On This Day

Tuesday, June 24, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 19 .732 --
Red Sox 40 27 .597 10.0
Tigers 37 28 .569 12.0
Yankees 34 38 .472 18.5
Senators 34 38 .472 18.5
Indians 25 41 .379 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 37 30 .552 --
Athletics 35 29 .547 0.5
White Sox 30 35 .462 6.0
Pilots 30 37 .448 7.0
Royals 27 40 .403 10.0
Angels 23 42 .354 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 45 25 .643 --
Mets 38 28 .576 5.0
Pirates 36 34 .514 9.0
Cardinals 32 36 .471 12.0
Phillies 26 39 .400 16.5
Expos 19 46 .292 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 40 27 .597 --
Braves 40 28 .588 0.5
Reds 34 30 .531 4.5
Giants 36 32 .529 4.5
Astros 37 36 .507 6.0
Padres 26 48 .351 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Scott 6
2 Bill Melton 5
3 Rich Reese 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Melton 3
2 Bob Bailey 2
2 Paul Blair 2
2 Rico Carty 2
2 George Scott 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Comer 4
1 Bill Melton 4
1 George Scott 4
1 Bob Tillman 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Ed Charles 1
2 Jimmie Hall 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Culp 1.83
2 Woodie Fryman 1.43
3 Tom Seaver 1.12
4 Jim McAndrew 1.00
4 Lee Stange 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 2
2 Dave Boswell 1
2 Bill Butler 1
2 Clay Carroll 1
2 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 11
2 Woodie Fryman 10
3 Larry Dierker 9
3 Tom Seaver 9
3 Luis Tiant 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Britton 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Matty Alou .366
3 Alex Johnson .346
3 Cleon Jones .346
5 Willie Stargell .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 27
2 Willie McCovey 23
3 Rico Petrocelli 22
4 Frank Howard 21
4 Lee May 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 65
2 Ernie Banks 63
3 Ron Santo 60
4 Boog Powell 59
5 2 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 39
2 Bert Campaneris 33
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Bobby Bonds 21
4 Pat Kelly 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.42
2 Mike Cuellar 1.92
3 Steve Carlton 1.93
4 Jim Palmer 1.98
5 Juan Marichal 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 11
1 Phil Niekro 11
1 Tom Seaver 11
1 Don Sutton 11
5 5 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 123
2 Fergie Jenkins 119
3 Ray Culp 115
3 Don Wilson 115
5 Bob Gibson 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 14
2 Fred Gladding 13
3 Ron Perranoski 12
4 Dennis Higgins 11
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .460
2 George Scott .434
3 Roberto Clemente .424
4 Roy White .422
5 Ron Santo .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Lee May 6
2 Boog Powell 6
2 Ed Spiezio 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 27
2 Harmon Killebrew 20
2 Ron Santo 20
4 Sal Bando 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 15
2 Tommy Harper 10
3 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Pat Kelly 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Alan Foster 0.00
1 Dave Leonhard 0.00
1 Ken Tatum 0.00
5 Lee Stange 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Bruce Dal Canton 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 37
2 Dock Ellis 31
3 Woodie Fryman 28
4 Bob Gibson 27
5 Fergie Jenkins 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
2 Tug McGraw 3
3 John Boozer 2
3 Rollie Fingers 2
3 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .420
2 Roberto Clemente .417
3 Matty Alou .405
4 Lou Brock .395
5 Johnny Bench .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 14
2 Willie McCovey 12
2 Boog Powell 12
4 Dick Allen 11
4 Lee May 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 38
2 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Boog Powell 29
4 Ron Santo 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 20
2 Tommy Harper 17
3 Pat Kelly 13
4 Lou Brock 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.34
2 Juan Marichal 1.22
3 Sam McDowell 1.23
4 Mike Cuellar 1.27
5 Casey Cox 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Don Sutton 6
4 Dave Boswell 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 54
1 Don Wilson 54
3 Jerry Koosman 53
4 Tom Seaver 52
5 Sam McDowell 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 6
2 Fred Gladding 5
2 Tug McGraw 5
2 Ron Taylor 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .338
2 Cleon Jones .329
3 Hank Aaron .328
4 Roberto Clemente .324
5 Alex Johnson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 41
2 Willie McCovey 41
4 Dick Allen 38
5 Lee May 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 120
2 Willie McCovey 114
3 Ernie Banks 109
3 Reggie Jackson 109
5 Billy Williams 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 83
2 Bert Campaneris 70
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Tommy Harper 47
5 Joe Foy 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.53
2 Phil Niekro 1.89
3 Sam McDowell 2.11
4 Jerry Koosman 2.12
5 Ray Washburn 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 30
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Bob Gibson 23
4 Ray Culp 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 282
2 Fergie Jenkins 267
3 Denny McLain 264
4 Sam McDowell 254
5 Ray Culp 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 24
2 Jim Brewer 22
2 Dennis Higgins 22
2 Vicente Romo 22
5 Clay Carroll 21