On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 31 .699 --
Tigers 56 45 .554 15.0
Red Sox 57 46 .553 15.0
Senators 54 54 .500 20.5
Yankees 49 56 .467 24.0
Indians 43 62 .410 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 64 40 .615 --
Athletics 58 41 .586 3.5
Pilots 43 59 .422 20.0
Royals 42 61 .408 21.5
Angels 40 61 .396 22.5
White Sox 41 63 .394 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 41 .613 --
Mets 55 44 .556 6.5
Cardinals 55 49 .529 9.0
Pirates 53 50 .515 10.5
Phillies 42 60 .412 21.0
Expos 33 70 .320 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 46 .566 --
Dodgers 56 46 .549 2.0
Giants 57 47 .548 2.0
Reds 53 44 .546 2.5
Astros 54 49 .524 4.5
Padres 34 71 .324 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Mike Andrews 3
2 Johnny Callison 3
2 Frank Howard 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Randy Hundley 3
1 Bob Tillman 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Brinkman 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Bud Harrelson 1
1 Joe Lahoud 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luke Walker 2.67
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.60
3 Dave Boswell 1.33
4 Bobby Bolin 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Arrigo 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Boswell 8
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
1 Luke Walker 8
4 Dick Ellsworth 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Claude Raymond 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Matty Alou .348
3 Cleon Jones .346
4 Alex Johnson .345
5 Roberto Clemente .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Frank Howard 35
3 Willie McCovey 32
4 Harmon Killebrew 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 98
2 Boog Powell 94
3 Ron Santo 90
4 Reggie Jackson 84
4 Willie McCovey 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 47
2 Bert Campaneris 37
3 Lou Brock 36
4 Pat Kelly 34
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.80
2 Bill Singer 1.90
3 Casey Cox 1.99
4 Jerry Koosman 2.08
5 Juan Marichal 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 15
1 Denny McLain 15
1 Dave McNally 15
1 Phil Niekro 15
1 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 183
2 Fergie Jenkins 182
3 Bill Singer 168
4 Mickey Lolich 167
5 2 tied 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 22
2 Ron Perranoski 20
2 Cecil Upshaw 20
4 Jim Brewer 16
5 Wayne Granger 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Didier .441
2 Rod Carew .429
3 Ron Santo .422
4 Sal Bando .417
5 Gene Michael .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Willie Horton 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Denis Menke 15
2 Sal Bando 14
3 Reggie Jackson 12
4 Tony Gonzalez 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 6
2 Jose Cardenal 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Joe Foy 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.64
2 Jim Perry 0.70
3 Andy Messersmith 0.72
4 Ray Culp 1.13
5 Fritz Peterson 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Jim Perry 3
1 Earl Wilson 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 31
2 Joe Coleman 27
3 Grant Jackson 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 Dick Selma 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Don McMahon 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .418
2 Reggie Smith .410
3 Rod Carew .376
4 Bob Didier .366
5 Manny Mota .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Frank Howard 11
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Boog Powell 11
5 Ken Harrelson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 31
2 Harmon Killebrew 28
3 Sal Bando 26
3 Ken Harrelson 26
5 Denis Menke 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 15
2 Pat Kelly 11
3 Jose Cardenal 10
4 Joe Morgan 9
5 Jim Wynn 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 1.15
2 Joe Coleman 1.44
3 Earl Wilson 1.47
4 Dick Bosman 1.56
5 Steve Carlton 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Messersmith 6
1 Jim Perry 6
3 Ray Culp 5
3 Lew Krausse 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 52
2 Joe Coleman 51
3 Fergie Jenkins 50
3 Andy Messersmith 50
5 Don Wilson 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 7
3 Joe Hoerner 5
3 Cecil Upshaw 5
5 9 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .342
2 Cleon Jones .340
3 Roberto Clemente .337
4 Pete Rose .335
5 Hank Aaron .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 51
2 Frank Howard 49
3 Willie McCovey 43
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39
5 Hank Aaron 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 132
2 Willie McCovey 124
3 Boog Powell 114
4 Tony Perez 111
4 Carl Yastrzemski 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Bert Campaneris 66
3 Tommy Harper 54
4 Cesar Tovar 47
5 Maury Wills 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.00
2 Phil Niekro 2.23
3 Bill Singer 2.27
4 Jerry Koosman 2.30
5 Ray Washburn 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Ray Culp 24
2 Mickey Lolich 24
2 Dave McNally 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 298
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Mickey Lolich 246
4 Don Wilson 239
5 2 tied 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 26
2 Jim Brewer 23
3 Fred Gladding 22
3 Ron Perranoski 22
5 Dennis Higgins 19