On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 49 .645 --
Yankees 78 60 .565 11.0
Tigers 72 66 .522 17.0
Red Sox 70 67 .511 18.5
Indians 66 72 .478 23.0
Senators 65 72 .474 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 80 55 .593 --
Angels 76 61 .555 5.0
Athletics 75 62 .547 6.0
Royals 52 85 .380 29.0
Brewers 52 85 .380 29.0
White Sox 49 90 .353 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 64 .533 --
Cubs 72 66 .522 1.5
Mets 71 66 .518 2.0
Cardinals 65 73 .471 8.5
Phillies 63 74 .460 10.0
Expos 60 76 .441 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 89 51 .636 --
Dodgers 74 62 .544 13.0
Giants 70 67 .511 17.5
Braves 69 69 .500 19.0
Astros 65 72 .474 22.5
Padres 53 84 .387 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Bob Tillman 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 John Briggs 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Tillman 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Tillman 6
2 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 Tony Oliva 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 2
1 Cesar Tovar 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Casey Cox 1.00
1 Mike Kilkenny 1.00
3 Ken Holtzman 0.91
4 Bill Stoneman 0.88
5 Ray Culp 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Fred Cambria 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 10
2 Ray Culp 8
3 Mike Kilkenny 7
3 Bill Stoneman 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .360
2 Roberto Clemente .358
3 Jim Hickman .329
4 Wes Parker .326
5 Bobby Tolan .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 42
2 Harmon Killebrew 40
3 Tony Perez 39
4 Frank Howard 38
5 Hank Aaron 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 130
2 Tony Perez 124
3 Hank Aaron 115
4 Frank Howard 112
4 Billy Williams 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 51
2 Lou Brock 45
3 Bobby Bonds 42
4 Willie Davis 36
5 Joe Morgan 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.55
2 Sam McDowell 2.69
3 Diego Segui 2.69
4 Jim Palmer 2.73
5 Dick Bosman 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 21
1 Dave McNally 21
1 Jim Perry 21
4 Jim Merritt 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 271
2 Tom Seaver 259
3 Bob Gibson 239
4 Fergie Jenkins 230
5 Mickey Lolich 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 31
2 Darold Knowles 26
2 Ron Perranoski 26
4 Mudcat Grant 24
4 2 others tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .432
2 Jim Hickman .409
3 Jim Wynn .400
4 Don Money .391
5 Bob Bailey .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 Tony Conigliaro 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Graig Nettles 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 22
2 Donn Clendenon 19
3 Frank Howard 16
4 Jim Hickman 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 6
2 Bobby Tolan 6
2 Roy White 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 0.59
2 Fritz Peterson 0.72
3 Dick Bosman 1.00
4 Bob Gibson 1.20
5 2 tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 27
1 Tom Seaver 27
3 Bob Johnson 25
4 Les Cain 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
2 Wayne Granger 4
2 Dick Selma 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .377
2 Ted Sizemore .376
3 Manny Sanguillen .374
4 Al Ferrara .368
5 Lou Brock .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 9
2 Orlando Cepeda 8
2 Tony Conigliaro 8
2 Tony Perez 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 35
2 Joe Pepitone 31
3 Frank Howard 30
3 Reggie Smith 30
5 Donn Clendenon 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Bobby Tolan 12
3 Roy White 9
4 Larry Bowa 8
4 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Peterson 1.31
2 Milt Pappas 1.42
3 Andy Messersmith 1.61
4 Dave McNally 1.68
5 Wally Bunker 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Dave McNally 6
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 54
2 Les Cain 53
3 Bob Gibson 52
4 Sam McDowell 49
5 Tom Seaver 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Wayne Granger 7
3 Fred Gladding 6
3 Mudcat Grant 6
3 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .352
3 Pete Rose .328
4 Dick Dietz .318
5 Billy Williams .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Johnny Bench 46
3 Hank Aaron 44
4 Frank Howard 43
4 Tony Perez 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 142
2 Johnny Bench 141
3 Hank Aaron 130
4 Harmon Killebrew 126
4 Billy Williams 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 55
2 Lou Brock 50
3 Bobby Bonds 49
4 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Joe Morgan 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.26
2 Diego Segui 2.58
3 Sam McDowell 2.68
4 Bob Gibson 2.85
5 Andy Messersmith 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 321
2 Tom Seaver 292
3 Bob Gibson 282
4 Fergie Jenkins 264
5 Mickey Lolich 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 39
2 Ron Perranoski 31
3 Darold Knowles 29
4 Mudcat Grant 28
5 3 tied 24