On This Day

Saturday, June 6, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 35 18 .660 --
Yankees 31 23 .574 4.5
Tigers 24 25 .490 9.0
Red Sox 23 25 .479 9.5
Senators 24 27 .471 10.0
Indians 20 29 .408 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 33 15 .688 --
Angels 33 19 .635 2.0
Athletics 28 25 .528 7.5
Royals 19 31 .380 15.0
White Sox 19 33 .365 16.0
Brewers 16 35 .314 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 21 .563 --
Pirates 26 28 .481 4.0
Mets 25 27 .481 4.0
Cardinals 23 26 .469 4.5
Phillies 22 29 .431 6.5
Expos 18 33 .353 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 39 15 .722 --
Braves 29 21 .580 8.0
Dodgers 30 23 .566 8.5
Giants 25 29 .463 14.0
Astros 25 30 .455 14.5
Padres 25 32 .439 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 4
2 Don Buford 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Doc Edwards 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Freehan 2
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 John Boccabella 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 5
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 Willie McCovey 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.33
2 Ray Sadecki 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.90
4 Jim Merritt 0.83
5 Chuck Dobson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 John Cumberland 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Rudy May 8
2 Ray Sadecki 8
4 Chuck Dobson 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 John Gelnar 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .424
2 Tony Perez .369
3 Alex Johnson .353
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .350
5 Frank Robinson .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 20
2 Dick Allen 18
2 Willie McCovey 18
4 Hank Aaron 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 57
2 Dick Allen 49
3 Hank Aaron 48
3 Willie McCovey 48
5 Billy Williams 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 23
2 Bobby Bonds 20
2 Pat Kelly 20
4 Maury Wills 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.08
2 Tom Seaver 2.31
3 Sam McDowell 2.32
4 Rudy May 2.33
5 Tom Phoebus 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 11
2 Dave McNally 9
3 Larry Dierker 8
3 Catfish Hunter 8
3 5 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 124
2 Tom Seaver 118
3 Bob Gibson 98
4 Mickey Lolich 93
5 Bill Stoneman 87

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 Jim Hickman .447
2 Rico Carty .444
3 Gil Garrido .432
4 Willie Davis .431
5 Norm Miller .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 6
1 Tony Perez 6
1 Duke Sims 6
4 Rico Carty 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 18
2 Cito Gaston 16
2 Tony Perez 16
4 Dick Allen 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 6
1 Willie Davis 6
1 Ed Stroud 6
1 Bobby Tolan 6
5 Tommy Harper 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
1 Tom Griffin 0.00
3 Darold Knowles 0.75
4 Phil Niekro 1.00
5 Bob Moose 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Phil Hennigan 3
1 Ron Herbel 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 35
2 Sam McDowell 33
3 Jim Palmer 26
4 Catfish Hunter 25
4 Nolan Ryan 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .420
2 Rod Carew .412
3 Cito Gaston .396
4 Boog Powell .389
5 Jim Hickman .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 11
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Johnny Bench 10
2 Nate Colbert 10
2 Tony Perez 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 31
1 Willie Davis 31
3 Tony Perez 28
4 Sal Bando 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.84
2 Andy Messersmith 2.03
3 Rudy May 2.13
4 Ray Culp 2.15
5 Danny Coombs 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Moose 6
1 Fritz Peterson 6
3 Sam McDowell 5
3 Jim McGlothlin 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 59
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Steve Carlton 55
4 Bob Gibson 53
5 Bob Veale 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .368
2 Roberto Clemente .358
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Willie Davis .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Hank Aaron 48
2 Frank Howard 48
4 Willie McCovey 46
4 Tony Perez 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 144
2 Harmon Killebrew 143
3 Willie McCovey 131
4 Boog Powell 121
5 Sal Bando 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 67
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 2.41
5 Larry Dierker 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 24
2 Jim Perry 23
3 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Bill Hands 22
3 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 321
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