On This Day

Thursday, September 24, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 101 54 .652 --
Yankees 89 67 .571 12.5
Red Sox 83 74 .529 19.0
Tigers 76 79 .490 25.0
Indians 75 81 .481 26.5
Senators 70 85 .452 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 94 61 .606 --
Athletics 85 71 .545 9.5
Angels 81 74 .523 13.0
Royals 62 93 .400 32.0
Brewers 61 94 .394 33.0
White Sox 55 99 .357 38.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 72 .538 --
Cubs 81 74 .523 2.5
Mets 81 74 .523 2.5
Cardinals 74 82 .474 10.0
Phillies 70 85 .452 13.5
Expos 69 87 .442 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 99 58 .631 --
Dodgers 84 71 .542 14.0
Giants 84 71 .542 14.0
Braves 75 82 .478 24.0
Astros 72 83 .465 26.0
Padres 61 95 .391 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Blair 4
1 Elliott Maddox 4
3 Gene Alley 3
3 Joe Azcue 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 2
1 Tony Conigliaro 2
3 Nate Colbert 1
3 Cito Gaston 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Alley 4
1 Tony Conigliaro 4
1 Ted Savage 4
4 Paul Blair 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Roberts 0.75
2 Luke Walker 0.60
3 Mike McQueen 0.55
4 Steve Renko 0.44
5 Ken Holtzman 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 John Morris 1
1 Dave Roberts 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike McQueen 6
1 Dave Roberts 6
1 Luke Walker 6
4 Steve Renko 4
4 Vicente Romo 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .367
2 Billy Williams .328
3 Manny Sanguillen .326
4 Alex Johnson .325
5 Tony Oliva .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 144
2 Tony Perez 129
3 Billy Williams 128
4 Frank Howard 123
5 Willie McCovey 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 50
3 Bobby Bonds 47
4 Bert Campaneris 42
5 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.61
2 Jim Palmer 2.68
3 Tom Seaver 2.80
4 Sam McDowell 2.89
5 Clyde Wright 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Bob Gibson 23
2 Dave McNally 23
2 Jim Perry 23
5 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 296
2 Tom Seaver 280
3 Bob Gibson 267
4 Fergie Jenkins 259
5 Mickey Lolich 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Lindy McDaniel 28
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 Tom Timmermann 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .545
2 Bill Sudakis .447
3 Joe Torre .423
4 Darrell Evans .414
5 Willie Mays .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Tony Conigliaro 5
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 Tommy Harper 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Piniella 15
2 Tony Conigliaro 14
2 Wes Parker 14
4 Ted Savage 13
4 Duke Sims 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
1 Amos Otis 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Pat Kelly 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.58
2 Dock Ellis 0.69
3 Dave Roberts 0.70
4 Luke Walker 0.96
5 Jerry Reuss 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luke Walker 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Tom Hall 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 41
2 Luke Walker 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 25
4 Mickey Lolich 24
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 5
2 Don McMahon 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Clay Carroll 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .400
2 Cleon Jones .374
3 Thurman Munson .372
4 Willie Mays .370
5 Manny Sanguillen .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 11
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 8
3 Nate Colbert 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 34
2 Donn Clendenon 30
3 Mike Andrews 24
3 Vada Pinson 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Lou Brock 13
3 Larry Bowa 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
5 Amos Otis 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.93
2 Ken Sanders 1.19
3 Bob Gibson 1.58
4 Jim Rooker 1.59
5 Steve Kline 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 59
2 Ken Brett 49
2 Sam McDowell 49
4 Fergie Jenkins 47
5 3 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 9
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Don McMahon 7
2 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Ken Sanders 7