On This Day

Tuesday, June 2, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 34 15 .694 --
Yankees 27 23 .540 7.5
Senators 23 24 .489 10.0
Tigers 21 24 .467 11.0
Red Sox 21 25 .457 11.5
Indians 18 27 .400 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 31 14 .689 --
Angels 31 17 .646 1.5
Athletics 25 24 .510 8.0
Royals 19 28 .404 13.0
White Sox 18 30 .375 14.5
Brewers 15 32 .319 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 20 .556 --
Mets 25 24 .510 2.0
Cardinals 22 24 .478 3.5
Pirates 24 27 .471 4.0
Phillies 20 28 .417 6.5
Expos 16 31 .340 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 37 14 .725 --
Braves 28 19 .596 7.0
Dodgers 29 20 .592 7.0
Giants 24 27 .471 13.0
Astros 22 29 .431 15.0
Padres 23 32 .418 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Andrews 4
1 Tommy Dean 4
1 Ray Fosse 4
1 Steve Huntz 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 3
2 Dick Allen 2
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Duke Sims 2
5 11 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 7
2 Graig Nettles 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
4 Tommy Dean 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Danny Cater 1
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 2.67
2 George Brunet 1.20
3 Jim Palmer 1.12
4 Skip Lockwood 0.90
5 Ray Culp 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Paul Doyle 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 9
1 Skip Lockwood 9
1 Jim Palmer 9
4 Sam McDowell 8
5 Woodie Fryman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .435
2 Rod Carew .390
3 Billy Grabarkewitz .373
4 Tony Perez .373
5 Alex Johnson .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 19
2 Dick Allen 18
3 Hank Aaron 17
3 Nate Colbert 17
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 54
2 Hank Aaron 47
2 Dick Allen 47
4 Rico Carty 45
4 Billy Williams 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 20
1 Tommy Harper 20
1 Pat Kelly 20
4 Willie Davis 17
4 Maury Wills 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.08
2 Tom Phoebus 2.14
3 Tom Seaver 2.29
4 Sam McDowell 2.35
5 Jim Palmer 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 10
2 Larry Dierker 8
2 Sam McDowell 8
2 Dave McNally 8
2 Fritz Peterson 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 119
2 Tom Seaver 114
3 Bob Gibson 90
4 Bill Stoneman 84
5 Mickey Lolich 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 12
1 Ron Perranoski 12
3 Jack Aker 9
4 Dave Giusti 8
4 4 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .512
2 Joe Hague .432
3 Willie Davis .421
4 Gil Garrido .419
5 Jim Hickman .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
1 Rico Carty 6
1 Nate Colbert 6
1 Jim Hickman 6
1 Tony Perez 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 19
2 Willie Horton 16
3 Rico Carty 15
3 Nate Colbert 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 7
2 Tommie Agee 6
3 Pat Kelly 5
3 Ed Stroud 5
3 Bobby Tolan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Colborn 0.71
2 Mike Cuellar 0.72
3 Darold Knowles 0.73
4 Pat Jarvis 1.00
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Fritz Peterson 3
1 Ray Sadecki 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 38
2 Steve Carlton 31
3 Bob Veale 30
4 Bob Gibson 27
4 Jim Palmer 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
2 Mudcat Grant 4
2 Darold Knowles 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 Dave Giusti 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .434
2 Rod Carew .404
3 Felipe Alou .396
4 Billy Grabarkewitz .396
5 Boog Powell .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 11
1 Nate Colbert 11
3 Johnny Bench 10
3 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 31
2 Tony Perez 27
3 Billy Grabarkewitz 26
4 Hank Aaron 25
4 5 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 13
2 Tommie Agee 12
2 Willie Davis 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darold Knowles 1.71
2 Jim Palmer 1.74
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.94
4 Danny Coombs 2.01
5 Tommy John 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Peterson 6
2 Sam McDowell 5
2 Jim Merritt 5
2 Bob Moose 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 69
2 Tom Seaver 61
3 Bill Stoneman 51
4 Steve Carlton 49
5 Bob Veale 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 7
1 Ron Perranoski 7
3 Darold Knowles 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .371
2 Roberto Clemente .361
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Alex Johnson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Hank Aaron 50
3 Frank Howard 48
4 Willie McCovey 45
4 Tony Perez 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 144
2 Tony Perez 142
3 Willie McCovey 131
4 Boog Powell 124
5 Hank Aaron 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 65
2 Bert Campaneris 54
3 Bobby Bonds 52
4 Cesar Tovar 51
5 Pat Kelly 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.14
2 Jerry Koosman 2.32
3 Andy Messersmith 2.33
4 Chuck Taylor 2.39
5 2 tied 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 25
2 Bill Hands 23
3 Mike Cuellar 22
3 Sam McDowell 22
3 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 326
2 Mickey Lolich 283
3 Bob Gibson 279
4 Tom Seaver 269
5 Fergie Jenkins 260

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
2 Ron Perranoski 33
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Fred Gladding 24
5 Wilbur Wood 22