On This Day

Tuesday, June 9, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 36 19 .655 --
Yankees 32 24 .571 4.5
Tigers 25 26 .490 9.0
Red Sox 25 26 .490 9.0
Senators 24 29 .453 11.0
Indians 21 30 .412 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 34 16 .680 --
Angels 34 20 .630 2.0
Athletics 30 25 .545 6.5
White Sox 21 34 .382 15.5
Royals 20 33 .377 15.5
Brewers 17 37 .315 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 21 .580 --
Pirates 28 28 .500 4.0
Mets 27 28 .491 4.5
Cardinals 25 26 .490 4.5
Phillies 24 29 .453 6.5
Expos 19 34 .358 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 41 15 .732 --
Braves 29 23 .558 10.0
Dodgers 30 25 .545 10.5
Giants 25 31 .446 16.0
Astros 25 33 .431 17.0
Padres 25 34 .424 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Willie Horton 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 Bob Oliver 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 3
2 Bill Melton 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Clete Boyer 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 7
2 Sal Bando 4
3 Amos Otis 3
4 Johnny Bench 2
4 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Tony Horton 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 5.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.20
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Pat Jarvis 0.90
5 Stan Bahnsen 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 12
2 Pat Jarvis 9
3 Stan Bahnsen 7
3 Claude Osteen 7
3 Tom Seaver 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Daryl Patterson 1
1 Phil Regan 1
1 Dick Selma 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .418
2 Tony Perez .367
3 Alex Johnson .352
4 Frank Robinson .346
5 2 tied .344

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 60
2 Johnny Bench 53
3 Billy Williams 50
4 Dick Allen 49
5 3 tied 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
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 2.21
3 Sam McDowell 2.32
4 Rudy May 2.33
5 Tom Phoebus 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 11
2 Catfish Hunter 9
2 Dave McNally 9
4 Larry Dierker 8
4 7 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 125
2 Sam McDowell 124
3 Bob Gibson 105
4 Mickey Lolich 96
5 Bill Stoneman 89

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 13
1 Ron Perranoski 13
3 Jack Aker 10
4 Darold Knowles 9
4 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .444
2 Bobby Tolan .421
3 Willie Davis .415
4 Tony Taylor .408
5 Ron Stone .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Jim Hickman 5
1 Willie Horton 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 20
2 Willie Davis 18
3 Johnny Bench 16
4 Jim Hickman 14
4 3 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 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
3 Chuck Taylor 0.64
4 Jack Billingham 0.72
5 Blue Moon Odom 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ron Herbel 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 26
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
1 Sam McDowell 26
4 Jack Billingham 25
5 Steve Carlton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 4
1 Dick Selma 4
3 Tom Dukes 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Roberto Rodriguez 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .419
2 Rico Carty .405
3 Felipe Alou .374
4 Lou Brock .370
5 Tony Conigliaro .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 11
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Johnny Bench 10
4 Duke Sims 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 31
2 Johnny Bench 29
3 Willie Horton 28
4 Tony Perez 27
5 Willie Davis 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 13
2 Tommy Harper 10
2 Pat Kelly 10
2 Bobby Tolan 10
2 Maury Wills 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 1.08
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.35
3 Tom Dukes 1.40
4 Steve Carlton 1.84
4 Pat Jarvis 1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 64
2 Sam McDowell 59
3 Steve Carlton 55
4 Bob Gibson 54
5 Fergie Jenkins 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 7
2 Mudcat Grant 6
2 Darold Knowles 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .368
2 Roberto Clemente .356
3 Pete Rose .347
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Willie Davis .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Frank Howard 47
3 Hank Aaron 46
3 Tony Perez 46
5 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 147
2 Harmon Killebrew 137
3 Willie McCovey 128
4 Sal Bando 124
5 Boog Powell 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 69
2 Bert Campaneris 54
3 Bobby Bonds 52
4 Cesar Tovar 51
5 Pat Kelly 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.10
2 Chuck Taylor 2.28
3 Jerry Koosman 2.41
4 Andy Messersmith 2.46
5 Bill Singer 2.49

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 313
2 Mickey Lolich 296
3 Bob Gibson 289
4 Fergie Jenkins 268
5 Tom Seaver 257

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Fred Gladding 23
5 3 tied 21