On This Day

Thursday, June 19, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 47 17 .734 --
Red Sox 38 24 .613 8.0
Tigers 34 25 .576 10.5
Yankees 32 35 .478 16.5
Senators 31 35 .470 17.0
Indians 22 37 .373 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 26 .559 --
Twins 34 27 .557 0.0
Pilots 27 34 .443 7.0
White Sox 26 33 .441 7.0
Royals 25 37 .403 9.5
Angels 20 39 .339 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 41 23 .641 --
Mets 33 27 .550 6.0
Pirates 34 30 .531 7.0
Cardinals 31 32 .492 9.5
Phillies 24 35 .407 14.5
Expos 16 44 .267 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 37 25 .597 --
Dodgers 36 26 .581 1.0
Giants 34 28 .548 3.0
Reds 32 27 .542 3.5
Astros 31 36 .463 8.5
Padres 26 42 .382 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Lee May 4
1 Art Shamsky 4
4 Tony Conigliaro 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Shamsky 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Jim Fregosi 1
2 Carlos May 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry McNertney 5
2 Tommy Davis 4
2 Bill Melton 4
4 Bob Allison 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Pete Rose 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Culp 2.67
2 Dave McNally 1.67
3 Dick Woodson 1.60
4 Don Wilson 1.10
5 Al Santorini 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 11
2 Ray Culp 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
2 Dick Woodson 8
5 Al Santorini 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Matty Alou .366
3 Willie McCovey .353
4 Willie Stargell .351
5 Hank Aaron .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 Willie McCovey 22
3 Rico Petrocelli 21
4 Lee May 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 56
1 Harmon Killebrew 56
3 Boog Powell 55
4 Reggie Jackson 54
4 Willie McCovey 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 36
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 Ray Culp 10
2 Ken Holtzman 10
2 Denny McLain 10
2 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 116
2 Fergie Jenkins 110
3 Don Wilson 106
4 Bob Gibson 105
5 2 tied 104

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 .466
2 Mark Belanger .463
3 Willie Stargell .452
4 Bert Campaneris .448
5 Johnny Bench .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Ed Spiezio 8
3 Carl Yastrzemski 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 Bobby Tolan 16
5 Roberto Clemente 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Tommy Harper 7
2 Maury Wills 7
4 Pat Kelly 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 0.00
2 Sam McDowell 0.33
3 Jerry Koosman 0.36
4 Steve Carlton 0.52
5 Bill Champion 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Denny Lemaster 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 30
1 Don Wilson 30
3 Grant Jackson 26
4 Fergie Jenkins 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ron Taylor 3
4 Fred Gladding 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .436
2 Willie McCovey .402
3 Reggie Smith .402
4 Matty Alou .394
5 Lou Brock .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Willie McCovey 13
3 Lee May 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 18
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 7
2 Sam McDowell 6
2 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 Don Wilson 51
4 Jerry Koosman 50
5 2 tied 49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .339
2 Cleon Jones .329
3 Hank Aaron .324
4 Alex Johnson .322
5 Felipe Alou .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 48
2 Willie McCovey 43
3 Dick Allen 41
4 Frank Howard 40
5 Lee May 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 118
2 Ron Santo 114
3 Reggie Jackson 110
4 Billy Williams 109
5 Dick Allen 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 82
2 Bert Campaneris 68
3 Maury Wills 54
4 Tommy Harper 44
5 Joe Foy 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.43
2 Phil Niekro 1.83
3 Ray Washburn 2.09
4 Sam McDowell 2.10
5 Dave McNally 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 30
2 Dave McNally 26
3 Bob Gibson 24
4 Ray Culp 23
5 5 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 281
2 Fergie Jenkins 279
3 Denny McLain 262
4 Sam McDowell 252
5 2 tied 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