On This Day

Thursday, October 1, 1970

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1970 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 3, 1970

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates

Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 108 54 .667 --
Yankees 93 69 .574 15.0
Red Sox 87 75 .537 21.0
Tigers 79 83 .488 29.0
Indians 76 86 .469 32.0
Senators 70 92 .432 38.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 98 64 .605 --
Athletics 89 73 .549 9.0
Angels 86 76 .531 12.0
Royals 65 97 .401 33.0
Brewers 65 97 .401 33.0
White Sox 56 106 .346 42.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 89 73 .549 --
Cubs 84 78 .519 5.0
Mets 83 79 .512 6.0
Cardinals 76 86 .469 13.0
Phillies 73 88 .453 15.5
Expos 73 89 .451 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 102 60 .630 --
Dodgers 87 74 .540 14.5
Giants 86 76 .531 16.0
Astros 79 83 .488 23.0
Braves 76 86 .469 26.0
Padres 63 99 .389 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cito Gaston 4
1 Joe Torre 4
3 Tim McCarver 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 36 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bobby Brooks 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Jerry May 4
3 Walt Williams 3
4 Bobby Brooks 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave May 2
2 John Bateman 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Carlos May 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Hiller 2.75
2 Fergie Jenkins 2.00
3 Mike Paul 1.80
4 Jim Kaat 1.75
5 Vida Blue 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Hiller 11
2 Bob Johnson 10
3 Mike Paul 9
4 Fergie Jenkins 8
4 Don Sutton 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Acosta 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Mike Strahler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Alex Johnson .329
3 Carl Yastrzemski .329
4 Joe Torre .325
5 Manny Sanguillen .325

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
4 Willie McCovey 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 57
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Joe Morgan 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Diego Segui 2.56
2 Jim Palmer 2.71
3 Tom Seaver 2.82
4 Clyde Wright 2.83
5 Fritz Peterson 2.90

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
3 Fergie Jenkins 274
5 Mickey Lolich 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Lindy McDaniel 29
4 Darold Knowles 27
4 Tom Timmermann 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Johnson .440
2 Mark Belanger .429
3 Bobby Floyd .424
4 Manny Mota .421
5 Tony Oliva .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Tony Conigliaro 6
3 Bill Melton 5
4 Paul Blair 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Amos Otis 5
4 Ralph Garr 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jackie Brown 0.00
2 Dock Ellis 0.89
3 Vida Blue 0.90
3 Luke Walker 0.90
5 Ray Culp 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 34
2 Marty Pattin 28
3 John Hiller 26
4 Tom Hall 25
5 Bill Stoneman 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Johnson .381
2 Carl Yastrzemski .377
3 Tony Oliva .369
4 Richie Hebner .367
5 Rico Carty .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 10
1 Tony Conigliaro 10
3 Cito Gaston 8
4 Reggie Jackson 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 32
2 Bob Watson 25
3 Brant Alyea 23
4 Willie McCovey 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Lou Brock 9
3 Amos Otis 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luke Walker 1.43
2 Gaylord Perry 1.50
3 Mike Marshall 1.55
4 Tug McGraw 1.61
5 Ken Sanders 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Tom Hall 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Jim Perry 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Hall 61
2 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Bob Johnson 45
4 Clay Kirby 44
4 Mickey Lolich 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 9
2 Lindy McDaniel 8
3 Ken Sanders 7
4 Clay Carroll 6
4 2 others tied 6