On This Day

Monday, June 22, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 23 .657 --
Yankees 40 26 .606 3.5
Tigers 33 30 .524 9.0
Red Sox 30 33 .476 12.0
Indians 29 34 .460 13.0
Senators 29 37 .439 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 40 21 .656 --
Angels 37 27 .578 4.5
Athletics 38 30 .559 5.5
White Sox 24 42 .364 18.5
Royals 23 41 .359 18.5
Brewers 21 44 .323 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 28 .556 --
Mets 33 31 .516 2.5
Pirates 34 35 .493 4.0
Cardinals 32 33 .492 4.0
Phillies 30 34 .469 5.5
Expos 24 42 .364 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 47 21 .691 --
Dodgers 38 30 .559 9.0
Braves 36 29 .554 9.5
Giants 32 35 .478 14.5
Astros 29 40 .420 18.5
Padres 30 42 .417 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 5
2 Gene Alley 3
2 Matty Alou 3
2 Paul Blair 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Byron Browne 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Byron Browne 4
2 Tommie Agee 3
2 Donn Clendenon 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cleon Jones 3
2 Gene Alley 1
2 Oscar Gamble 1
2 Bud Harrelson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Wilson 3.00
2 Phil Niekro 1.12
3 Woodie Fryman 1.00
3 Rick Wise 1.00
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Robertson 10
2 Phil Niekro 9
2 Don Wilson 9
2 Rick Wise 9
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .389
2 Rod Carew .376
3 Tony Perez .365
4 Alex Johnson .346
5 Roy White .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 25
2 Johnny Bench 24
3 Hank Aaron 22
4 Dick Allen 19
4 2 others tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 74
2 Hank Aaron 64
2 Johnny Bench 64
4 Dick Allen 57
4 Rico Carty 57

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.16
2 Tom Seaver 2.38
3 Wayne Simpson 2.39
4 Jerry Koosman 2.41
5 Sam McDowell 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 11
1 Jim Merritt 11
1 Gaylord Perry 11
4 Jim McGlothlin 10
4 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 142
2 Tom Seaver 140
3 Bob Gibson 132
4 Gaylord Perry 105
5 Fergie Jenkins 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 17
2 Wayne Granger 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 .420
2 Amos Otis .396
2 Roy White .396
4 Bert Campaneris .393
5 Jim Lefebvre .390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Tommie Agee 15
2 Willie Horton 15
2 Tony Perez 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Cleon Jones 5
2 Amos Otis 5
5 Jose Cardenal 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
2 Jim McAndrew 0.50
3 Jim Nelson 0.53
4 Darold Knowles 0.67
5 Wilbur Wood 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 34
2 Bob Gibson 27
3 Wayne Simpson 25
3 Don Sutton 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Miller .375
2 Pete Rose .373
3 Roy White .369
4 Bobby Tolan .369
5 Cito Gaston .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
1 Tony Perez 11
3 Tommie Agee 10
3 Jim Hickman 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 33
2 Willie Horton 31
3 Johnny Bench 29
3 Jim Hickman 29
5 Cito Gaston 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 10
2 Bobby Tolan 9
3 Willie Davis 8
3 Cleon Jones 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.65
2 Darold Knowles 0.68
3 Jim Hardin 1.03
4 Tom Griffin 1.50
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 69
2 Fergie Jenkins 56
3 Sam McDowell 51
4 Jim Palmer 48
4 Bob Veale 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 8
2 Mudcat Grant 7
2 Wayne Granger 7
2 Ron Perranoski 7
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .359
2 Pete Rose .348
3 Roberto Clemente .347
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Tony Oliva .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Tony Perez 49
3 Hank Aaron 48
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Willie McCovey 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 154
2 Harmon Killebrew 129
3 Sal Bando 124
3 Willie McCovey 124
5 Hank Aaron 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 61
2 Cesar Tovar 50
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 Joe Morgan 45
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.11
2 Chuck Taylor 2.41
3 Jerry Koosman 2.53
4 Bill Singer 2.57
5 Andy Messersmith 2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Bob Gibson 289
3 Mickey Lolich 269
4 Tom Seaver 261
5 Fergie Jenkins 256

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 36
2 Wayne Granger 35
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 25
5 Fred Gladding 23