On This Day

Monday, July 6, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 50 30 .625 --
Yankees 44 35 .557 5.5
Tigers 42 35 .545 6.5
Red Sox 40 37 .519 8.5
Senators 37 44 .457 13.5
Indians 34 44 .436 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 50 26 .658 --
Angels 48 32 .600 4.0
Athletics 45 36 .556 7.5
Royals 29 50 .367 22.5
White Sox 28 53 .346 24.5
Brewers 28 53 .346 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 44 36 .550 --
Pirates 45 38 .542 0.5
Cubs 39 40 .494 4.5
Cardinals 39 41 .488 5.0
Phillies 34 46 .425 10.0
Expos 33 48 .407 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 23 .716 --
Dodgers 48 32 .600 9.5
Braves 41 38 .519 16.0
Giants 37 42 .468 20.0
Astros 34 48 .415 24.5
Padres 32 52 .381 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felix Millan 6
2 Tommie Agee 4
2 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Ron Hunt 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Santo 3
2 Bob Bailey 2
2 John Briggs 2
2 Duke Sims 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 10
2 Tommie Agee 4
2 John Briggs 4
2 Felix Millan 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Gutierrez 1
1 Rich McKinney 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Amos Otis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Merritt 1.12
2 Carl Morton 1.00
3 Sam McDowell 0.94
4 Bill Hands 0.75
4 Jim McAndrew 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Les Cain 1
1 Joe Decker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 15
2 Larry Dierker 9
2 Jim Merritt 9
4 Bill Hands 6
4 Jim McAndrew 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .370
2 Tony Perez .363
3 Roberto Clemente .352
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .340
5 Jim Hickman .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 28
2 Johnny Bench 26
3 Hank Aaron 24
3 Harmon Killebrew 24
3 Billy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 86
2 Billy Williams 75
3 Rico Carty 72
4 Johnny Bench 71
5 2 tied 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 27
1 Bobby Tolan 27
3 Bobby Bonds 26
4 Pat Kelly 23
5 3 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.26
2 Wayne Simpson 2.27
3 Tom Seaver 2.48
4 Tom Phoebus 2.61
5 Jim Palmer 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 14
2 Catfish Hunter 13
2 Tom Seaver 13
2 Wayne Simpson 13
5 7 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 175
2 Tom Seaver 168
3 Bob Gibson 149
4 Fergie Jenkins 132
5 Gaylord Perry 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 19
2 Darold Knowles 18
3 Wayne Granger 17
4 Ken Tatum 14
5 4 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Buford .489
2 Cesar Tovar .457
3 Donn Clendenon .441
4 Billy Williams .433
5 Willie Davis .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Bobby Murcer 6
2 Billy Williams 6
4 Bob Bailey 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 22
2 Billy Williams 20
3 Harmon Killebrew 17
3 Frank Robinson 17
5 Rico Carty 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 6
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Cesar Tovar 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Selma 0.51
2 Ron Willis 0.59
3 Marcel Lachemann 0.63
4 Bert Blyleven 0.82
5 Joe Niekro 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Murphy 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Les Cain 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 36
2 Sam McDowell 33
3 Tom Seaver 28
4 Steve Renko 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 5
1 Darold Knowles 5
3 Jim Brewer 4
3 Mudcat Grant 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Buford .400
1 Wayne Garrett .400
3 Pete Rose .385
4 Roberto Clemente .384
5 Bobby Tolan .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 10
1 Johnny Bench 10
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
4 Jim Fregosi 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 35
2 Tony Perez 29
3 Johnny Bench 28
3 Billy Williams 28
5 Harmon Killebrew 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 9
1 Bobby Tolan 9
3 Lou Brock 7
3 Bert Campaneris 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.69
2 Darold Knowles 0.94
3 Dick Selma 1.03
4 Don McMahon 1.78
5 Wayne Simpson 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Jim Perry 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
2 Wayne Simpson 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 64
2 Sam McDowell 56
3 Bob Gibson 51
4 Tom Seaver 50
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 9
1 Tom Timmermann 9
3 Mudcat Grant 7
3 Claude Raymond 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .357
2 Rico Carty .347
3 Pete Rose .346
4 Willie Davis .319
5 Cesar Tovar .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Hank Aaron 47
3 Tony Perez 46
4 Johnny Bench 41
5 Willie McCovey 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 149
2 Harmon Killebrew 124
3 Sal Bando 123
3 Billy Williams 123
5 Johnny Bench 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Cesar Tovar 51
3 Bobby Bonds 47
4 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bobby Tolan 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.16
2 Andy Messersmith 2.59
3 Bob Moose 2.66
4 Jim Perry 2.69
5 Jim Palmer 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 328
2 Bob Gibson 278
3 Fergie Jenkins 263
3 Mickey Lolich 263
3 Tom Seaver 263

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 36
2 Wayne Granger 34
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 27
5 2 tied 23