On This Day

Thursday, September 10, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 92 51 .643 --
Yankees 81 62 .566 11.0
Red Sox 75 68 .524 17.0
Tigers 74 69 .517 18.0
Indians 68 76 .472 24.5
Senators 66 76 .465 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 86 56 .606 --
Athletics 78 65 .545 8.5
Angels 76 66 .535 10.0
Royals 56 86 .394 30.0
Brewers 53 89 .373 33.0
White Sox 51 92 .357 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 67 .531 --
Mets 76 67 .531 0.0
Cubs 75 68 .524 1.0
Cardinals 68 76 .472 8.5
Phillies 66 78 .458 10.5
Expos 61 81 .430 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 53 .637 --
Dodgers 77 65 .542 14.0
Giants 75 68 .524 16.5
Braves 71 74 .490 21.5
Astros 68 75 .476 23.5
Padres 55 89 .382 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Rudi 5
2 Brant Alyea 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Ken Boswell 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 2
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 5
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Lee May 4
2 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan Murrell 2
2 Brant Alyea 1
2 Bud Harrelson 1
2 Pat Kelly 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luke Walker 3.00
2 Tom Hall 1.38
3 Stan Bahnsen 1.20
4 Jerry Koosman 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 11
2 Luke Walker 9
3 Steve Dunning 8
3 Jerry Koosman 8
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Jim Maloney 1
1 Juan Pizarro 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Rico Carty .348
3 Jim Hickman .333
4 Pete Rose .325
5 Billy Williams .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 44
2 Frank Howard 42
3 Harmon Killebrew 40
4 Tony Perez 39
4 Billy Williams 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 137
2 Tony Perez 126
3 Frank Howard 121
4 Hank Aaron 117
4 Billy Williams 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 51
2 Lou Brock 47
3 Bobby Bonds 43
4 Willie Davis 37
4 Joe Morgan 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.62
2 Diego Segui 2.65
3 Sam McDowell 2.72
4 Jim Palmer 2.83
5 Jim Perry 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 22
1 Dave McNally 22
1 Jim Perry 22
4 Bob Gibson 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 276
2 Tom Seaver 264
3 Bob Gibson 248
4 Fergie Jenkins 234
5 Mickey Lolich 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Ron Perranoski 29
3 Darold Knowles 26
4 Lindy McDaniel 25
4 Tom Timmermann 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .477
2 Tito Fuentes .390
2 Joe Rudi .390
4 Brant Alyea .389
5 Pete Rose .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Rico Petrocelli 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 20
2 Brant Alyea 19
2 Mike Andrews 19
2 Tony Conigliaro 19
5 Donn Clendenon 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 8
2 Lou Brock 6
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
3 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Bradley 0.00
1 Marcelino Lopez 0.00
3 Ron Perranoski 0.63
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.71
5 Jim Rooker 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 4
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 27
2 Les Cain 26
2 Bill Stoneman 26
4 Ken Brett 24
4 Bob Gibson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Fred Gladding 4
2 Ron Perranoski 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .392
2 Billy Williams .389
3 Jim Hickman .378
4 Manny Sanguillen .371
5 Cleon Jones .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 12
2 Tony Conigliaro 10
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 34
2 Tony Conigliaro 32
2 Joe Pepitone 32
4 Reggie Smith 30
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Larry Bowa 10
2 Bert Campaneris 10
4 Joe Morgan 9
4 Bobby Tolan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Peterson 1.26
2 Steve Kline 1.88
3 Dave McNally 1.93
4 Juan Marichal 2.13
5 Marty Pattin 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Dave McNally 6
4 Ken Brett 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Cain 60
2 Bob Gibson 51
3 Sam McDowell 50
4 Fergie Jenkins 48
5 Tom Hall 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Fred Gladding 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
3 Wayne Granger 6
3 Tom Timmermann 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .359
2 Rico Carty .354
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Jim Hickman .326
5 Luis Aparicio .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 47
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
3 Frank Howard 45
4 Billy Williams 43
4 Carl Yastrzemski 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 147
2 Tony Perez 140
3 Frank Howard 131
4 Hank Aaron 128
5 Billy Williams 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 49
4 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bert Campaneris 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.40
2 Diego Segui 2.55
3 Jim Perry 2.74
4 Sam McDowell 2.77
5 Dick Bosman 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 25
1 Jim Perry 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Bob Gibson 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 309
2 Tom Seaver 285
3 Bob Gibson 284
4 Fergie Jenkins 257
5 Mickey Lolich 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 39
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Darold Knowles 28
4 Mudcat Grant 26
5 2 tied 25