On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 44 .624 --
Yankees 64 52 .552 8.5
Tigers 61 56 .521 12.0
Red Sox 58 56 .509 13.5
Indians 57 61 .483 16.5
Senators 55 62 .470 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 45 .605 --
Athletics 67 51 .568 4.0
Angels 66 51 .564 4.5
Brewers 45 74 .378 26.5
Royals 44 73 .376 26.5
White Sox 43 77 .358 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 53 .555 --
Mets 62 55 .530 3.0
Cubs 60 58 .508 5.5
Cardinals 56 62 .475 9.5
Phillies 54 62 .466 10.5
Expos 50 69 .420 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 41 .658 --
Dodgers 66 49 .574 10.5
Braves 58 60 .492 20.0
Giants 57 60 .487 20.5
Astros 53 65 .449 25.0
Padres 46 73 .387 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Maury Wills 5
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Julian Javier 4
4 Gene Alley 3
4 21 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 2
1 Rusty Staub 2
3 Brant Alyea 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Hal King 4
2 Joe Pepitone 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Alley 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Blass 1.50
2 Luke Walker 1.29
3 Juan Marichal 0.82
4 Dick Drago 0.71
5 Ray Culp 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 9
1 Luke Walker 9
3 Ray Culp 8
4 Skip Pitlock 7
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Davison 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .360
2 Roberto Clemente .353
3 Tony Perez .336
4 Carl Yastrzemski .331
5 Pete Rose .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Harmon Killebrew 36
2 Tony Perez 36
4 Hank Aaron 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 115
2 Tony Perez 114
3 Hank Aaron 103
4 Billy Williams 102
5 Dick Allen 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 43
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Willie Davis 34
4 Lou Brock 33
5 Tommy Harper 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.42
2 Diego Segui 2.62
3 Sam McDowell 2.68
4 Jim Palmer 2.75
5 Danny Coombs 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 17
1 Dave McNally 17
1 Jim Merritt 17
1 Jim Perry 17
1 Tom Seaver 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 235
2 Tom Seaver 221
3 Bob Gibson 210
4 Fergie Jenkins 192
5 Gaylord Perry 164

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .509
2 Merv Rettenmund .475
3 Felix Millan .463
4 Jesus Alou .426
5 Bob Robertson .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 8
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Bob Robertson 6
2 Willie Stargell 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 20
2 Ollie Brown 19
2 Bob Robertson 19
4 Hank Aaron 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Bobby Tolan 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
5 Larry Bowa 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 0.26
2 Jim Roland 0.60
3 Lindy McDaniel 0.67
4 Gary Waslewski 0.75
5 Dick Bosman 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
1 Dave McNally 4
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 Clay Kirby 3
3 Luke Walker 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 33
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Nolan Ryan 26
4 Juan Marichal 25
4 Sam McDowell 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
2 Lindy McDaniel 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .422
2 Carl Yastrzemski .420
3 Merv Rettenmund .392
4 Wes Parker .391
5 Felix Millan .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
2 Carl Yastrzemski 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Rusty Staub 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Hank Aaron 32
3 Ollie Brown 30
3 Orlando Cepeda 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bobby Tolan 15
3 Willie Davis 10
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 1.10
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.35
3 Jim Shellenback 1.78
4 Dick Bosman 1.93
4 Barry Lersch 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 8
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Steve Hargan 5
2 Dave McNally 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
2 Sam McDowell 52
3 Bill Singer 51
4 Fergie Jenkins 49
5 Bob Johnson 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 8
1 Wayne Granger 8
1 Tom Timmermann 8
4 Lindy McDaniel 7
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .356
2 Roberto Clemente .342
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Willie Davis .330
5 Cito Gaston .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 54
2 Hank Aaron 47
2 Johnny Bench 47
4 Tony Perez 45
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 148
2 Johnny Bench 140
3 Dick Allen 133
4 Harmon Killebrew 132
5 Hank Aaron 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Tommy Harper 49
4 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.09
2 Diego Segui 2.71
3 Sam McDowell 2.78
4 Andy Messersmith 2.81
5 Jim Palmer 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 323
2 Bob Gibson 281
3 Tom Seaver 280
4 Fergie Jenkins 256
5 Mickey Lolich 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 37
2 Ron Perranoski 35
3 Darold Knowles 29
3 Ken Tatum 29
5 Mudcat Grant 27