On This Day

Sunday, June 28, 1970

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 46 27 .630 --
Yankees 43 29 .597 2.5
Tigers 37 33 .529 7.5
Red Sox 34 35 .493 10.0
Indians 32 38 .457 12.5
Senators 32 40 .444 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 43 25 .632 --
Angels 42 30 .583 3.0
Athletics 41 33 .554 5.0
Royals 26 44 .371 18.0
White Sox 27 47 .365 19.0
Brewers 25 47 .347 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 38 33 .535 --
Pirates 40 35 .533 0.0
Cubs 35 35 .500 2.5
Cardinals 35 37 .486 3.5
Phillies 32 39 .451 6.0
Expos 28 44 .389 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 52 21 .712 --
Dodgers 43 30 .589 9.0
Braves 36 35 .507 15.0
Giants 36 37 .493 16.0
Astros 31 43 .419 21.5
Padres 30 47 .390 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Jack Heidemann 5
1 Tony Oliva 5
1 Amos Otis 5
1 Cesar Tovar 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Tony Oliva 2
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 John Bateman 1
3 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
1 George Mitterwald 4
1 Tony Oliva 4
4 Ray Fosse 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Cesar Tovar 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Dobson 1.17
1 Bob Moose 1.17
3 Stan Bahnsen 0.86
3 Chris Short 0.86
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Dobson 7
1 Tom Hall 7
1 Bob Moose 7
1 Jim Nash 7
1 Gary Nolan 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .369
2 Tony Perez .362
3 Roy White .348
4 Roberto Clemente .339
5 Cito Gaston .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Johnny Bench 25
3 Hank Aaron 22
4 Willie McCovey 21
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 79
2 Johnny Bench 65
3 Hank Aaron 64
4 Billy Williams 62
5 2 tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 26
1 Tommy Harper 26
3 Ed Stroud 22
3 Bobby Tolan 22
3 Maury Wills 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny Coombs 2.07
2 Jerry Koosman 2.37
3 Sam McDowell 2.38
4 Wayne Simpson 2.38
5 Tom Seaver 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Merritt 12
1 Gaylord Perry 12
3 Catfish Hunter 11
3 Sam McDowell 11
3 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 151
1 Tom Seaver 151
3 Bob Gibson 137
4 Fergie Jenkins 116
5 Mickey Lolich 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 17
2 Wayne Granger 16
3 Darold Knowles 14
4 Claude Raymond 12
4 Ken Tatum 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Garrett .467
2 Don Buford .408
3 Manny Mota .391
4 Joe Azcue .390
5 Jim Lefebvre .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Willie Horton 5
2 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Agee 18
2 Hank Aaron 16
2 Frank Robinson 16
4 Bill Melton 15
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Don Buford 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Timmermann 0.00
2 Don McMahon 0.66
3 Bob Gibson 0.67
4 Jim Nelson 0.72
5 Darold Knowles 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 Jim Nelson 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 28
2 Bob Moose 26
2 Tom Seaver 26
4 Don Sutton 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
1 Darold Knowles 4
1 Tom Timmermann 4
4 Dave Giusti 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Fosse .379
2 Pete Rose .379
3 Bobby Tolan .367
4 Don Buford .363
5 Roy White .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 12
2 Tommie Agee 11
3 Bill Melton 10
3 Tony Perez 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 31
2 Tommie Agee 30
2 Bill Melton 30
4 Willie Horton 29
5 Johnny Bench 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 9
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Cleon Jones 7
2 Bobby Tolan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Nelson 0.58
2 Mudcat Grant 0.70
3 Darold Knowles 1.08
4 Jack Billingham 1.59
5 Lindy McDaniel 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Sam McDowell 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5
2 Wayne Simpson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 61
2 Sam McDowell 53
3 Bob Moose 48
4 Bob Gibson 47
4 Tom Seaver 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 7
1 Claude Raymond 7
1 Tom Timmermann 7
4 Mudcat Grant 6
5 6 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Rico Carty .343
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Roy White .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Tony Perez 50
3 Hank Aaron 46
3 Frank Howard 46
5 Willie McCovey 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 155
2 Willie McCovey 129
3 Harmon Killebrew 128
4 Sal Bando 120
5 Hank Aaron 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Cesar Tovar 53
3 Bobby Bonds 50
4 Joe Morgan 47
5 Bert Campaneris 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.23
2 Jerry Koosman 2.60
3 Andy Messersmith 2.63
4 Steve Carlton 2.68
5 Bob Gibson 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 308
2 Bob Gibson 285
3 Mickey Lolich 270
4 Tom Seaver 263
5 Fergie Jenkins 260

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 36
2 Wayne Granger 34
3 Ken Tatum 32
4 Darold Knowles 25
5 Fred Gladding 23