On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 39 .636 --
Yankees 58 48 .547 9.5
Tigers 58 49 .542 10.0
Red Sox 53 52 .505 14.0
Indians 52 56 .481 16.5
Senators 49 59 .454 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 38 .635 --
Angels 61 47 .565 7.0
Athletics 61 47 .565 7.0
Brewers 40 70 .364 29.0
Royals 39 69 .361 29.0
White Sox 40 71 .360 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 49 .550 --
Mets 58 49 .542 1.0
Cubs 56 53 .514 4.0
Phillies 49 57 .462 9.5
Cardinals 49 59 .454 10.5
Expos 48 62 .436 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 36 .676 --
Dodgers 61 46 .570 12.0
Giants 52 55 .486 21.0
Braves 52 57 .477 22.0
Astros 48 61 .440 26.0
Padres 43 67 .391 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailey 4
1 Don Kessinger 4
3 Jesus Alou 3
3 Glenn Beckert 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Spencer 2
2 Max Alvis 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 John Boccabella 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 5
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Ed Herrmann 4
2 Jim Spencer 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesus Alou 1
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Dobson 1.20
1 Luke Walker 1.20
3 Jim Palmer 1.17
4 Gaylord Perry 1.00
4 Fritz Peterson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 11
2 Jim Palmer 7
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Chuck Dobson 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Danny Murphy 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Tony Oliva .329
4 Tony Perez .326
5 Pete Rose .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 37
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 107
2 Billy Williams 100
3 Tony Perez 99
4 Hank Aaron 94
4 Dick Allen 94

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 2.62
5 Jim Palmer 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 16
1 Jim Merritt 16
1 Jim Palmer 16
1 Jim Perry 16
1 Tom Seaver 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 222
2 Tom Seaver 214
3 Bob Gibson 187
4 Fergie Jenkins 176
5 Gaylord Perry 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 25
2 Wayne Granger 24
3 Darold Knowles 22
4 Claude Raymond 21
5 Dave Giusti 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Henderson .459
2 Glenn Beckert .437
3 Orlando Cepeda .419
3 Mike Lum .419
5 Danny Thompson .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 Bob Oliver 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 24
2 Bob Bailey 19
3 Hank Aaron 18
3 Bob Oliver 18
5 4 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 9
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Willie Davis 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Culver 0.75
1 Dick Selma 0.75
3 Tommy John 1.05
4 Al Downing 1.17
5 Gary Nolan 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
1 Steve Hargan 4
3 Bert Blyleven 3
3 Danny Frisella 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 26
1 Bill Singer 26
3 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Sam McDowell 25
5 Bob Gibson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
3 Mudcat Grant 4
3 Lindy McDaniel 4
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .434
2 Bob Bailey .408
3 Orlando Cepeda .407
4 Merv Rettenmund .400
5 Bernie Carbo .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
2 Bob Bailey 10
2 Orlando Cepeda 10
2 Rusty Staub 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 38
2 Ron Santo 36
3 Bob Bailey 30
4 Orlando Cepeda 28
5 Dick Dietz 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 13
2 Bobby Tolan 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Lou Brock 10
4 Willie Davis 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.90
2 Steve Hargan 1.27
3 Jim Shellenback 1.43
4 Chuck Taylor 1.74
5 Diego Segui 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Chuck Dobson 6
3 Danny Frisella 5
3 Steve Hargan 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 62
2 Bill Singer 52
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Fergie Jenkins 44
4 Bob Johnson 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 8
1 Tom Timmermann 8
3 Dave Giusti 7
3 Wayne Granger 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Rico Carty .350
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Willie Davis .330
5 Luis Aparicio .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 50
3 Hank Aaron 47
4 Frank Howard 42
5 Tony Perez 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 145
2 Tony Perez 139
3 Dick Allen 129
4 Harmon Killebrew 127
5 2 tied 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 56
2 Tommy Harper 55
3 Bobby Tolan 50
4 Joe Morgan 49
5 Bert Campaneris 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Sam McDowell 2.69
3 Jim Palmer 2.70
4 Diego Segui 2.71
5 Jerry Koosman 2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 333
2 Tom Seaver 277
3 Bob Gibson 273
4 Fergie Jenkins 255
5 Mickey Lolich 252

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 36
2 Ron Perranoski 35
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 28
5 Mudcat Grant 24