On This Day

Sunday, September 20, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 98 54 .645 --
Yankees 86 67 .562 12.5
Red Sox 80 73 .523 18.5
Tigers 76 76 .500 22.0
Indians 74 79 .484 24.5
Senators 70 81 .464 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 92 60 .605 --
Athletics 84 69 .549 8.5
Angels 80 72 .526 12.0
Royals 59 91 .393 32.0
Brewers 59 93 .388 33.0
White Sox 53 96 .356 37.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 70 .539 --
Cubs 80 72 .526 2.0
Mets 79 74 .516 3.5
Cardinals 72 81 .471 10.5
Phillies 70 83 .458 12.5
Expos 67 85 .441 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 96 58 .623 --
Dodgers 83 69 .546 12.0
Giants 82 70 .539 13.0
Braves 74 80 .481 22.0
Astros 72 80 .474 23.0
Padres 59 94 .386 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 4
1 Ralph Garr 4
1 Bud Harrelson 4
4 Gene Alley 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 4
2 Gene Alley 3
2 Mark Belanger 3
4 Ken Boswell 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.50
2 Jim Palmer 1.14
3 Bert Blyleven 1.00
3 Ron Reed 1.00
5 Mike Paul 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Steve Kline 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Paul 9
2 Jim Palmer 8
3 Ray Culp 7
3 Mickey Lolich 7
3 Ron Reed 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Queen 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Billy Williams .327
3 Jim Hickman .326
4 Joe Torre .325
5 Alex Johnson .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Tony Perez 128
3 Billy Williams 126
4 Frank Howard 123
5 Willie McCovey 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Bobby Bonds 45
4 Bert Campaneris 41
5 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.61
2 Sam McDowell 2.68
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Tom Seaver 2.80
5 Clyde Wright 2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 293
2 Tom Seaver 280
3 Bob Gibson 260
4 Fergie Jenkins 247
5 Mickey Lolich 221

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .442
2 Ron Santo .429
3 Rico Carty .420
4 Richie Hebner .417
5 Luis Aparicio .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vada Pinson 6
1 Billy Williams 6
3 Nate Colbert 5
3 Cito Gaston 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 18
1 Bob Watson 18
3 Vada Pinson 15
4 Wes Parker 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Pat Kelly 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
2 Norm McRae 0.73
3 Rollie Fingers 0.98
4 Dave Roberts 1.08
5 Danny Frisella 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
1 Luke Walker 4
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 Tom Hall 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 38
2 Mickey Lolich 30
3 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Luke Walker 26
5 Clay Kirby 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 6
2 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Stan Williams 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .398
2 Willie Mays .376
3 Cleon Jones .372
3 Ron Santo .372
5 Thurman Munson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vada Pinson 10
2 Tony Conigliaro 9
2 Frank Howard 9
4 Orlando Cepeda 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 32
2 Donn Clendenon 28
3 Frank Howard 27
4 Vada Pinson 26
5 Ron Santo 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
1 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Larry Bowa 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
5 Bobby Tolan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.30
2 Ken Sanders 1.33
3 Bob Gibson 1.42
4 Jim McAndrew 1.47
5 Dick Selma 1.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 57
2 Tom Hall 56
3 Sam McDowell 53
4 Bert Blyleven 49
5 Tom Seaver 48

Saves

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