On This Day

Wednesday, September 16, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 52 .649 --
Yankees 83 66 .557 13.5
Tigers 76 72 .514 20.0
Red Sox 76 73 .510 20.5
Indians 72 77 .483 24.5
Senators 69 78 .469 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 88 60 .595 --
Athletics 82 68 .547 7.0
Angels 79 69 .534 9.0
Royals 58 88 .397 29.0
Brewers 56 92 .378 32.0
White Sox 53 93 .363 34.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 79 68 .537 --
Cubs 77 70 .524 2.0
Mets 78 71 .523 2.0
Cardinals 71 78 .477 9.0
Expos 66 82 .446 13.5
Phillies 66 83 .443 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 94 57 .623 --
Dodgers 80 68 .541 12.5
Giants 79 70 .530 14.0
Braves 73 78 .483 21.0
Astros 71 77 .480 21.5
Padres 59 91 .393 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Carty 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Clete Boyer 3
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Shamsky 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Cito Gaston 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sonny Jackson 3
1 Joe Torre 3
3 Rico Carty 2
3 Cesar Gutierrez 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Roberts 1.25
2 Wade Blasingame 1.00
2 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 Mike Paul 0.83
4 Fritz Peterson 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Bill Gogolewski 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
1 Mickey Lolich 10
1 Dave Roberts 10
4 Wade Blasingame 7
4 Rollie Fingers 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 John Lamb 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Jim Hickman .332
3 Manny Sanguillen .325
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 Willie McCovey 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Bobby Bonds 45
4 Bert Campaneris 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.61
2 Tom Seaver 2.69
3 Sam McDowell 2.70
4 Jim Palmer 2.77
5 Clyde Wright 2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 284
2 Tom Seaver 278
3 Bob Gibson 260
4 Fergie Jenkins 240
5 Mickey Lolich 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Ron Perranoski 30
3 Darold Knowles 27
4 Lindy McDaniel 26
4 Tom Timmermann 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .439
1 Willie Mays .439
3 Richie Hebner .436
4 Art Shamsky .406
5 Joe Rudi .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cito Gaston 6
2 Brant Alyea 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Vada Pinson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 22
2 Jim Hickman 15
3 Willie McCovey 14
3 Brooks Robinson 14
3 Bob Watson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Reggie Jackson 6
4 Joe Morgan 5
4 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
2 Jim McAndrew 0.50
3 Mike Marshall 1.13
4 Skip Lockwood 1.17
5 Fred Scherman 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Bob Moose 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Luke Walker 3
1 Don Wilson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 30
2 Tom Hall 29
3 Mickey Lolich 28
4 Bert Blyleven 26
5 Bob Johnson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 5
1 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Lindy McDaniel 4
4 Clay Carroll 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .407
2 Jim Hickman .391
3 Cesar Cedeno .380
4 Manny Sanguillen .380
5 Billy Williams .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
2 Vada Pinson 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 8
3 Tony Conigliaro 8
3 Cito Gaston 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 32
2 Frank Howard 29
3 Donn Clendenon 28
4 Jim Hickman 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Joe Morgan 9
3 Bobby Tolan 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 1.07
2 Rollie Fingers 1.30
3 Tom Hall 1.49
4 Dave McNally 1.71
5 Fritz Peterson 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Bob Gibson 6
3 Ken Brett 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 58
2 Tom Hall 51
2 Tom Seaver 51
4 Bob Gibson 50
5 Sam McDowell 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Don McMahon 6
2 Tom Timmermann 6
2 Wilbur Wood 6
5 5 tied 5