On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 51 .648 --
Yankees 81 64 .559 13.0
Tigers 75 70 .517 19.0
Red Sox 75 70 .517 19.0
Indians 70 76 .479 24.5
Senators 67 77 .465 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 87 57 .604 --
Athletics 80 65 .552 7.5
Angels 76 68 .528 11.0
Royals 56 88 .389 31.0
Brewers 55 89 .382 32.0
White Sox 52 93 .359 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 67 .535 --
Mets 77 68 .531 0.5
Cubs 75 69 .521 2.0
Cardinals 69 77 .473 9.0
Phillies 66 80 .452 12.0
Expos 63 81 .438 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 55 .628 --
Dodgers 77 67 .535 14.0
Giants 77 68 .531 14.5
Braves 72 75 .490 20.5
Astros 69 76 .476 22.5
Padres 57 89 .390 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 Jim Gosger 3
1 Cesar Tovar 3
5 49 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Sims 2
2 Brant Alyea 1
2 John Bateman 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 4
2 Jim Hickman 3
2 Ted Savage 3
4 John Bateman 2
4 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Boots Day 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.20
2 Jerry Reuss 1.00
3 Tom Phoebus 0.78
4 Bart Johnson 0.77
5 Sam McDowell 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Danny Coombs 1
1 John Gelnar 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bart Johnson 10
2 Sam McDowell 8
3 Mickey Lolich 7
3 Tom Phoebus 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Bob Reed 1
1 Howie Reed 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Rico Carty .351
3 Jim Hickman .335
4 Pete Rose .324
5 Carl Yastrzemski .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 44
2 Frank Howard 42
3 Harmon Killebrew 41
4 Tony Perez 39
4 Billy Williams 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Tony Perez 126
3 Frank Howard 121
4 Hank Aaron 117
4 Billy Williams 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 52
2 Lou Brock 47
3 Bobby Bonds 45
4 Joe Morgan 38
5 Willie Davis 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.61
2 Tom Seaver 2.66
3 Sam McDowell 2.70
4 Jim Palmer 2.78
5 Jim Perry 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 22
1 Dave McNally 22
1 Jim Perry 22
4 Bob Gibson 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 284
2 Tom Seaver 274
3 Bob Gibson 255
4 Fergie Jenkins 240
5 Mickey Lolich 204

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 .500
2 Brant Alyea .436
3 Cleon Jones .412
4 Willie Mays .404
5 Frank Howard .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Bob Robertson 6
4 Brant Alyea 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 21
2 Frank Howard 20
3 Tony Conigliaro 19
4 Mike Andrews 17
5 Orlando Cepeda 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marcelino Lopez 0.00
2 Tom Bradley 0.45
3 Jim Rooker 0.53
4 Ron Perranoski 0.71
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Daryl Patterson 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 27
2 Les Cain 26
2 Tom Seaver 26
4 Bob Johnson 25
4 Sam McDowell 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Fred Gladding 4
2 Don McMahon 4
2 Ron Perranoski 4
5 9 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .404
2 Billy Williams .398
3 Cleon Jones .381
4 Manny Sanguillen .359
5 Cesar Cedeno .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 11
2 Tony Conigliaro 10
3 Bob Bailey 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 32
1 Joe Pepitone 32
3 Frank Howard 31
4 Donn Clendenon 28
4 Jim Hickman 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Larry Bowa 10
2 Joe Morgan 10
2 Bobby Tolan 10
5 Bert Campaneris 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 1.06
2 Tom Bradley 1.08
3 Dick Selma 1.44
4 Dave McNally 1.55
5 Fritz Peterson 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Ken Brett 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 58
2 Les Cain 54
3 Tom Seaver 53
4 Fergie Jenkins 48
4 Mickey Lolich 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Fred Gladding 7
3 Wayne Granger 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .360
2 Rico Carty .354
3 Jim Hickman .331
4 Pete Rose .330
5 Luis Aparicio .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Johnny Bench 47
3 Frank Howard 44
4 Billy Williams 43
5 2 tied 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Tony Perez 140
3 Frank Howard 127
3 Billy Williams 127
5 Hank Aaron 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 54
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 49
4 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bert Campaneris 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.44
2 Diego Segui 2.51
3 Jim Palmer 2.73
4 Jim Perry 2.74
5 Sam McDowell 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Tom Seaver 295
3 Bob Gibson 284
4 Fergie Jenkins 263
5 Mickey Lolich 240

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 38
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Darold Knowles 27
4 Mudcat Grant 25
4 2 others tied 25