On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 45 .643 --
Yankees 70 57 .551 11.5
Tigers 68 59 .535 13.5
Red Sox 64 60 .516 16.0
Indians 61 65 .484 20.0
Senators 60 66 .476 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 73 51 .589 --
Angels 71 56 .559 3.5
Athletics 68 59 .535 6.5
Royals 49 78 .386 25.5
Brewers 47 80 .370 27.5
White Sox 47 83 .362 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 58 .547 --
Mets 66 60 .524 3.0
Cubs 66 63 .512 4.5
Cardinals 60 67 .472 9.5
Phillies 58 69 .457 11.5
Expos 55 72 .433 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 46 .646 --
Dodgers 71 55 .563 11.0
Giants 64 62 .508 18.0
Braves 64 63 .504 18.5
Astros 57 70 .449 25.5
Padres 49 79 .383 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 5
1 Alex Johnson 5
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 Jim Spencer 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donn Clendenon 5
2 Jay Johnstone 4
3 Dave Campbell 3
3 Kevin Collins 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 1.71
2 Joe Coleman 1.00
3 Les Cain 0.90
4 Steve Kline 0.75
4 Vicente Romo 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Ron Cook 1
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 12
2 Les Cain 9
3 Barry Lersch 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Steve Kline 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Jack DiLauro 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .360
3 Wes Parker .331
4 Tony Perez .331
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 126
2 Tony Perez 120
3 Billy Williams 110
4 Hank Aaron 106
5 Frank Howard 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 49
2 Bobby Bonds 39
3 Lou Brock 38
4 Willie Davis 35
5 3 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.57
2 Jim Palmer 2.61
3 Sam McDowell 2.68
4 Diego Segui 2.70
5 Clyde Wright 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 20
2 Mike Cuellar 19
2 Jim Merritt 19
4 Bob Gibson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 259
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 Billy Williams .448
2 Denis Menke .442
3 Reggie Smith .429
4 Manny Sanguillen .419
5 Bert Campaneris .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 Bob Bailey 5
3 Tony Conigliaro 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Bobby Tolan 7
3 Roy White 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
5 2 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
1 Dave McNally 4
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 Fergie Jenkins 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 34
2 Sam McDowell 33
3 Bob Gibson 27
4 Fergie Jenkins 26
4 Jim Merritt 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Tom Timmermann 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .437
2 Wes Parker .426
3 Merv Rettenmund .393
4 Ken Berry .390
5 Thurman Munson .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
2 Rusty Staub 11
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 Johnny Callison 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 38
2 Donn Clendenon 29
3 Bob Bailey 28
3 Frank Howard 28
3 Bob Oliver 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bobby Tolan 16
3 Roy White 9
4 Joe Morgan 8
5 Bert Campaneris 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 1.41
2 Jim Hardin 1.72
3 Ken Holtzman 1.97
4 Dick Bosman 2.03
5 Jim Palmer 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 8
2 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Bob Gibson 6
4 Chuck Dobson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
1 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Sam McDowell 53
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Les Cain 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
3 Mudcat Grant 6
3 Wayne Granger 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .358
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Willie Davis .318
5 Jesus Alou .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Frank Howard 45
3 Tony Perez 45
5 2 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 144
1 Tony Perez 144
3 Billy Williams 130
4 Hank Aaron 129
5 Dick Allen 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 57
2 Bobby Bonds 50
3 Lou Brock 46
3 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.21
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Jim Palmer 2.73
4 Jerry Koosman 2.74
5 Andy Messersmith 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 25
1 Tom Seaver 25
3 Dave McNally 23
3 Jim Perry 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Tom Seaver 291
3 Bob Gibson 283
4 Fergie Jenkins 261
5 Mickey Lolich 245

Saves

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