On This Day

Sunday, July 19, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 36 .609 --
Tigers 52 38 .578 3.0
Yankees 49 42 .538 6.5
Red Sox 47 42 .528 7.5
Indians 42 48 .467 13.0
Senators 42 50 .457 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 56 30 .651 --
Angels 55 36 .604 3.5
Athletics 48 44 .522 11.0
Royals 33 57 .367 25.0
Brewers 33 60 .355 26.5
White Sox 32 62 .340 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 41 .559 --
Mets 49 42 .538 2.0
Cubs 45 44 .506 5.0
Cardinals 41 49 .456 9.5
Phillies 41 49 .456 9.5
Expos 39 53 .424 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 64 28 .696 --
Dodgers 53 38 .582 10.5
Braves 44 46 .489 19.0
Giants 43 46 .483 19.5
Astros 39 53 .424 25.0
Padres 37 58 .389 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Foy 6
2 Jim Spencer 5
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Mark Belanger 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Foy 2
1 Deron Johnson 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Curt Blefary 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Foy 5
1 Deron Johnson 5
1 Rico Petrocelli 5
4 Jim Hutto 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Maye 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Morehead 999.00
2 Sam McDowell 4.67
3 Steve Renko 1.29
4 Rudy May 1.17
5 Milt Pappas 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Coombs 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Barry Lersch 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 14
2 Steve Renko 9
3 Jerry Johnson 8
4 Rudy May 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 2
2 Jerry Crider 1
2 Joe Gibbon 1
2 Dave LaRoche 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Tony Perez .354
3 Roberto Clemente .350
4 Jim Hickman .338
5 Cito Gaston .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 29
3 Johnny Bench 28
4 Dick Allen 26
4 Billy Williams 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 93
2 Billy Williams 83
3 Johnny Bench 82
4 Dick Dietz 79
5 3 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 34
2 Tommy Harper 29
2 Bobby Tolan 29
4 Willie Davis 25
5 Sandy Alomar 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.28
2 Danny Coombs 2.48
3 Sam McDowell 2.55
4 Clyde Wright 2.69
5 Jim Palmer 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 15
2 Sam McDowell 14
2 Gaylord Perry 14
2 Jim Perry 14
2 Tom Seaver 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 197
2 Tom Seaver 188
3 Bob Gibson 163
4 Fergie Jenkins 148
5 Mickey Lolich 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 22
2 Wayne Granger 19
2 Darold Knowles 19
2 Claude Raymond 19
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .440
2 Bob Bailey .433
3 Ollie Brown .422
4 Jerry Grote .419
5 Jim Ray Hart .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Bob Bailey 5
2 Cito Gaston 5
2 Deron Johnson 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 19
2 Dick Dietz 16
2 Cito Gaston 16
4 Harmon Killebrew 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Joe Morgan 6
3 Carl Yastrzemski 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 Bert Campaneris 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.49
3 Milt Pappas 0.96
4 Ken Holtzman 1.13
5 Stan Williams 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Ray Culp 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Lew Krausse 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 37
2 Don Sutton 28
3 Steve Dunning 24
4 Dock Ellis 23
4 Andy Messersmith 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 6
2 Tom Timmermann 5
3 Ron Perranoski 4
4 Darold Knowles 3
5 13 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Grote .402
2 Manny Sanguillen .393
3 Don Buford .390
4 Ed Brinkman .387
5 Billy Williams .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Cito Gaston 9
2 Carl Yastrzemski 9
4 Bob Bailey 8
4 8 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 33
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
2 Billy Williams 30
4 Dick Dietz 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Bobby Tolan 9
4 Sandy Alomar 8
4 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.68
2 Mudcat Grant 1.35
3 Don McMahon 1.59
4 Clyde Wright 1.60
5 Joe Niekro 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Sam McDowell 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Ray Culp 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 60
2 Tom Seaver 59
3 Fergie Jenkins 52
4 Don Sutton 50
5 Steve Renko 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 10
2 Claude Raymond 9
3 Ron Perranoski 7
4 Jim Brewer 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .353
2 Rico Carty .343
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Willie Davis .326
5 Cito Gaston .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Johnny Bench 125
2 Harmon Killebrew 125
4 Billy Williams 122
5 Dick Allen 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Bobby Bonds 54
3 Bert Campaneris 47
3 Joe Morgan 47
5 Cesar Tovar 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.15
2 Andy Messersmith 2.59
3 Clyde Wright 2.68
4 Jim Palmer 2.71
5 Bob Moose 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 329
2 Bob Gibson 273
3 Tom Seaver 268
4 Fergie Jenkins 262
5 Mickey Lolich 261

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 35
2 Wayne Granger 34
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 Sparky Lyle 24