On This Day

Monday, August 17, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 44 .633 --
Yankees 66 52 .559 9.0
Tigers 64 56 .533 12.0
Red Sox 61 57 .517 14.0
Senators 58 62 .483 18.0
Indians 57 63 .475 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 70 47 .598 --
Angels 67 53 .558 4.5
Athletics 67 54 .554 5.0
Brewers 46 75 .380 26.0
Royals 44 76 .367 27.5
White Sox 43 80 .350 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 55 .549 --
Mets 63 56 .529 2.5
Cubs 63 59 .516 4.0
Cardinals 57 64 .471 9.5
Phillies 54 65 .454 11.5
Expos 51 70 .421 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 41 .667 --
Dodgers 67 52 .563 13.0
Giants 60 60 .500 20.5
Braves 59 61 .492 21.5
Astros 54 66 .450 26.5
Padres 47 75 .385 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Andrews 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Norm Cash 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Reggie Smith 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Merv Rettenmund 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Don Kessinger 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Hannan 2.00
2 Jim Merritt 1.00
2 Milt Pappas 1.00
4 Sam McDowell 0.83
4 Jim Palmer 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Jim Hannan 1
1 Cal Koonce 1
1 Jim Merritt 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 8
1 Cal Koonce 8
3 Jim Hannan 6
3 Lew Krausse 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Chuck Taylor 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Tony Perez .337
4 Carl Yastrzemski .329
5 Willie Davis .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Harmon Killebrew 37
2 Tony Perez 37
4 Hank Aaron 34
4 Billy Williams 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 121
2 Tony Perez 117
3 Billy Williams 106
4 Hank Aaron 103
5 Dick Allen 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 45
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Willie Davis 35
4 Lou Brock 34
5 Tommy Harper 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.41
2 Jim Palmer 2.68
3 Sam McDowell 2.68
4 Diego Segui 2.72
5 Danny Coombs 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 18
1 Jim Merritt 18
3 Mike Cuellar 17
3 Bob Gibson 17
3 5 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 240
2 Tom Seaver 227
3 Bob Gibson 218
4 Fergie Jenkins 196
5 Gaylord Perry 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 27
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 24
4 Mudcat Grant 21
4 2 others tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .508
2 Merv Rettenmund .432
3 Felix Millan .432
4 Wes Parker .431
5 Joe Torre .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 6
1 Tony Perez 6
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 19
2 Bob Bailey 18
2 Johnny Bench 18
2 Ollie Brown 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bobby Tolan 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 0.36
2 Dick Bosman 0.78
3 Eddie Fisher 0.98
4 Larry Dierker 1.33
5 Jim Nash 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Clay Kirby 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 31
2 Fergie Jenkins 30
3 Jim Merritt 29
4 Nolan Ryan 26
5 Bob Veale 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Mudcat Grant 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .435
2 Wes Parker .403
3 Merv Rettenmund .400
4 Carl Yastrzemski .398
5 Willie Davis .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Carl Yastrzemski 12
3 Rusty Staub 11
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Bob Bailey 31
3 Ron Santo 30
3 Carl Yastrzemski 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bobby Tolan 16
3 Willie Davis 11
4 Tommie Agee 8
4 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 0.96
2 Chuck Taylor 1.73
3 Dick Bosman 1.80
3 Jim Shellenback 1.80
5 Mel Stottlemyre 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 7
2 Dave McNally 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 62
2 Sam McDowell 57
3 Fergie Jenkins 48
4 Bill Singer 44
5 Les Cain 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 9
2 Mudcat Grant 8
2 Tom Timmermann 8
4 Lindy McDaniel 7
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .357
2 Roberto Clemente .339
3 Pete Rose .338
4 Willie Davis .330
5 Joe Torre .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 55
2 Johnny Bench 48
3 Hank Aaron 47
4 Tony Perez 46
5 Frank Howard 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 149
2 Johnny Bench 145
3 Harmon Killebrew 132
4 Hank Aaron 131
5 2 tied 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 54
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Tommy Harper 48
3 Joe Morgan 48
5 Bert Campaneris 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Jim Palmer 2.80
4 Sam McDowell 2.83
5 Dick Bosman 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Jim Perry 23
4 Bob Gibson 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Bob Gibson 285
3 Tom Seaver 282
4 Fergie Jenkins 252
5 Mickey Lolich 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Darold Knowles 30
4 Ken Tatum 29
5 Mudcat Grant 27