On This Day

Thursday, September 17, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 53 .644 --
Yankees 83 67 .553 13.5
Red Sox 77 73 .513 19.5
Tigers 76 73 .510 20.0
Indians 73 77 .487 23.5
Senators 70 78 .473 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 89 60 .597 --
Athletics 82 68 .547 7.5
Angels 79 70 .530 10.0
Royals 58 89 .395 30.0
Brewers 57 92 .383 32.0
White Sox 53 93 .363 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 79 69 .534 --
Mets 78 71 .523 1.5
Cubs 77 71 .520 2.0
Cardinals 72 78 .480 8.0
Phillies 67 83 .447 13.0
Expos 66 82 .446 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 94 57 .623 --
Dodgers 80 69 .537 13.0
Giants 80 70 .533 13.5
Braves 73 78 .483 21.0
Astros 72 77 .483 21.0
Padres 59 92 .391 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Luis Melendez 4
1 Joe Torre 4
4 Gene Clines 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Roy Foster 1
1 Dave May 1
1 Denis Menke 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 4
2 Roy Foster 3
2 Bob Heise 3
2 Wes Parker 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 Pat Kelly 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty Pattin 1.67
2 Dock Ellis 1.17
3 Sam McDowell 1.12
4 Dick Bosman 0.80
4 Mike Cuellar 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Ron Cook 1
1 Sam McDowell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marty Pattin 10
2 Sam McDowell 9
3 Pat Dobson 7
3 Dock Ellis 7
5 Chris Short 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Dick Selma 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Jim Hickman .329
3 Billy Williams .326
4 Joe Torre .325
5 Manny Sanguillen .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Tony Perez 128
3 Frank Howard 122
4 Billy Williams 120
5 Willie McCovey 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Bobby Bonds 45
4 Bert Campaneris 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.61
2 Sam McDowell 2.68
3 Tom Seaver 2.69
4 Jim Palmer 2.77
5 Dick Bosman 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 23
1 Dave McNally 23
1 Jim Perry 23
4 Bob Gibson 22
5 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 293
2 Tom Seaver 278
3 Bob Gibson 260
4 Fergie Jenkins 240
5 Mickey Lolich 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 32
2 Ron Perranoski 30
3 Darold Knowles 27
4 Lindy McDaniel 26
4 Tom Timmermann 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .463
2 Richie Hebner .444
3 Billy Williams .429
4 Cesar Tovar .411
5 Art Shamsky .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cito Gaston 6
2 Brant Alyea 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 22
2 Bob Watson 18
3 Willie McCovey 14
3 Vada Pinson 14
3 Brooks Robinson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Reggie Jackson 6
4 Pat Kelly 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
2 Jim McAndrew 0.50
3 Mike Marshall 0.64
4 Skip Lockwood 1.17
5 Earl Wilson 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Bob Moose 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Jim Perry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 29
2 Mickey Lolich 28
3 Bert Blyleven 26
4 Clay Kirby 22
4 Sam McDowell 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 6
2 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Stan Williams 4
4 Clay Carroll 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .395
2 Cesar Cedeno .385
3 Billy Williams .384
4 Manny Sanguillen .376
5 Jim Hickman .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 9
1 Vada Pinson 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 8
3 Roy Foster 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 32
2 Donn Clendenon 28
3 Frank Howard 27
4 Jim Hickman 26
5 Vada Pinson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Joe Morgan 9
4 Larry Bowa 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 1.07
2 Rollie Fingers 1.30
3 Bob Gibson 1.42
4 Tom Hall 1.49
5 Dave McNally 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Jim Perry 6
3 Ken Brett 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 58
2 Sam McDowell 53
3 Tom Hall 51
3 Tom Seaver 51
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Don McMahon 7
3 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 6 others tied 5