On This Day

Friday, June 26, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 46 25 .648 --
Yankees 42 27 .609 3.0
Tigers 36 31 .537 8.0
Red Sox 32 34 .485 11.5
Indians 30 37 .448 14.0
Senators 30 40 .429 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 41 24 .631 --
Angels 41 28 .594 2.0
Athletics 39 32 .549 5.0
White Sox 26 45 .366 18.0
Royals 24 43 .358 18.0
Brewers 24 45 .348 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 37 32 .536 --
Cubs 35 32 .522 1.0
Pirates 37 35 .514 1.5
Cardinals 33 36 .478 4.0
Phillies 31 37 .456 5.5
Expos 27 43 .386 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 50 21 .704 --
Dodgers 41 30 .577 9.0
Braves 36 32 .529 12.5
Giants 33 37 .471 16.5
Astros 31 41 .431 19.5
Padres 30 45 .400 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Azcue 4
1 Don Buford 4
1 Cookie Rojas 4
1 Joe Torre 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
1 Rick Reichardt 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
4 Tommie Agee 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 8
2 Willie Horton 5
3 Don Buford 3
4 Tommie Agee 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Davalillo 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Ken Berry 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 1.67
2 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 Wayne Simpson 0.89
4 Joe Niekro 0.80
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Bob Humphreys 1
1 Steve Kealey 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 10
2 Wayne Simpson 8
3 Rudy May 6
4 Joe Coleman 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Crider 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Claude Raymond 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .377
2 Tony Perez .356
3 Roy White .347
4 Cito Gaston .341
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 Willie Horton 61
4 Billy Williams 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 26
2 Bobby Bonds 24
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 2.38
4 Sam McDowell 2.40
5 Tom Seaver 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 12
2 Catfish Hunter 11
2 Dave McNally 11
2 Jim Merritt 11
2 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 151
2 Sam McDowell 146
3 Bob Gibson 137
4 Gaylord Perry 108
5 Steve Carlton 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 17
2 Wayne Granger 16
3 Darold Knowles 14
4 Claude Raymond 12
5 Ken Tatum 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Garrett .471
2 Joe Azcue .444
3 Roy White .420
4 Don Buford .415
5 Bob Watson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 7
2 Johnny Bench 6
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 21
2 Frank Robinson 18
3 Hank Aaron 16
4 Bill Melton 15
5 Bobby Murcer 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buford 5
1 Bert Campaneris 5
1 Cleon Jones 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
2 Jim Nelson 0.53
3 Bob Gibson 0.75
4 Darold Knowles 1.10
5 Mudcat Grant 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
2 Dean Chance 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3
2 Jim Perry 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Simpson 33
2 Bob Gibson 32
3 Tom Seaver 26
3 Bob Veale 26
5 Gaylord Perry 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
1 Tom Timmermann 5
3 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Claude Raymond 4
5 Wayne Granger 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .380
2 Johnny Bench .371
3 Jim Hickman .364
4 Roy White .360
5 Ray Fosse .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
2 Tommie Agee 11
3 Tony Perez 10
4 Jim Hickman 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 30
1 Tony Perez 30
3 Tommie Agee 29
3 Jim Hickman 29
3 Bill Melton 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.68
2 Darold Knowles 1.03
3 Tom Griffin 1.50
4 Jack Billingham 1.59
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Wayne Simpson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 58
2 Steve Carlton 54
3 Fergie Jenkins 48
3 Sam McDowell 48
3 Jim Palmer 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 7
1 Claude Raymond 7
1 Tom Timmermann 7
4 Mudcat Grant 6
4 Wayne Granger 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .349
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Roy White .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Tony Perez 49
3 Hank Aaron 47
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Willie McCovey 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 153
2 Willie McCovey 127
3 Harmon Killebrew 126
4 Hank Aaron 121
5 Sal Bando 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 59
2 Cesar Tovar 51
3 Bobby Bonds 48
4 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 Andy Messersmith 2.61
5 Steve Carlton 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 315
2 Bob Gibson 285
3 Mickey Lolich 264
4 Tom Seaver 263
5 Fergie Jenkins 246

Saves

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