On This Day

Wednesday, June 24, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 25 .638 --
Yankees 41 27 .603 2.5
Tigers 34 31 .523 8.0
Red Sox 32 33 .492 10.0
Indians 30 35 .462 12.0
Senators 30 38 .441 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 41 22 .651 --
Angels 39 28 .582 4.0
Athletics 39 31 .557 5.5
Royals 24 42 .364 18.5
White Sox 25 44 .362 19.0
Brewers 22 45 .328 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 36 31 .537 --
Cubs 35 31 .530 0.5
Pirates 36 35 .507 2.0
Cardinals 32 35 .478 4.0
Phillies 30 36 .455 5.5
Expos 26 42 .382 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 49 21 .700 --
Dodgers 40 30 .571 9.0
Braves 36 31 .537 11.5
Giants 32 37 .464 16.5
Astros 31 40 .437 18.5
Padres 30 44 .405 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 4
1 Jim Fregosi 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 4
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Bob Barton 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 5
2 Tommie Agee 4
2 Cleon Jones 4
4 Ernie Banks 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Ruiz 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Morton 1.50
2 Marty Pattin 1.43
3 Mel Queen 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
3 Chris Short 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 11
2 Marty Pattin 10
3 Dave Boswell 8
4 Steve Blass 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Marcel Lachemann 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .382
2 Tony Perez .357
3 Roy White .343
4 Cito Gaston .342
5 Roberto Clemente .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 26
2 Johnny Bench 25
3 Hank Aaron 22
4 Dick Allen 20
4 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 76
2 Johnny Bench 65
3 Hank Aaron 64
4 Billy Williams 61
5 Dick Allen 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Bobby Bonds 23
3 Ed Stroud 22
3 Maury Wills 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.07
2 Wayne Simpson 2.39
3 Sam McDowell 2.40
4 Jerry Koosman 2.41
5 Tom Seaver 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 11
1 Jim Merritt 11
1 Gaylord Perry 11
1 Tom Seaver 11
5 6 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 151
2 Sam McDowell 146
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 Wayne Garrett .448
2 Johnny Bench .439
3 Paul Casanova .405
4 Cito Gaston .378
5 Amos Otis .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 7
1 Johnny Bench 7
3 Jim Northrup 6
3 Tony Perez 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 20
2 Hank Aaron 16
2 Tony Perez 16
4 Jim Hickman 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buford 5
1 Bert Campaneris 5
1 Cleon Jones 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
2 Jim Nelson 0.53
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Darold Knowles 1.10
5 Wilbur Wood 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Jim McGlothlin 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Moose 28
1 Jim Palmer 28
3 Bob Gibson 27
4 Tom Seaver 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Timmermann 6
2 Darold Knowles 5
3 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Claude Raymond 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cito Gaston .394
2 Bobby Tolan .367
3 Roy White .356
4 Rod Carew .354
5 Jim Hickman .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
2 Tommie Agee 10
2 Tony Perez 10
4 Jim Hickman 9
4 Willie Horton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 31
2 Tony Perez 30
3 Johnny Bench 28
3 Jim Hickman 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 11
2 Bobby Tolan 8
3 Tommie Agee 7
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Cleon Jones 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.70
2 Darold Knowles 1.03
3 Tom Griffin 1.50
4 Jack Billingham 1.52
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Jim McGlothlin 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 53
2 Fergie Jenkins 48
2 Sam McDowell 48
2 Jim Palmer 48
5 3 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 7
2 Mudcat Grant 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Ron Perranoski 6
2 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .356
2 Roberto Clemente .347
3 Pete Rose .346
4 Rod Carew .329
5 Tony Oliva .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Tony Perez 49
3 Hank Aaron 48
4 Frank Howard 47
5 Willie McCovey 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 153
2 Harmon Killebrew 127
3 Willie McCovey 126
4 Hank Aaron 122
5 Sal Bando 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 60
2 Cesar Tovar 51
3 Bobby Bonds 47
3 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bert Campaneris 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.20
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 26
2 Jim Perry 24
3 Mike Cuellar 23
3 Bill Hands 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 315
2 Bob Gibson 289
3 Mickey Lolich 274
4 Tom Seaver 272
5 Fergie Jenkins 256

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 36
2 Wayne Granger 35
3 Ken Tatum 30
4 Darold Knowles 26
5 Fred Gladding 24