
4 Bob Gibson 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
1 Don McMahon 5
1 Ron Perranoski 5
4 Dave Giusti 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .395
2 Cleon Jones .390
3 Billy Williams .384
4 Willie Mays .384
5 Cesar Cedeno .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 33
2 Frank Howard 29
3 Donn Clendenon 28
4 Jim Hickman 27
5 Mike Andrews 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Larry Bowa 9
3 Joe Morgan 9
3 Bobby Tolan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 1.06
2 Tom Hall 1.49
3 Fritz Peterson 1.50
4 Dave McNally 1.61
5 Gaylord Perry 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Dave McNally 6
3 Ken Brett 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 55
2 Tom Hall 51
3 Sam McDowell 49
4 Mickey Lolich 48
5 Tom Seaver 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Don McMahon 6
2 Wilbur Wood 6
5 5 tied 5