On This Day

Sunday, June 1, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 35 15 .700 --
Red Sox 30 16 .652 3.0
Tigers 25 19 .568 7.0
Yankees 24 25 .490 10.5
Senators 25 27 .481 11.0
Indians 12 30 .286 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 20 .556 --
Athletics 24 21 .533 1.0
Pilots 21 24 .467 4.0
White Sox 19 22 .463 4.0
Royals 21 26 .447 5.0
Angels 14 30 .318 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 16 .673 --
Pirates 25 23 .521 7.5
Mets 22 23 .489 9.0
Cardinals 22 25 .468 10.0
Phillies 18 25 .419 12.0
Expos 11 33 .250 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 17 .622 --
Dodgers 28 18 .609 0.5
Reds 24 20 .545 3.5
Giants 24 23 .511 5.0
Astros 24 27 .471 7.0
Padres 21 30 .412 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Conigliaro 4
1 Ron Santo 4
1 Mickey Stanley 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Brant Alyea 1
2 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Norm Cash 3
2 Vic Davalillo 3
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Joe Foy 1
1 Tony Gonzalez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Culp 1.17
2 Nelson Briles 0.67
3 Chuck Dobson 0.50
3 Jim McGlothlin 0.50
3 Barry Moore 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 7
1 Dick Selma 7
3 Nelson Briles 6
4 Chuck Dobson 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Al McBean 1
1 John O'Donoghue 1
1 Tommie Sisk 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .392
2 Cleon Jones .364
3 Hank Aaron .360
4 Denis Menke .347
5 Matty Alou .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 16
1 Reggie Jackson 16
1 Willie McCovey 16
4 Lee May 15
4 Rico Petrocelli 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 43
1 Bobby Murcer 43
3 Frank Howard 39
3 Willie McCovey 39
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 28
2 Lou Brock 22
3 Bert Campaneris 17
4 Joe Foy 15
5 Joe Morgan 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.71
2 Bob Gibson 1.74
3 Phil Niekro 1.94
4 Jim Palmer 1.98
5 Barry Moore 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 9
2 Ken Holtzman 8
2 Denny McLain 8
2 Mel Stottlemyre 8
5 11 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 85
2 Bill Singer 82
3 Bob Gibson 80
4 Fergie Jenkins 77
5 2 tied 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 11
2 Fred Gladding 10
2 Ron Perranoski 10
4 Dennis Higgins 9
4 Vicente Romo 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .447
2 Manny Sanguillen .444
3 Willie McCovey .422
4 Don Buford .410
5 2 tied .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 7
1 Lee May 7
1 Willie McCovey 7
4 Jim Wynn 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 16
2 Dick Allen 15
2 Reggie Smith 15
4 Denis Menke 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Tommy Harper 10
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Pat Kelly 7
5 Horace Clarke 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.33
2 Dock Ellis 0.73
3 Casey Cox 0.75
4 Steve Carlton 1.00
5 Jerry Koosman 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Ray Culp 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Bill Singer 26
3 Jim Bunning 25
3 Ray Culp 25
5 Bob Gibson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Vicente Romo 4
3 Pat Dobson 3
3 Ron Perranoski 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .388
2 Rod Carew .382
3 Alex Johnson .381
4 Willie Stargell .369
5 Willie McCovey .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 12
1 Jim Wynn 12
3 Dick Allen 10
3 Mike Epstein 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 28
2 Ernie Banks 26
3 Tony Conigliaro 25
4 Boog Powell 24
5 Reggie Smith 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Bert Campaneris 12
4 Joe Foy 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.17
2 Jim Palmer 1.41
3 Dick Selma 1.53
4 Fritz Peterson 1.64
5 Mike Cuellar 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Ray Culp 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 52
2 Mickey Lolich 48
3 Larry Dierker 47
4 Gaylord Perry 46
5 Ken Holtzman 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 9
2 Vicente Romo 8
3 Ron Perranoski 7
4 Pat Dobson 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .333
2 Cleon Jones .333
3 Felipe Alou .322
4 Hank Aaron .315
5 Pete Rose .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 43
2 Frank Howard 41
3 Reggie Jackson 40
4 Dick Allen 39
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 117
2 Ron Santo 110
3 Billy Williams 106
4 Frank Howard 105
5 Dick Allen 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Maury Wills 52
4 Joe Foy 39
5 Jose Cardenal 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.18
2 Wilbur Wood 2.02
3 Phil Niekro 2.15
4 Ray Washburn 2.17
5 Denny McLain 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Bob Gibson 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Ray Culp 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 286
2 Fergie Jenkins 275
3 Denny McLain 265
4 Sam McDowell 246
5 Ray Culp 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 22
1 Cecil Upshaw 22
3 Clay Carroll 21
3 Dennis Higgins 21
3 Vicente Romo 21