On This Day

Wednesday, June 18, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 46 17 .730 --
Red Sox 37 24 .607 8.0
Tigers 34 24 .586 9.5
Senators 31 34 .477 16.0
Yankees 31 35 .470 16.5
Indians 22 36 .379 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 26 .559 --
Twins 33 27 .550 0.5
Pilots 27 33 .450 6.5
White Sox 25 33 .431 7.5
Royals 25 37 .403 9.5
Angels 20 38 .345 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 41 23 .641 --
Mets 32 27 .542 6.5
Pirates 34 30 .531 7.0
Cardinals 30 32 .484 10.0
Phillies 24 34 .414 14.0
Expos 16 43 .271 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 37 25 .597 --
Dodgers 36 26 .581 1.0
Giants 34 27 .557 2.5
Reds 31 27 .534 4.0
Astros 30 36 .455 9.0
Padres 26 41 .388 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Rick Monday 4
1 Tony Perez 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Lee May 2
3 Roberto Clemente 1
3 Jim French 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Green 4
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Lee May 4
1 Rick Monday 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 4
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Bert Campaneris 2
4 Tommie Agee 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.40
2 Ken Holtzman 1.20
2 Jerry Koosman 1.20
4 Jim Hardin 1.00
4 Jim McGlothlin 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Burbach 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 12
2 Gary Peters 8
3 Bill Burbach 7
3 Dock Ellis 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Steve Hamilton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Matty Alou .366
3 Alex Johnson .353
4 Willie McCovey .352
5 Willie Stargell .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 Willie McCovey 21
2 Rico Petrocelli 21
4 Lee May 20
5 Frank Howard 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 56
1 Harmon Killebrew 56
3 Boog Powell 55
4 Reggie Jackson 54
5 Ron Santo 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 35
2 Bert Campaneris 31
3 Lou Brock 27
4 Joe Foy 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.52
2 Jerry Koosman 1.59
3 Phil Niekro 1.77
4 Jim Palmer 1.91
5 Mike Cuellar 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 11
2 Ken Holtzman 10
2 Denny McLain 10
2 Tom Seaver 10
2 Don Sutton 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 116
2 Fergie Jenkins 110
3 Bob Gibson 105
4 Sam McDowell 104
5 Don Sutton 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 13
2 Fred Gladding 12
2 Ron Perranoski 12
4 Dennis Higgins 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .444
1 Johnny Bench .444
3 Bert Campaneris .435
4 Willie Stargell .435
5 2 tied .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Ed Spiezio 8
3 Boog Powell 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 25
2 Harmon Killebrew 18
3 Paul Blair 17
4 Roberto Clemente 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Tommy Harper 7
2 Maury Wills 7
4 Pat Kelly 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 0.00
2 Jerry Koosman 0.36
3 Steve Carlton 0.52
4 Bill Champion 0.72
5 Sam McDowell 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
3 Steve Blass 3
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 34
2 Fergie Jenkins 33
3 Sam McDowell 32
4 Don Sutton 30
5 Grant Jackson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Ron Taylor 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .438
2 Willie McCovey .403
3 Reggie Smith .402
4 Matty Alou .394
5 Tony Perez .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Lee May 12
2 Willie McCovey 12
4 Dick Allen 11
4 Boog Powell 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 35
2 Harmon Killebrew 32
3 Roberto Clemente 29
3 Reggie Smith 29
5 Boog Powell 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 21
2 Tommy Harper 17
3 Lou Brock 15
4 Pat Kelly 14
5 Maury Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.71
2 Bill Champion 0.72
3 Steve Carlton 1.02
4 Casey Cox 1.03
5 Mike Cuellar 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Don Sutton 6
4 Steve Blass 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 56
2 Sam McDowell 55
3 Jerry Koosman 50
4 Bob Gibson 49
4 Don Sutton 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 6
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Vicente Romo 5
4 Jim Brewer 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .338
2 Hank Aaron .325
2 Alex Johnson .325
4 Cleon Jones .324
5 Felipe Alou .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 48
2 Dick Allen 43
2 Willie McCovey 43
4 Frank Howard 41
5 Lee May 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 116
2 Ron Santo 114
3 Reggie Jackson 110
4 Billy Williams 109
5 Dick Allen 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 82
2 Bert Campaneris 68
3 Maury Wills 54
4 Tommy Harper 43
5 Joe Foy 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.43
2 Phil Niekro 1.83
3 Ray Washburn 2.00
4 Sam McDowell 2.07
5 Denny McLain 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 30
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Bob Gibson 24
4 Steve Blass 22
4 5 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 281
2 Fergie Jenkins 279
3 Denny McLain 262
4 Sam McDowell 259
5 Bill Singer 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 24
2 Dennis Higgins 22
2 Vicente Romo 22
4 Clay Carroll 21
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 21