On This Day

Monday, August 24, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 45 .640 --
Yankees 69 57 .548 11.5
Tigers 68 57 .544 12.0
Red Sox 63 60 .512 16.0
Indians 61 64 .488 19.0
Senators 60 65 .480 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 73 50 .593 --
Angels 69 56 .552 5.0
Athletics 68 58 .540 6.5
Royals 49 77 .389 25.5
Brewers 46 80 .365 28.5
White Sox 46 83 .357 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 57 .551 --
Mets 66 59 .528 3.0
Cubs 66 62 .516 4.5
Cardinals 60 66 .476 9.5
Phillies 57 69 .452 12.5
Expos 55 71 .437 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 45 .651 --
Dodgers 70 55 .560 12.0
Giants 63 62 .504 19.0
Braves 63 63 .500 19.5
Astros 56 70 .444 26.5
Padres 48 79 .378 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Carty 3
1 Paul Schaal 3
1 Roy White 3
4 Frank Baker 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Lum 1
1 Bobby Murcer 1
1 Joe Pepitone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Schaal 4
2 Tommy Matchick 3
2 Bobby Murcer 3
4 Joe Pepitone 2
5 11 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy White 2
2 Ron Brand 1
2 Amos Otis 1
2 Paul Schaal 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Stone 1.40
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.25
3 Sandy Vance 0.25
5 Al Fitzmorris 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 George Stone 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Stone 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Tom Burgmeier 4
4 Mike McCormick 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .363
2 Rico Carty .358
3 Tony Perez .333
4 Wes Parker .330
5 Bobby Tolan .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Harmon Killebrew 38
2 Tony Perez 38
4 Frank Howard 36
4 Billy Williams 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 Tony Perez 120
3 Billy Williams 110
4 Hank Aaron 106
5 Frank Howard 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 48
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Lou Brock 37
4 Willie Davis 35
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.54
2 Tom Seaver 2.57
3 Jim Palmer 2.61
4 Sam McDowell 2.70
5 Clyde Wright 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 19
1 Dave McNally 19
1 Jim Merritt 19
4 Bob Gibson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 247
2 Tom Seaver 241
3 Bob Gibson 224
4 Fergie Jenkins 212
5 Mickey Lolich 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 28
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Darold Knowles 24
4 Claude Raymond 23
5 Tom Timmermann 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .491
2 Denis Menke .474
3 Billy Williams .444
4 Roberto Clemente .413
5 Wes Parker .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Joe Pepitone 5
3 Billy Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 18
2 Reggie Smith 17
3 Tony Conigliaro 15
4 Johnny Bench 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Bobby Tolan 6
3 Roy White 5
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 0.67
2 George Stone 0.74
3 Steve Blass 0.82
4 Ken Holtzman 1.00
5 Rich Hand 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 27
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Jim Merritt 26
4 Les Cain 25
5 Tom Seaver 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Tom Timmermann 3
4 Mudcat Grant 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Parker .426
2 Ted Sizemore .425
3 Merv Rettenmund .393
4 Jesus Alou .380
5 Willie Stargell .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Rusty Staub 11
3 Frank Howard 10
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Hank Aaron 29
2 Frank Howard 29
4 Bob Bailey 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bobby Tolan 16
3 Roy White 8
4 Willie Davis 7
4 Joe Morgan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 1.47
2 Wilbur Wood 1.73
3 Ken Holtzman 1.97
4 Luke Walker 2.00
5 Dick Bosman 2.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 58
2 Bob Gibson 54
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Tom Hall 45
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 9
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
3 Mudcat Grant 6
3 Wayne Granger 6
3 Tom Timmermann 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .354
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Pete Rose .330
4 Willie Davis .318
5 Luis Aparicio .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Hank Aaron 45
3 Frank Howard 45
3 Tony Perez 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 145
2 Johnny Bench 144
3 Hank Aaron 132
3 Billy Williams 132
5 Willie McCovey 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 56
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Lou Brock 45
3 Joe Morgan 45
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.21
2 Diego Segui 2.41
3 Jim Palmer 2.73
4 Jerry Koosman 2.74
5 Clyde Wright 2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 305
2 Tom Seaver 291
3 Bob Gibson 283
4 Fergie Jenkins 263
5 Mickey Lolich 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 39
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Darold Knowles 28
4 Ken Tatum 27
5 Mudcat Grant 26