On This Day

Tuesday, September 22, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 100 54 .649 --
Yankees 88 67 .568 12.5
Red Sox 82 73 .529 18.5
Tigers 76 78 .494 24.0
Indians 74 81 .477 26.5
Senators 70 83 .458 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 93 61 .604 --
Athletics 85 70 .548 8.5
Angels 81 73 .526 12.0
Royals 62 92 .403 31.0
Brewers 60 94 .390 33.0
White Sox 54 99 .353 38.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 83 71 .539 --
Cubs 80 72 .526 2.0
Mets 80 74 .519 3.0
Cardinals 72 81 .471 10.5
Phillies 70 84 .455 13.0
Expos 68 86 .442 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 98 58 .628 --
Dodgers 84 70 .545 13.0
Giants 83 71 .539 14.0
Braves 75 80 .484 22.5
Astros 72 82 .468 25.0
Padres 59 95 .383 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Rudi 5
2 Cookie Rojas 4
3 Paul Blair 3
3 Dave Duncan 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 Andy Etchebarren 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Etchebarren 6
2 Tony Conigliaro 3
2 Tony Taylor 3
4 Tommie Agee 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty Pattin 1.50
2 Jim McAndrew 1.25
3 Jim Bunning 1.00
3 Alan Foster 1.00
3 Gary Peters 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marty Pattin 9
1 Gary Peters 9
3 Al Fitzmorris 6
3 Bill Stoneman 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .368
2 Billy Williams .327
3 Jim Hickman .326
4 Joe Torre .325
5 Alex Johnson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Frank Howard 42
2 Billy Williams 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 Carl Yastrzemski 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 144
2 Tony Perez 128
3 Billy Williams 126
4 Frank Howard 123
5 Willie McCovey 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 53
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Bobby Bonds 46
4 Bert Campaneris 42
5 Joe Morgan 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.61
2 Jim Palmer 2.68
3 Tom Seaver 2.80
4 Sam McDowell 2.89
5 Clyde Wright 2.91

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 296
2 Tom Seaver 280
3 Bob Gibson 260
4 Fergie Jenkins 247
5 Mickey Lolich 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Lindy McDaniel 28
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 Tom Timmermann 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .511
2 Ron Santo .452
3 Willie Mays .432
4 Joe Torre .429
5 Felix Millan .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 5
1 Boog Powell 5
1 Billy Williams 5
4 Tony Conigliaro 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Piniella 17
2 Rico Carty 14
2 Doug Rader 14
4 Paul Schaal 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
1 Amos Otis 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Reggie Jackson 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
2 Norm McRae 0.59
3 Dock Ellis 0.69
4 Dave Roberts 1.08
5 Jerry Reuss 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Luke Walker 3
3 Vida Blue 2
3 Ken Brett 2
3 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 32
2 Mickey Lolich 30
3 Marty Pattin 27
4 Bert Blyleven 26
5 Clay Kirby 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 5
2 Wayne Granger 4
2 Ken Sanders 4
2 Stan Williams 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .418
2 Thurman Munson .385
3 Willie Mays .378
4 Cleon Jones .373
5 Joe Rudi .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 10
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 8
3 Nate Colbert 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 33
2 Donn Clendenon 30
3 Frank Howard 25
4 Vada Pinson 24
5 5 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Lou Brock 12
3 Larry Bowa 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
3 Amos Otis 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.67
2 Ken Sanders 1.24
3 Jim Rooker 1.59
4 Rollie Fingers 1.59
5 Steve Kline 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 57
2 Tom Hall 50
3 Sam McDowell 49
4 Tom Seaver 48
5 Marty Pattin 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Don McMahon 7
2 Ron Perranoski 7
5 3 tied 6