On This Day

Monday, September 21, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 99 54 .647 --
Yankees 87 67 .565 12.5
Red Sox 81 73 .526 18.5
Tigers 76 77 .497 23.0
Indians 74 80 .481 25.5
Senators 70 82 .461 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 92 61 .601 --
Athletics 85 69 .552 7.5
Angels 81 72 .529 11.0
Royals 60 92 .395 31.5
Brewers 59 94 .386 33.0
White Sox 54 97 .358 37.0

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

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 97 58 .626 --
Dodgers 83 70 .542 13.0
Giants 83 70 .542 13.0
Braves 74 80 .481 22.5
Astros 72 81 .471 24.0
Padres 59 94 .386 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Roger Repoz 3
1 Paul Schaal 3
1 Walt Williams 3
5 30 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Mike Epstein 1
2 Jay Johnstone 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Bobby Floyd 3
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 3
2 Carlos May 2
2 Tommy McCraw 2
4 Don Buford 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 9.00
2 Don Gullett 2.00
3 Joe Horlen 1.00
4 Tom Murphy 0.67
4 Fritz Peterson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Don Gullett 6
2 Tom Murphy 6
2 Fritz Peterson 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Wayne Granger 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 .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Frank Howard 42
2 Billy Williams 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 Carl Yastrzemski 40

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 120

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 34
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 Rico Carty .457
2 Willie Mays .455
3 Ron Santo .429
4 Cesar Cedeno .411
5 Thurman Munson .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vada Pinson 6
1 Boog Powell 6
1 Billy Williams 6
4 Nate Colbert 5
4 Ron Santo 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 18
1 Bob Watson 18
3 Lou Piniella 15
3 Vada Pinson 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Amos Otis 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Reggie Jackson 6
4 Pat Kelly 6

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 2 tied 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Bob Moose 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Luke Walker 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 32
2 Mickey Lolich 30
3 Bert Blyleven 26
4 Vida Blue 25
4 Clay Kirby 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .395
2 Rico Carty .394
3 Cleon Jones .373
4 Thurman Munson .372
5 Ron Santo .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 9
1 Frank Howard 9
1 Vada Pinson 9
4 Orlando Cepeda 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Lou Brock 12
3 Larry Bowa 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
3 Amos Otis 10

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 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 57
2 Tom Hall 56
3 Tom Seaver 48
4 Sam McDowell 46
5 Clay Kirby 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 9
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Don McMahon 7
4 Jim Brewer 6
4 3 others tied 6