On This Day

Monday, August 10, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 42 .628 --
Yankees 61 51 .545 9.5
Tigers 60 53 .531 11.0
Red Sox 56 54 .509 13.5
Indians 56 58 .491 15.5
Senators 51 62 .451 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 41 .627 --
Angels 64 49 .566 6.5
Athletics 64 50 .561 7.0
Royals 42 71 .372 28.5
Brewers 42 73 .365 29.5
White Sox 42 74 .362 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 51 .557 --
Mets 60 52 .536 2.5
Cubs 58 56 .509 5.5
Cardinals 53 60 .469 10.0
Phillies 52 60 .464 10.5
Expos 49 66 .426 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 39 .664 --
Dodgers 63 49 .563 12.0
Giants 55 57 .491 20.0
Braves 54 59 .478 21.5
Astros 51 63 .447 25.0
Padres 45 69 .395 31.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Monday 4
2 Donn Clendenon 3
2 Billy Conigliaro 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Billy Conigliaro 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Rick Monday 1
1 Jim Northrup 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Conigliaro 4
1 Jim Northrup 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 Tony Conigliaro 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 Gene Clines 1
1 Jim Holt 1
1 Tony Oliva 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 0.33
2 Sonny Siebert 0.31
3 Diego Segui 0.27
4 Bill Zepp 0.14
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Sonny Siebert 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sonny Siebert 4
2 Tom Seaver 3
2 Diego Segui 3
4 Joe Gibbon 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .359
2 Rico Carty .358
3 Carl Yastrzemski .329
4 Pete Rose .329
5 Tony Perez .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 38
2 Harmon Killebrew 35
3 Tony Perez 34
4 Hank Aaron 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 111
2 Tony Perez 106
3 Billy Williams 100
4 Hank Aaron 99
5 Dick Allen 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 42
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Willie Davis 33
4 Lou Brock 30
4 Tommy Harper 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.42
2 Diego Segui 2.62
3 Danny Coombs 2.75
4 Jim Palmer 2.76
5 Sam McDowell 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 17
1 Tom Seaver 17
3 Sam McDowell 16
3 Dave McNally 16
3 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 226
2 Tom Seaver 221
3 Bob Gibson 197
4 Fergie Jenkins 186
5 Gaylord Perry 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 26
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 23
4 Claude Raymond 21
5 Mudcat Grant 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Blair .488
2 Ted Sizemore .468
3 Ken Berry .457
4 Felix Millan .447
5 Willie Davis .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Rusty Staub 7
3 Donn Clendenon 6
3 Bob Robertson 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 20
1 Bob Robertson 20
3 Donn Clendenon 18
4 Bob Bailey 17
5 Johnny Bench 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Bobby Tolan 9
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Cesar Cedeno 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
1 Jack Aker 0.00
3 Tom Hall 0.56
4 Dick Selma 0.73
5 Nolan Ryan 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Ron Klimkowski 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 28
2 Bob Gibson 27
3 Tom Seaver 26
3 Bill Singer 26
5 Tom Hall 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Mudcat Grant 4
2 Ken Sanders 4
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .429
2 Ted Sizemore .408
3 Merv Rettenmund .398
4 Glenn Beckert .388
5 Wes Parker .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Johnny Bench 10
2 Rusty Staub 10
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 Carl Yastrzemski 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 35
2 Hank Aaron 28
3 Bob Bailey 27
3 Willie McCovey 27
5 Dick Allen 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
1 Bobby Tolan 14
3 Willie Davis 9
4 Joe Morgan 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 1.36
2 Jim Shellenback 1.43
3 Steve Hargan 1.44
4 Cal Koonce 1.80
5 Al Downing 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 7
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Steve Hargan 5
2 Sonny Siebert 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 51
2 Bill Singer 50
3 Chuck Dobson 47
4 Tom Seaver 44
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 9
2 Lindy McDaniel 8
2 Tom Timmermann 8
4 Mudcat Grant 7
5 Claude Raymond 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .355
2 Rico Carty .354
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Willie Davis .331
5 Cito Gaston .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Johnny Bench 49
3 Hank Aaron 48
4 Tony Perez 43
5 Frank Howard 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 147
2 Tony Perez 141
3 Hank Aaron 130
3 Harmon Killebrew 130
5 Dick Allen 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 55
2 Tommy Harper 53
3 Bobby Tolan 52
4 Joe Morgan 49
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.09
2 Diego Segui 2.67
3 Jim Palmer 2.77
4 Sam McDowell 2.81
5 Andy Messersmith 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 26
2 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Jim Perry 24
4 Sam McDowell 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 328
2 Tom Seaver 280
3 Bob Gibson 273
4 Fergie Jenkins 260
5 Mickey Lolich 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 35
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 29
5 Mudcat Grant 26