On This Day

Thursday, June 11, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 38 19 .667 --
Yankees 33 24 .579 5.0
Tigers 27 26 .509 9.0
Red Sox 26 26 .500 9.5
Senators 25 29 .463 11.5
Indians 22 31 .415 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 34 17 .667 --
Angels 34 22 .607 2.5
Athletics 31 26 .544 6.0
White Sox 21 35 .375 15.5
Royals 20 34 .370 15.5
Brewers 17 39 .304 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 22 .577 --
Pirates 28 29 .491 4.5
Mets 27 29 .482 5.0
Cardinals 25 28 .472 5.5
Phillies 24 31 .436 7.5
Expos 20 35 .364 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 42 16 .724 --
Braves 31 23 .574 9.0
Dodgers 32 25 .561 9.5
Giants 26 31 .456 15.5
Astros 26 33 .441 16.5
Padres 26 35 .426 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Gil Garrido 3
1 Mike Hegan 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Northrup 4
2 John Bateman 3
2 Davey Johnson 3
4 Bob Bailey 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Felix Millan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Cuellar 2.25
2 Don Sutton 1.50
3 Sam McDowell 0.90
4 Joe Niekro 0.89
5 Bill Hands 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 9
1 Sam McDowell 9
1 Don Sutton 9
4 Steve Carlton 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Priddy 1
1 Claude Raymond 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .401
2 Tony Perez .367
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .353
4 Frank Robinson .345
5 Roberto Clemente .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 22
2 Johnny Bench 19
2 Willie McCovey 19
4 Dick Allen 18
5 4 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 64
2 Johnny Bench 55
3 Billy Williams 52
4 Willie McCovey 50
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Maury Wills 22
3 Pat Kelly 21
4 Bobby Bonds 20
5 Willie Davis 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.14
2 Tom Seaver 2.21
3 Tom Phoebus 2.35
4 Wayne Simpson 2.43
5 Jim McGlothlin 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 11
2 Catfish Hunter 9
2 Dave McNally 9
2 Gaylord Perry 9
5 11 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 133
2 Tom Seaver 125
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 Mike Hegan .459
2 Pete Rose .452
3 Jim Hickman .435
4 Al Oliver .429
5 Ron Stone .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Jim Hickman 6
3 Rico Carty 5
3 Bill Melton 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
1 Willie Horton 17
3 Jim Hickman 16
3 Tony Perez 16
5 Willie Davis 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 6
2 Jose Cardenal 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Ed Stroud 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 0.69
2 Jack Billingham 0.78
3 Tom Griffin 0.96
4 Lindy McDaniel 1.20
5 Steve Carlton 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ron Herbel 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 35
2 Mike Cuellar 29
3 Bob Gibson 26
4 Fergie Jenkins 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 4
2 Claude Raymond 3
2 Dick Selma 3
4 Jim Colborn 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .409
2 Jim Hickman .398
3 Gil Garrido .397
4 Rico Carty .383
5 Cito Gaston .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 10
1 Willie McCovey 10
1 Tony Perez 10
4 Jim Hickman 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 14
2 Maury Wills 13
3 Tommy Harper 10
3 Bobby Tolan 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 1.08
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.44
3 Joe Moeller 1.67
4 Jim McGlothlin 1.72
5 Pat Jarvis 1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 60
2 Bob Gibson 54
3 Steve Carlton 53
4 Tom Seaver 52
5 Mike Cuellar 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 .363
2 Roberto Clemente .358
3 Pete Rose .345
4 Rod Carew .327
5 Tony Oliva .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Tony Perez 48
3 Hank Aaron 46
3 Frank Howard 46
5 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 150
2 Harmon Killebrew 135
3 Willie McCovey 129
4 Sal Bando 122
5 Boog Powell 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 69
2 Bert Campaneris 53
3 Bobby Bonds 52
4 Cesar Tovar 51
5 Maury Wills 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 Mike Cuellar 24
1 Tom Seaver 24
3 Bill Hands 23
3 Jim Perry 23
5 Jim Merritt 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 322
2 Mickey Lolich 280
3 Bob Gibson 278
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 Darold Knowles 21