On This Day

Monday, June 15, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 22 .639 --
Yankees 36 24 .600 2.5
Tigers 29 28 .509 8.0
Red Sox 27 29 .482 9.5
Senators 28 31 .475 10.0
Indians 25 32 .439 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 37 18 .673 --
Angels 35 25 .583 4.5
Athletics 34 27 .557 6.0
White Sox 22 38 .367 17.5
Royals 21 37 .362 17.5
Brewers 19 41 .317 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 32 23 .582 --
Mets 30 29 .508 4.0
Pirates 31 31 .500 4.5
Cardinals 27 30 .474 6.0
Phillies 25 33 .431 8.5
Expos 22 36 .379 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 44 17 .721 --
Braves 31 26 .544 11.0
Dodgers 33 28 .541 11.0
Giants 28 32 .467 15.5
Astros 27 35 .435 17.5
Padres 28 38 .424 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Heidemann 4
2 Mike Andrews 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Fernandez 1
1 Mike Hegan 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Fernandez 4
1 Dick McAuliffe 4
1 Merv Rettenmund 4
4 Pat Kelly 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Tito Francona 1
1 Jim Holt 1
1 Alex Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Boswell 1.00
2 Rudy May 0.86
3 Mike Cuellar 0.78
4 Joe Coleman 0.75
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Aurelio Monteagudo 1
1 Jim Nelson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 9
2 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Mike Torrez 7
4 Rudy May 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .404
2 Tony Perez .370
3 Roy White .351
4 Alex Johnson .350
5 Jim Hickman .347

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 66
2 Johnny Bench 56
3 Willie Horton 54
4 Dick Allen 52
4 Billy Williams 52

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 2.45

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 137
2 Tom Seaver 129
3 Bob Gibson 113
4 Mickey Lolich 97
5 Bill Stoneman 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 15
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 .452
2 Johnny Bench .421
3 Pete Rose .419
4 Roy White .417
5 Bud Harrelson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 7
2 Tommie Agee 6
2 Johnny Bench 6
2 Willie Stargell 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 19
2 Johnny Bench 17
3 Frank Howard 15
3 Merv Rettenmund 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 5
1 Tommy Harper 5
1 Bobby Tolan 5
1 Maury Wills 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Steve Renko 0.67
3 Lindy McDaniel 0.73
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.00
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 33
2 Bob Moose 28
3 Mike Cuellar 26
3 Sam McDowell 26
5 Fergie Jenkins 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .418
2 Bobby Tolan .384
3 Roy White .383
4 Cito Gaston .381
5 Willie Horton .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 33
1 Tony Perez 33
3 Jim Hickman 29
4 Johnny Bench 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Lindy McDaniel 0.99
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.61
4 Steve Carlton 1.98
5 Jim Palmer 2.05

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 Bob Gibson 56
1 Sam McDowell 56
3 Steve Carlton 53
4 Mike Cuellar 51
4 Jim Palmer 51

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .364
2 Roberto Clemente .355
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Roy White .325
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Tony Perez 49
3 Frank Howard 48
4 Hank Aaron 44
4 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 151
2 Harmon Killebrew 136
3 Willie McCovey 129
4 Sal Bando 124
5 Willie Horton 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 67
2 Bobby Bonds 51
2 Cesar Tovar 51
4 Bert Campaneris 47
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.22
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 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 319
2 Bob Gibson 286
3 Mickey Lolich 281
4 Fergie Jenkins 262
5 Tom Seaver 258

Saves

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