On This Day

Thursday, June 4, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 34 17 .667 --
Yankees 29 23 .558 5.5
Senators 24 25 .490 9.0
Tigers 23 24 .489 9.0
Red Sox 22 25 .468 10.0
Indians 20 27 .426 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 31 15 .674 --
Angels 31 19 .620 2.0
Athletics 27 24 .529 6.5
Royals 19 30 .388 13.5
White Sox 19 31 .380 14.0
Brewers 15 34 .306 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 20 .565 --
Mets 25 25 .500 3.0
Cardinals 23 24 .489 3.5
Pirates 24 28 .462 5.0
Phillies 21 28 .429 6.5
Expos 16 33 .327 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 37 15 .712 --
Braves 29 19 .604 6.0
Dodgers 30 21 .588 6.5
Giants 24 28 .462 13.0
Astros 24 29 .453 13.5
Padres 23 32 .418 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Fosse 3
1 Bud Harrelson 3
1 Dick McAuliffe 3
1 Tommie Reynolds 3
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Billy Conigliaro 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Fosse 4
1 Doug Rader 4
3 Al Kaline 3
3 Wes Parker 3
3 Ted Savage 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy McCraw 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Blass 1.00
2 Catfish Hunter 0.75
3 Pat Jarvis 0.71
4 Sonny Siebert 0.67
5 Jim Rooker 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Cain 1
1 Jerry Crider 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Blass 8
1 Jim Rooker 8
3 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Jim Shellenback 6
5 Pat Jarvis 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Danny Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .435
2 Rod Carew .393
3 Tony Perez .371
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .356
4 Frank Robinson .356

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 Rico Carty 46

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 Seaver 2.31
3 Sam McDowell 2.35
4 Tom Phoebus 2.35
5 Jim Palmer 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 10
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Catfish Hunter 8
2 Sam McDowell 8
2 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 119
2 Tom Seaver 118
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 .486
2 Cito Gaston .423
3 Tony Taylor .415
4 Jim Hickman .415
5 Vada Pinson .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Fosse 6
1 Jim Hickman 6
1 Tony Perez 6
1 Duke Sims 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hickman 16
1 Willie Horton 16
3 Dick Allen 15
3 Tony Perez 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 6
1 Willie Davis 6
1 Ed Stroud 6
4 Bobby Tolan 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
1 Tom Griffin 0.00
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
4 Jim Colborn 0.69
5 Chuck Dobson 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Osteen 4
2 Les Cain 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Phil Hennigan 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 35
2 Steve Carlton 31
3 Mike Cuellar 28
3 Sam McDowell 28
5 Catfish Hunter 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .439
2 Rod Carew .408
3 Boog Powell .406
4 Cito Gaston .387
5 Felipe Alou .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 11
1 Nate Colbert 11
3 Johnny Bench 9
3 Tony Conigliaro 9
3 8 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 30
2 Sal Bando 27
2 Willie Davis 27
2 Wes Parker 27
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 13
1 Pat Kelly 13
3 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 Jim Nash 2.04
5 Danny Coombs 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Peterson 6
2 Sam McDowell 5
2 Bob Moose 5
2 Claude Osteen 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 69
2 Tom Seaver 65
3 Bob Gibson 53
4 Bill Stoneman 51
5 Steve Carlton 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 6
1 Wayne Granger 6
1 Darold Knowles 6
1 Ron Perranoski 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .373
2 Roberto Clemente .359
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Manny Mota .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Hank Aaron 48
2 Frank Howard 48
4 Tony Perez 45
5 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 141
2 Harmon Killebrew 139
3 Willie McCovey 128
4 Boog Powell 122
5 Sal Bando 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 66
2 Bert Campaneris 55
3 Bobby Bonds 52
4 Cesar Tovar 51
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.15
2 Jerry Koosman 2.36
3 Andy Messersmith 2.36
4 Chuck Taylor 2.40
5 2 tied 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 24
2 Mike Cuellar 22
2 Bill Hands 22
2 Sam McDowell 22
2 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 326
2 Mickey Lolich 293
3 Bob Gibson 287
4 Tom Seaver 264
5 Fergie Jenkins 260

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Fred Gladding 24
5 Darold Knowles 22