On This Day

Friday, July 24, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 37 .619 --
Tigers 54 42 .563 5.5
Yankees 51 44 .537 8.0
Red Sox 49 46 .516 10.0
Indians 45 51 .469 14.5
Senators 44 52 .458 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 60 31 .659 --
Angels 57 40 .588 6.0
Athletics 52 44 .542 10.5
Royals 35 61 .365 27.5
Brewers 35 62 .361 28.0
White Sox 34 66 .340 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 43 .561 --
Mets 51 44 .537 2.5
Cubs 49 46 .516 4.5
Phillies 44 50 .468 9.0
Cardinals 41 55 .427 13.0
Expos 41 56 .423 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 68 30 .694 --
Dodgers 55 40 .579 11.5
Braves 46 50 .479 21.0
Giants 45 49 .479 21.0
Astros 43 54 .443 24.5
Padres 39 60 .394 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Stanley 6
2 Sandy Alomar 4
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Eddie Leon 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 2
1 Tony Horton 2
1 Bob Oliver 2
1 Vada Pinson 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Ray Hart 4
1 Tony Horton 4
1 Willie McCovey 4
1 Bob Oliver 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Bobby Tolan 2
4 Tommy Harper 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dock Ellis 1.17
2 Bill Singer 0.88
3 Ken Holtzman 0.86
3 Lew Krausse 0.86
5 Andy Messersmith 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Mike Davison 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 8
1 Grant Jackson 8
3 Dock Ellis 7
3 Mike Kilkenny 7
3 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Fred Lasher 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Jim Hickman .344
4 Tony Perez .341
5 Cito Gaston .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 30
1 Tony Perez 30
3 Johnny Bench 29
4 Billy Williams 28
5 Dick Allen 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 94
2 Billy Williams 89
3 Johnny Bench 84
4 Dick Dietz 81
4 Harmon Killebrew 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 35
2 Bobby Tolan 32
3 Tommy Harper 30
4 Willie Davis 28
5 Sandy Alomar 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.38
2 Danny Coombs 2.52
3 Sam McDowell 2.53
4 Clyde Wright 2.78
5 Jim McGlothlin 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 15
1 Jim Merritt 15
1 Jim Perry 15
4 Jim Palmer 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 206
2 Tom Seaver 195
3 Bob Gibson 170
4 Fergie Jenkins 154
5 2 tied 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 24
2 Wayne Granger 22
3 Darold Knowles 20
3 Claude Raymond 20
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .480
2 Jim Hickman .419
2 Willie Mays .419
4 Bernie Carbo .412
5 Lou Brock .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Elrod Hendricks 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elrod Hendricks 14
1 Harmon Killebrew 14
3 Deron Johnson 13
3 Ron Santo 13
3 Carl Yastrzemski 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 5
2 Tommie Agee 4
2 Sandy Alomar 4
2 Matty Alou 4
2 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Cloninger 0.00
2 Milt Pappas 0.48
3 Greg Garrett 0.71
4 Jim Shellenback 1.08
5 Don Wilson 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 33
2 Sam McDowell 31
3 Les Cain 30
4 Chuck Dobson 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .413
2 Roberto Clemente .402
3 Ed Brinkman .392
4 Cesar Tovar .392
5 Don Buford .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Bob Bailey 9
2 Billy Williams 9
2 Carl Yastrzemski 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 31
2 Boog Powell 29
2 Ron Santo 29
2 Billy Williams 29
5 Dick Dietz 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Bobby Tolan 11
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Sandy Alomar 9
5 Willie Davis 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 1.07
2 Milt Pappas 1.29
3 Jim Shellenback 1.42
4 Dave Giusti 1.67
5 Bert Blyleven 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Lew Krausse 6
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Carl Morton 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 64
2 Tom Seaver 55
3 Fergie Jenkins 52
4 Steve Renko 50
5 Dock Ellis 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 10
2 Claude Raymond 9
3 Wayne Granger 7
3 Ron Perranoski 7
5 5 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .355
2 Rico Carty .345
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Willie Davis .325
5 Cesar Tovar .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Hank Aaron 45
2 Tony Perez 45
4 Johnny Bench 43
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 146
2 Harmon Killebrew 130
3 Johnny Bench 127
3 Billy Williams 127
5 Dick Allen 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 59
2 Bobby Bonds 53
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Bert Campaneris 47
5 3 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.11
2 Clyde Wright 2.72
3 Bob Moose 2.76
4 Sam McDowell 2.76
5 Jim Palmer 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 329
2 Bob Gibson 280
3 Tom Seaver 272
4 Mickey Lolich 261
5 Fergie Jenkins 259

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 37
1 Ron Perranoski 37
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 29
5 Sparky Lyle 23