On This Day

Sunday, June 8, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 16 .709 --
Red Sox 34 18 .654 3.5
Tigers 27 22 .551 9.0
Yankees 28 28 .500 11.5
Senators 29 29 .500 11.5
Indians 17 32 .347 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 29 22 .569 --
Athletics 25 24 .510 3.0
Pilots 23 28 .451 6.0
White Sox 21 27 .438 6.5
Royals 22 31 .415 8.0
Angels 17 34 .333 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 36 16 .692 --
Mets 28 23 .549 7.5
Pirates 26 28 .481 11.0
Cardinals 25 29 .463 12.0
Phillies 18 31 .367 16.5
Expos 12 37 .245 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 32 20 .615 --
Dodgers 30 22 .577 2.0
Giants 29 23 .558 3.0
Reds 26 21 .553 3.5
Astros 27 30 .474 7.5
Padres 24 33 .421 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 5
1 Jose Pagan 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
4 Larry Brown 4
4 Jose Martinez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
1 Jose Pagan 2
1 Rico Petrocelli 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 5
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Jerry May 4
2 Jose Pagan 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Horace Clarke 3
2 Matty Alou 2
2 Jim Fregosi 2
4 Luis Aparicio 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 1.60
2 Tom Seaver 1.56
3 Bill Singer 1.12
4 Steve Carlton 1.00
4 Larry Dierker 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Burbach 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 14
2 Steve Carlton 12
3 Bill Singer 9
4 Sam McDowell 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Ron Taylor 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Matty Alou .354
3 Cleon Jones .353
4 Alex Johnson .348
5 Hank Aaron .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 19
1 Rico Petrocelli 19
3 Frank Howard 17
3 Reggie Jackson 17
5 Joe Pepitone 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 50
2 Willie McCovey 46
3 Harmon Killebrew 45
4 Boog Powell 44
5 Bobby Murcer 43

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 1.65
2 Jim Palmer 1.76
3 Phil Niekro 1.82
4 Bob Gibson 1.86
5 Barry Moore 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 9
1 Ken Holtzman 9
1 Denny McLain 9
1 Phil Niekro 9
1 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 101
2 Ray Culp 91
3 Sam McDowell 90
4 Bob Gibson 85
4 Fergie Jenkins 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 12
1 Cecil Upshaw 12
3 Fred Gladding 11
4 Dennis Higgins 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .477
2 Frank Howard .455
3 Willie McCovey .442
4 Jerry Kenney .432
5 Randy Hundley .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 8
2 Dick Allen 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Rico Petrocelli 6
3 Boog Powell 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 18
2 Willie McCovey 16
3 Norm Cash 15
3 Rico Petrocelli 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Tommy Harper 7
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Horace Clarke 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
1 Darold Knowles 0.00
3 Dick Kelley 0.63
4 Jerry Koosman 0.64
5 Luis Tiant 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 4
2 Dave Boswell 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Sam McDowell 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 34
2 Tom Seaver 32
2 Bill Singer 32
4 Sam McDowell 31
5 Steve Carlton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Ron Taylor 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .400
2 Rod Carew .386
3 Tony Perez .386
4 Alex Johnson .384
5 Randy Hundley .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Dick Allen 11
1 Lee May 11
1 Willie McCovey 11
1 Rico Petrocelli 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 31
2 Boog Powell 29
3 Rico Petrocelli 25
4 Dick Allen 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Horace Clarke 11
5 Joe Foy 10

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 Ken Holtzman 5
3 Jim Lonborg 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 56
2 Sam McDowell 54
3 Ray Culp 48
4 Dave Boswell 45
4 Steve Carlton 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .342
2 Cleon Jones .331
3 Alex Johnson .319
4 Hank Aaron .317
5 Felipe Alou .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 45
2 Dick Allen 41
3 Reggie Jackson 40
4 Frank Howard 39
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 123
2 Billy Williams 109
3 Ron Santo 108
4 Dick Allen 107
5 Ernie Banks 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Maury Wills 54
4 Joe Foy 38
4 Tommy Harper 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.22
2 Phil Niekro 1.95
3 Wilbur Wood 2.10
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 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 278
2 Fergie Jenkins 274
3 Denny McLain 266
4 Sam McDowell 262
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