On This Day

Monday, July 20, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 36 .613 --
Tigers 52 39 .571 4.0
Yankees 50 42 .543 6.5
Red Sox 47 43 .522 8.5
Senators 43 50 .462 14.0
Indians 42 49 .462 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 57 30 .655 --
Angels 55 37 .598 4.5
Athletics 49 44 .527 11.0
Royals 34 57 .374 25.0
Brewers 33 61 .351 27.5
White Sox 32 63 .337 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 42 .553 --
Mets 49 43 .533 2.0
Cubs 45 46 .495 5.5
Phillies 41 50 .451 9.5
Cardinals 41 51 .446 10.0
Expos 39 54 .419 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 28 .702 --
Dodgers 54 38 .587 11.0
Braves 46 46 .500 19.0
Giants 44 46 .489 20.0
Astros 40 53 .430 25.5
Padres 38 58 .396 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Matty Alou 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Aaron 1
1 Curt Blefary 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Danny Cater 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elrod Hendricks 6
2 Lee May 5
3 Paul Blair 3
3 Don Buford 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 999.00
2 Al Downing 3.00
3 Chuck Dobson 1.43
4 Les Cain 1.14
5 Fritz Peterson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Ron Cook 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Mike Davison 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Dobson 10
1 Bill Singer 10
3 Al Downing 9
4 Ken Brett 8
4 Les Cain 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Tony Perez .348
4 Jim Hickman .338
5 2 tied .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 80
5 Boog Powell 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 34
2 Tommy Harper 29
2 Bobby Tolan 29
4 Willie Davis 26
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 23
2 Wayne Granger 20
2 Darold Knowles 20
4 Claude Raymond 19
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .471
2 Bernie Carbo .455
3 Dick Dietz .450
4 Ollie Brown .444
5 Bob Bailey .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 5
1 Curt Blefary 5
1 Elrod Hendricks 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Reggie Smith 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 19
2 Dick Dietz 17
3 Willie Davis 15
4 Harmon Killebrew 14
4 Boog Powell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Joe Morgan 7
3 Carl Yastrzemski 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Cloninger 0.00
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.49
4 Al Downing 0.61
5 Milt Pappas 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Dave Giusti 3
2 Lew Krausse 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 37
2 Don Sutton 28
3 Bill Singer 26
4 Steve Dunning 24
4 Dock Ellis 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 6
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Tom Timmermann 5
4 Wayne Granger 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Grote .411
2 Ed Brinkman .408
3 Billy Williams .398
4 Don Buford .394
5 Danny Cater .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Cito Gaston 9
3 Bob Bailey 8
3 Bert Campaneris 8
3 7 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 31
1 Boog Powell 31
3 Billy Williams 29
4 Dick Dietz 28
5 Tony Perez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Joe Morgan 11
3 Bobby Tolan 9
4 Sandy Alomar 8
5 Lou Brock 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.68
2 Mudcat Grant 1.27
3 Jim Shellenback 1.42
4 Don McMahon 1.57
5 Clyde Wright 1.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 55
2 Fergie Jenkins 52
3 Don Sutton 50
4 Tom Seaver 48
5 Steve Renko 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 10
2 Claude Raymond 9
3 Ron Perranoski 8
4 Darold Knowles 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .352
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Rico Carty .343
4 Willie Davis .326
5 Cesar Tovar .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Hank Aaron 45
2 Tony Perez 45
4 Johnny Bench 42
5 3 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Harmon Killebrew 126
3 Johnny Bench 125
4 Billy Williams 122
5 Dick Allen 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Bobby Bonds 54
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Bert Campaneris 47
5 Cesar Tovar 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.05
2 Clyde Wright 2.68
3 Jim Palmer 2.71
4 Andy Messersmith 2.73
5 Bob Moose 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 26
2 Tom Seaver 25
3 Jim Perry 24
4 Jim Merritt 23
5 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 320
2 Bob Gibson 273
3 Tom Seaver 265
4 Fergie Jenkins 262
5 Mickey Lolich 261

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 36
2 Wayne Granger 35
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 29
5 Sparky Lyle 23