On This Day

Friday, July 3, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 49 29 .628 --
Yankees 43 33 .566 5.0
Tigers 40 34 .541 7.0
Red Sox 38 36 .514 9.0
Senators 35 42 .455 13.5
Indians 33 42 .440 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 48 25 .658 --
Angels 46 31 .597 4.0
Athletics 44 34 .564 6.5
Royals 28 48 .368 21.5
White Sox 27 51 .346 23.5
Brewers 26 52 .333 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 41 36 .532 --
Pirates 42 37 .532 0.0
Cardinals 38 39 .494 3.0
Cubs 36 38 .486 3.5
Phillies 34 43 .442 7.0
Expos 32 45 .416 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 55 23 .705 --
Dodgers 45 32 .584 9.5
Braves 39 37 .513 15.0
Giants 37 39 .487 17.0
Astros 34 45 .430 21.5
Padres 31 50 .383 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Kelly 5
2 Gene Alley 4
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Willie Davis 4
2 10 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Lum 3
2 Gene Alley 2
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Rico Carty 2
2 Roberto Clemente 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Lum 5
1 Billy Williams 5
3 Gene Alley 4
3 Rico Carty 4
3 Roberto Clemente 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Bud Harrelson 1
1 Mike Hegan 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Nolan 1.29
2 Jim Nash 1.12
3 Rick Wise 1.00
4 Bob Johnson 0.90
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 9
1 Jim Nash 9
1 Gary Nolan 9
1 Rick Wise 9
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Sal Campisi 1
1 Jack DiLauro 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .368
2 Tony Perez .367
3 Jim Hickman .342
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .342
5 Roy White .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Johnny Bench 25
3 Hank Aaron 24
4 Harmon Killebrew 23
5 Dick Allen 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 84
2 Billy Williams 71
3 Hank Aaron 68
4 Johnny Bench 67
5 2 tied 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 27
2 Bobby Bonds 26
2 Bobby Tolan 26
4 Pat Kelly 22
4 2 others tied 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 4 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
2 Darold Knowles 16
4 Sparky Lyle 13
4 2 others tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Hinton .424
2 Joe Torre .418
3 Manny Mota .417
4 George Scott .414
5 Carl Yastrzemski .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Bobby Murcer 6
2 Frank Robinson 6
2 Carl Yastrzemski 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 19
2 Boog Powell 18
2 Frank Robinson 18
2 Billy Williams 18
5 Tony Perez 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Lou Brock 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Willis 0.00
1 Don McMahon 0.00
3 Dick Selma 0.57
4 Marcel Lachemann 0.60
5 Sal Campisi 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clyde Wright 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Sam McDowell 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
1 Tom Seaver 31
3 Gaylord Perry 28
4 Marty Pattin 27
5 Bert Blyleven 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
2 Eddie Fisher 4
2 Mudcat Grant 4
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Garrett .400
2 Bobby Tolan .394
3 Pete Rose .383
4 Ray Fosse .364
5 Jose Cardenal .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 10
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Jim Fregosi 9
2 Tommy Harper 9
2 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 32
2 Tony Perez 30
3 Jim Hickman 26
3 Frank Robinson 26
3 Billy Williams 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 10
2 Bert Campaneris 8
2 Amos Otis 8
4 Lou Brock 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darold Knowles 0.64
2 Mudcat Grant 0.68
3 Rich Nye 1.40
4 Lindy McDaniel 1.44
5 Dick Selma 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Jim Perry 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 Tom Seaver 46
3 Don Sutton 46
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 8
1 Claude Raymond 8
1 Tom Timmermann 8
4 Mudcat Grant 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Rico Carty .346
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Roy White .315
5 Willie Davis .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Hank Aaron 47
3 Tony Perez 46
4 Frank Howard 43
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 149
2 Harmon Killebrew 129
3 Sal Bando 122
3 Billy Williams 122
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
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 Jim Perry 2.64
3 Jerry Koosman 2.68
4 Andy Messersmith 2.68
5 Bob Gibson 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 26
2 Tom Seaver 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
4 Jim Merritt 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 313
2 Bob Gibson 281
3 Fergie Jenkins 268
3 Mickey Lolich 268
5 Tom Seaver 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 35
2 Wayne Granger 34
3 Ken Tatum 32
4 Darold Knowles 25
5 Sparky Lyle 24