On This Day

Monday, June 9, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 16 .709 --
Red Sox 35 18 .660 3.0
Tigers 27 23 .540 9.5
Senators 29 29 .500 11.5
Yankees 28 29 .491 12.0
Indians 18 32 .360 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 29 23 .558 --
Athletics 25 24 .510 2.5
Pilots 24 28 .462 5.0
White Sox 21 28 .429 6.5
Royals 23 31 .426 7.0
Angels 17 34 .333 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 36 17 .679 --
Mets 28 23 .549 7.0
Pirates 26 28 .481 10.5
Cardinals 25 29 .463 11.5
Phillies 18 31 .367 16.0
Expos 12 37 .245 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 32 20 .615 --
Dodgers 30 22 .577 2.0
Reds 27 21 .563 3.0
Giants 29 23 .558 3.0
Astros 27 30 .474 7.5
Padres 24 33 .421 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Alvis 3
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Darrel Chaney 2
2 Horace Clarke 2
2 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Pat Kelly 1
1 Joe Pepitone 1
1 Rico Petrocelli 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Alvis 3
1 Ellie Rodriguez 3
3 Pat Kelly 2
3 Rich Reese 2
3 Carl Yastrzemski 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Ken Harrelson 1
1 Pat Kelly 1
1 Dick McAuliffe 1
1 Tony Oliva 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 3.20
2 Marty Pattin 0.90
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.89
4 George Culver 0.44
5 Dick Woodson 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Culver 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 Ray Jarvis 1
1 Roger Nelson 1
1 Marty Pattin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 16
2 Marty Pattin 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 8
4 George Culver 4
4 Tom Hall 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Gelnar 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Juan Pizarro 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Matty Alou .354
3 Cleon Jones .353
4 Hank Aaron .347
5 Willie McCovey .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 20
2 Willie McCovey 19
3 Frank Howard 17
3 Reggie Jackson 17
3 Joe Pepitone 17

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 Fergie Jenkins 93
3 Ray Culp 91
4 Sam McDowell 90
5 Mickey Lolich 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 12
1 Cecil Upshaw 12
3 Fred Gladding 11
4 Dennis Higgins 10
4 Vicente Romo 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .467
2 Frank Howard .460
3 Johnny Bench .450
3 Roberto Clemente .450
5 Willie McCovey .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 7
1 Willie McCovey 7
1 Rico Petrocelli 7
4 Hank Aaron 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 16
1 Rico Petrocelli 16
3 Norm Cash 15
3 Tony Horton 15
3 Willie McCovey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Pat Kelly 6
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Horace Clarke 5
3 Joe Foy 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 Wayne Granger 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 Barry Moore 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Ron Perranoski 3
1 Ron Taylor 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 12 others 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 .379
5 Randy Hundley .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 12
2 Hank Aaron 11
2 Dick Allen 11
2 Willie McCovey 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 31
2 Boog Powell 27
3 Rico Petrocelli 26
4 Tony Horton 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Tommy Harper 12
3 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Horace Clarke 11
5 Pat Kelly 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 Sam McDowell 54
2 Mickey Lolich 52
3 Bill Singer 51
4 Ray Culp 48
5 2 tied 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .343
2 Cleon Jones .331
3 Alex Johnson .318
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 Denny McLain 2.12
4 Sam McDowell 2.13
5 Wilbur Wood 2.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 282
2 Bob Gibson 278
3 Denny McLain 266
4 Sam McDowell 259
5 Ray Culp 236

Saves

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