On This Day

Saturday, June 7, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 15 .722 --
Red Sox 33 18 .647 4.5
Tigers 27 22 .551 9.5
Senators 28 29 .491 12.5
Yankees 26 28 .481 13.0
Indians 16 31 .340 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 29 21 .580 --
Athletics 25 24 .510 3.5
White Sox 21 25 .457 6.0
Pilots 22 28 .440 7.0
Royals 22 30 .423 8.0
Angels 16 33 .327 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 36 16 .692 --
Mets 27 23 .540 8.0
Pirates 26 26 .500 10.0
Cardinals 25 28 .472 11.5
Phillies 18 30 .375 16.0
Expos 11 37 .229 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 30 20 .600 --
Dodgers 30 21 .588 0.5
Reds 26 21 .553 2.5
Giants 28 23 .549 2.5
Astros 26 30 .464 7.0
Padres 24 32 .429 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Jerry Adair 3
2 Matty Alou 3
2 Johnny Edwards 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Johnny Edwards 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Johnny Edwards 3
1 Tony Horton 3
1 Harmon Killebrew 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.80
2 Jerry Koosman 1.38
3 Juan Marichal 1.17
4 Luis Tiant 1.14
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 11
2 Jim Palmer 9
3 Luis Tiant 8
4 Juan Marichal 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Bob Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Cleon Jones .349
3 Alex Johnson .348
4 Hank Aaron .348
5 Matty Alou .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 50
2 Willie McCovey 45
3 Bobby Murcer 43
3 Boog Powell 43
5 Harmon Killebrew 41

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 Jim Palmer 1.76
3 Bob Gibson 1.86
3 Phil Niekro 1.86
5 Barry Moore 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 9
1 Ken Holtzman 9
1 Denny McLain 9
4 Fergie Jenkins 8
4 8 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 11
4 Dennis Higgins 10
5 Vicente Romo 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .442
2 Frank Howard .436
3 Tony Perez .432
4 Reggie Smith .422
5 Lou Brock .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 9
2 Lee May 7
3 Boog Powell 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 17
2 Ernie Banks 16
3 Norm Cash 15
3 Tony Horton 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Tommy Harper 8
3 Pat Kelly 7
4 Joe Foy 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.56
2 Mike Cuellar 0.67
3 Luis Tiant 0.71
4 Dave Boswell 0.93
5 Blue Moon Odom 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 4
2 Dave Boswell 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Jim Lonborg 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 40
2 Sam McDowell 26
3 Luis Tiant 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Bill Singer 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Phil Regan 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .403
2 Rod Carew .386
3 Tony Perez .386
4 Alex Johnson .384
5 Lou Brock .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 11
1 Willie McCovey 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Dick Allen 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 31
2 Boog Powell 28
3 Dick Allen 26
4 Tony Horton 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Joe Foy 10
5 Pat Kelly 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Selma 0.92
2 Jerry Koosman 1.03
3 Mike Cuellar 1.05
4 Blue Moon Odom 1.07
5 Jim Palmer 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Denny McLain 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 Dave Boswell 45
5 Jerry Koosman 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Vicente Romo 7
4 Cecil Upshaw 6
5 Pat Dobson 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .340
2 Cleon Jones .330
3 Alex Johnson .318
4 Hank Aaron .317
5 Felipe Alou .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 45
2 Reggie Jackson 40
3 Dick Allen 39
4 Frank Howard 38
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 107
5 Dick Allen 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Maury Wills 53
4 Joe Foy 39
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.22
2 Phil Niekro 1.97
3 Wilbur Wood 2.07
4 Denny McLain 2.12
5 Ray Washburn 2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 278
2 Fergie Jenkins 274
3 Denny McLain 266
4 Sam McDowell 254
5 Ray Culp 236

Saves

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