On This Day

Monday, July 27, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 38 .620 --
Tigers 55 43 .561 6.0
Yankees 52 46 .531 9.0
Red Sox 50 47 .515 10.5
Indians 47 52 .475 14.5
Senators 45 53 .459 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 61 33 .649 --
Angels 58 42 .580 6.0
Athletics 54 44 .551 9.0
Royals 36 63 .364 27.5
Brewers 36 63 .364 27.5
White Sox 35 67 .343 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 45 .550 --
Mets 53 45 .541 1.0
Cubs 50 48 .510 4.0
Phillies 46 51 .474 7.5
Cardinals 42 57 .424 12.5
Expos 42 57 .424 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 70 31 .693 --
Dodgers 56 42 .571 12.5
Braves 48 51 .485 21.0
Giants 46 51 .474 22.0
Astros 45 54 .455 24.0
Padres 40 61 .396 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vic Davalillo 3
1 Julian Javier 3
1 Deron Johnson 3
1 Lee May 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Carbo 5
2 Mike Shannon 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Byron Browne 3
3 Dal Maxvill 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woodie Fryman 1.00
2 Mel Stottlemyre 0.86
3 Tom Seaver 0.60
4 Bert Blyleven 0.57
5 Rudy May 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Tom Seaver 1
1 Mel Stottlemyre 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Woodie Fryman 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
1 Mel Stottlemyre 6
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Dick Selma 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .341
4 Jim Hickman .338
5 Cito Gaston .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
2 Tony Perez 30
4 Dick Allen 29
4 Billy Williams 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 97
2 Tony Perez 94
3 Billy Williams 92
4 Boog Powell 86
5 Dick Allen 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 37
2 Bobby Tolan 33
3 Tommy Harper 30
4 Willie Davis 29
5 Sandy Alomar 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.41
2 Danny Coombs 2.52
3 Sam McDowell 2.53
4 Jim McGlothlin 2.78
5 Clyde Wright 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 15
1 Jim Merritt 15
1 Jim Perry 15
1 Tom Seaver 15
5 5 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 206
2 Tom Seaver 201
3 Bob Gibson 170
4 Fergie Jenkins 158
5 Mickey Lolich 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 25
2 Wayne Granger 23
3 Darold Knowles 20
3 Claude Raymond 20
5 Tom Timmermann 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .488
2 Ted Savage .484
3 Johnny Bench .442
4 Duane Josephson .417
5 Rick Monday .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
3 Deron Johnson 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Carl Yastrzemski 15
3 Orlando Cepeda 14
3 Deron Johnson 14
5 Boog Powell 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
2 Phil Niekro 0.50
2 Milt Pappas 0.50
4 Joe Niekro 0.64
5 Greg Garrett 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Steve Hargan 3
1 Carl Morton 3
4 Stan Bahnsen 2
4 34 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 24
2 Bob Johnson 23
2 Sam McDowell 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
1 Tom Timmermann 5
3 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Dick Selma 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .411
2 Orlando Cepeda .400
3 Billy Williams .398
4 Willie Davis .398
5 Roberto Clemente .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Carl Yastrzemski 11
3 Billy Williams 10
4 Dick Allen 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 34
2 Johnny Bench 32
3 Harmon Killebrew 31
3 Billy Williams 31
5 Ron Santo 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Bobby Tolan 12
3 Willie Davis 9
3 Joe Morgan 9
5 Sandy Alomar 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 1.08
2 Jim Shellenback 1.16
3 Milt Pappas 1.29
4 Diego Segui 1.61
5 Dock Ellis 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Morton 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Dock Ellis 5
2 Dave Giusti 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 60
2 Fergie Jenkins 56
3 Tom Seaver 50
4 Don Sutton 48
5 Dock Ellis 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 9
2 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Claude Raymond 8
4 Mudcat Grant 7
4 Wayne Granger 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Rico Carty .345
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Willie Davis .329
5 Luis Aparicio .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Johnny Bench 48
3 Hank Aaron 44
4 Tony Perez 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 144
2 Johnny Bench 140
3 Harmon Killebrew 129
4 Billy Williams 128
5 Dick Allen 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Bobby Bonds 55
3 Bert Campaneris 47
3 Joe Morgan 47
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Diego Segui 2.63
3 Jerry Koosman 2.75
4 Sam McDowell 2.77
5 Bob Moose 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 324
2 Tom Seaver 270
3 Bob Gibson 269
4 Fergie Jenkins 262
5 Mickey Lolich 253

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
1 Ron Perranoski 38
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 Sparky Lyle 23