On This Day

Tuesday, June 16, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 22 .639 --
Yankees 37 24 .607 2.0
Tigers 30 28 .517 7.5
Red Sox 28 29 .491 9.0
Senators 28 32 .467 10.5
Indians 26 32 .448 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 38 18 .679 --
Angels 35 26 .574 5.5
Athletics 34 28 .548 7.0
White Sox 22 39 .361 18.5
Royals 21 38 .356 18.5
Brewers 19 41 .317 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 32 24 .571 --
Mets 31 29 .517 3.0
Pirates 31 32 .492 4.5
Cardinals 27 31 .466 6.0
Phillies 26 33 .441 7.5
Expos 22 37 .373 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 44 18 .710 --
Braves 32 26 .552 10.0
Dodgers 34 28 .548 10.0
Giants 29 32 .475 14.5
Padres 29 38 .433 17.5
Astros 27 36 .429 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leo Cardenas 4
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Roy Foster 3
2 Gil Garrido 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 4
1 Roy White 4
3 Dick Dietz 3
3 Roy Foster 3
3 Cito Gaston 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Bob Robertson 1
1 Rusty Staub 1
1 Bill Sudakis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Corkins 999.00
2 Gaylord Perry 2.00
3 Mike Kilkenny 1.57
4 Don Sutton 1.50
5 Tom Griffin 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Hand 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Mike Kilkenny 1
1 Jim McAndrew 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Kilkenny 11
2 Bill Butler 9
2 Don Sutton 9
4 Steve Carlton 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike McQueen 1
1 Jose Santiago 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .404
2 Tony Perez .368
3 Rod Carew .367
4 Roy White .357
5 Alex Johnson .348

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 57
3 Willie Horton 55
4 Hank Aaron 52
4 3 others tied 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
2 Gaylord Perry 10
4 Jim McGlothlin 9
4 6 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 137
2 Tom Seaver 129
3 Bob Gibson 113
4 Mickey Lolich 97
5 Steve Carlton 93

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 Roy White .442
3 Johnny Bench .429
4 Rick Monday .423
5 Willie Horton .411

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 20
2 Johnny Bench 18
3 Frank Howard 15
3 Merv Rettenmund 15
5 6 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 Jim McAndrew 0.50
3 Steve Renko 0.67
4 Lindy McDaniel 0.73
5 Tom Griffin 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 33
2 Steve Carlton 30
3 Rich Hand 28
3 Bob Moose 28
5 2 tied 26

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 .400
2 Roy White .396
3 Cito Gaston .386
4 Willie Horton .381
5 Rico Carty .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 11
1 Tony Perez 11
3 Tommie Agee 10
3 Johnny Bench 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 34
2 Tony Perez 32
3 Johnny Bench 28
4 Jim Hickman 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 11
2 Bobby Tolan 10
3 Tommy Harper 9
3 Maury Wills 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
2 Lindy McDaniel 0.99
3 Jack Billingham 1.66
4 Tom Griffin 1.74
5 Jim McGlothlin 1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 56
1 Bob Gibson 56
1 Sam McDowell 56
4 Mike Cuellar 51
4 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 .365
2 Roberto Clemente .353
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Roy White .329
5 Tony Oliva .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Frank Howard 48
2 Tony Perez 48
4 Hank Aaron 44
5 Willie McCovey 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 149
2 Harmon Killebrew 134
3 Willie McCovey 127
4 Willie Horton 122
4 Tony Oliva 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 67
2 Cesar Tovar 51
3 Bobby Bonds 50
4 Bert Campaneris 45
4 2 others tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.22
2 Chuck Taylor 2.44
3 Jerry Koosman 2.48
4 Andy Messersmith 2.54
5 Bill Hands 2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 319
2 Mickey Lolich 281
3 Bob Gibson 277
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