On This Day

Sunday, July 12, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 33 .621 --
Tigers 47 38 .553 6.0
Yankees 46 39 .541 7.0
Red Sox 44 41 .518 9.0
Senators 40 48 .455 14.5
Indians 38 48 .442 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 54 28 .659 --
Angels 51 35 .593 5.0
Athletics 47 40 .540 9.5
Royals 33 52 .388 22.5
Brewers 32 57 .360 25.5
White Sox 31 58 .348 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 39 .562 --
Mets 47 39 .547 1.5
Cubs 43 42 .506 5.0
Cardinals 39 47 .453 9.5
Phillies 36 49 .424 12.0
Expos 37 51 .420 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 62 26 .705 --
Dodgers 51 35 .593 10.0
Braves 42 44 .488 19.0
Giants 41 44 .482 19.5
Astros 37 51 .420 25.0
Padres 36 54 .400 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vada Pinson 5
1 Merv Rettenmund 5
3 Ed Brinkman 4
3 Ollie Brown 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mincher 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Berry 4
1 Jim Hickman 4
1 Boog Powell 4
4 Tony Gonzalez 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Ken Berry 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Kirby 1.25
2 Tom Griffin 1.14
3 Chuck Dobson 1.00
4 Don Sutton 0.90
5 Catfish Hunter 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 10
2 Don Sutton 9
3 Tom Griffin 8
4 Steve Dunning 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Crider 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .365
2 Tony Perez .356
3 Roberto Clemente .355
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .341
5 Dick Dietz .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Johnny Bench 28
3 Harmon Killebrew 26
3 Billy Williams 26
5 Dick Allen 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 90
2 Billy Williams 80
3 Johnny Bench 79
4 Dick Dietz 77
5 Rico Carty 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 32
2 Tommy Harper 28
2 Bobby Tolan 28
4 Willie Davis 24
5 3 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.40
2 Danny Coombs 2.56
3 Sam McDowell 2.63
4 Wayne Simpson 2.69
5 Jim Palmer 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
3 Catfish Hunter 13
3 Sam McDowell 13
3 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 183
2 Tom Seaver 178
3 Bob Gibson 156
4 Fergie Jenkins 143
5 Gaylord Perry 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 21
2 Darold Knowles 19
3 Wayne Granger 18
4 Claude Raymond 17
5 Sparky Lyle 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Bailey .500
2 Willie Davis .481
3 Ron Hunt .475
4 Jerry Grote .444
5 Dick Dietz .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Bob Bailey 7
2 Billy Williams 7
4 Rico Carty 6
4 Orlando Cepeda 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 21
2 Dick Dietz 19
2 Boog Powell 19
2 Billy Williams 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Bobby Tolan 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Stan Williams 0.50
3 Ron Willis 0.56
4 Andy Messersmith 0.79
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Dick Bosman 3
2 Les Cain 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 37
2 Steve Renko 30
3 Tom Hall 29
3 Jim Nash 29
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 Claude Raymond 5
4 Dave Giusti 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Buford .396
2 Jerry Grote .393
3 Ron Hunt .379
4 Roberto Clemente .376
5 Ed Brinkman .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Tommie Agee 10
3 Johnny Bench 9
3 Bert Campaneris 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 34
2 Dick Dietz 31
3 Harmon Killebrew 30
4 Boog Powell 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 12
2 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Joe Morgan 10
3 Bobby Tolan 10
5 Amos Otis 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Willis 0.36
2 Mudcat Grant 0.61
3 Stan Williams 0.67
4 Tom Timmermann 0.72
5 Tom Hall 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Jim Perry 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
4 Ray Culp 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 63
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Bob Gibson 51
4 Sam McDowell 50
5 Gaylord Perry 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 10
2 Claude Raymond 9
2 Tom Timmermann 9
4 Ron Perranoski 8
5 Sparky Lyle 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .355
2 Rico Carty .345
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Willie Davis .323
5 Cesar Tovar .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Tony Perez 47
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Johnny Bench 42
5 Willie McCovey 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 148
2 Billy Williams 126
3 Johnny Bench 122
3 Harmon Killebrew 122
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Joe Morgan 51
4 Cesar Tovar 50
5 Bert Campaneris 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.19
2 Andy Messersmith 2.62
3 Bob Moose 2.70
4 Jim Palmer 2.73
5 Claude Osteen 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 320
2 Bob Gibson 279
3 Mickey Lolich 273
4 Fergie Jenkins 266
5 Tom Seaver 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 35
2 Wayne Granger 33
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 Sparky Lyle 24