On This Day

Monday, July 14, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 27 .697 --
Tigers 47 39 .547 13.5
Red Sox 49 41 .544 13.5
Senators 49 45 .521 15.5
Yankees 42 49 .462 21.0
Indians 36 53 .404 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 54 35 .607 --
Athletics 47 38 .553 5.0
Royals 39 51 .433 15.5
Pilots 38 50 .432 15.5
White Sox 38 51 .427 16.0
Angels 33 55 .375 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 58 34 .630 --
Mets 49 37 .570 6.0
Cardinals 46 46 .500 12.0
Pirates 43 47 .478 14.0
Phillies 38 49 .437 17.5
Expos 28 61 .315 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 37 .580 --
Braves 51 39 .567 1.0
Giants 50 40 .556 2.0
Reds 45 39 .536 4.0
Astros 46 46 .500 7.0
Padres 31 61 .337 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Allison 4
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Jeff Torborg 3
4 Sandy Alomar 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 2
2 Jay Johnstone 1
2 Joe Morgan 1
2 Wes Parker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 2
1 Joe Coleman 2
1 Jay Johnstone 2
1 Wes Parker 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Wynn 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Cesar Tovar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 1.00
1 Roger Nelson 1.00
3 Tommy John 0.89
4 Dave Boswell 0.70
5 Tom Seaver 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Bill Stoneman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 9
2 Tommy John 8
3 Dave Boswell 7
4 Bill Hands 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Willie Stargell .352
3 Cleon Jones .349
4 Matty Alou .347
5 Reggie Smith .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 35
2 Frank Howard 33
3 Harmon Killebrew 27
3 Willie McCovey 27
3 Carl Yastrzemski 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 90
2 Boog Powell 83
3 Ron Santo 79
4 Ernie Banks 75
5 Willie McCovey 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 43
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Lou Brock 32
4 Pat Kelly 31
5 Bobby Bonds 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.76
2 Casey Cox 1.77
3 Jerry Koosman 1.87
4 Jim Palmer 1.96
5 Bill Singer 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
3 Denny McLain 13
3 Dave McNally 13
3 Mel Stottlemyre 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 156
2 Bob Gibson 152
2 Bill Singer 152
4 Don Wilson 145
5 Sam McDowell 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 17
1 Cecil Upshaw 17
3 Fred Gladding 16
4 Jim Brewer 14
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .467
2 Roberto Clemente .440
3 Lou Piniella .424
4 Paul Blair .417
4 2 others tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 9
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
3 Ken Harrelson 7
3 Carl Yastrzemski 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 23
2 Boog Powell 20
3 Lou Piniella 18
4 Ken Harrelson 17
4 Frank Howard 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 8
2 Cesar Tovar 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Tony Taylor 5
4 Bobby Tolan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Waslewski 0.00
2 Juan Pizarro 0.53
3 Gary Ross 0.56
4 George Brunet 1.05
5 Casey Cox 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 George Brunet 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Casey Cox 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 29
2 Bill Singer 26
3 Claude Osteen 25
4 Joe Coleman 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Joe Hoerner 4
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Phil Regan 3
3 Ken Tatum 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .420
2 Roberto Clemente .393
3 Tony Oliva .392
4 Manny Mota .381
5 Reggie Smith .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Frank Howard 14
3 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Boog Powell 12
3 Carl Yastrzemski 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 40
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Boog Powell 35
4 Ron Santo 32
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 14
2 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Tommy Harper 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
5 Jim Wynn 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 1.16
2 Gary Waslewski 1.27
3 Casey Cox 1.30
4 Jim Brewer 1.42
5 Juan Marichal 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
3 Nelson Briles 5
3 George Brunet 5
3 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 59
2 Fergie Jenkins 57
3 Bob Gibson 56
4 Mickey Lolich 53
5 Tom Seaver 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 8
2 John Boozer 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Ken Tatum 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .340
2 Cleon Jones .336
3 Hank Aaron .334
4 Roberto Clemente .333
5 Pete Rose .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 52
2 Reggie Jackson 50
3 Willie McCovey 41
4 Carl Yastrzemski 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 129
2 Willie McCovey 120
3 Boog Powell 118
4 Frank Howard 117
5 Ernie Banks 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Bert Campaneris 72
3 Tommy Harper 50
4 Maury Wills 46
5 Cesar Tovar 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.82
2 Phil Niekro 2.07
3 Ray Washburn 2.09
4 Jerry Koosman 2.14
5 Juan Marichal 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 27
2 Dave McNally 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Tom Seaver 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 294
2 Fergie Jenkins 283
3 Don Wilson 250
4 Bill Singer 247
5 Denny McLain 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 25
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Dennis Higgins 22
4 Phil Regan 21
5 3 tied 20