On This Day

Monday, June 8, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 36 18 .667 --
Yankees 31 24 .564 5.5
Red Sox 25 25 .500 9.0
Tigers 24 26 .480 10.0
Senators 24 28 .462 11.0
Indians 21 29 .420 13.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 34 15 .694 --
Angels 33 20 .623 3.0
Athletics 29 25 .537 7.5
White Sox 20 34 .370 16.5
Royals 19 33 .365 16.5
Brewers 17 36 .321 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 21 .571 --
Pirates 27 28 .491 4.0
Mets 26 28 .481 4.5
Cardinals 24 26 .480 4.5
Phillies 23 29 .442 6.5
Expos 19 33 .365 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 40 15 .727 --
Braves 29 22 .569 9.0
Dodgers 30 24 .556 9.5
Giants 25 30 .455 15.0
Astros 25 32 .439 16.0
Padres 25 33 .431 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 2
1 Mike Hegan 2
1 Cleon Jones 2
1 Art Shamsky 2
5 17 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Ed Herrmann 1
1 Art Shamsky 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Shamsky 2
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Mike Hegan 1
2 Ed Herrmann 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ted Kubiak 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Billingham 1.17
2 Lew Krausse 0.83
3 Jim McAndrew 0.67
4 Bart Johnson 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 Jim McAndrew 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Billingham 7
2 Lew Krausse 5
3 Jim McAndrew 4
4 Floyd Weaver 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .422
2 Tony Perez .367
3 Alex Johnson .351
4 Frank Robinson .350
5 Vada Pinson .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 20
2 Dick Allen 18
2 Johnny Bench 18
2 Willie McCovey 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 59
2 Johnny Bench 51
3 Billy Williams 50
4 Dick Allen 49
5 2 tied 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 24
2 Pat Kelly 21
3 Bobby Bonds 20
4 Maury Wills 19
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.14
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 6 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 124
2 Tom Seaver 118
3 Bob Gibson 105
4 Mickey Lolich 96
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 .463
2 Willie Davis .449
3 Tony Taylor .444
4 Cito Gaston .440
5 3 tied .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Jim Hickman 5
1 Tony Taylor 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 18
2 Willie Horton 16
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Cito Gaston 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 7
2 Tommie Agee 6
3 Tommy Harper 5
3 Bobby Tolan 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Griffin 0.00
2 Jack Billingham 0.72
3 Blue Moon Odom 0.73
4 Bob Moose 1.03
5 Sam McDowell 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ron Herbel 3
1 Bob Moose 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
5 29 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 26
1 Sam McDowell 26
3 Jack Billingham 25
4 Steve Carlton 24
5 Ray Sadecki 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Dukes 3
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Roberto Rodriguez 3
1 Dick Selma 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .425
2 Rod Carew .409
3 Cito Gaston .392
4 Felipe Alou .378
5 Jim Hickman .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 11
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Johnny Bench 10
4 Tony Conigliaro 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 31
2 Johnny Bench 27
2 Willie Davis 27
4 Jim Hickman 26
4 Tony Perez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 13
2 Pat Kelly 11
3 Tommie Agee 10
3 Tommy Harper 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 1.35
2 Pat Jarvis 1.76
3 Steve Carlton 1.84
4 Bob Veale 2.12
5 Rudy May 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Moose 6
2 Sam McDowell 5
2 Jim Merritt 5
2 Claude Osteen 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 59
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Steve Carlton 55
4 Bob Gibson 54
5 Bob Veale 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 6
1 Darold Knowles 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Mudcat Grant 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .368
2 Roberto Clemente .354
3 Pete Rose .346
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Willie Davis .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Hank Aaron 47
4 Tony Perez 46
5 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 146
2 Harmon Killebrew 141
3 Willie McCovey 129
4 Sal Bando 120
4 Boog Powell 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 68
2 Bert Campaneris 54
3 Bobby Bonds 52
4 Cesar Tovar 51
5 Pat Kelly 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.15
2 Chuck Taylor 2.41
3 Jerry Koosman 2.41
4 Andy Messersmith 2.46
5 Bill Singer 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 24
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Jim Perry 23
4 Bill Hands 22
4 Jim Merritt 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 321
2 Mickey Lolich 296
3 Bob Gibson 289
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 23
5 2 tied 21