On This Day

Wednesday, September 30, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 107 54 .665 --
Yankees 93 69 .574 14.5
Red Sox 87 75 .537 20.5
Tigers 78 83 .484 29.0
Indians 76 85 .472 31.0
Senators 70 91 .435 37.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 97 64 .602 --
Athletics 88 73 .547 9.0
Angels 85 76 .528 12.0
Royals 65 96 .404 32.0
Brewers 65 96 .404 32.0
White Sox 56 105 .348 41.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 88 73 .547 --
Cubs 83 78 .516 5.0
Mets 83 78 .516 5.0
Cardinals 76 85 .472 12.0
Expos 73 88 .453 15.0
Phillies 72 88 .450 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 101 60 .627 --
Dodgers 86 74 .538 14.5
Giants 86 75 .534 15.0
Astros 78 83 .484 23.0
Braves 76 85 .472 25.0
Padres 63 98 .391 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 3
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Tim McCarver 3
1 Vada Pinson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Alvarado 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Billy Conigliaro 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Ratliff 3
2 Luis Alvarado 2
2 John Bateman 2
2 Lou Brock 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Burda 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Gene Clines 1
1 Jim Gosger 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave McNally 1.29
2 Wally Bunker 1.00
2 Pat Dobson 1.00
4 Claude Osteen 0.86
5 Larry Dierker 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Allen 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave McNally 9
2 Larry Dierker 8
3 Pat Dobson 7
3 Jerry Reuss 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Ken Sanders 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Carl Yastrzemski .329
3 Alex Johnson .327
4 Manny Sanguillen .325
5 Tony Oliva .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 45
2 Frank Howard 44
3 Billy Williams 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Tony Perez 129
2 Billy Williams 129
4 Frank Howard 126
5 Willie McCovey 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 56
2 Lou Brock 50
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Joe Morgan 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hall 2.55
2 Diego Segui 2.56
3 Jim Palmer 2.73
4 Tom Seaver 2.82
5 Clyde Wright 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 24
1 Dave McNally 24
1 Jim Perry 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Gaylord Perry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 304
2 Tom Seaver 283
3 Bob Gibson 274
4 Fergie Jenkins 266
5 Mickey Lolich 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Darold Knowles 27
4 Tom Timmermann 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Taylor .468
2 Willie McCovey .429
3 Alex Johnson .412
4 Ralph Garr .405
4 Manny Mota .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 6
2 Nate Colbert 5
3 Paul Blair 4
3 Tommy Harper 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 17
2 Ken Henderson 14
3 Tommy Harper 12
4 George Scott 11
5 6 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 7
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Alex Johnson 5
2 Amos Otis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jackie Brown 0.00
2 Ken Sanders 0.48
3 Vida Blue 0.69
4 Dock Ellis 0.89
5 Luke Walker 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hall 3
1 Fritz Peterson 3
1 Clyde Wright 3
4 Bobby Bolin 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
1 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Tom Hall 25
4 Bill Stoneman 23
5 Marty Pattin 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 5
2 Clay Carroll 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Joe Gibbon 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Johnson .373
1 Carl Yastrzemski .373
3 Rico Carty .361
4 Tony Oliva .361
5 Manny Sanguillen .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 11
2 Nate Colbert 9
3 Cito Gaston 8
4 Frank Howard 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 34
2 Brooks Robinson 25
3 Bob Watson 24
4 Brant Alyea 23
4 Donn Clendenon 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Amos Otis 9
4 Lou Brock 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.09
2 Ken Sanders 1.29
3 Luke Walker 1.43
4 Tug McGraw 1.52
5 Mike Marshall 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Tom Hall 5
2 Jim Perry 5
2 Fritz Peterson 5
2 Luke Walker 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 61
2 Mickey Lolich 50
3 Fergie Jenkins 46
4 Bob Gibson 42
4 Bill Stoneman 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 8
1 Ron Perranoski 8
3 Ken Sanders 7
4 Clay Carroll 6
4 2 others tied 6