On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 78 44 .639 --
Yankees 66 54 .550 11.0
Tigers 65 57 .533 13.0
Red Sox 62 58 .517 15.0
Indians 58 64 .475 20.0
Senators 58 64 .475 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 72 47 .605 --
Angels 68 54 .557 5.5
Athletics 68 55 .553 6.0
Royals 46 76 .377 27.5
Brewers 46 77 .374 28.0
White Sox 44 81 .352 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 56 .548 --
Mets 64 57 .529 2.5
Cubs 64 60 .516 4.0
Cardinals 57 66 .463 10.5
Phillies 54 67 .446 12.5
Expos 53 70 .431 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 43 .656 --
Dodgers 69 52 .570 11.0
Giants 61 61 .500 19.5
Braves 61 61 .500 19.5
Astros 55 67 .451 25.5
Padres 48 76 .387 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 5
2 Ken Berry 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Jesus Alou 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Glenn Beckert 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hickman 5
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Bob Bailey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesus Alou 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.38
2 Ray Culp 1.00
2 Jim Perry 1.00
4 Rudy May 0.88
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 11
2 Ray Culp 8
3 Rudy May 7
4 Wade Blasingame 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 Bob Priddy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Tony Perez .339
4 Wes Parker .331
5 Carl Yastrzemski .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Tony Perez 38
3 Harmon Killebrew 37
4 Billy Williams 35
5 Hank Aaron 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 121
2 Tony Perez 119
3 Billy Williams 108
4 Hank Aaron 103
5 Dick Allen 100

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.42
2 Diego Segui 2.54
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Sam McDowell 2.68
5 Clyde Wright 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 18
1 Dave McNally 18
1 Jim Merritt 18
1 Jim Perry 18
5 6 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 240
2 Tom Seaver 232
3 Bob Gibson 218
4 Fergie Jenkins 207
5 Gaylord Perry 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 27
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 24
4 Claude Raymond 23
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .515
2 Wes Parker .458
3 Merv Rettenmund .444
4 Al Ferrara .420
5 Tony Perez .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 7
2 Johnny Callison 6
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Lee May 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 20
2 Bob Bailey 17
3 Joe Pepitone 16
4 Willie Davis 15
5 10 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bobby Tolan 6
3 Bill Russell 5
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clyde Wright 0.83
2 Eddie Fisher 1.04
3 Chuck Dobson 1.08
4 Gary Gentry 1.29
5 Jim Perry 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 31
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
3 Jim Merritt 23
4 Juan Marichal 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 4
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Mudcat Grant 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .453
2 Wes Parker .422
3 Merv Rettenmund .412
4 Ken Berry .394
5 Carl Yastrzemski .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Rusty Staub 11
3 Bob Oliver 10
3 Carl Yastrzemski 10
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 39
2 Bob Bailey 31
3 Bob Oliver 30
4 Willie McCovey 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bobby Tolan 16
3 Willie Davis 10
4 Tommie Agee 8
4 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 59
2 Bob Gibson 55
3 Gary Nolan 45
4 Ray Culp 44
4 2 others tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 8
1 Wayne Granger 8
3 Lindy McDaniel 7
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .354
2 Pete Rose .336
3 Roberto Clemente .335
4 Willie Davis .329
5 Ted Sizemore .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Hank Aaron 46
3 Tony Perez 46
5 2 tied 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 150
2 Johnny Bench 143
3 Willie McCovey 132
4 Hank Aaron 130
4 Billy Williams 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 54
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Joe Morgan 47
4 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Tommy Harper 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Diego Segui 2.41
3 Jim Palmer 2.79
4 Sam McDowell 2.83
5 Clyde Wright 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Tom Seaver 287
3 Bob Gibson 285
4 Fergie Jenkins 263
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