On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 39 .625 --
Tigers 57 46 .553 7.5
Yankees 57 46 .553 7.5
Red Sox 53 49 .520 11.0
Indians 50 54 .481 15.0
Senators 46 57 .447 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 63 36 .636 --
Athletics 58 45 .563 7.0
Angels 58 46 .558 7.5
Royals 38 66 .365 27.5
Brewers 38 67 .362 28.0
White Sox 37 69 .349 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 56 46 .549 --
Pirates 57 48 .543 0.5
Cubs 54 50 .519 3.0
Phillies 48 54 .471 8.0
Cardinals 46 58 .442 11.0
Expos 46 59 .438 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 34 .682 --
Dodgers 59 44 .573 12.0
Braves 50 54 .481 21.5
Giants 49 54 .476 22.0
Astros 46 58 .442 25.5
Padres 40 65 .381 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Robertson 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
1 Rusty Staub 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 4
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Willie Stargell 2
4 Dick Allen 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 6
1 Rusty Staub 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Cesar Tovar 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.86
2 Chuck Dobson 1.75
3 Sam McDowell 0.89
4 Gary Peters 0.71
5 Milt Pappas 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Ron Klimkowski 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 13
2 Sam McDowell 8
3 Chuck Dobson 7
4 Rich Nye 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sal Campisi 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Barry Lersch 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .360
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .336
4 Jim Hickman .327
5 Carl Yastrzemski .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Harmon Killebrew 32
3 Dick Allen 31
3 Tony Perez 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 103
2 Tony Perez 98
2 Billy Williams 98
4 Dick Allen 92
5 Hank Aaron 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 38
2 Bobby Tolan 37
3 Willie Davis 32
4 Tommy Harper 30
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.28
2 Tom Seaver 2.39
3 Danny Coombs 2.49
4 Sam McDowell 2.50
5 Jerry Koosman 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 16
1 Tom Seaver 16
3 Catfish Hunter 15
3 Jim Merritt 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 218
2 Tom Seaver 214
3 Bob Gibson 177
4 Fergie Jenkins 166
5 Mickey Lolich 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 25
2 Wayne Granger 24
3 Claude Raymond 21
4 Darold Knowles 20
5 3 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .442
2 Jim Wynn .432
3 Glenn Beckert .414
4 Bob Bailey .412
5 Ted Savage .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
1 Carl Yastrzemski 8
3 Ron Fairly 6
3 Deron Johnson 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 22
2 Ron Santo 18
2 Billy Williams 18
2 Carl Yastrzemski 18
5 Bob Oliver 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Willie Davis 8
2 Bobby Tolan 8
4 Bobby Bonds 6
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
2 Diego Segui 0.71
3 Jim McAndrew 0.90
4 Mudcat Grant 1.20
5 Al Downing 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
1 Steve Hargan 4
3 Danny Frisella 3
3 Bill Hands 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 35
2 Bill Singer 27
3 Bob Johnson 26
3 Tom Seaver 26
5 Chuck Dobson 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .434
2 Willie Davis .407
2 Carl Yastrzemski .407
4 Wes Parker .402
5 Jerry Grote .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
1 Carl Yastrzemski 11
4 Dick Allen 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 38
2 Ron Santo 36
3 Billy Williams 32
4 Boog Powell 30
5 Dick Allen 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 14
2 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Willie Davis 11
4 Lou Brock 9
4 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 1.01
2 Steve Hargan 1.34
3 Sonny Siebert 1.64
4 Jim Shellenback 1.69
5 Al Downing 1.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 67
2 Tom Seaver 54
3 Bill Singer 49
4 Bob Johnson 48
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 9
1 Tom Timmermann 9
3 Wayne Granger 8
4 Ron Perranoski 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .352
2 Rico Carty .348
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Willie Davis .334
5 Luis Aparicio .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 49
3 Hank Aaron 46
4 Tony Perez 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 144
2 Johnny Bench 142
3 Dick Allen 131
4 Billy Williams 129
5 Harmon Killebrew 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 2.16
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Sam McDowell 2.59
4 Jerry Koosman 2.70
5 Jim Palmer 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 332
2 Tom Seaver 277
3 Bob Gibson 263
4 Fergie Jenkins 257
5 Mickey Lolich 255

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 36
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 Mudcat Grant 24