On This Day

Tuesday, September 29, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 106 54 .663 --
Yankees 92 69 .571 14.5
Red Sox 87 74 .540 19.5
Tigers 77 83 .481 29.0
Indians 76 84 .475 30.0
Senators 70 90 .438 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 96 64 .600 --
Athletics 88 72 .550 8.0
Angels 84 76 .525 12.0
Royals 65 95 .406 31.0
Brewers 64 96 .400 32.0
White Sox 56 104 .350 40.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 88 72 .550 --
Mets 83 77 .519 5.0
Cubs 82 78 .513 6.0
Cardinals 75 85 .469 13.0
Phillies 72 87 .453 15.5
Expos 72 88 .450 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 101 60 .627 --
Dodgers 86 73 .541 14.0
Giants 86 74 .538 14.5
Astros 77 83 .481 23.5
Braves 76 85 .472 25.0
Padres 62 98 .388 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leo Cardenas 5
2 Tom Egan 4
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 Manny Mota 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Bobby Brooks 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Bateman 4
1 Leo Cardenas 4
3 Bob Bailey 3
3 Tony Gonzalez 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Tito Fuentes 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Fitzmorris 999.00
2 Mike Cuellar 2.00
3 Catfish Hunter 1.11
4 Clyde Wright 0.83
5 Jackie Brown 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 10
1 Catfish Hunter 10
3 Ted Abernathy 7
3 Bob Gibson 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Lamb 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Carl Yastrzemski .329
3 Alex Johnson .327
4 Manny Sanguillen .326
5 Billy Williams .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 148
2 Tony Perez 129
2 Billy Williams 129
4 Frank Howard 125
5 Willie McCovey 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 56
2 Lou Brock 50
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Joe Morgan 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hall 2.55
2 Diego Segui 2.59
3 Jim Palmer 2.73
4 Tom Seaver 2.82
5 Clyde Wright 2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 304
2 Tom Seaver 283
3 Bob Gibson 274
4 Fergie Jenkins 266
5 Mickey Lolich 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Lindy McDaniel 28
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 2 tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Taylor .455
2 Willie McCovey .429
3 Manny Mota .410
4 Carl Yastrzemski .391
5 Nate Colbert .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 19
2 Ken Henderson 14
3 Doug Rader 13
4 Tommy Harper 12
4 George Scott 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 7
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Amos Otis 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jackie Brown 0.00
2 Wally Bunker 0.54
3 Dock Ellis 0.89
4 Bill Stoneman 0.90
5 Jerry Reuss 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hall 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Luke Walker 3
1 Clyde Wright 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 37
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Mickey Lolich 26
4 Luke Walker 23
5 Marty Pattin 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
1 Ken Sanders 4
4 Ted Abernathy 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Johnson .375
2 Rico Carty .369
3 Joe Rudi .366
4 Carl Yastrzemski .365
5 Manny Sanguillen .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 11
2 Nate Colbert 9
3 Cito Gaston 8
3 Reggie Jackson 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 37
2 Donn Clendenon 26
3 Brant Alyea 23
3 Willie McCovey 23
3 5 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Amos Otis 9
4 Lou Brock 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.09
2 Ken Sanders 1.34
3 Tug McGraw 1.57
4 Wally Bunker 1.62
5 Mike Marshall 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Tom Hall 5
2 Jim Perry 5
2 Luke Walker 5
2 Don Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 61
2 Mickey Lolich 50
3 Ken Brett 47
4 Fergie Jenkins 46
5 Bob Gibson 42

Saves

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