On This Day

Tuesday, July 7, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 51 30 .630 --
Yankees 44 36 .550 6.5
Tigers 43 36 .544 7.0
Red Sox 41 38 .519 9.0
Indians 36 44 .450 14.5
Senators 37 46 .446 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 51 26 .662 --
Angels 48 33 .593 5.0
Athletics 45 37 .549 8.5
Royals 30 50 .375 22.5
Brewers 30 53 .361 24.0
White Sox 28 55 .337 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 45 36 .556 --
Pirates 46 38 .548 0.5
Cubs 40 40 .500 4.5
Cardinals 39 42 .481 6.0
Phillies 34 47 .420 11.0
Expos 33 49 .402 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 59 23 .720 --
Dodgers 49 32 .605 9.5
Braves 41 39 .513 17.0
Giants 38 42 .475 20.0
Astros 34 49 .410 25.5
Padres 32 53 .376 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Brinkman 6
2 Ray Fosse 5
2 Reggie Smith 5
4 Paul Casanova 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 2
1 Jim Northrup 2
1 Reggie Smith 2
4 Mike Andrews 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Dietz 5
1 Brooks Robinson 5
3 Bob Bailey 4
3 Willie Davis 4
3 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lew Krausse 1.20
2 Ken Brett 1.17
3 Jim Nash 1.00
4 Tom Hall 0.86
5 Mike Torrez 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Nash 8
1 Bob Veale 8
3 Ken Brett 7
3 Gary Gentry 7
3 Mike Torrez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .375
2 Tony Perez .359
3 Roberto Clemente .355
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .340
5 Jim Hickman .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 28
2 Johnny Bench 26
3 Billy Williams 25
4 Hank Aaron 24
4 Harmon Killebrew 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 86
2 Billy Williams 78
3 Rico Carty 74
4 Johnny Bench 72
5 Dick Dietz 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 27
1 Tommy Harper 27
1 Bobby Tolan 27
4 Willie Davis 23
4 2 others tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.26
2 Wayne Simpson 2.27
3 Tom Seaver 2.48
4 Tom Phoebus 2.61
5 Jim Palmer 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 14
2 Catfish Hunter 13
2 Tom Seaver 13
2 Wayne Simpson 13
5 7 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 175
2 Tom Seaver 168
3 Bob Gibson 149
4 Fergie Jenkins 132
5 Gaylord Perry 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 19
2 Darold Knowles 18
3 Wayne Granger 17
4 Dave Giusti 14
4 2 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Buford .469
2 Willie Davis .467
3 Billy Williams .463
4 Cesar Tovar .449
5 2 tied .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 7
2 Bob Bailey 6
2 Rico Carty 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Bobby Murcer 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 22
2 Tommie Agee 19
3 Ray Fosse 18
4 Rico Carty 17
4 Harmon Killebrew 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 6
1 Bobby Tolan 6
1 Cesar Tovar 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Dick Selma 0.51
3 Stan Williams 0.59
4 Marcel Lachemann 0.61
5 Ron Willis 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 4
1 Tom Murphy 4
3 Les Cain 3
3 Ray Culp 3
3 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 33
2 Fergie Jenkins 30
3 Tom Hall 28
3 Tom Seaver 28
5 Gary Nolan 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 5
1 Darold Knowles 5
3 Dave Giusti 4
3 Mudcat Grant 4
3 5 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cardenal .391
2 Roberto Clemente .388
3 Don Buford .384
4 Wayne Garrett .381
5 Pete Rose .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 10
1 Jim Northrup 10
1 Billy Williams 10
4 Bob Bailey 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 35
2 Billy Williams 31
3 Tony Perez 29
4 Rico Carty 28
5 Jim Hickman 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 9
1 Bobby Tolan 9
3 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Lou Brock 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.63
2 Dick Selma 1.03
3 Darold Knowles 1.21
4 Stan Williams 1.44
5 Don McMahon 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Tom Seaver 6
2 Wayne Simpson 6
4 Mike Cuellar 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 64
2 Bob Gibson 51
2 Sam McDowell 51
4 Tom Seaver 50
5 Bob Veale 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 9
1 Tom Timmermann 9
3 Mudcat Grant 7
3 Sparky Lyle 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Rico Carty .350
3 Pete Rose .345
4 Willie Davis .324
5 Cesar Tovar .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Hank Aaron 47
3 Tony Perez 46
4 Frank Howard 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 147
2 Billy Williams 126
3 Harmon Killebrew 125
4 Sal Bando 123
5 Johnny Bench 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Cesar Tovar 52
3 Bobby Bonds 47
3 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bobby Tolan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Andy Messersmith 2.59
3 Bob Moose 2.66
4 Jim Perry 2.69
5 Jim Palmer 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 25
1 Jim Perry 25
1 Tom Seaver 25
4 Jim Merritt 23
5 Bob Gibson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 318
2 Bob Gibson 278
3 Fergie Jenkins 263
3 Mickey Lolich 263
3 Tom Seaver 263

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 35
2 Wayne Granger 34
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 Sparky Lyle 24