On This Day

Saturday, June 20, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 42 23 .646 --
Yankees 39 26 .600 3.0
Tigers 31 30 .508 9.0
Red Sox 30 31 .492 10.0
Indians 29 32 .475 11.0
Senators 29 36 .446 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 38 21 .644 --
Angels 36 27 .571 4.0
Athletics 35 30 .538 6.0
White Sox 24 40 .375 16.5
Royals 23 39 .371 16.5
Brewers 21 42 .333 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 25 .583 --
Mets 32 31 .508 4.5
Pirates 33 33 .500 5.0
Cardinals 29 32 .475 6.5
Phillies 28 34 .452 8.0
Expos 23 40 .365 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 46 19 .708 --
Braves 35 28 .556 10.0
Dodgers 36 29 .554 10.0
Giants 30 35 .462 16.0
Padres 30 40 .429 18.5
Astros 28 39 .418 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clete Boyer 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Danny Cater 3
2 Jim Lefebvre 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Foster 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Jack Hiatt 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.56
2 Lew Krausse 1.33
3 Chris Short 1.17
4 Jerry Koosman 1.00
4 Earl Wilson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 14
2 Lew Krausse 8
3 Joe Coleman 7
3 Chris Short 7
5 Jerry Koosman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .392
2 Rod Carew .376
3 Tony Perez .366
4 Roy White .349
5 Alex Johnson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 24
2 Johnny Bench 23
3 Hank Aaron 20
4 Dick Allen 19
4 2 others tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 70
2 Hank Aaron 60
2 Johnny Bench 60
4 Dick Allen 56
4 Willie Horton 56

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.16
2 Wayne Simpson 2.34
3 Tom Seaver 2.38
4 Jerry Koosman 2.41
5 Sam McDowell 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 11
1 Gaylord Perry 11
3 Catfish Hunter 10
3 Jim McGlothlin 10
3 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 142
2 Tom Seaver 140
3 Bob Gibson 126
4 Gaylord Perry 105
5 Mickey Lolich 101

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .432
2 Roy White .404
3 Amos Otis .396
4 Pete Rose .391
5 Bud Harrelson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 Willie Horton 7
3 Tommie Agee 6
3 Jim Fregosi 6
3 Rico Petrocelli 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
1 Willie Horton 17
3 Rico Petrocelli 14
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 5
1 Amos Otis 5
3 Jose Cardenal 4
3 Tommy Harper 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 0.50
2 Ken Brett 0.52
3 Wilbur Wood 0.60
4 Mudcat Grant 0.63
4 Darold Knowles 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Dean Chance 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 28
1 Fergie Jenkins 28
1 Jim Palmer 28
4 Steve Carlton 25
4 Gaylord Perry 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 4
1 Claude Raymond 4
1 Tom Timmermann 4
4 Wayne Granger 3
4 Sparky Lyle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .383
2 Roy White .378
3 Pete Rose .377
4 Cito Gaston .374
5 Bobby Tolan .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 34
2 Tony Perez 31
3 Jim Hickman 29
4 Johnny Bench 26
4 Cito Gaston 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 10
2 Willie Davis 9
2 Bobby Tolan 9
4 Tommy Harper 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.33
2 Darold Knowles 0.68
3 Lindy McDaniel 1.27
4 Tom Griffin 1.50
5 Jack Billingham 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Jim McGlothlin 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 63
2 Steve Carlton 56
3 Mike Cuellar 52
4 Sam McDowell 51
5 Fergie Jenkins 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 8
2 Mudcat Grant 7
2 Wayne Granger 7
4 Dave Giusti 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .360
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Roy White .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Frank Howard 48
2 Tony Perez 48
4 Hank Aaron 46
5 Willie McCovey 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 150
2 Harmon Killebrew 130
3 Willie McCovey 125
4 Willie Horton 121
4 Tony Oliva 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 62
2 Cesar Tovar 51
3 Bobby Bonds 49
4 Bert Campaneris 46
5 Joe Morgan 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.11
2 Chuck Taylor 2.41
3 Jerry Koosman 2.53
4 Bill Hands 2.56
5 Bill Singer 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Bob Gibson 290
3 Mickey Lolich 276
4 Tom Seaver 261
5 Fergie Jenkins 259

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Ken Tatum 32
4 Darold Knowles 25
5 Fred Gladding 24