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Wednesday, October 14, 1970

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1970 World Series

Baltimore leads series 3 - 1

Cincinnati Reds 6
Baltimore Orioles 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brooks Robinson 4
2 Elrod Hendricks 2
2 Lee May 2
2 Pete Rose 2
5 6 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 1
1 Brooks Robinson 1
1 Pete Rose 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 4
2 Brooks Robinson 2
3 Dave Concepcion 1
3 Elrod Hendricks 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 0.70
2 Gary Nolan 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Clay Carroll 4
3 Eddie Watt 3
4 Don Gullett 2
4 Gary Nolan 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .500
2 Lee May .429
3 Paul Blair .400
4 Don Buford .267
4 Bobby Tolan .267

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
1 Boog Powell 2
1 Brooks Robinson 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 8
2 Brooks Robinson 6
3 Elrod Hendricks 4
3 Dave McNally 4
3 Boog Powell 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
2 Don Gullett 1.35
3 Dave McNally 3.00
4 Jim Palmer 4.60
5 Gary Nolan 7.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 Tom Phoebus 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Carroll 9
1 Gary Nolan 9
1 Jim Palmer 9
4 Dave McNally 5
5 Don Gullett 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Pete Richert 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .548
2 Elrod Hendricks .375
3 Bobby Tolan .333
4 Don Buford .318
5 Boog Powell .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 3
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Don Buford 2
2 Davey Johnson 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 10
1 Boog Powell 10
3 Brooks Robinson 9
4 Dave McNally 5
5 6 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 2
2 Merv Rettenmund 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
1 Dick Hall 0.00
1 Stan Williams 0.00
4 Don Gullett 0.87
5 Jim Merritt 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 2
1 Jim Palmer 2
3 Clay Carroll 1
3 Dick Hall 1
3 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 24
2 Gary Nolan 15
3 Clay Carroll 11
4 Dave McNally 10
5 Don Gullett 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Gullett 2
2 Clay Carroll 1
2 Dick Hall 1
2 Pete Richert 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 108 54 .667 --
Yankees 93 69 .574 15.0
Red Sox 87 75 .537 21.0
Tigers 79 83 .488 29.0
Indians 76 86 .469 32.0
Senators 70 92 .432 38.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 98 64 .605 --
Athletics 89 73 .549 9.0
Angels 86 76 .531 12.0
Royals 65 97 .401 33.0
Brewers 65 97 .401 33.0
White Sox 56 106 .346 42.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 89 73 .549 --
Cubs 84 78 .519 5.0
Mets 83 79 .512 6.0
Cardinals 76 86 .469 13.0
Phillies 73 88 .453 15.5
Expos 73 89 .451 16.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 102 60 .630 --
Dodgers 87 74 .540 14.5
Giants 86 76 .531 16.0
Astros 79 83 .488 23.0
Braves 76 86 .469 26.0
Padres 63 99 .389 39.0