On This Day

Wednesday, June 25, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 20 .722 --
Red Sox 41 28 .594 9.5
Tigers 38 28 .576 11.0
Senators 35 38 .479 17.5
Yankees 34 39 .466 18.5
Indians 26 42 .382 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 38 30 .559 --
Athletics 36 29 .554 0.5
Pilots 31 37 .456 7.0
White Sox 30 36 .455 7.0
Royals 27 41 .397 11.0
Angels 23 43 .348 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 46 25 .648 --
Mets 38 29 .567 6.0
Pirates 36 35 .507 10.0
Cardinals 34 36 .486 11.5
Phillies 27 39 .409 16.5
Expos 19 48 .284 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 41 28 .594 --
Dodgers 40 28 .588 0.5
Reds 35 30 .538 4.0
Giants 36 33 .522 5.0
Astros 38 36 .514 5.5
Padres 26 49 .347 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim McCarver 6
2 Ron Fairly 4
2 Elrod Hendricks 4
4 Willie Davis 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Shannon 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Frank Howard 3
2 Tim McCarver 3
2 Del Unser 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Hank Allen 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Larry Brown 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 3.33
2 Nolan Ryan 2.50
3 Mickey Lolich 1.43
4 Tom Griffin 1.33
5 Sonny Siebert 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Culver 1
1 John Gelnar 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 12
2 Fergie Jenkins 10
2 Mickey Lolich 10
2 Nolan Ryan 10
5 2 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Boozer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Matty Alou .365
3 Cleon Jones .349
4 Alex Johnson .347
5 Johnny Bench .345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 65
2 Ernie Banks 63
3 Boog Powell 61
4 Ron Santo 60
5 2 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 40
2 Bert Campaneris 33
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Bobby Bonds 21
4 2 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.42
2 Steve Carlton 1.93
3 Jim Palmer 1.98
4 Juan Marichal 1.99
5 Bill Singer 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 12
2 Denny McLain 11
2 Tom Seaver 11
2 Don Sutton 11
5 6 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 129
2 Bill Singer 123
3 Bob Gibson 121
4 Ray Culp 115
4 Don Wilson 115

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .444
2 George Scott .431
3 Andy Etchebarren .429
4 Johnny Bench .417
5 Roberto Clemente .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Lee May 6
2 Boog Powell 6
4 Paul Blair 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 25
2 Harmon Killebrew 18
2 Ron Santo 18
4 Sal Bando 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Tommy Harper 11
3 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Pat Kelly 5
4 Jim Wynn 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Alan Foster 0.00
1 Lee Stange 0.00
1 Ken Tatum 0.00
5 Jim Bouton 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Bruce Dal Canton 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 37
2 Fergie Jenkins 36
3 Mike Cuellar 28
4 Tom Griffin 27
5 Mickey Lolich 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
2 John Boozer 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Bob Locker 3
2 Tug McGraw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .432
2 Roberto Clemente .422
3 Johnny Bench .413
4 Matty Alou .402
5 Rico Carty .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 14
2 Boog Powell 12
3 Dick Allen 11
3 Willie McCovey 11
5 Hank Aaron 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 36
2 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Boog Powell 29
4 Roberto Clemente 27
4 Ron Santo 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 20
2 Tommy Harper 15
3 Pat Kelly 13
4 Lou Brock 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.34
2 Juan Marichal 1.00
3 Sam McDowell 1.23
4 Casey Cox 1.32
5 Dick Kelley 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
1 Don Sutton 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 57
2 Bill Singer 54
2 Don Wilson 54
4 Jerry Koosman 53
5 2 tied 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 6
2 Fred Gladding 5
2 Wayne Granger 5
2 Tug McGraw 5
2 Ron Taylor 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .337
2 Cleon Jones .328
3 Hank Aaron .328
4 Alex Johnson .325
5 Roberto Clemente .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 48
2 Frank Howard 42
3 Willie McCovey 41
4 Dick Allen 38
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 119
2 Willie McCovey 114
3 Ernie Banks 109
4 Billy Williams 107
5 Reggie Jackson 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 83
2 Bert Campaneris 70
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Tommy Harper 48
5 Joe Foy 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.51
2 Phil Niekro 1.92
3 Jerry Koosman 1.98
4 Sam McDowell 2.11
5 Denny McLain 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 29
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Bob Gibson 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 291
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Denny McLain 256
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