On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 39 .629 --
Tigers 57 47 .548 8.5
Yankees 57 47 .548 8.5
Red Sox 53 50 .515 12.0
Indians 51 55 .481 15.5
Senators 47 58 .448 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 64 36 .640 --
Angels 59 46 .562 7.5
Athletics 59 46 .562 7.5
Brewers 39 67 .368 28.0
Royals 38 67 .362 28.5
White Sox 38 70 .352 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 58 48 .547 --
Mets 56 48 .538 1.0
Cubs 54 51 .514 3.5
Phillies 49 54 .476 7.5
Cardinals 47 58 .448 10.5
Expos 46 60 .434 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 74 34 .685 --
Dodgers 60 44 .577 12.0
Braves 50 55 .476 22.5
Giants 49 55 .471 23.0
Astros 46 59 .438 26.5
Padres 42 65 .393 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duke Sims 5
2 Paul Blair 4
2 Larry Brown 4
2 Rick Monday 4
2 Ed Stroud 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Robertson 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Donn Clendenon 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Robertson 6
2 Curt Motton 5
2 Tony Taylor 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 Johnny Jeter 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 Cito Gaston 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.43
2 Joe Coleman 1.20
2 Rich Hand 1.20
2 Jim McAndrew 1.20
5 Gary Nolan 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Danny Coombs 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
2 Ray Sadecki 7
3 Dean Chance 6
3 Joe Coleman 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .332
4 Jim Hickman .327
5 Tony Oliva .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Harmon Killebrew 33
3 Hank Aaron 31
3 Dick Allen 31
3 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 103
2 Billy Williams 99
3 Tony Perez 98
4 Hank Aaron 94
5 Dick Allen 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 39
2 Bobby Tolan 38
3 Willie Davis 32
4 Tommy Harper 30
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.36
2 Tom Seaver 2.39
3 Diego Segui 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 Mike Cuellar 15
3 Catfish Hunter 15
3 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 218
2 Tom Seaver 214
3 Bob Gibson 187
4 Fergie Jenkins 166
5 Mickey Lolich 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 25
2 Wayne Granger 24
3 Darold Knowles 21
3 Claude Raymond 21
5 Dave Giusti 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .467
2 Glenn Beckert .429
3 Carl Yastrzemski .423
4 Bob Robertson .410
5 Willie Stargell .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Carl Yastrzemski 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Ron Fairly 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 22
2 Hank Aaron 19
3 Ron Santo 18
4 Deron Johnson 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
2 Mudcat Grant 1.20
3 Al Downing 1.21
4 Jerry Koosman 1.27
4 Chuck Taylor 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Jim Hannan 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
1 Mudcat Grant 5
1 Wayne Granger 5
1 Tom Timmermann 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .434
2 Bob Bailey .431
3 Willie Davis .416
4 Wes Parker .406
5 Carl Yastrzemski .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
1 Billy Williams 11
4 Dick Allen 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 37
2 Johnny Bench 36
3 Billy Williams 33
4 Harmon Killebrew 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
1 Bobby Tolan 13
3 Willie Davis 11
4 Lou Brock 9
4 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Hargan 1.34
2 Jim Shellenback 1.59
2 Mudcat Grant 1.59
4 Sonny Siebert 1.64
5 Al Downing 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Gary Nolan 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
3 Ray Culp 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 58
2 Tom Seaver 54
3 Bill Singer 49
4 Bob Johnson 48
5 2 tied 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .353
2 Rico Carty .348
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Willie Davis .337
5 Luis Aparicio .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Johnny Bench 49
3 Hank Aaron 47
4 Tony Perez 43
5 Frank Howard 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
1 Tony Perez 142
3 Billy Williams 130
4 Dick Allen 129
4 Harmon Killebrew 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 57
2 Tommy Harper 56
3 Bobby Tolan 49
4 Bert Campaneris 48
4 Joe Morgan 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Sam McDowell 2.59
3 Diego Segui 2.69
4 Jerry Koosman 2.70
5 Jim Palmer 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 332
2 Tom Seaver 277
3 Bob Gibson 273
4 Fergie Jenkins 257
5 Mickey Lolich 255

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 37
2 Ron Perranoski 36
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 Mudcat Grant 24