On This Day

Friday, June 19, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 41 23 .641 --
Yankees 38 26 .594 3.0
Tigers 31 29 .517 8.0
Red Sox 30 30 .500 9.0
Indians 28 32 .467 11.0
Senators 29 35 .453 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 38 20 .655 --
Angels 35 27 .565 5.0
Athletics 34 30 .531 7.0
White Sox 24 39 .381 16.5
Royals 22 39 .361 17.5
Brewers 21 41 .339 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 25 .576 --
Mets 32 30 .516 3.5
Pirates 32 33 .492 5.0
Cardinals 29 31 .483 5.5
Phillies 27 34 .443 8.0
Expos 23 39 .371 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 45 19 .703 --
Braves 35 27 .565 9.0
Dodgers 36 28 .563 9.0
Giants 29 35 .453 16.0
Padres 30 39 .435 17.5
Astros 27 39 .409 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Boog Powell 5
2 Mark Belanger 4
2 Mike Epstein 4
2 Merv Rettenmund 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 2
1 Doug Rader 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Bernie Allen 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Epstein 8
2 Dave Cash 4
2 Boog Powell 4
4 Ken Boswell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Ivan Murrell 2
3 Tony Gonzalez 1
3 Reggie Jackson 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.22
2 Casey Cox 0.80
2 Bill Singer 0.80
4 Marty Pattin 0.73
5 Chuck Taylor 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 11
2 Joe Decker 8
2 Marty Pattin 8
4 Darold Knowles 7
5 Tom Murphy 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Bob Humphreys 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .395
2 Rod Carew .373
3 Tony Perez .364
4 Roy White .352
5 Alex Johnson .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 23
2 Johnny Bench 22
3 Hank Aaron 19
3 Dick Allen 19
3 2 others tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 67
2 Johnny Bench 59
3 Hank Aaron 58
4 Willie Horton 56
5 3 tied 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Maury Wills 22
3 Bobby Bonds 21
3 Pat Kelly 21
3 Ed Stroud 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.19
2 Wayne Simpson 2.34
3 Jim McGlothlin 2.35
4 Tom Seaver 2.38
5 Sam McDowell 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 11
2 Catfish Hunter 10
2 Jim Palmer 10
2 Gaylord Perry 10
2 Tom Seaver 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 142
2 Tom Seaver 140
3 Bob Gibson 126
4 Mickey Lolich 101
5 Fergie Jenkins 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 15
2 Wayne Granger 14
3 Darold Knowles 13
4 Jack Aker 10
4 2 others tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy White .442
2 Johnny Bench .419
3 Leo Cardenas .413
4 Norm Miller .389
5 Jim Hickman .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 18
2 Johnny Bench 16
3 Tommie Agee 15
4 Cito Gaston 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 5
1 Jose Cardenal 5
1 Amos Otis 5
4 Larry Bowa 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 0.50
2 Ken Brett 0.52
3 Darold Knowles 0.55
4 Mike Kilkenny 0.69
4 Wilbur Wood 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Jim McGlothlin 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Bob Moose 29
3 Bob Gibson 28
3 Jim Palmer 28
5 Steve Carlton 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .400
2 Roy White .376
3 Pete Rose .373
4 Cito Gaston .370
5 Gil Garrido .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 11
2 Johnny Bench 10
2 Ray Fosse 10
2 Tony Perez 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 35
2 Jim Hickman 29
3 Tony Perez 28
4 Johnny Bench 25
4 Cito Gaston 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 10
2 Willie Davis 9
2 Bobby Tolan 9
4 Tommie Agee 8
4 Tommy Harper 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.35
2 Darold Knowles 0.61
3 Lindy McDaniel 1.19
4 Jose Pena 1.44
5 Jack Billingham 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Jim McGlothlin 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 63
2 Sam McDowell 61
3 Steve Carlton 56
4 Tom Seaver 52
5 Fergie Jenkins 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 9
2 Mudcat Grant 7
3 Wayne Granger 6
4 Ron Perranoski 5
4 Claude Raymond 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Pete Rose .345
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Roy White .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Tony Perez 47
4 Hank Aaron 45
5 Willie McCovey 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 148
2 Harmon Killebrew 130
3 Willie McCovey 126
4 Willie Horton 121
4 Tony Oliva 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 63
2 Cesar Tovar 51
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Bert Campaneris 46
5 Joe Morgan 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.21
2 Chuck Taylor 2.41
3 Bill Hands 2.55
4 Bill Singer 2.57
5 Jerry Koosman 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Bob Gibson 290
3 Mickey Lolich 276
4 Tom Seaver 269
5 Fergie Jenkins 259

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 34
1 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 25
5 Fred Gladding 23