On This Day

Sunday, June 14, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 21 .650 --
Yankees 36 24 .600 3.0
Tigers 29 27 .518 8.0
Red Sox 27 28 .491 9.5
Senators 28 30 .483 10.0
Indians 24 32 .429 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 36 18 .667 --
Angels 35 24 .593 3.5
Athletics 33 27 .550 6.0
White Sox 22 38 .367 17.0
Royals 20 37 .351 17.5
Brewers 18 41 .305 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 32 23 .582 --
Mets 30 29 .508 4.0
Pirates 30 31 .492 5.0
Cardinals 26 30 .464 6.5
Phillies 25 33 .431 8.5
Expos 22 36 .379 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 44 17 .721 --
Dodgers 33 27 .550 10.5
Braves 31 26 .544 11.0
Giants 28 32 .467 15.5
Astros 27 35 .435 17.5
Padres 28 37 .431 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 5
2 Ed Brinkman 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Ollie Brown 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos May 4
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 4
3 Dick Dietz 3
3 Jim Holt 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ollie Brown 2
1 Bobby Tolan 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Jim Beauchamp 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Wilson 1.12
2 Bert Blyleven 0.88
2 Clay Kirby 0.88
4 Bob Moose 0.85
5 Jim Palmer 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Moose 11
2 Jim Palmer 9
2 Earl Wilson 9
4 Bert Blyleven 7
4 Clay Kirby 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 2
2 Bob Miller 1
2 Claude Raymond 1
2 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .404
2 Tony Perez .370
3 Roy White .351
4 Jim Hickman .347
5 Alex Johnson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 23
2 Johnny Bench 20
3 Dick Allen 19
3 Willie McCovey 19
5 Frank Howard 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 66
2 Johnny Bench 56
3 Willie Horton 53
4 Billy Williams 52
5 2 tied 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Maury Wills 22
3 Bobby Bonds 21
3 Pat Kelly 21
5 Bobby Tolan 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.00
2 Wayne Simpson 2.20
3 Jim McGlothlin 2.35
4 Tom Seaver 2.41
5 Sam McDowell 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 11
2 Catfish Hunter 10
3 Jim McGlothlin 9
3 Dave McNally 9
3 5 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 133
2 Tom Seaver 129
3 Bob Gibson 113
4 Mickey Lolich 96
5 Bill Stoneman 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 14
2 Wayne Granger 13
3 Darold Knowles 12
4 Jack Aker 10
4 Claude Raymond 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hegan .476
2 Pete Rose .404
3 Ray Fosse .404
3 Willie Horton .404
3 Roy White .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 7
2 Johnny Bench 6
2 Jim Fregosi 6
2 Willie Horton 6
2 Tony Perez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 19
2 Johnny Bench 17
3 Tony Perez 16
4 Frank Howard 14
4 Bill Melton 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 5
1 Tommy Harper 5
1 Ed Stroud 5
1 Bobby Tolan 5
1 Maury Wills 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Steve Renko 0.67
3 Lindy McDaniel 1.17
4 Steve Carlton 1.29
4 2 others tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 33
1 Bob Moose 33
1 Jim Palmer 33
4 Jack Billingham 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 5
2 Darold Knowles 4
3 Mudcat Grant 3
3 Tom Timmermann 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .413
2 Roy White .387
3 Cito Gaston .387
4 Rico Carty .371
5 Willie Horton .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 11
1 Tony Perez 11
3 Johnny Bench 10
4 Tommie Agee 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 33
2 Willie Horton 32
3 Jim Hickman 29
4 Johnny Bench 28
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 12
2 Willie Davis 11
2 Maury Wills 11
4 Tommie Agee 10
5 Tommy Harper 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.33
2 Darold Knowles 0.70
3 Lindy McDaniel 0.99
4 Jim McGlothlin 1.61
5 Joe Moeller 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim McGlothlin 6
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 60
2 Bob Gibson 56
2 Tom Seaver 56
4 Steve Carlton 53
5 Jim Palmer 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 9
2 Mudcat Grant 7
3 Wayne Granger 6
3 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Claude Raymond 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .366
2 Roberto Clemente .355
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Rod Carew .324
5 Roy White .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
1 Tony Perez 49
3 Frank Howard 47
4 Hank Aaron 44
4 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 151
2 Harmon Killebrew 133
3 Willie McCovey 129
4 Sal Bando 123
5 Willie Horton 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 67
2 Bobby Bonds 52
3 Cesar Tovar 51
4 Bert Campaneris 48
5 Maury Wills 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.19
2 Chuck Taylor 2.44
3 Andy Messersmith 2.45
4 Jerry Koosman 2.48
5 Dick Bosman 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 25
2 Mike Cuellar 24
2 Jim Perry 24
4 Bill Hands 23
5 Jim Merritt 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 315
2 Bob Gibson 286
3 Mickey Lolich 280
4 Fergie Jenkins 262
5 Tom Seaver 261

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 34
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 24
5 Fred Gladding 23