On This Day

Friday, June 12, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 38 20 .655 --
Yankees 34 24 .586 4.0
Tigers 27 27 .500 9.0
Red Sox 26 27 .491 9.5
Senators 25 30 .455 11.5
Indians 22 32 .407 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 35 17 .673 --
Angels 35 22 .614 2.5
Athletics 32 26 .552 6.0
White Sox 22 35 .386 15.5
Royals 20 35 .364 16.5
Brewers 18 39 .316 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 22 .585 --
Pirates 29 30 .492 5.0
Mets 28 29 .491 5.0
Cardinals 26 28 .481 5.5
Phillies 24 32 .429 8.5
Expos 21 35 .375 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 43 16 .729 --
Braves 31 24 .564 10.0
Dodgers 32 26 .552 10.5
Giants 26 32 .448 16.5
Astros 26 34 .433 17.5
Padres 27 36 .429 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 4
1 Leo Cardenas 4
3 Billy Cowan 3
3 Jim Fregosi 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 2
1 Jim Fregosi 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
4 John Bateman 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russ Snyder 4
2 John Bateman 3
2 Ken Berry 3
4 Tommie Agee 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Roberts 1.40
2 Bob Gibson 1.14
3 Bob Veale 1.12
4 Rollie Fingers 1.00
4 Rich Hand 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Coombs 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Simpson 11
2 Rich Hand 9
2 Bob Veale 9
4 Bob Gibson 8
5 Dave Roberts 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Claude Raymond 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .395
2 Tony Perez .376
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .353
4 Jim Hickman .348
5 Cito Gaston .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 23
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 66
2 Johnny Bench 55
3 Billy Williams 52
4 Willie Horton 50
4 Willie McCovey 50

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 2.00
2 Wayne Simpson 2.20
3 Tom Seaver 2.21
4 Jim McGlothlin 2.48
5 Sam McDowell 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 133
2 Tom Seaver 125
3 Bob Gibson 113
4 Mickey Lolich 96
5 Bill Stoneman 89

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 14
2 Wayne Granger 13
3 Jack Aker 10
4 Darold Knowles 9
4 3 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hegan .447
2 Al Oliver .429
3 Jim Hickman .422
4 Pete Rose .413
5 Larry Bowa .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 6
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Tony Perez 6
4 Rico Carty 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 18
1 Tony Perez 18
3 Johnny Bench 17
4 Willie Davis 15
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 6
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Jose Cardenal 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Ed Stroud 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Chuck Taylor 0.69
3 Jack Billingham 0.78
4 Tom Griffin 0.96
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.20

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 Veale 28
4 Rich Hand 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 4
1 Claude Raymond 4
3 Ron Taylor 3
4 Jim Colborn 2
4 14 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .422
2 Cito Gaston .398
3 Rod Carew .398
4 Bobby Tolan .381
5 Gil Garrido .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 11
2 Jim Hickman 10
3 Johnny Bench 9
3 Willie McCovey 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 33
2 Willie Horton 29
3 Johnny Bench 27
3 Willie Davis 27
5 Jim Hickman 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 14
2 Maury Wills 12
3 Tommie Agee 10
3 Tommy Harper 10
3 Bobby Tolan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.35
2 Joe Moeller 1.67
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.72
4 Pat Jarvis 1.76
5 Clyde Wright 1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 62
2 Sam McDowell 60
3 Steve Carlton 53
4 Tom Seaver 52
5 Bob Veale 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 7
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Darold Knowles 6
2 Ron Perranoski 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .360
2 Roberto Clemente .357
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Rod Carew .322
5 Tony Oliva .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Tony Perez 49
3 Frank Howard 46
4 Hank Aaron 45
5 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 152
2 Harmon Killebrew 135
3 Willie McCovey 128
4 Sal Bando 122
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 68
2 Bobby Bonds 51
2 Bert Campaneris 51
2 Cesar Tovar 51
5 Maury Wills 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.10
2 Chuck Taylor 2.28
3 Jerry Koosman 2.41
4 Andy Messersmith 2.45
5 Bill Singer 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 322
2 Bob Gibson 286
3 Mickey Lolich 280
4 Fergie Jenkins 260
5 Tom Seaver 257

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 34
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Fred Gladding 24
5 Darold Knowles 21