On This Day

Monday, June 2, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 35 15 .700 --
Red Sox 30 17 .638 3.5
Tigers 25 20 .556 7.5
Senators 26 27 .491 10.5
Yankees 24 26 .480 11.0
Indians 12 31 .279 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 26 20 .565 --
Athletics 24 21 .533 1.5
Pilots 22 24 .478 4.0
White Sox 20 22 .476 4.0
Royals 21 27 .438 6.0
Angels 15 30 .333 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 16 .673 --
Pirates 25 23 .521 7.5
Mets 23 23 .500 8.5
Cardinals 22 26 .458 10.5
Phillies 18 26 .409 12.5
Expos 11 33 .250 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 29 17 .630 --
Dodgers 28 19 .596 1.5
Reds 24 20 .545 4.0
Giants 24 23 .511 5.5
Astros 24 27 .471 7.5
Padres 22 30 .423 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sonny Jackson 4
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Mike Hegan 3
2 Frank Howard 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hegan 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Nate Colbert 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlos May 4
2 Bernie Allen 3
2 Mike Hegan 3
2 Harmon Killebrew 3
2 Carl Yastrzemski 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sonny Jackson 3
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.14
2 Mike Nagy 0.71
3 Steve Barber 0.57
4 Joe Horlen 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Cisco Carlos 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 8
2 Joe Horlen 6
2 Jerry Johnson 6
4 Don McMahon 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 Gary Ross 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Hank Aaron .359
3 Cleon Jones .355
4 Denis Menke .347
5 Matty Alou .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 16
1 Reggie Jackson 16
1 Willie McCovey 16
1 Rico Petrocelli 16
5 Lee May 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 43
1 Bobby Murcer 43
3 Frank Howard 39
3 Willie McCovey 39
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 28
2 Lou Brock 22
3 Bert Campaneris 17
4 Joe Foy 16
5 Joe Morgan 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.71
2 Bob Gibson 1.74
3 Phil Niekro 1.94
4 Jim Palmer 1.98
5 Barry Moore 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 9
2 Ken Holtzman 8
2 Denny McLain 8
2 Mel Stottlemyre 8
5 11 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 85
2 Bill Singer 82
3 Bob Gibson 80
4 Fergie Jenkins 77
5 2 tied 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 12
2 Fred Gladding 10
2 Dennis Higgins 10
2 Ron Perranoski 10
5 Vicente Romo 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken McMullen .457
2 Johnny Bench .447
3 Rod Carew .429
4 Lou Brock .415
5 Don Buford .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 7
1 Willie McCovey 7
3 Dick Allen 6
3 Jim Wynn 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 14
1 Denis Menke 14
1 Reggie Smith 14
4 Dick Allen 13
4 Tony Conigliaro 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
1 Tommy Harper 10
3 Pat Kelly 8
4 Bert Campaneris 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Selma 0.00
2 Mike Cuellar 0.50
3 Dock Ellis 0.73
4 Steve Carlton 1.00
5 Jerry Koosman 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 29
2 Jim Bunning 25
3 Bob Gibson 24
4 Sam McDowell 23
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 4
1 Vicente Romo 4
3 Pat Dobson 3
3 Ron Perranoski 3
3 Cecil Upshaw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Johnson .380
2 Willie McCovey .379
3 Rod Carew .377
4 Denis Menke .371
5 Willie Stargell .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 12
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Mike Epstein 10
2 Rico Petrocelli 10
2 Jim Wynn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 28
2 Ernie Banks 26
3 Tony Conigliaro 25
4 Reggie Smith 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Bert Campaneris 12
4 Joe Foy 10
5 Pat Kelly 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.04
2 Fritz Peterson 1.08
3 Bob Gibson 1.17
4 Jim Palmer 1.41
5 Dick Selma 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 5
1 Ray Culp 5
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 52
2 Mickey Lolich 48
3 Larry Dierker 47
4 Bill Singer 44
5 Sam McDowell 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 9
2 Vicente Romo 8
3 Ron Perranoski 7
4 Pat Dobson 6
4 Cecil Upshaw 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .333
2 Cleon Jones .331
3 Felipe Alou .321
4 Hank Aaron .316
5 Pete Rose .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 43
2 Frank Howard 40
2 Reggie Jackson 40
4 Dick Allen 39
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 117
2 Ron Santo 109
3 Billy Williams 106
4 Dick Allen 104
4 Frank Howard 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Maury Wills 52
4 Jose Cardenal 38
4 Joe Foy 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.18
2 Wilbur Wood 2.02
3 Ray Washburn 2.14
4 Phil Niekro 2.15
5 Dave McNally 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Bob Gibson 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Ray Culp 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 286
2 Fergie Jenkins 275
3 Denny McLain 268
4 Sam McDowell 246
5 Ray Culp 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 23
2 Dennis Higgins 22
3 Clay Carroll 21
3 Phil Regan 21
3 Vicente Romo 21