On This Day

Saturday, September 26, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 103 54 .656 --
Yankees 91 68 .572 13.0
Red Sox 85 74 .535 19.0
Tigers 77 81 .487 26.5
Indians 75 83 .475 28.5
Senators 70 87 .446 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 95 62 .605 --
Athletics 87 71 .551 8.5
Angels 81 76 .516 14.0
Royals 63 94 .401 32.0
Brewers 63 95 .399 32.5
White Sox 56 101 .357 39.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 86 72 .544 --
Cubs 81 76 .516 4.5
Mets 81 76 .516 4.5
Cardinals 75 83 .475 11.0
Phillies 72 85 .459 13.5
Expos 70 88 .443 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 100 59 .629 --
Dodgers 85 72 .541 14.0
Giants 85 72 .541 14.0
Braves 75 84 .472 25.0
Astros 74 83 .471 25.0
Padres 62 96 .392 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Nate Colbert 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 Frank Baker 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Richie Hebner 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Harper 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Tim McCarver 3
1 Graig Nettles 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Ted Savage 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.20
2 Bob Johnson 1.14
3 Barry Lersch 0.88
4 Juan Marichal 0.83
4 George Stone 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 8
1 Sonny Siebert 8
3 Clay Kirby 7
3 Barry Lersch 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Pete Richert 1
1 Gary Wagner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Billy Williams .327
3 Manny Sanguillen .326
4 Alex Johnson .326
5 Carl Yastrzemski .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Frank Howard 43
3 Billy Williams 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 145
2 Tony Perez 129
3 Billy Williams 128
4 Frank Howard 125
5 Willie McCovey 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 50
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Bert Campaneris 42
5 Joe Morgan 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.61
2 Jim Palmer 2.73
3 Tom Seaver 2.82
4 Sam McDowell 2.89
5 Fritz Peterson 2.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 296
2 Tom Seaver 283
3 Bob Gibson 267
4 Fergie Jenkins 259
5 Mickey Lolich 224

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 .568
2 Tony Taylor .500
3 Bill Sudakis .444
4 Willie McCovey .410
5 Joe Torre .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 6
2 Tony Conigliaro 5
3 Paul Blair 4
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 17
2 Ken Henderson 15
3 Doug Rader 14
4 Ted Savage 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Tommy Harper 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Roberts 0.00
2 Wally Bunker 0.54
3 Dock Ellis 0.69
4 Gaylord Perry 0.82
5 Bob Gibson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Luke Walker 3
4 Tony Cloninger 2
4 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 30
2 Clay Kirby 27
2 Mickey Lolich 27
4 Fergie Jenkins 25
4 Rudy May 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
3 Joe Gibbon 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .380
2 Manny Sanguillen .364
3 Thurman Munson .363
4 Joe Rudi .360
5 Cesar Cedeno .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 10
1 Tony Conigliaro 10
3 Rico Petrocelli 9
4 Cito Gaston 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 36
2 Donn Clendenon 25
2 Rico Petrocelli 25
4 Mike Andrews 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.93
2 Ken Sanders 1.41
3 Bob Gibson 1.58
4 Jim Rooker 1.59
5 Wally Bunker 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 57
2 Fergie Jenkins 47
3 Mickey Lolich 46
3 Bill Stoneman 46
5 Ken Brett 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 8
2 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Ken Sanders 7
4 Clay Carroll 6
4 2 others tied 6