On This Day

Saturday, June 27, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 46 26 .639 --
Yankees 42 28 .600 3.0
Tigers 36 32 .529 8.0
Red Sox 33 34 .493 10.5
Indians 31 37 .456 13.0
Senators 31 40 .437 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 42 24 .636 --
Angels 41 29 .586 3.0
Athletics 39 33 .542 6.0
Royals 25 43 .368 18.0
White Sox 26 46 .361 19.0
Brewers 25 45 .357 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 38 32 .543 --
Pirates 38 35 .521 1.5
Cubs 35 33 .515 2.0
Cardinals 34 36 .486 4.0
Phillies 31 38 .449 6.5
Expos 27 44 .380 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 51 21 .708 --
Dodgers 42 30 .583 9.0
Braves 36 33 .522 13.5
Giants 34 37 .479 16.5
Astros 31 42 .425 20.5
Padres 30 46 .395 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Byron Browne 4
1 Roy Foster 4
1 Tony Perez 4
4 Larry Bowa 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 2
2 John Bateman 1
2 Jim Beauchamp 1
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 4
2 Donn Clendenon 3
2 Dick Dietz 3
2 Tony Oliva 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 2.67
2 Fergie Jenkins 2.00
3 Gary Peters 1.60
4 Jim Merritt 1.50
5 Don Sutton 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Rick Austin 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 14
2 Don Sutton 9
3 Rick Austin 8
3 Bert Blyleven 8
3 Gary Peters 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Sal Campisi 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .372
2 Tony Perez .364
3 Roy White .346
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Cito Gaston .336

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 78
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 Bobby Tolan 22
3 Maury Wills 22

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 Jim Merritt 12
1 Gaylord Perry 12
3 Catfish Hunter 11
3 Dave McNally 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 151
2 Sam McDowell 146
3 Bob Gibson 137
4 Fergie Jenkins 116
5 Mickey Lolich 112

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 .467
2 Don Buford .444
3 Roy White .412
4 Joe Azcue .410
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Tommie Agee 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 20
2 Frank Robinson 18
3 Hank Aaron 16
4 Bill Melton 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buford 5
1 Bert Campaneris 5
1 Amos Otis 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
2 Jim Nelson 0.53
3 Bob Gibson 0.67
4 Darold Knowles 1.06
5 Gaylord Perry 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 Don Sutton 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 36
2 Tom Seaver 26
3 Don Sutton 25
4 Bert Blyleven 24
4 Bob Gibson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
1 Tom Timmermann 5
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .384
2 Ray Fosse .380
3 Don Buford .363
4 Jim Hickman .360
5 Bobby Tolan .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 30
1 Jim Hickman 30
1 Tony Perez 30
4 Willie Horton 29
5 Bill Melton 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 9
2 Cleon Jones 7
2 Bobby Tolan 7
4 Lou Brock 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 1.59
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.67
3 Steve Carlton 1.90
4 Bob Gibson 1.92
5 Tom Burgmeier 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Wayne Simpson 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 61
2 Bob Gibson 58
3 Sam McDowell 48
4 Tom Seaver 47
4 Don Sutton 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 7
1 Claude Raymond 7
1 Tom Timmermann 7
4 Mudcat Grant 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .349
2 Rico Carty .347
3 Pete Rose .346
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Roy White .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 154
2 Willie McCovey 127
3 Harmon Killebrew 124
4 Hank Aaron 121
5 Sal Bando 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
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 Jerry Koosman 2.60
3 Steve Carlton 2.62
4 Andy Messersmith 2.63
5 Chuck Taylor 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 315
2 Bob Gibson 285
3 Mickey Lolich 270
4 Tom Seaver 263
5 Fergie Jenkins 260

Saves

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