On This Day

Wednesday, June 17, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 23 .629 --
Yankees 37 25 .597 2.0
Tigers 31 28 .525 6.5
Red Sox 29 29 .500 8.0
Senators 29 32 .475 9.5
Indians 26 32 .448 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 38 19 .667 --
Angels 35 26 .574 5.0
Athletics 34 29 .540 7.0
White Sox 23 39 .371 17.5
Royals 21 39 .350 18.5
Brewers 20 41 .328 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 24 .579 --
Mets 31 30 .508 4.0
Pirates 31 33 .484 5.5
Cardinals 28 31 .475 6.0
Phillies 27 33 .450 7.5
Expos 22 38 .367 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 45 18 .714 --
Braves 33 26 .559 10.0
Dodgers 35 28 .556 10.0
Giants 29 33 .468 15.5
Padres 29 39 .426 18.5
Astros 27 37 .422 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duane Josephson 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jim Gosger 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Mike Hegan 3
1 Gerry Janeski 3
1 Lee May 3
1 Ken Szotkiewicz 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Don Buford 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Tim Cullen 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 4.33
2 George Brunet 1.43
2 Ken Holtzman 1.43
4 Ken Brett 1.14
4 Jim Kaat 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 13
2 George Brunet 10
2 Ken Holtzman 10
4 Ken Brett 8
4 4 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Bob Humphreys 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Barry Lersch 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .401
2 Tony Perez .370
3 Rod Carew .364
4 Roy White .360
5 Alex Johnson .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 23
2 Johnny Bench 21
3 Dick Allen 19
3 Frank Howard 19
3 Willie McCovey 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 67
2 Johnny Bench 58
3 Willie Horton 56
4 Dick Allen 54
5 3 tied 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Maury Wills 22
3 Bobby Bonds 21
3 Pat Kelly 21
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.19
2 Wayne Simpson 2.34
3 Jim McGlothlin 2.35
4 Tom Seaver 2.41
5 Tom Phoebus 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 11
2 Catfish Hunter 10
2 Gaylord Perry 10
4 Jim McGlothlin 9
4 7 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 137
2 Tom Seaver 129
3 Bob Gibson 126
4 Mickey Lolich 97
5 Steve Carlton 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 15
2 Wayne Granger 14
3 Darold Knowles 13
4 Jack Aker 10
4 Claude Raymond 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy White .481
2 Rick Monday .429
3 Mike Hegan .419
4 Pete Rose .391
5 Bobby Murcer .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 7
1 Willie Horton 7
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 Frank Fernandez 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 19
2 Johnny Bench 15
3 Jim Hickman 14
4 Tommie Agee 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 6
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Amos Otis 5
2 Maury Wills 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 0.50
2 Ken Brett 0.52
3 Mudcat Grant 0.60
4 Steve Renko 0.67
5 Wilbur Wood 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 36
2 Rich Hand 28
2 Bob Moose 28
4 Mike Cuellar 26
5 Steve Carlton 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 5
1 Claude Raymond 5
3 Tom Timmermann 4
4 Mudcat Grant 3
4 Ron Perranoski 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .407
2 Roy White .400
3 Rico Carty .388
4 Cito Gaston .375
5 Gil Garrido .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 11
1 Jim Hickman 11
3 Johnny Bench 10
3 Tony Perez 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 35
2 Tony Perez 31
3 Jim Hickman 29
4 Dick Allen 26
4 Johnny Bench 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 11
2 Tommy Harper 9
2 Bobby Tolan 9
4 Tommie Agee 8
4 Ed Stroud 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.35
2 Lindy McDaniel 0.99
3 Steve Renko 1.42
4 Jack Billingham 1.66
5 Tom Griffin 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Jim McGlothlin 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 69
2 Steve Carlton 56
2 Sam McDowell 56
4 Mike Cuellar 51
4 Jim Palmer 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 10
2 Mudcat Grant 7
2 Wayne Granger 7
4 Ron Perranoski 6
5 Claude Raymond 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Roberto Clemente .352
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Roy White .329
5 Rod Carew .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Frank Howard 48
2 Tony Perez 48
4 Hank Aaron 44
5 Willie McCovey 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 150
2 Harmon Killebrew 132
3 Willie McCovey 126
4 Willie Horton 123
5 2 tied 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 67
2 Cesar Tovar 51
3 Bobby Bonds 50
4 Bert Campaneris 46
5 Joe Morgan 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.22
2 Chuck Taylor 2.44
3 Jerry Koosman 2.48
4 Andy Messersmith 2.54
5 Bill Hands 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 24
1 Jim Perry 24
1 Tom Seaver 24
4 Bill Hands 23
5 Jim Merritt 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 319
2 Bob Gibson 290
3 Mickey Lolich 281
4 Fergie Jenkins 262
5 Tom Seaver 258

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 34
1 Ron Perranoski 34
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 25
5 Fred Gladding 23