On This Day

Monday, June 1, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 33 15 .688 --
Yankees 26 23 .531 7.5
Senators 22 24 .478 10.0
Tigers 21 23 .477 10.0
Red Sox 20 25 .444 11.5
Indians 16 27 .372 14.5

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 31 13 .705 --
Angels 30 17 .638 2.5
Athletics 25 23 .521 8.0
Royals 19 27 .413 13.0
White Sox 18 29 .383 14.5
Brewers 15 30 .333 16.5

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 20 .556 --
Mets 25 23 .521 1.5
Pirates 24 26 .480 3.5
Cardinals 21 24 .467 4.0
Phillies 20 27 .426 6.0
Expos 16 30 .348 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 36 14 .720 --
Dodgers 29 20 .592 6.5
Braves 27 19 .587 7.0
Giants 24 26 .480 12.0
Astros 21 29 .420 15.0
Padres 22 32 .407 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 3
2 Matty Alou 2
2 Ollie Brown 2
2 Steve Huntz 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Grabarkewitz 2
1 Billy Williams 2
3 Gene Alley 1
3 Matty Alou 1
3 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Dock Ellis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dock Ellis 0.67
2 Danny Coombs 0.50
2 Don Sutton 0.50
4 Bill Hands 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Don Sutton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Coombs 4
1 Dock Ellis 4
1 Bill Hands 4
1 Don Sutton 4
5 Steve Barber 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .436
2 Tony Perez .376
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .373
4 Alex Johnson .366
5 Frank Robinson .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 18
2 Nate Colbert 17
3 Hank Aaron 16
3 Dick Allen 16
5 4 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 53
2 Hank Aaron 45
2 Rico Carty 45
2 Billy Williams 45
5 2 tied 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 20
1 Tommy Harper 20
1 Pat Kelly 20
4 Willie Davis 17
4 Maury Wills 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.08
2 Tom Phoebus 2.14
3 Tom Seaver 2.29
4 Sam McDowell 2.47
5 Wayne Simpson 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 10
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Dave McNally 8
4 Bill Hands 7
4 9 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 114
2 Sam McDowell 111
3 Bob Gibson 90
4 Mickey Lolich 83
5 Bill Stoneman 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 12
1 Ron Perranoski 12
3 Jack Aker 9
4 Dave Giusti 8
4 4 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .526
2 Jim Hickman .432
3 Tommy Harper .422
4 Joe Hague .417
5 Willie Davis .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 6
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Jim Hickman 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 17
2 Rico Carty 15
2 Nate Colbert 15
2 Jim Hickman 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 8
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Pat Kelly 5
4 Sandy Alomar 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darold Knowles 0.66
2 Jim Colborn 0.71
3 Pat Jarvis 1.00
4 Bob Veale 1.11
5 Chuck Dobson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Moose 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
1 Fritz Peterson 3
1 Ray Sadecki 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 33
2 Larry Dierker 30
2 Sam McDowell 30
4 Bob Veale 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
1 Darold Knowles 5
3 Mudcat Grant 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .452
2 Rod Carew .411
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .404
4 Alex Johnson .392
5 Boog Powell .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 11
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Lee May 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wes Parker 28
2 Roy White 27
3 Sal Bando 26
3 Billy Grabarkewitz 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 13
2 Willie Davis 12
3 Tommie Agee 11
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Tommy Harper 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darold Knowles 1.71
2 Jim Palmer 1.88
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.95
4 Danny Coombs 2.01
5 Tommy John 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim McGlothlin 5
1 Jim Merritt 5
1 Bob Moose 5
1 Jim Nash 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 71
2 Tom Seaver 61
3 Bob Gibson 54
4 Bob Veale 50
5 Bill Stoneman 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Wayne Granger 7
3 Darold Knowles 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .372
2 Roberto Clemente .360
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Rod Carew .327
5 Alex Johnson .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Hank Aaron 50
3 Frank Howard 48
4 Willie McCovey 45
4 Boog Powell 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 144
2 Tony Perez 141
3 Willie McCovey 131
4 Boog Powell 125
5 Hank Aaron 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 65
2 Bert Campaneris 55
3 Bobby Bonds 52
4 Cesar Tovar 51
5 Pat Kelly 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Jerry Koosman 2.32
3 Andy Messersmith 2.33
4 Chuck Taylor 2.39
5 Bill Singer 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 25
2 Bill Hands 23
3 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Jim Merritt 22
3 Jim Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 318
2 Mickey Lolich 283
3 Bob Gibson 279
4 Tom Seaver 269
5 Fergie Jenkins 260

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Fred Gladding 23
5 Wilbur Wood 22