On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 34 .618 --
Tigers 49 38 .563 5.0
Yankees 48 40 .545 6.5
Red Sox 46 41 .529 8.0
Indians 40 48 .455 14.5
Senators 40 50 .444 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 55 29 .655 --
Angels 53 35 .602 4.0
Athletics 48 42 .533 10.0
Royals 33 54 .379 23.5
Brewers 32 59 .352 26.5
White Sox 31 60 .341 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 40 .560 --
Mets 47 41 .534 2.5
Cubs 43 44 .494 6.0
Cardinals 40 48 .455 9.5
Phillies 38 49 .437 11.0
Expos 38 51 .427 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 27 .700 --
Dodgers 53 35 .602 9.0
Braves 43 45 .489 19.0
Giants 41 45 .477 20.0
Astros 39 51 .433 24.0
Padres 36 56 .391 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Harper 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Mark Belanger 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Fregosi 2
1 Mack Jones 2
1 Don Money 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Roger Repoz 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Buddy Bradford 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Joe Foy 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Dunning 2.50
2 Don Sutton 1.50
3 Tom Seaver 1.43
4 Clay Kirby 0.75
4 Sonny Siebert 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 12
2 Steve Dunning 10
2 Tom Seaver 10
4 Rick Wise 9
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Cal Koonce 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Claude Raymond 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .359
2 Rico Carty .358
3 Roberto Clemente .355
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .337
5 Jim Hickman .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 30
2 Johnny Bench 28
2 Harmon Killebrew 28
4 Dick Allen 26
4 Billy Williams 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 93
2 Johnny Bench 81
3 Billy Williams 80
4 Dick Dietz 77
5 2 tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 32
2 Bobby Tolan 29
3 Tommy Harper 28
4 Sandy Alomar 24
4 Willie Davis 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.28
2 Danny Coombs 2.56
3 Sam McDowell 2.63
4 Clyde Wright 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 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 188
2 Sam McDowell 183
3 Bob Gibson 156
4 Fergie Jenkins 148
5 2 tied 134

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .471
1 Willie Davis .471
3 Jerry Grote .444
3 Wes Parker .444
5 Dick Dietz .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Clemente 6
1 Cito Gaston 6
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
1 Billy Williams 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 18
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
3 Dick Dietz 15
3 Cito Gaston 15
3 Boog Powell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Sandy Alomar 4
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Wright 0.92
2 Tom Seaver 0.99
3 Bill Butler 1.13
3 Stan Williams 1.13
5 Jim Shellenback 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Ray Culp 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 34
2 Steve Dunning 28
2 Tom Seaver 28
4 Clay Kirby 25
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 5
2 Darold Knowles 4
2 Tom Timmermann 4
4 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Ron Perranoski 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Grote .407
2 Roberto Clemente .404
3 Manny Sanguillen .390
4 Pete Rose .377
5 Don Buford .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Billy Williams 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 32
2 Tommie Agee 28
2 Harmon Killebrew 28
2 Billy Williams 28
5 Tony Perez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 11
1 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Bobby Tolan 9
5 Sandy Alomar 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.67
2 Mudcat Grant 1.08
3 Ron Willis 1.29
4 Clyde Wright 1.60
5 Don McMahon 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Sam McDowell 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 60
2 Tom Seaver 59
3 Don Sutton 50
4 Sam McDowell 46
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 9
2 Claude Raymond 8
3 Darold Knowles 7
4 Jim Brewer 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Rico Carty .341
4 Willie Davis .322
5 Cesar Tovar .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Tony Perez 46
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Johnny Bench 42
5 Willie McCovey 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 149
2 Johnny Bench 124
2 Harmon Killebrew 124
4 Billy Williams 121
5 Dick Allen 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Bert Campaneris 47
3 Joe Morgan 47
3 Cesar Tovar 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.15
2 Andy Messersmith 2.59
3 Clyde Wright 2.68
4 Bob Moose 2.72
5 Jim Palmer 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 25
1 Tom Seaver 25
3 Jim Perry 24
4 Jim Merritt 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 315
2 Bob Gibson 273
3 Tom Seaver 268
4 Fergie Jenkins 262
5 Mickey Lolich 254

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 34
2 Wayne Granger 33
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 Sparky Lyle 24