On This Day

Thursday, June 5, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 37 15 .712 --
Red Sox 31 18 .633 4.5
Tigers 26 21 .553 8.5
Senators 27 28 .491 11.5
Yankees 24 28 .462 13.0
Indians 14 31 .311 19.5

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 28 20 .583 --
Athletics 24 23 .511 3.5
White Sox 21 23 .477 5.0
Pilots 22 26 .458 6.0
Royals 22 28 .440 7.0
Angels 16 31 .340 11.5

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 16 .686 --
Mets 25 23 .521 8.5
Pirates 25 25 .500 9.5
Cardinals 24 27 .471 11.0
Phillies 18 28 .391 14.5
Expos 11 35 .239 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 29 19 .604 --
Dodgers 28 21 .571 1.5
Reds 26 20 .565 2.0
Giants 26 23 .531 3.5
Astros 25 29 .463 7.0
Padres 24 30 .444 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Morgan 4
2 Lou Brock 2
2 Johnny Edwards 2
2 Denis Menke 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Mike Shannon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Denis Menke 3
2 Jesus Alou 2
2 Johnny Edwards 2
2 Tim McCarver 2
2 Norm Miller 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Denis Menke 1
1 Joe Morgan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Ray 0.57
2 Mike Torrez 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dooley Womack 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Torrez 5
2 Jim Ray 4
3 Fred Gladding 2
3 Joe Hoerner 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Billingham 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .399
2 Richie Hebner .349
3 Hank Aaron .349
4 Cleon Jones .348
5 Alex Johnson .344

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 45
2 Willie McCovey 43
2 Bobby Murcer 43
4 Boog Powell 41
5 Frank Howard 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 29
2 Lou Brock 25
3 Bert Campaneris 18
4 Joe Foy 17
5 Joe Morgan 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.75
2 Bob Gibson 1.86
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 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Denny McLain 8
2 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 92
2 Ray Culp 85
2 Bob Gibson 85
2 Fergie Jenkins 85
5 Sam McDowell 82

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .462
2 Lou Brock .421
3 Ken McMullen .405
4 Don Buford .405
4 Willie McCovey .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 16
2 Ernie Banks 14
2 Denis Menke 14
4 Roberto Clemente 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
1 Tommy Harper 10
3 Pat Kelly 8
4 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Joe Foy 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack DiLauro 0.00
1 Dick Selma 0.00
1 Marcelino Lopez 0.00
4 Mike Cuellar 0.67
5 2 tied 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 32
2 Jerry Koosman 29
3 Tom Griffin 27
4 Sam McDowell 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Vicente Romo 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Willie McCovey .392
3 Alex Johnson .365
4 Lou Brock .358
5 Willie Stargell .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 12
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Rico Petrocelli 10
2 Jim Wynn 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 28
2 Dick Allen 26
2 Boog Powell 26
4 Carl Yastrzemski 24
5 Tony Conigliaro 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Tommy Harper 16
3 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Joe Foy 11
5 Pat Kelly 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Selma 0.94
2 Jerry Koosman 1.04
3 Blue Moon Odom 1.07
4 Jim Palmer 1.41
5 Bob Gibson 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Ray Culp 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 52
1 Sam McDowell 52
3 Bill Singer 47
4 Dave Boswell 43
4 3 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vicente Romo 8
2 Fred Gladding 7
2 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 .330
3 Alex Johnson .317
4 Hank Aaron .316
5 Felipe Alou .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 120
2 Ron Santo 107
3 Billy Williams 106
4 Dick Allen 104
4 Ernie Banks 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 81
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Maury Wills 52
4 Joe Foy 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.18
2 Wilbur Wood 2.06
3 Ray Washburn 2.14
4 Phil Niekro 2.17
5 Denny McLain 2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 283
2 Fergie Jenkins 274
3 Denny McLain 264
4 Sam McDowell 254
5 Bill Singer 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 23
2 Dennis Higgins 22
3 Clay Carroll 21
3 Vicente Romo 21
5 Phil Regan 20