On This Day

Sunday, June 21, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 43 23 .652 --
Yankees 40 26 .606 3.0
Tigers 33 30 .524 8.5
Red Sox 30 32 .484 11.0
Indians 29 34 .460 12.5
Senators 29 37 .439 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 39 21 .650 --
Angels 37 27 .578 4.0
Athletics 37 30 .552 5.5
Royals 23 40 .365 17.5
White Sox 24 42 .364 18.0
Brewers 21 43 .328 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 27 .565 --
Mets 32 31 .508 3.5
Pirates 33 34 .493 4.5
Cardinals 31 32 .492 4.5
Phillies 28 34 .452 7.0
Expos 24 40 .375 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 47 20 .701 --
Braves 36 28 .563 9.5
Dodgers 37 30 .552 10.0
Giants 31 35 .470 15.5
Padres 30 41 .423 19.0
Astros 28 40 .412 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Gutierrez 7
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Danny Cater 5
2 Ed Herrmann 5
2 Jim Lefebvre 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Sal Bando 2
1 Jim Northrup 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Horton 5
1 Jim Northrup 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Sal Bando 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 3
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Perry 1.40
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Wayne Simpson 0.89
4 Bob Gibson 0.75
5 Catfish Hunter 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Higgins 8
1 Wayne Simpson 8
3 Steve Carlton 7
3 Ken Holtzman 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Bob Priddy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .394
2 Rod Carew .378
3 Tony Perez .364
4 Alex Johnson .346
5 Roy White .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 24
1 Tony Perez 24
3 Hank Aaron 22
4 Dick Allen 19
4 2 others tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 72
2 Hank Aaron 64
2 Johnny Bench 64
4 Dick Allen 57
5 2 tied 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Bobby Bonds 22
2 Maury Wills 22
4 Pat Kelly 21
4 2 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.16
2 Tom Seaver 2.38
3 Wayne Simpson 2.39
4 Jerry Koosman 2.41
5 Sam McDowell 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 11
1 Jim Merritt 11
1 Gaylord Perry 11
4 Jim McGlothlin 10
4 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 142
2 Tom Seaver 140
3 Bob Gibson 132
4 Gaylord Perry 105
5 Mickey Lolich 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 16
2 Wayne Granger 15
3 Darold Knowles 13
4 Jack Aker 10
4 4 others tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .440
2 Jim Lefebvre .405
3 Leo Cardenas .404
4 Bert Campaneris .403
5 Chris Cannizzaro .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
1 Jim Fregosi 7
1 Willie Horton 7
4 Tommie Agee 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Hank Aaron 16
2 Willie Horton 16
4 Tony Perez 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Amos Otis 5
4 Jose Cardenal 4
4 Ed Stroud 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
2 Jim McAndrew 0.50
3 Ken Brett 0.52
4 Wilbur Wood 0.60
5 Darold Knowles 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Dean Chance 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 34
2 Wayne Simpson 29
3 Fergie Jenkins 28
4 Rich Hand 26
5 Don Sutton 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 5
2 Darold Knowles 4
3 Mudcat Grant 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cito Gaston .379
2 Pete Rose .378
3 Bobby Tolan .377
4 Norm Miller .375
5 Roy White .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 11
1 Jim Hickman 11
1 Tony Perez 11
4 Tommie Agee 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 33
1 Tony Perez 33
3 Johnny Bench 29
3 Jim Hickman 29
5 Cito Gaston 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 10
2 Willie Davis 9
2 Bobby Tolan 9
4 Tommy Harper 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.61
2 Darold Knowles 0.68
3 Tom Griffin 1.50
4 Lindy McDaniel 1.67
5 Jack Billingham 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 69
2 Sam McDowell 51
3 Fergie Jenkins 50
4 Jim Palmer 48
4 Bob Veale 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 8
1 Darold Knowles 8
3 Wayne Granger 7
4 Ron Perranoski 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .362
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Pete Rose .347
4 Rod Carew .336
5 Roy White .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Hank Aaron 48
2 Tony Perez 48
4 Frank Howard 47
5 Willie McCovey 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 152
2 Harmon Killebrew 130
3 Sal Bando 124
3 Willie McCovey 124
5 Hank Aaron 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 61
2 Cesar Tovar 51
3 Bobby Bonds 49
4 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Joe Morgan 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.11
2 Chuck Taylor 2.41
3 Jerry Koosman 2.53
4 Bill Singer 2.57
5 Andy Messersmith 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 317
2 Bob Gibson 289
3 Mickey Lolich 276
4 Tom Seaver 261
5 Fergie Jenkins 259

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 35
1 Ron Perranoski 35
3 Ken Tatum 32
4 Darold Knowles 25
5 Fred Gladding 23