On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 35 17 .673 --
Yankees 30 23 .566 5.5
Senators 24 26 .480 10.0
Tigers 23 25 .479 10.0
Red Sox 23 25 .479 10.0
Indians 20 28 .417 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 32 15 .681 --
Angels 32 19 .627 2.0
Athletics 28 24 .538 6.5
Royals 19 31 .380 14.5
White Sox 19 32 .373 15.0
Brewers 15 35 .300 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 20 .574 --
Mets 25 26 .490 4.0
Cardinals 23 25 .479 4.5
Pirates 25 28 .472 5.0
Phillies 21 29 .420 7.5
Expos 17 33 .340 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 38 15 .717 --
Braves 29 20 .592 7.0
Dodgers 30 22 .577 7.5
Astros 25 29 .463 13.5
Giants 24 29 .453 14.0
Padres 24 32 .429 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Hickman 4
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Joe Foy 3
2 Don Kessinger 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Billy Cowan 1
2 Joe Foy 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Michael 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Ron Santo 3
1 Ron Stone 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Bobby Tolan 2
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 Terry Harmon 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Moose 1.33
2 Bert Blyleven 1.17
3 Denny Lemaster 1.00
4 Bobby Bolin 0.88
5 Earl Wilson 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Dillman 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Moose 8
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Bobby Bolin 7
4 Nolan Ryan 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Marcel Lachemann 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .428
2 Tony Perez .375
3 Alex Johnson .360
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .359
5 Frank Robinson .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 20
2 Dick Allen 18
3 Hank Aaron 17
3 Nate Colbert 17
3 Willie McCovey 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 57
2 Dick Allen 48
3 Hank Aaron 47
3 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 Bobby Tolan 18

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 Dave McNally 9
3 Larry Dierker 8
3 Catfish Hunter 8
3 4 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 Ron Perranoski 13
2 Wayne Granger 12
3 Jack Aker 10
4 Darold Knowles 9
4 Ken Tatum 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .471
2 Jim Hickman .457
3 Gil Garrido .432
4 Cito Gaston .421
5 Al Oliver .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 7
2 Jim Hickman 6
2 Duke Sims 6
4 Rico Carty 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 18
2 Jim Hickman 17
3 Willie Horton 16
4 Dick Allen 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 6
1 Willie Davis 6
1 Ed Stroud 6
1 Bobby Tolan 6
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 0.66
5 Darold Knowles 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Phil Hennigan 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Pat Jarvis 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 35
2 Sam McDowell 28
3 Catfish Hunter 25
3 Nolan Ryan 25
5 Bob Veale 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .420
2 Rod Carew .408
3 Cito Gaston .387
4 Jim Hickman .385
5 Boog Powell .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 11
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Willie McCovey 10
2 Tony Perez 10
2 Carl Yastrzemski 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 30
2 Tony Perez 28
3 Sal Bando 27
3 Willie Davis 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 13
2 Willie Davis 12
2 Pat Kelly 12
4 Maury Wills 11
5 Bobby Tolan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.69
2 Chuck Dobson 1.73
3 Steve Carlton 1.80
4 Andy Messersmith 2.03
5 Jim Nash 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Moose 6
1 Fritz Peterson 6
3 Sam McDowell 5
3 Jim McGlothlin 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 69
2 Tom Seaver 65
3 Bob Gibson 53
4 Bob Veale 47
5 Steve Carlton 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .369
2 Roberto Clemente .357
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Alex Johnson .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Hank Aaron 48
2 Frank Howard 48
4 Tony Perez 46
5 Willie McCovey 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 144
2 Harmon Killebrew 139
3 Willie McCovey 128
4 Sal Bando 120
4 Boog Powell 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 65
2 Bert Campaneris 54
3 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Cesar Tovar 52
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 Jim Palmer 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 24
2 Mike Cuellar 22
2 Bill Hands 22
2 Dave McNally 22
2 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 316
2 Mickey Lolich 293
3 Bob Gibson 282
4 Tom Seaver 264
5 Fergie Jenkins 256

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 34
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Fred Gladding 24
5 Darold Knowles 22