On This Day

Friday, June 6, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 38 15 .717 --
Red Sox 32 18 .640 4.5
Tigers 26 22 .542 9.5
Senators 28 28 .500 11.5
Yankees 25 28 .472 13.0
Indians 15 31 .326 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 28 21 .571 --
Athletics 25 23 .521 2.5
White Sox 21 24 .467 5.0
Pilots 22 27 .449 6.0
Royals 22 29 .431 7.0
Angels 16 32 .333 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 36 16 .692 --
Mets 26 23 .531 8.5
Pirates 25 26 .490 10.5
Cardinals 25 27 .481 11.0
Phillies 18 29 .383 15.5
Expos 11 36 .234 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 30 19 .612 --
Dodgers 29 21 .580 1.5
Reds 26 21 .553 3.0
Giants 27 23 .540 3.5
Astros 25 30 .455 8.0
Padres 24 31 .436 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 3
1 Bert Campaneris 3
1 Frank Howard 3
1 Randy Hundley 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Horton 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Horton 4
1 Billy Williams 4
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 Norm Miller 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wayne Comer 1
1 Cleon Jones 1
1 Don Mason 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1
1 Ted Uhlaender 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Butler 1.40
2 Gary Gentry 1.00
2 Phil Niekro 1.00
4 Dan McGinn 0.83
4 Gaylord Perry 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Gentry 8
1 Don Sutton 8
3 Bill Butler 7
3 Phil Niekro 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Hank Aaron .350
3 Alex Johnson .350
4 Willie McCovey .346
5 Cleon Jones .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 19
2 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Rico Petrocelli 17
4 Frank Howard 16
5 Lee May 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 48
2 Willie McCovey 45
3 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
2 Phil Niekro 1.86
4 Barry Moore 1.86
5 Blue Moon Odom 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 9
1 Ken Holtzman 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Denny McLain 8
3 6 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 92
2 Ray Culp 91
3 Bob Gibson 85
3 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 Willie McCovey .442
2 Don Buford .439
3 Frank Howard .426
4 Lou Brock .421
4 Rod Carew .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 10
2 Lee May 7
3 Dick Allen 6
3 Johnny Bench 6
3 Boog Powell 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 18
2 Ernie Banks 17
3 Norm Cash 14
3 Randy Hundley 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Tommy Harper 9
3 Pat Kelly 7
4 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Joe Foy 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack DiLauro 0.00
1 Dick Selma 0.00
3 Mike Cuellar 0.67
4 Tom Burgmeier 0.73
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Don Sutton 4
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 Ray Culp 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 29
2 Tom Griffin 27
3 Ray Culp 26
3 Sam McDowell 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Phil Regan 3
2 Vicente Romo 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .405
2 Rod Carew .387
3 Lou Brock .373
4 Alex Johnson .372
5 Tony Perez .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 11
1 Willie McCovey 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Dick Allen 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 30
2 Dick Allen 26
2 Boog Powell 26
4 Tony Conigliaro 23
4 Willie McCovey 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Joe Foy 10
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 Barry Moore 1.59
5 Don Sutton 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Jim Merritt 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 48
2 Bill Singer 47
3 Sam McDowell 46
4 Gaylord Perry 45
5 2 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 .336
2 Cleon Jones .328
3 Alex Johnson .319
4 Hank Aaron .317
5 Pete Rose .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 45
2 Reggie Jackson 40
3 Dick Allen 39
3 Frank Howard 39
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 122
2 Billy Williams 110
3 Ron Santo 108
4 Ernie Banks 105
5 Dick Allen 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
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 Phil Niekro 1.97
3 Wilbur Wood 2.05
4 Ray Washburn 2.14
5 Denny McLain 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 30
2 Bob Gibson 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Ray Culp 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 283
2 Fergie Jenkins 274
3 Denny McLain 263
4 Sam McDowell 254
5 Ray Culp 236

Saves

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