On This Day

Thursday, July 2, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 48 29 .623 --
Yankees 43 32 .573 4.0
Tigers 40 33 .548 6.0
Red Sox 36 36 .500 9.5
Indians 33 40 .452 13.0
Senators 34 42 .447 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 47 25 .653 --
Angels 45 31 .592 4.0
Athletics 44 33 .571 5.5
Royals 26 48 .351 22.0
White Sox 27 50 .351 22.5
Brewers 26 50 .342 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 40 36 .526 --
Pirates 41 37 .526 0.0
Cubs 36 37 .493 2.5
Cardinals 37 39 .487 3.0
Phillies 34 42 .447 6.0
Expos 32 44 .421 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 54 22 .711 --
Dodgers 44 32 .579 10.0
Braves 37 37 .500 16.0
Giants 37 38 .493 16.5
Astros 33 44 .429 21.5
Padres 31 48 .392 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Harper 4
1 Tony Horton 4
3 John Bateman 3
3 Tommy Davis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Hague 2
1 Tommy Harper 2
3 John Bateman 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Bateman 7
2 Joe Hague 5
3 Ray Fosse 4
4 Tommy Harper 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Danny Walton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hall 2.00
2 Jim Bunning 1.00
3 Sam McDowell 0.90
4 Gary Peters 0.86
5 Gary Gentry 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Marcel Lachemann 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 9
2 Carl Morton 7
3 Tom Hall 6
3 Gary Peters 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Selma 2
2 Dean Chance 1
2 Bob Locker 1
2 Claude Raymond 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .365
2 Rico Carty .365
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .347
4 Roy White .341
5 Cito Gaston .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Johnny Bench 25
3 Hank Aaron 23
4 Harmon Killebrew 22
5 4 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 83
2 Johnny Bench 67
3 Hank Aaron 66
3 Billy Williams 66
5 Dick Allen 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 26
1 Tommy Harper 26
3 Bobby Tolan 25
4 Ed Stroud 22
4 Maury Wills 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.11
2 Wayne Simpson 2.35
3 Tom Seaver 2.51
4 Tom Phoebus 2.61
5 Sam McDowell 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 13
2 Catfish Hunter 12
2 Dave McNally 12
2 Gaylord Perry 12
2 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 160
1 Tom Seaver 160
3 Bob Gibson 143
4 Fergie Jenkins 127
5 Gaylord Perry 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 18
2 Wayne Granger 16
3 Darold Knowles 15
4 Claude Raymond 13
4 Ken Tatum 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .429
2 Don Buford .420
3 Manny Mota .419
4 Boog Powell .407
5 Jose Cardenal .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
1 Bobby Murcer 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 18
2 Boog Powell 17
2 Frank Robinson 17
4 Tony Perez 16
5 Bert Campaneris 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 5
1 Bobby Tolan 5
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Lou Brock 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Willis 0.00
2 Jim Nelson 0.50
3 Dick Selma 0.57
4 Marcel Lachemann 0.60
5 Don McMahon 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 Carl Morton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 39
2 Tom Seaver 31
3 Gaylord Perry 28
4 Bert Blyleven 26
5 Tom Hall 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
2 Eddie Fisher 4
2 Mudcat Grant 4
2 Don McMahon 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Garrett .404
2 Pete Rose .392
3 Bobby Tolan .383
4 Ray Fosse .381
5 Don Buford .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 11
1 Johnny Bench 11
3 Jim Fregosi 9
3 Willie Horton 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 32
2 Tony Perez 30
3 Johnny Bench 28
4 Willie Horton 26
5 Frank Robinson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 10
2 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Lou Brock 7
3 Cleon Jones 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Nelson 0.64
2 Mudcat Grant 0.68
3 Darold Knowles 0.70
4 Rich Nye 1.40
5 Dick Selma 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Wayne Simpson 6
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 63
2 Bob Gibson 53
3 Steve Carlton 50
3 Jim Palmer 50
5 Sam McDowell 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 8
1 Tom Timmermann 8
3 Mudcat Grant 7
3 Darold Knowles 7
5 Ron Perranoski 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .351
2 Rico Carty .344
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Roy White .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Hank Aaron 46
2 Tony Perez 46
4 Frank Howard 43
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 150
2 Harmon Killebrew 127
3 Sal Bando 122
4 Willie McCovey 118
5 Billy Williams 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Cesar Tovar 51
3 Bobby Bonds 48
3 Joe Morgan 48
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.20
2 Andy Messersmith 2.68
3 Jim Perry 2.69
4 Jerry Koosman 2.70
5 Bob Gibson 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 25
1 Tom Seaver 25
3 Mike Cuellar 23
4 Jim Merritt 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Bob Gibson 281
3 Fergie Jenkins 268
4 Mickey Lolich 263
5 Tom Seaver 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 36
2 Wayne Granger 34
3 Ken Tatum 32
4 Darold Knowles 25
5 Fred Gladding 24