On This Day

Thursday, June 18, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 23 .629 --
Yankees 38 25 .603 1.5
Tigers 31 28 .525 6.5
Red Sox 29 30 .492 8.5
Senators 29 33 .468 10.0
Indians 27 32 .458 10.5

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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 24 .586 --
Mets 31 30 .508 4.5
Pirates 31 33 .484 6.0
Cardinals 28 31 .475 6.5
Phillies 27 33 .450 8.0
Expos 23 38 .377 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 45 18 .714 --
Dodgers 35 28 .556 10.0
Braves 33 27 .550 10.5
Giants 29 34 .460 16.0
Padres 29 39 .426 18.5
Astros 27 37 .422 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gosger 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Tony Horton 3
2 Felix Millan 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
3 Tony Horton 3
3 Ron Santo 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 2
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 Jerry Kenney 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Paul 1.20
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
3 Ray Culp 0.86
4 Gary Waslewski 0.50
5 Phil Niekro 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Fred Lasher 1
1 Bill Stoneman 1
1 Gary Waslewski 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Ray Culp 6
2 Mike Paul 6
4 Phil Niekro 5
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Howie Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .395
2 Tony Perez .370
3 Rod Carew .364
4 Roy White .354
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 Hank Aaron 56
3 Willie Horton 56
5 Dick Allen 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Maury Wills 22
3 Bobby Bonds 21
3 Pat Kelly 21
3 Ed Stroud 21

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 Fergie Jenkins 96

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 .442
2 Mike Hegan .436
3 Johnny Bench .410
4 Leo Cardenas .383
5 Pete Rose .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 7
1 Willie Horton 7
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 Ray Fosse 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 18
2 Johnny Bench 15
3 Rico Petrocelli 14
4 Tommie Agee 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 5
1 Amos Otis 5
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 0.50
2 Ken Brett 0.52
3 Mudcat Grant 0.69
3 Mike Kilkenny 0.69
3 Wilbur Wood 0.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Bob Gibson 28
2 Bob Moose 28
4 Steve Carlton 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Hickman .389
2 Gil Garrido .381
3 Roy White .376
4 Rico Carty .375
5 Willie Horton .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 35
2 Jim Hickman 29
3 Tony Perez 28
4 Dick Allen 26
5 Johnny Bench 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 10
1 Ed Stroud 10
3 Tommy Harper 9
3 Bobby Tolan 9
5 Tommie Agee 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.35
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.19
3 Jack Billingham 1.66
4 Tom Griffin 1.74
5 Jim McGlothlin 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Jim McGlothlin 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 63
2 Steve Carlton 56
2 Sam McDowell 56
4 Jim Palmer 51
5 Fergie Jenkins 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 9
2 Mudcat Grant 7
2 Wayne Granger 7
4 Ron Perranoski 5
4 Claude Raymond 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .361
2 Roberto Clemente .353
3 Pete Rose .344
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 Sal Bando 121
4 2 others 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 Bill Hands 2.55
5 Andy Messersmith 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 319
2 Bob Gibson 290
3 Mickey Lolich 272
4 Fergie Jenkins 259
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