On This Day

Friday, September 18, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 97 53 .647 --
Yankees 84 67 .556 13.5
Red Sox 77 73 .513 20.0
Tigers 76 74 .507 21.0
Indians 73 78 .483 24.5
Senators 70 78 .473 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 90 60 .600 --
Athletics 83 68 .550 7.5
Angels 79 71 .527 11.0
Royals 58 90 .392 31.0
Brewers 58 92 .387 32.0
White Sox 53 94 .361 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 80 69 .537 --
Cubs 79 71 .527 1.5
Mets 78 72 .520 2.5
Cardinals 72 79 .477 9.0
Phillies 68 83 .450 13.0
Expos 66 84 .440 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 57 .625 --
Dodgers 81 69 .540 13.0
Giants 81 70 .536 13.5
Braves 73 79 .480 22.0
Astros 72 78 .480 22.0
Padres 59 93 .388 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Boots Day 3
2 Tony Gonzalez 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 2
2 John Bateman 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Billy Williams 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 John Ellis 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Money 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.29
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.17
3 Frank Reberger 1.12
4 Bill Stoneman 1.00
5 Mike Wegener 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 9
1 Frank Reberger 9
1 Bill Stoneman 9
4 Fergie Jenkins 7
5 Chuck Dobson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .364
2 Billy Williams .326
3 Jim Hickman .326
4 Manny Sanguillen .323
5 Carl Yastrzemski .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Frank Howard 42
3 Harmon Killebrew 41
3 Billy Williams 41
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Tony Perez 128
3 Billy Williams 124
4 Frank Howard 122
5 Willie McCovey 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Bobby Bonds 45
4 Bert Campaneris 39
4 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.61
2 Sam McDowell 2.68
3 Tom Seaver 2.69
4 Jim Palmer 2.77
5 Dick Bosman 2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 293
2 Tom Seaver 278
3 Bob Gibson 260
4 Fergie Jenkins 247
5 Mickey Lolich 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 33
2 Ron Perranoski 31
3 Darold Knowles 27
4 Lindy McDaniel 26
4 Tom Timmermann 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .467
2 Richie Hebner .444
3 Cesar Cedeno .415
4 Billy Williams .411
5 Cleon Jones .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Cito Gaston 6
1 Bob Robertson 6
4 Reggie Jackson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 20
2 Bob Watson 18
3 Bobby Tolan 15
4 Johnny Bench 13
4 9 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Pat Kelly 6
4 Lou Brock 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
2 Mike Marshall 0.59
3 Norm McRae 0.73
3 Pete Mikkelsen 0.73
5 Rollie Fingers 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Bob Moose 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Jim Perry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 29
2 Mickey Lolich 28
3 Bert Blyleven 26
4 Sam McDowell 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 6
1 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Dave Giusti 4
3 Stan Williams 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .395
2 Cleon Jones .382
3 Rico Carty .381
4 Cesar Cedeno .380
5 Thurman Munson .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 9
1 Vada Pinson 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 8
3 Nate Colbert 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 31
2 Donn Clendenon 27
3 Jim Hickman 26
3 Frank Howard 26
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Larry Bowa 8
4 Bobby Tolan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.30
2 Dick Selma 1.40
3 Bob Gibson 1.42
3 Ken Sanders 1.42
5 Jim McAndrew 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Jim Perry 6
4 Bob Gibson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 53
2 Fergie Jenkins 51
2 Tom Seaver 51
4 Mickey Lolich 50
5 Tom Hall 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Don McMahon 7
3 Wayne Granger 6
3 Ron Perranoski 6
3 2 others tied 6