On This Day

Saturday, September 19, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 97 54 .642 --
Yankees 85 67 .559 12.5
Red Sox 79 73 .520 18.5
Tigers 76 75 .503 21.0
Indians 74 78 .487 23.5
Senators 70 80 .467 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 91 60 .603 --
Athletics 84 68 .553 7.5
Angels 79 72 .523 12.0
Royals 59 90 .396 31.0
Brewers 58 93 .384 33.0
White Sox 53 95 .358 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 81 69 .540 --
Cubs 80 71 .530 1.5
Mets 78 73 .517 3.5
Cardinals 72 80 .474 10.0
Phillies 69 83 .454 13.0
Expos 66 85 .437 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 96 57 .627 --
Dodgers 82 69 .543 13.0
Giants 82 70 .539 13.5
Braves 73 80 .477 23.0
Astros 72 79 .477 23.0
Padres 59 94 .386 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Scott 4
2 Mike Andrews 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Byron Browne 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Billy Conigliaro 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Conigliaro 4
2 Dalton Jones 3
2 Joe Lis 3
2 Wes Parker 3
5 23 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Ralph Garr 2
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 Horace Clarke 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 2.33
2 Ken Brett 1.22
3 Tom Hall 1.12
4 Wally Bunker 1.00
5 Steve Barber 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Brett 11
2 Tom Hall 9
2 Clay Kirby 9
4 John Hiller 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Billy Williams .327
3 Jim Hickman .327
4 Joe Torre .322
5 Wes Parker .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Frank Howard 42
3 Harmon Killebrew 41
3 Billy Williams 41
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Tony Perez 128
3 Billy Williams 124
4 Frank Howard 123
5 Willie McCovey 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Bobby Bonds 45
4 Bert Campaneris 40
5 Joe Morgan 39

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
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 293
2 Tom Seaver 278
3 Bob Gibson 260
4 Fergie Jenkins 247
5 Mickey Lolich 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 33
2 Ron Perranoski 31
3 Darold Knowles 27
3 Lindy McDaniel 27
5 Tom Timmermann 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Hebner .444
2 Willie Mays .438
3 Ron Santo .420
4 Luis Aparicio .412
5 Billy Williams .411

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brant Alyea 18
1 Bob Watson 18
3 Wes Parker 15
3 Vada Pinson 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
2 Norm McRae 0.73
2 Pete Mikkelsen 0.73
4 Rollie Fingers 0.98
5 Stan Williams 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
1 Luke Walker 4
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 Tom Hall 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 38
2 Luke Walker 26
3 Clay Kirby 25
4 Mickey Lolich 23
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 6
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Stan Williams 5
4 Dave Giusti 4
4 Lindy McDaniel 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .390
2 Ron Santo .386
3 Willie Mays .376
4 Cesar Cedeno .371
5 Cleon Jones .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vada Pinson 10
2 Frank Howard 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 8
3 Nate Colbert 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 31
2 Donn Clendenon 27
2 Frank Howard 27
4 Vada Pinson 26
5 Ron Santo 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Larry Bowa 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
5 Bobby Tolan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.30
2 Bob Gibson 1.42
3 Dick Selma 1.44
4 Jim McAndrew 1.47
5 Skip Lockwood 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 57
2 Sam McDowell 53
3 Mickey Lolich 50
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 11
2 Don McMahon 7
3 Jim Brewer 6
3 Wayne Granger 6
3 3 others tied 6