On This Day

Thursday, June 25, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 45 25 .643 --
Yankees 42 27 .609 2.5
Tigers 35 31 .530 8.0
Red Sox 32 34 .485 11.0
Indians 30 36 .455 13.0
Senators 30 39 .435 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 41 23 .641 --
Angels 40 28 .588 3.0
Athletics 39 31 .557 5.0
Royals 24 42 .364 18.0
White Sox 25 45 .357 19.0
Brewers 23 45 .338 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 37 31 .544 --
Cubs 35 32 .522 1.5
Pirates 37 35 .514 2.0
Cardinals 32 36 .471 5.0
Phillies 31 36 .463 5.5
Expos 26 43 .377 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 49 21 .700 --
Dodgers 40 30 .571 9.0
Braves 36 31 .537 11.5
Giants 32 37 .464 16.5
Astros 31 40 .437 18.5
Padres 30 44 .405 21.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Buford 4
1 Merv Rettenmund 4
1 George Scott 4
4 Byron Browne 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Byron Browne 1
1 Billy Conigliaro 1
1 Jim Hickman 1
1 Davey Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Wright 4
2 Byron Browne 3
2 Jim Hickman 3
2 Davey Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Foy 2
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 Wayne Garrett 1
2 Jerry Grote 1
2 Jerry Moses 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lew Krausse 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 0.70
3 Bob Veale 0.64
4 Jerry Koosman 0.62
5 Grant Jackson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Les Cain 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 7
1 Bob Veale 7
3 Mike Cuellar 6
3 Tom Hall 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .382
2 Tony Perez .357
3 Roy White .347
4 Cito Gaston .342
5 Roberto Clemente .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 26
2 Johnny Bench 25
3 Hank Aaron 22
4 Dick Allen 20
4 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 76
2 Johnny Bench 65
3 Hank Aaron 64
4 Billy Williams 61
5 Dick Allen 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Bobby Bonds 23
3 Ed Stroud 22
3 Maury Wills 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.07
2 Jerry Koosman 2.37
3 Wayne Simpson 2.39
4 Sam McDowell 2.40
5 Tom Seaver 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 11
1 Jim Merritt 11
1 Gaylord Perry 11
1 Tom Seaver 11
5 8 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 151
2 Sam McDowell 146
3 Bob Gibson 132
4 Steve Carlton 107
5 Mickey Lolich 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 17
2 Wayne Granger 15
3 Darold Knowles 14
4 Claude Raymond 11
4 Ken Tatum 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Garrett .467
2 Roy White .420
3 Johnny Bench .415
4 Ray Fosse .390
5 2 tied .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Tommie Agee 6
2 Jim Northrup 6
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 19
2 Hank Aaron 16
3 Jim Hickman 15
4 Bill Melton 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buford 5
1 Bert Campaneris 5
1 Cleon Jones 5
4 Amos Otis 4
4 Ed Stroud 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
2 Jim Nelson 0.53
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Darold Knowles 1.10
5 Don Sutton 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Jim Perry 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 30
2 Bob Gibson 27
3 Mike Cuellar 26
3 Tom Seaver 26
3 Bob Veale 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 6
2 Darold Knowles 5
3 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Claude Raymond 4
5 Bob Priddy 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Tolan .386
2 Cito Gaston .379
3 Jim Hickman .369
4 Ray Fosse .367
5 Roy White .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
2 Tommie Agee 10
2 Jim Hickman 10
2 Tony Perez 10
5 Bill Melton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hickman 31
2 Tony Perez 30
3 Johnny Bench 28
3 Willie Horton 28
3 Bill Melton 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 11
2 Bobby Tolan 8
3 Tommie Agee 7
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Cleon Jones 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.70
2 Darold Knowles 1.03
3 Tom Griffin 1.50
4 Jack Billingham 1.52
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 54
2 Bob Gibson 53
3 Fergie Jenkins 48
3 Sam McDowell 48
3 Jim Palmer 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 7
1 Tom Timmermann 7
3 Mudcat Grant 6
3 Claude Raymond 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .353
2 Roberto Clemente .347
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Tony Oliva .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Tony Perez 49
3 Hank Aaron 48
4 Frank Howard 47
5 Willie McCovey 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 153
2 Harmon Killebrew 126
2 Willie McCovey 126
4 Hank Aaron 122
5 Sal Bando 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 59
2 Cesar Tovar 51
3 Bobby Bonds 47
3 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.23
2 Bill Singer 2.59
3 Jerry Koosman 2.60
4 Steve Carlton 2.62
5 Andy Messersmith 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 25
2 Jim Perry 24
3 Mike Cuellar 23
4 Bill Hands 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 315
2 Bob Gibson 289
3 Mickey Lolich 274
4 Tom Seaver 263
5 Fergie Jenkins 256

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 36
2 Wayne Granger 35
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 26
5 Fred Gladding 24