On This Day

Tuesday, June 23, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 24 .647 --
Yankees 40 26 .606 3.0
Tigers 33 31 .516 9.0
Red Sox 31 33 .484 11.0
Indians 29 34 .460 12.5
Senators 30 37 .448 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 40 22 .645 --
Angels 37 28 .569 4.5
Athletics 38 31 .551 5.5
White Sox 25 42 .373 17.5
Royals 24 41 .369 17.5
Brewers 22 44 .333 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 29 .547 --
Mets 34 31 .523 1.5
Pirates 35 35 .500 3.0
Cardinals 32 34 .485 4.0
Phillies 30 35 .462 5.5
Expos 25 42 .373 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 48 21 .696 --
Dodgers 39 30 .565 9.0
Braves 36 30 .545 10.5
Giants 32 36 .471 15.5
Astros 30 40 .429 18.5
Padres 30 43 .411 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Williams 4
2 Manny Mota 3
2 Bob Robertson 3
2 George Scott 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Casanova 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 Billy Cowan 1
1 Tim Cullen 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 4
2 Ken Boswell 3
2 Tony Conigliaro 3
2 Bill Melton 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Dave Marshall 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.60
2 Bill Singer 1.50
3 Ray Culp 1.33
4 Jack Billingham 1.25
5 2 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Billingham 10
2 Ray Culp 8
2 Andy Messersmith 8
4 Bert Blyleven 7
4 Bob Moose 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Jim McAndrew 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .384
2 Rod Carew .376
3 Tony Perez .363
4 Roy White .346
5 Alex Johnson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 26
2 Johnny Bench 24
3 Hank Aaron 22
4 Willie McCovey 20
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 76
2 Hank Aaron 64
2 Johnny Bench 64
4 Billy Williams 60
5 2 tied 57

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 2.07
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 Mickey Lolich 106
5 Gaylord Perry 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 17
2 Wayne Granger 15
3 Darold Knowles 14
4 Claude Raymond 11
5 5 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .407
2 Amos Otis .404
3 Roy White .396
4 Hal Lanier .389
5 Bud Harrelson .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 17
2 Hank Aaron 16
2 Tommie Agee 16
4 Willie Horton 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Cleon Jones 5
2 Amos Otis 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
2 Jim Nelson 0.53
3 Darold Knowles 0.59
4 Bob Gibson 1.00
5 Jim Hardin 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 34
2 Bob Moose 28
2 Jim Palmer 28
4 Bob Gibson 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy White .381
2 Bobby Tolan .367
3 Cito Gaston .363
4 Pete Rose .358
5 2 tied .353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 33
2 Willie Horton 31
3 Johnny Bench 28
3 Jim Hickman 28
5 Bill Melton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 10
2 Bobby Tolan 9
3 Willie Davis 8
4 Tommie Agee 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.65
2 Darold Knowles 0.66
3 Jim Hardin 1.03
4 Lindy McDaniel 1.48
5 Jack Billingham 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 53
2 Sam McDowell 51
3 Fergie Jenkins 48
3 Jim Palmer 48
3 Bob Veale 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 8
2 Mudcat Grant 7
3 Wayne Granger 6
3 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Claude Raymond 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .356
2 Pete Rose .346
3 Roberto Clemente .344
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Tony Oliva .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
1 Tony Perez 50
3 Hank Aaron 48
4 Frank Howard 46
5 Willie McCovey 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 156
2 Harmon Killebrew 127
3 Willie McCovey 125
4 Hank Aaron 122
5 Sal Bando 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 60
2 Cesar Tovar 50
3 Bobby Bonds 46
3 Joe Morgan 46
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.11
2 Bill Singer 2.59
3 Steve Carlton 2.60
4 Chuck Taylor 2.61
5 Jerry Koosman 2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 311
2 Bob Gibson 289
3 Mickey Lolich 274
4 Tom Seaver 261
5 Fergie Jenkins 256

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 36
2 Wayne Granger 35
3 Ken Tatum 31
4 Darold Knowles 26
5 Fred Gladding 23