On This Day

Thursday, August 20, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 78 44 .639 --
Yankees 67 54 .554 10.5
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 48 .600 --
Angels 68 54 .557 5.0
Athletics 68 55 .553 5.5
Royals 46 76 .377 27.0
Brewers 46 77 .374 27.5
White Sox 44 81 .352 30.5

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 68 .443 13.0
Expos 53 70 .431 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 43 .656 --
Dodgers 69 52 .570 11.0
Braves 62 61 .504 19.0
Giants 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 Rich Reese 3
2 Larry Bowa 2
2 John Briggs 2
2 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Jim Lyttle 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 George Mitterwald 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Cardenas 2
1 Felix Millan 2
1 Mel Stottlemyre 2
4 Larry Bowa 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Jerry Kenney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Reed 0.57
2 Barry Lersch 0.50
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.38
4 Bill Zepp 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Mel Stottlemyre 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Barry Lersch 4
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
1 Ron Reed 4
4 Ron Perranoski 3
4 Mel Stottlemyre 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .357
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 .541
2 Tony Perez .455
3 Wes Parker .439
4 Felix Millan .436
5 Willie Davis .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 7
2 Johnny Callison 5
2 Lee May 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 20
2 Joe Pepitone 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Ollie Brown 14
3 3 others 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 Eddie Fisher 0.63
2 Clyde Wright 0.83
3 Chuck Dobson 1.11
4 George Stone 1.17
5 Gary Gentry 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 31
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
3 Jim Merritt 23
4 Juan Marichal 22
4 2 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 .461
2 Wes Parker .420
3 Merv Rettenmund .412
4 Ken Berry .394
5 Glenn Beckert .393

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
1 Bobby Tolan 16
3 Willie Davis 9
4 Tommie Agee 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Dobson 1.26
2 Jim Perry 1.73
3 Dave McNally 1.95
4 Mel Stottlemyre 2.16
5 Diego Segui 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 6
1 Dave McNally 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 59
2 Bob Gibson 55
3 Ray Culp 44
3 Tom Seaver 44
5 Sam McDowell 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 8
2 Mudcat Grant 7
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 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 52
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Hank Aaron 46
3 Tony Perez 46
5 Billy Williams 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 148
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 Tommy Harper 46
3 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Diego Segui 2.41
3 Jim Palmer 2.79
4 Jim Perry 2.82
5 Clyde Wright 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 307
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 29
4 Ken Tatum 28
5 Mudcat Grant 26