On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 77 44 .636 --
Yankees 66 53 .555 10.0
Tigers 65 56 .537 12.0
Red Sox 62 57 .521 14.0
Senators 58 63 .479 19.0
Indians 57 64 .471 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 71 47 .602 --
Angels 68 53 .562 4.5
Athletics 67 55 .549 6.0
Brewers 46 76 .377 27.0
Royals 45 76 .372 27.5
White Sox 43 81 .347 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 55 .553 --
Mets 64 56 .533 2.5
Cubs 63 60 .512 5.0
Cardinals 57 65 .467 10.5
Phillies 54 66 .450 12.5
Expos 52 70 .426 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 42 .661 --
Dodgers 68 52 .567 12.0
Giants 60 61 .496 20.5
Braves 60 61 .496 20.5
Astros 54 67 .446 26.5
Padres 48 75 .390 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wes Parker 4
2 Mike Andrews 3
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 Tim Cullen 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Byron Browne 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Oliver 4
1 Ed Spiezio 4
3 Jose Arcia 3
3 Lee Maye 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Horace Clarke 2
2 John Bateman 1
2 Billy Grabarkewitz 1
2 Larry Hisle 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Hardin 1.33
2 Gary Gentry 1.00
2 Mickey Lolich 1.00
2 Marty Pattin 1.00
5 George Stone 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Hardin 8
1 Mickey Lolich 8
3 Gary Gentry 7
3 Marty Pattin 7
5 Ken Brett 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Claude Raymond 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .360
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Tony Perez .337
4 Wes Parker .333
5 Carl Yastrzemski .328

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 Clyde Wright 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 18
1 Jim Merritt 18
3 Mike Cuellar 17
3 Bob Gibson 17
3 6 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 Claude Raymond 22
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .500
1 Ted Sizemore .500
3 Merv Rettenmund .425
4 Joe Torre .417
5 Felix Millan .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 6
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Johnny Callison 5
2 Lee May 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 19
2 Johnny Bench 18
3 Ted Sizemore 15
4 Bob Bailey 14
4 6 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bobby Tolan 6
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Don Kessinger 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.98
2 Mike Kilkenny 1.00
3 Chuck Dobson 1.08
4 Gary Gentry 1.29
5 Steve Blass 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 31
2 Jim Merritt 29
3 Nolan Ryan 26
4 Bob Veale 24
5 Sam McDowell 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .445
2 Wes Parker .429
3 Merv Rettenmund .398
4 Carl Yastrzemski .385
5 Willie Davis .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Rusty Staub 11
2 Carl Yastrzemski 11
4 Bob Oliver 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 40
2 Bob Bailey 31
3 Bob Oliver 30
4 Ron Santo 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bobby Tolan 16
3 Willie Davis 11
4 Tommie Agee 8
4 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 1.26
2 Chuck Taylor 1.73
3 Jim Shellenback 1.80
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.93
5 Dave McNally 1.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 57
2 Bob Gibson 55
3 Fergie Jenkins 48
4 Bill Singer 44
5 Les Cain 43

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 .355
2 Roberto Clemente .338
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Willie Davis .330
5 Ted Sizemore .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 54
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Hank Aaron 46
4 Tony Perez 45
5 Frank Howard 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 148
2 Johnny Bench 143
3 Hank Aaron 130
3 Harmon Killebrew 130
3 Willie McCovey 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 54
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Tommy Harper 47
3 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bert Campaneris 45

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 Clyde Wright 2.86

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 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Darold Knowles 30
4 Ken Tatum 28
5 Mudcat Grant 26