On This Day

Monday, August 3, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 39 .629 --
Yankees 57 47 .548 8.5
Tigers 57 48 .543 9.0
Red Sox 53 50 .515 12.0
Indians 51 55 .481 15.5
Senators 48 58 .453 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 37 .637 --
Angels 60 46 .566 7.0
Athletics 59 47 .557 8.0
Brewers 40 68 .370 28.0
Royals 39 67 .368 28.0
White Sox 38 71 .349 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 58 49 .542 --
Mets 56 49 .533 1.0
Cubs 55 51 .519 2.5
Phillies 49 55 .471 7.5
Cardinals 48 58 .453 9.5
Expos 47 60 .439 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 74 35 .679 --
Dodgers 60 45 .571 12.0
Braves 51 56 .477 22.0
Giants 50 55 .476 22.0
Astros 47 60 .439 26.0
Padres 43 65 .398 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Thompson 5
2 Sandy Alomar 4
2 Felix Millan 4
2 Lou Piniella 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Bob Burda 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ollie Brown 5
2 Bob Bailey 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Willie McCovey 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 3
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 2.50
2 Skip Pitlock 1.50
3 Mike Torrez 1.25
4 Jim Perry 1.20
5 Mike Kilkenny 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 10
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
1 Mike Torrez 10
4 Skip Pitlock 9
4 Bill Singer 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Perez .331
4 Tony Oliva .326
5 Cito Gaston .325

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 100
3 Tony Perez 98
4 Hank Aaron 94
5 Dick Allen 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 39
1 Bobby Tolan 39
3 Willie Davis 32
4 Tommy Harper 30
5 Sandy Alomar 27

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 Jim Palmer 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 16
1 Jim Perry 16
1 Tom Seaver 16
4 Mike Cuellar 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 218
2 Tom Seaver 214
3 Bob Gibson 187
4 Fergie Jenkins 176
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 Glenn Beckert .457
1 Danny Thompson .457
3 Ken Henderson .448
4 Carl Yastrzemski .429
5 Orlando Cepeda .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 8
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Ron Fairly 6
2 Bob Oliver 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 21
2 Hank Aaron 19
2 Bob Oliver 19
4 Ron Santo 17
4 Billy Williams 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 10
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Willie Davis 7
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 1.21
2 Chuck Taylor 1.27
3 Jim McAndrew 1.33
4 Joe Coleman 1.38
4 Mudcat Grant 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Jim Hannan 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 36
2 Bob Johnson 31
3 Fergie Jenkins 28
4 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
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .423
2 Jerry Grote .402
3 Bob Bailey .400
4 Orlando Cepeda .398
5 Carl Yastrzemski .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
2 Bob Bailey 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Rusty Staub 10
2 Billy Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 37
2 Johnny Bench 36
3 Billy Williams 29
4 Frank Howard 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.90
2 Steve Hargan 1.34
3 Jim Shellenback 1.59
3 Mudcat Grant 1.59
5 Sonny Siebert 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Chuck Dobson 5
2 Lew Krausse 5
2 Sam McDowell 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 58
1 Bill Singer 58
3 Tom Seaver 54
4 Fergie Jenkins 49
5 3 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 .352
2 Rico Carty .350
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Willie Davis .334
5 Luis Aparicio .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 49
3 Hank Aaron 47
4 Frank Howard 42
4 Tony Perez 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Tony Perez 141
3 Billy Williams 131
4 Dick Allen 129
5 Harmon Killebrew 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 57
2 Tommy Harper 55
3 Joe Morgan 51
4 Bobby Tolan 50
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Sam McDowell 2.62
3 Diego Segui 2.69
4 Jerry Koosman 2.74
5 Jim Palmer 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 25
3 Jim Perry 24
4 Sam McDowell 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 329
2 Tom Seaver 277
3 Bob Gibson 273
4 Fergie Jenkins 267
5 Mickey Lolich 248

Saves

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