On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 83 45 .648 --
Yankees 71 57 .555 12.0
Tigers 68 60 .531 15.0
Red Sox 64 62 .508 18.0
Indians 62 66 .484 21.0
Senators 60 67 .472 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 75 51 .595 --
Angels 72 56 .563 4.0
Athletics 68 61 .527 8.5
Royals 49 79 .383 27.0
Brewers 48 81 .372 28.5
White Sox 48 83 .366 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 59 .543 --
Mets 67 61 .523 2.5
Cubs 67 64 .511 4.0
Cardinals 61 68 .473 9.0
Phillies 59 70 .457 11.0
Expos 55 74 .426 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 47 .644 --
Dodgers 72 55 .567 10.5
Giants 65 63 .508 18.0
Braves 65 64 .504 18.5
Astros 59 70 .457 24.5
Padres 50 80 .385 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 4
1 Pete Rose 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Bernie Carbo 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 2
2 John Bateman 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 Terry Crowley 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Harper 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
3 John Bateman 2
3 Bob Burda 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 0.80
1 Jim McAndrew 0.80
3 Milt Pappas 0.57
4 Mike Cuellar 0.45
4 Gaylord Perry 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 8
2 Grant Jackson 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Don Gullett 5
3 Gaylord Perry 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .364
2 Rico Carty .362
3 Wes Parker .331
4 Tony Perez .330
5 Billy Williams .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Tony Perez 39
3 Harmon Killebrew 38
4 Frank Howard 36
4 Billy Williams 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 127
2 Tony Perez 122
3 Billy Williams 112
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 50
2 Lou Brock 42
3 Bobby Bonds 40
4 Willie Davis 35
5 Joe Morgan 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.55
2 Tom Seaver 2.57
3 Sam McDowell 2.68
4 Diego Segui 2.70
5 Clyde Wright 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 20
1 Dave McNally 20
1 Jim Merritt 20
4 Bob Gibson 19
4 Jim Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 259
2 Tom Seaver 241
3 Bob Gibson 232
4 Fergie Jenkins 212
5 Mickey Lolich 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 29
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 .483
2 Roberto Clemente .442
3 Reggie Smith .438
4 Tony Gonzalez .405
5 Jim Lyttle .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 5
1 Johnny Callison 5
1 Tony Conigliaro 5
1 Frank Howard 5
1 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 21
2 Jose Cardenal 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Reggie Smith 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Bobby Tolan 8
3 Roy White 6
4 Joe Morgan 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 0.54
2 Dave McNally 0.67
3 George Stone 0.74
4 Steve Blass 0.82
5 Jim McAndrew 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
1 Jim Merritt 4
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 Dave McNally 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 33
2 Les Cain 28
3 Jim Merritt 27
4 Bob Gibson 22
4 Mickey Lolich 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .439
2 Wes Parker .411
3 Ken Berry .404
4 Thurman Munson .390
5 Merv Rettenmund .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 11
2 Johnny Callison 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donn Clendenon 31
2 Hank Aaron 30
2 Johnny Bench 30
4 Bob Bailey 28
4 Tony Perez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Bobby Tolan 17
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Roy White 9
5 Bert Campaneris 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilbur Wood 1.42
2 Dave McNally 1.47
3 Jim Palmer 1.48
4 Jim Hardin 1.72
5 Don Gullett 2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 62
2 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Sam McDowell 53
4 Les Cain 45
5 Ray Culp 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Jim Brewer 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .360
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Pete Rose .334
4 Willie Davis .319
5 Jesus Alou .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Frank Howard 44
4 2 others tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 143
2 Johnny Bench 141
3 Hank Aaron 131
4 Billy Williams 130
5 Harmon Killebrew 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 57
2 Bobby Bonds 51
3 Lou Brock 50
4 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.19
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Andy Messersmith 2.85
5 Clyde Wright 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 26
2 Jim Perry 24
2 Tom Seaver 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Dave McNally 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Bob Gibson 291
3 Tom Seaver 285
4 Fergie Jenkins 261
5 Mickey Lolich 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 39
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Darold Knowles 27
4 Mudcat Grant 26
4 Ken Tatum 26