On This Day

Tuesday, June 3, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 36 15 .706 --
Red Sox 31 17 .646 3.5
Tigers 25 21 .543 8.5
Senators 26 28 .481 11.5
Yankees 24 27 .471 12.0
Indians 13 31 .295 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 27 20 .574 --
Athletics 24 22 .522 2.5
Pilots 22 25 .468 5.0
White Sox 20 23 .465 5.0
Royals 22 27 .449 6.0
Angels 16 30 .348 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 16 .680 --
Mets 24 23 .511 8.5
Pirates 25 24 .510 8.5
Cardinals 23 26 .469 10.5
Phillies 18 27 .400 13.5
Expos 11 34 .244 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 29 18 .617 --
Dodgers 28 20 .583 1.5
Reds 25 20 .556 3.0
Giants 25 23 .521 4.5
Astros 24 28 .462 7.5
Padres 23 30 .434 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Coco Laboy 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Willie McCovey 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Kranepool 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Ed Kranepool 3
2 Willie McCovey 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wayne Garrett 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Don Bosch 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.80
2 Steve Carlton 1.50
2 Alan Foster 1.50
4 Dave Boswell 1.25
5 Luis Tiant 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wally Bunker 10
1 Bob Veale 10
3 Steve Carlton 9
3 Alan Foster 9
3 2 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Billy McCool 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Cleon Jones .358
3 Hank Aaron .357
4 Willie McCovey .345
5 Matty Alou .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 17
1 Willie McCovey 17
1 Rico Petrocelli 17
4 Frank Howard 16
5 Lee May 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 43
1 Bobby Murcer 43
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Frank Howard 40
5 Boog Powell 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 28
2 Lou Brock 23
3 Bert Campaneris 17
4 Joe Foy 16
5 Joe Morgan 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.74
2 Steve Carlton 1.75
3 Phil Niekro 1.94
4 Blue Moon Odom 1.98
5 Jim Palmer 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 9
2 Ken Holtzman 8
2 Denny McLain 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
2 Mel Stottlemyre 8

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 Ron Perranoski 11
3 Fred Gladding 10
3 Dennis Higgins 10
5 Vicente Romo 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .429
1 Rod Carew .429
3 Willie McCovey .413
4 Ken McMullen .410
5 Tony Perez .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 8
2 Lee May 7
3 Dick Allen 6
3 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Jim Wynn 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 15
1 Reggie Smith 15
3 Ernie Banks 14
3 Harmon Killebrew 14
3 Denis Menke 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Tommy Harper 10
3 Pat Kelly 8
4 Bert Campaneris 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Selma 0.00
2 Mike Cuellar 0.67
3 Dock Ellis 0.73
4 Jerry Koosman 1.04
5 Luis Tiant 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Jim Lonborg 4
3 Jim Bunning 3
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 29
2 Bill Hands 26
3 Jim Bunning 25
4 Bob Gibson 24
5 Sam McDowell 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .400
2 Rod Carew .377
3 Alex Johnson .371
4 Tim McCarver .365
5 Denis Menke .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 12
2 Rico Petrocelli 11
3 Dick Allen 10
3 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Jim Wynn 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 28
2 Ernie Banks 26
3 Tony Conigliaro 24
3 Boog Powell 24
3 Carl Yastrzemski 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Joe Foy 10
5 Pat Kelly 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.04
2 Bob Gibson 1.17
3 Jim Palmer 1.41
4 Dick Selma 1.53
5 Fritz Peterson 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Ray Culp 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 52
2 Bill Singer 44
3 Dave Boswell 43
3 Mickey Lolich 43
3 Bob Veale 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
1 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 .332
2 Cleon Jones .332
3 Hank Aaron .316
4 Felipe Alou .316
5 Pete Rose .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 44
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 120
2 Ron Santo 107
3 Billy Williams 106
4 Dick Allen 104
5 Frank Howard 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Maury Wills 52
4 Jose Cardenal 38
4 Joe Foy 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.13
2 Wilbur Wood 2.05
3 Ray Washburn 2.14
4 Phil Niekro 2.17
5 Dave McNally 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Bob Gibson 24
4 Ray Culp 23
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 278
2 Fergie Jenkins 275
3 Denny McLain 264
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 Vicente Romo 21
5 Phil Regan 20