On This Day

Friday, July 31, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 64 39 .621 --
Tigers 57 45 .559 6.5
Yankees 56 46 .549 7.5
Red Sox 52 49 .515 11.0
Indians 49 54 .476 15.0
Senators 46 56 .451 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 36 .633 --
Angels 58 45 .563 6.5
Athletics 57 45 .559 7.0
Royals 38 65 .369 26.5
Brewers 38 66 .365 27.0
White Sox 37 68 .352 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 55 46 .545 --
Pirates 56 48 .538 0.5
Cubs 54 49 .524 2.0
Phillies 46 54 .460 8.5
Cardinals 45 58 .437 11.0
Expos 44 59 .427 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 72 34 .679 --
Dodgers 59 42 .584 10.5
Braves 50 53 .485 20.5
Giants 49 52 .485 20.5
Astros 46 57 .447 24.5
Padres 40 64 .385 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 7
1 Ken Henderson 7
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Don Kessinger 5
5 2 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 5
2 Johnny Callison 4
2 Tito Fuentes 4
2 Jim Hickman 4
2 Jim Northrup 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Ken Henderson 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sonny Siebert 2.33
2 Dave McNally 1.20
3 Juan Marichal 0.83
4 Pat Dobson 0.80
5 Bill Hands 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Sonny Siebert 7
3 Dave McNally 6
3 Frank Reberger 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .359
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .338
4 Jim Hickman .327
5 Cito Gaston .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Harmon Killebrew 32
3 Tony Perez 31
4 Dick Allen 30
4 Billy Williams 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 101
2 Tony Perez 98
2 Billy Williams 98
4 Dick Allen 88
5 Boog Powell 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 38
2 Bobby Tolan 37
3 Willie Davis 31
4 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 Catfish Hunter 15
1 Sam McDowell 15
1 Jim Merritt 15
1 Jim Perry 15
1 Tom Seaver 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 210
2 Tom Seaver 201
3 Bob Gibson 177
4 Fergie Jenkins 166
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 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .440
2 Jim Wynn .424
3 Ted Kubiak .422
4 Wes Parker .415
5 Duane Josephson .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Carl Yastrzemski 7
3 Vada Pinson 6
4 Dick Allen 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 22
2 Ron Santo 18
2 Billy Williams 18
4 Bob Oliver 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bobby Tolan 8
3 Willie Davis 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 0.71
2 Orlando Pena 0.75
3 Jim McAndrew 0.90
4 Al Downing 1.13
5 Mudcat Grant 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Hargan 4
1 Carl Morton 4
3 Chuck Dobson 3
3 Danny Frisella 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Johnson 32
2 Sam McDowell 27
2 Bill Singer 27
4 Les Cain 23
4 3 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 6
2 Mudcat Grant 5
2 Tom Timmermann 5
4 Jim Brewer 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .425
2 Wes Parker .411
3 Carl Yastrzemski .407
4 Bernie Carbo .400
5 Willie Davis .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
1 Carl Yastrzemski 11
4 Bob Bailey 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 36
1 Ron Santo 36
3 Billy Williams 33
4 Boog Powell 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 15
2 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Willie Davis 11
4 Joe Morgan 9
5 Lou Brock 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.98
2 Steve Hargan 1.34
3 Sonny Siebert 1.64
4 Jim Shellenback 1.69
5 Al Downing 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Carl Morton 6
1 Gary Nolan 6
4 Ted Abernathy 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 59
2 Fergie Jenkins 50
3 Bill Singer 49
4 Bob Johnson 48
5 Dock Ellis 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Rico Carty .349
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Willie Davis .330
5 Luis Aparicio .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 50
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Frank Howard 43
4 Tony Perez 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Johnny Bench 143
3 Billy Williams 131
4 Harmon Killebrew 128
5 Dick Allen 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 56
1 Tommy Harper 56
3 Bert Campaneris 48
3 Joe Morgan 48
3 Bobby Tolan 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Sam McDowell 2.67
4 Jerry Koosman 2.70
5 Bill Singer 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 25
1 Tom Seaver 25
3 Jim Perry 23
4 Bill Hands 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 324
2 Tom Seaver 270
3 Fergie Jenkins 265
4 Bob Gibson 263
5 Mickey Lolich 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 36
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 Mudcat Grant 24