On This Day

Thursday, June 26, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 20 .722 --
Red Sox 42 28 .600 9.0
Tigers 38 29 .567 11.5
Senators 35 38 .479 17.5
Yankees 35 39 .473 18.0
Indians 26 43 .377 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 39 30 .565 --
Athletics 37 29 .561 0.5
Pilots 32 37 .464 7.0
White Sox 30 37 .448 8.0
Royals 27 42 .391 12.0
Angels 23 44 .343 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 47 25 .653 --
Mets 38 30 .559 7.0
Pirates 36 36 .500 11.0
Cardinals 34 37 .479 12.5
Phillies 28 39 .418 16.5
Expos 20 48 .294 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 41 28 .594 --
Braves 41 29 .586 0.5
Reds 35 31 .530 4.5
Giants 37 33 .529 4.5
Astros 38 36 .514 5.5
Padres 26 49 .347 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Ron Fairly 3
1 Curt Flood 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 Rusty Staub 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dalton Jones 3
1 Joe Pepitone 3
1 Joe Torre 3
4 Bob Bailey 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Kenney 2
2 Joe Foy 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Mike Hegan 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Grant Jackson 1.25
2 Gene Brabender 0.83
3 Bill Singer 0.75
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.75
5 Horacio Pina 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Brabender 10
1 Grant Jackson 10
3 Joe Horlen 5
3 Dick Selma 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Frank Linzy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Matty Alou .365
3 Cleon Jones .353
4 Alex Johnson .350
5 Willie Stargell .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 28
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 67
2 Ernie Banks 63
3 Ron Santo 62
4 Boog Powell 61
5 Reggie Jackson 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 41
2 Bert Campaneris 33
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Joe Foy 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.42
2 Steve Carlton 1.93
3 Bill Singer 1.96
4 Jim Palmer 1.98
5 Juan Marichal 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 12
2 Denny McLain 11
2 Tom Seaver 11
2 Don Sutton 11
5 7 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 129
2 Bill Singer 126
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 Jim Brewer 11
4 Dennis Higgins 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .439
2 Art Shamsky .429
3 Ron Santo .424
4 Johnny Bench .417
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Lee May 6
2 Boog Powell 6
4 Bob Bailey 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 25
2 Harmon Killebrew 20
2 Ron Santo 20
4 Sal Bando 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Tommy Harper 11
3 Bobby Bonds 7
4 Jerry Kenney 6
5 Jim Wynn 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Alan Foster 0.00
1 Lee Stange 0.00
4 Gary Gentry 0.52
5 Jim Bouton 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 4
1 Grant Jackson 4
1 Phil Regan 4
4 Gene Brabender 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 36
2 Grant Jackson 34
3 Don Wilson 29
4 Mike Cuellar 28
5 Tom Griffin 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
2 John Boozer 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .424
2 Roberto Clemente .411
3 Matty Alou .402
4 Johnny Bench .398
5 Rico Carty .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
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 38
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Roberto Clemente 29
3 Boog Powell 29
3 Ron Santo 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 20
2 Tommy Harper 16
3 Pat Kelly 13
4 Joe Foy 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 Dick Kelley 1.76
5 Rollie Fingers 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Chuck Dobson 6
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Don Sutton 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 57
1 Bill Singer 57
3 Don Wilson 54
4 Grant Jackson 53
4 Jerry Koosman 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Fred Gladding 5
2 Wayne Granger 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .339
2 Cleon Jones .328
3 Hank Aaron .326
4 Alex Johnson .325
5 Pete Rose .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
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 121
2 Willie McCovey 114
3 Ernie Banks 109
4 Reggie Jackson 108
4 Billy Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 82
2 Bert Campaneris 70
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Tommy Harper 49
5 Joe Foy 42

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 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 24
2 Jim Brewer 23
3 Dennis Higgins 22
3 Vicente Romo 22
5 Clay Carroll 21