On This Day

Wednesday, June 10, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 37 19 .661 --
Yankees 33 24 .579 4.5
Tigers 26 26 .500 9.0
Red Sox 26 26 .500 9.0
Senators 25 29 .463 11.0
Indians 21 31 .404 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 34 17 .667 --
Angels 34 21 .618 2.0
Athletics 31 25 .554 5.5
White Sox 21 35 .375 15.5
Royals 20 34 .370 15.5
Brewers 17 38 .309 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 22 .569 --
Pirates 28 29 .491 4.0
Mets 27 29 .482 4.5
Cardinals 25 27 .481 4.5
Phillies 24 30 .444 6.5
Expos 19 35 .352 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 42 15 .737 --
Braves 30 23 .566 10.0
Dodgers 31 25 .554 10.5
Giants 26 31 .456 16.0
Astros 26 33 .441 17.0
Padres 26 34 .433 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duke Sims 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Cito Gaston 3
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 Dick McAuliffe 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick McAuliffe 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Ken Berry 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 4
1 Rico Petrocelli 4
3 Chris Cannizzaro 3
3 Bernie Carbo 3
3 Tony Perez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Stottlemyre 1.40
2 Jim Palmer 1.12
3 Bob Moose 1.00
4 Bobby Bolin 0.89
5 Joe Moeller 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Moose 9
1 Jim Palmer 9
3 Bobby Bolin 8
4 Joe Moeller 7
4 Mel Stottlemyre 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 Lee Stange 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .406
2 Tony Perez .364
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .352
4 Alex Johnson .350
5 Jim Hickman .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 21
2 Willie McCovey 19
3 Dick Allen 18
3 Johnny Bench 18
5 3 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 63
2 Johnny Bench 54
3 Billy Williams 51
4 Willie McCovey 50
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Pat Kelly 21
2 Maury Wills 21
4 Bobby Bonds 20
5 Willie Davis 19

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
2 Gaylord Perry 9
5 9 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
1 Pete Rose .444
3 Mike Hegan .424
3 Ron Stone .424
5 Tony Taylor .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Jim Hickman 5
1 Bill Melton 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 18
2 Johnny Bench 17
2 Tony Perez 17
4 Willie Davis 16
5 Rico Petrocelli 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 0.64
2 Jack Billingham 0.78
3 Tom Griffin 0.96
4 Sam McDowell 1.17
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ron Herbel 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 29
2 Bob Moose 28
3 Bob Gibson 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Sam McDowell 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 5
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Dick Selma 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .409
2 Rico Carty .388
3 Jim Hickman .386
4 Tommy Harper .384
5 Cito Gaston .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 10
2 Dick Allen 9
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Tony Perez 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 30
1 Tony Perez 30
3 Willie Horton 29
4 Johnny Bench 28
5 Willie Davis 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 14
2 Maury Wills 12
3 Tommy Harper 10
3 Bobby Tolan 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 1.08
2 Tom Dukes 1.40
3 Lindy McDaniel 1.44
4 Rudy May 1.64
5 Joe Moeller 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Jim McGlothlin 5
2 Jim Merritt 5
2 Bob Moose 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 64
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Bob Gibson 54
4 Sam McDowell 51
5 Bob Veale 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 7
2 Wayne Granger 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 .364
2 Roberto Clemente .357
3 Pete Rose .347
4 Rod Carew .326
5 Willie Davis .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Frank Howard 47
2 Tony Perez 47
4 Hank Aaron 46
5 Willie McCovey 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 149
2 Harmon Killebrew 137
3 Willie McCovey 130
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 2 tied 47

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 Bob Gibson 289
3 Mickey Lolich 280
4 Fergie Jenkins 260
5 Tom Seaver 257

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 34
2 Ron Perranoski 32
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Fred Gladding 24
5 3 tied 21