On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 49 .637 --
Yankees 76 59 .563 10.0
Tigers 71 64 .526 15.0
Red Sox 69 65 .515 16.5
Indians 65 70 .481 21.0
Senators 64 70 .478 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 78 54 .591 --
Angels 75 59 .560 4.0
Athletics 72 62 .537 7.0
Royals 52 82 .388 27.0
Brewers 50 85 .370 29.5
White Sox 49 88 .358 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 64 .526 --
Mets 70 64 .522 0.5
Cubs 70 65 .519 1.0
Cardinals 64 71 .474 7.0
Phillies 63 71 .470 7.5
Expos 58 76 .433 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 87 50 .635 --
Dodgers 74 59 .556 11.0
Giants 70 64 .522 15.5
Braves 66 69 .489 20.0
Astros 63 71 .470 22.5
Padres 51 83 .381 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailey 3
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Tony Conigliaro 3
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Alley 1
1 John Boccabella 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Alley 4
1 Hal King 4
1 Rico Petrocelli 4
4 Ernie Banks 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Billy Conigliaro 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Bosman 2.00
2 Gary Nolan 1.80
3 Danny Coombs 1.75
4 Wade Blasingame 1.00
4 Bart Johnson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Mike Kekich 1
1 Cal Koonce 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 11
2 Bob Johnson 9
2 Bart Johnson 9
2 Gary Nolan 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Roberto Clemente .359
3 Wes Parker .325
4 Jim Hickman .325
5 Dick Dietz .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Harmon Killebrew 40
3 Tony Perez 39
4 Frank Howard 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 127
2 Tony Perez 123
3 Billy Williams 112
4 Hank Aaron 110
5 Frank Howard 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 51
2 Lou Brock 42
3 Bobby Bonds 41
4 Willie Davis 35
5 Joe Morgan 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.55
2 Jim Palmer 2.67
3 Sam McDowell 2.69
4 Diego Segui 2.69
5 Dick Bosman 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 21
1 Dave McNally 21
3 Jim Merritt 20
3 Jim Perry 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 271
2 Tom Seaver 259
3 Bob Gibson 239
4 Fergie Jenkins 220
5 Mickey Lolich 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 31
2 Darold Knowles 26
3 Ron Perranoski 25
4 Mudcat Grant 24
5 3 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Dietz .447
2 Roberto Clemente .435
3 Matty Alou .420
4 Davey Johnson .405
4 Gene Tenace .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Roy Foster 5
1 Frank Howard 5
1 Joe Pepitone 5
1 Jim Wynn 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 20
2 Donn Clendenon 19
3 Joe Pepitone 17
4 Reggie Smith 15
5 Jim Hickman 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Bobby Tolan 6
3 Larry Bowa 5
3 Roy White 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 0.00
2 Andy Messersmith 0.73
3 Dick Bosman 1.00
4 Marty Pattin 1.06
5 Dave McNally 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Wade Blasingame 3
2 Dick Bosman 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 33
2 Tom Seaver 32
3 Sam McDowell 31
4 Wade Blasingame 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 7
2 Wayne Granger 4
2 Dick Selma 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Sizemore .402
2 Rico Carty .378
3 Merv Rettenmund .377
4 Wes Parker .375
5 Joe Torre .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 10
2 Bob Bailey 9
2 Frank Howard 9
2 Willie McCovey 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donn Clendenon 31
1 Tony Conigliaro 31
1 Joe Pepitone 31
4 Bob Bailey 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Bobby Tolan 13
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Larry Bowa 9
5 Roy White 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 1.59
2 Dick Bosman 1.63
3 Fritz Peterson 1.68
4 Andy Messersmith 1.80
5 Wally Bunker 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 7
2 Mike Cuellar 6
3 Dick Bosman 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 54
2 Les Cain 53
2 Sam McDowell 53
4 Bob Gibson 52
5 Tom Seaver 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Wayne Granger 7
3 Mudcat Grant 6
3 Dick Selma 6
3 Wilbur Wood 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .365
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Pete Rose .328
4 Dick Dietz .321
5 Joe Torre .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Johnny Bench 46
3 Frank Howard 44
4 Tony Perez 43
5 3 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 142
2 Johnny Bench 138
3 Harmon Killebrew 131
4 Billy Williams 126
5 Hank Aaron 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Bobby Bonds 48
2 Lou Brock 48
4 Bert Campaneris 44
4 Joe Morgan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.26
2 Diego Segui 2.63
3 Sam McDowell 2.68
4 Bob Gibson 2.85
5 Jim Palmer 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 25
2 Dave McNally 24
2 Tom Seaver 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Jim Perry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 321
2 Tom Seaver 292
3 Bob Gibson 282
4 Fergie Jenkins 261
5 Mickey Lolich 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 39
2 Ron Perranoski 30
3 Darold Knowles 29
4 Mudcat Grant 28
5 Claude Raymond 24