On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 34 16 .680 --
Yankees 28 23 .549 6.5
Senators 24 24 .500 9.0
Tigers 22 24 .478 10.0
Red Sox 21 25 .457 11.0
Indians 19 27 .413 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 31 14 .689 --
Angels 31 18 .633 2.0
Athletics 26 24 .520 7.5
Royals 19 29 .396 13.5
White Sox 18 31 .367 15.0
Brewers 15 33 .313 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 20 .565 --
Mets 25 24 .510 2.5
Cardinals 23 24 .489 3.5
Pirates 24 27 .471 4.5
Phillies 21 28 .429 6.5
Expos 16 32 .333 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 37 15 .712 --
Braves 28 19 .596 6.5
Dodgers 29 21 .580 7.0
Giants 24 28 .462 13.0
Astros 23 29 .442 14.0
Padres 23 32 .418 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Paul Casanova 3
1 Denny Doyle 3
1 Ray Fosse 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Sims 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Gates Brown 1
2 Danny Cater 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duke Sims 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Jim Northrup 3
2 Tony Taylor 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Henderson 2
1 Maury Wills 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rollie Fingers 1.25
2 Mickey Lolich 1.11
3 Jack Billingham 0.91
4 Gary Nolan 0.89
5 Ken Holtzman 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Billingham 10
1 Mickey Lolich 10
3 Bob Gibson 8
3 Gary Nolan 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Dick Selma 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .435
2 Tony Perez .371
3 Alex Johnson .364
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .363
5 Felipe Alou .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 19
2 Dick Allen 18
3 Hank Aaron 17
3 Nate Colbert 17
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 54
2 Hank Aaron 47
2 Dick Allen 47
2 Billy Williams 47
5 2 tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 21
2 Bobby Bonds 20
2 Pat Kelly 20
4 Maury Wills 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.08
2 Tom Phoebus 2.14
3 Tom Seaver 2.29
4 Sam McDowell 2.35
5 Jim Palmer 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 10
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Sam McDowell 8
2 Dave McNally 8
2 Fritz Peterson 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 119
2 Tom Seaver 114
3 Bob Gibson 98
4 Mickey Lolich 93
5 Bill Stoneman 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 12
1 Ron Perranoski 12
3 Jack Aker 10
4 Darold Knowles 9
5 4 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .500
2 Gil Garrido .419
3 Jim Hickman .415
4 Willie Davis .411
4 Cito Gaston .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duke Sims 7
2 Jim Hickman 6
2 Tony Perez 6
4 Dick Allen 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 17
2 Dick Allen 16
2 Jim Hickman 16
4 Tony Perez 15
4 Duke Sims 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 6
1 Willie Davis 6
1 Ed Stroud 6
4 Pat Kelly 5
4 Bobby Tolan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
3 Jim Colborn 0.69
3 Darold Knowles 0.69
5 Pat Jarvis 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
1 Fritz Peterson 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 38
2 Bob Gibson 35
3 Steve Carlton 31
4 Bob Veale 30
5 Mike Cuellar 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
2 Jack Aker 4
2 Mudcat Grant 4
2 Wayne Granger 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .434
2 Boog Powell .409
3 Rod Carew .404
4 Felipe Alou .396
5 Cito Gaston .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 11
1 Nate Colbert 11
3 Lee May 10
4 Johnny Bench 9
4 8 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 30
2 Sal Bando 26
2 Willie Davis 26
2 Tony Perez 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 13
2 Tommie Agee 12
2 Willie Davis 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Maury Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.69
2 Chuck Dobson 1.73
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.94
4 Danny Coombs 2.11
5 Sam McDowell 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Peterson 6
2 Sam McDowell 5
2 Bob Moose 5
2 Jim Nash 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 69
2 Tom Seaver 61
3 Bob Gibson 53
4 Bill Stoneman 51
5 Steve Carlton 49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .371
2 Roberto Clemente .361
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Alex Johnson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Hank Aaron 49
3 Frank Howard 48
4 Willie McCovey 45
4 Tony Perez 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 142
2 Harmon Killebrew 141
3 Willie McCovey 131
4 Boog Powell 124
5 Sal Bando 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 66
2 Bert Campaneris 54
3 Bobby Bonds 52
4 Cesar Tovar 51
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Andy Messersmith 2.32
3 Jerry Koosman 2.36
4 Chuck Taylor 2.40
5 2 tied 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 25
2 Bill Hands 23
3 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Sam McDowell 22
3 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 326
2 Mickey Lolich 293
3 Bob Gibson 287
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 24
5 Darold Knowles 22