On This Day

Wednesday, July 29, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 39 .618 --
Tigers 56 44 .560 6.0
Yankees 54 46 .540 8.0
Red Sox 51 48 .515 10.5
Indians 48 53 .475 14.5
Senators 46 54 .460 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 34 .646 --
Angels 58 44 .569 7.0
Athletics 55 45 .550 9.0
Royals 37 64 .366 27.5
Brewers 37 64 .366 27.5
White Sox 36 68 .346 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 46 .549 --
Mets 54 46 .540 1.0
Cubs 51 49 .510 4.0
Phillies 46 52 .469 8.0
Expos 44 57 .436 11.5
Cardinals 43 58 .426 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 32 .689 --
Dodgers 57 42 .576 12.0
Braves 49 52 .485 21.0
Giants 47 52 .475 22.0
Astros 46 55 .455 24.0
Padres 40 63 .388 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Horace Clarke 4
3 Ron Fairly 3
3 Julian Javier 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Mickey Stanley 2
4 Dick Allen 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 5
2 Tony Oliva 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elliott Maddox 2
1 Ron Santo 2
1 Billy Williams 2
4 Johnny Callison 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Culp 1.50
2 Les Cain 0.78
3 Gary Nolan 0.71
4 Carl Morton 0.70
5 Dick Bosman 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 12
2 Les Cain 7
2 Carl Morton 7
4 Ken Holtzman 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .338
4 Cito Gaston .329
5 Jim Hickman .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Harmon Killebrew 32
3 Dick Allen 30
3 Tony Perez 30
3 Billy Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 97
2 Tony Perez 96
3 Billy Williams 94
4 Boog Powell 87
5 Dick Allen 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 37
2 Bobby Tolan 35
3 Willie Davis 30
3 Tommy Harper 30
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.28
2 Tom Seaver 2.41
3 Danny Coombs 2.49
4 Sam McDowell 2.62
5 Jerry Koosman 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 15
1 Jim Merritt 15
1 Jim Perry 15
1 Tom Seaver 15
5 8 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 210
2 Tom Seaver 201
3 Bob Gibson 177
4 Fergie Jenkins 158
5 Mickey Lolich 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 25
2 Wayne Granger 24
3 Darold Knowles 20
3 Claude Raymond 20
5 Tom Timmermann 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .469
2 Tony Taylor .429
3 Rich Reese .423
4 Ted Savage .421
5 Jim Wynn .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
4 Dick Allen 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Bob Oliver 16
2 Vada Pinson 16
4 Orlando Cepeda 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 7
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Willie Davis 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
2 Phil Niekro 0.50
3 Bill Singer 0.67
4 Jim Shellenback 0.98
5 Steve Hargan 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
1 Carl Morton 4
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 Steve Hargan 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 28
2 Sam McDowell 27
3 Bill Singer 24
4 Ray Culp 23
4 5 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 6
1 Tom Timmermann 6
3 Mudcat Grant 4
3 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Dick Selma 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .419
2 Roberto Clemente .398
3 Willie Davis .394
4 Bernie Carbo .385
5 Jerry Grote .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Billy Williams 11
3 Dick Allen 10
3 Tommy Harper 10
3 Carl Yastrzemski 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 33
1 Ron Santo 33
3 Johnny Bench 32
3 Billy Williams 32
5 Harmon Killebrew 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 13
2 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Willie Davis 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
5 Sandy Alomar 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 1.04
2 Jim Shellenback 1.16
3 Al Downing 1.71
4 Diego Segui 1.77
5 Tony Cloninger 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Carl Morton 6
1 Gary Nolan 6
4 Ray Culp 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 59
2 Tom Seaver 50
3 Steve Renko 48
4 Dock Ellis 45
5 Ken Holtzman 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 10
2 Wayne Granger 8
2 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Claude Raymond 8
5 Mudcat Grant 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .351
2 Rico Carty .343
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Willie Davis .327
5 Luis Aparicio .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Johnny Bench 48
3 Hank Aaron 46
4 Dick Allen 43
4 Frank Howard 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 144
2 Johnny Bench 140
3 Harmon Killebrew 130
4 Dick Allen 128
4 Billy Williams 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Bobby Bonds 55
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Bert Campaneris 47
4 Bobby Tolan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Diego Segui 2.61
3 Jerry Koosman 2.73
4 Bob Moose 2.80
5 Sam McDowell 2.82

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 328
2 Bob Gibson 276
3 Tom Seaver 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 257
5 Mickey Lolich 253

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 37
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 2 tied 23