On This Day

Wednesday, June 11, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 40 17 .702 --
Red Sox 36 19 .655 3.0
Tigers 29 23 .558 8.5
Yankees 29 30 .492 12.0
Senators 29 31 .483 12.5
Indians 18 34 .346 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 30 24 .556 --
Athletics 27 24 .529 1.5
White Sox 23 28 .451 5.5
Pilots 24 30 .444 6.0
Royals 24 32 .429 7.0
Angels 18 35 .340 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 37 18 .673 --
Mets 29 24 .547 7.0
Pirates 27 29 .482 10.5
Cardinals 27 29 .482 10.5
Phillies 19 32 .373 16.0
Expos 13 38 .255 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 21 .611 --
Dodgers 31 23 .574 2.0
Giants 30 24 .556 3.0
Reds 27 23 .540 4.0
Astros 28 31 .475 7.5
Padres 25 34 .424 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Piniella 4
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 4
3 Bernie Allen 3
3 Matty Alou 3
3 22 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Lahoud 3
2 Reggie Jackson 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Bernie Allen 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 4
1 Joe Lahoud 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Don Buford 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Jose Arcia 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 4.00
2 Don Wilson 0.89
3 Claude Osteen 0.86
4 Dick Kelley 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 8
1 Don Wilson 8
3 Denny McLain 6
3 Claude Osteen 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Jim Roland 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .393
2 Matty Alou .362
3 Willie McCovey .355
4 Hank Aaron .345
4 Cleon Jones .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 20
1 Rico Petrocelli 20
3 Reggie Jackson 19
4 Frank Howard 18
5 Joe Pepitone 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 50
2 Willie McCovey 48
3 Harmon Killebrew 47
3 Boog Powell 47
5 2 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 30
2 Lou Brock 26
3 Bert Campaneris 21
4 Joe Foy 19
5 Pat Kelly 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.65
2 Phil Niekro 1.75
3 Jim Palmer 1.76
4 Jerry Koosman 2.03
5 Mike Cuellar 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 10
1 Phil Niekro 10
3 Ray Culp 9
3 Denny McLain 9
3 4 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 101
2 Bob Gibson 96
3 Fergie Jenkins 93
4 Ray Culp 91
5 Sam McDowell 90

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 .500
2 Lou Brock .474
3 Jerry Kenney .459
4 Willie McCovey .447
5 Frank Howard .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 7
1 Willie McCovey 7
1 Rico Petrocelli 7
4 Dick Allen 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Horton 18
1 Harmon Killebrew 18
3 Roberto Clemente 17
3 Rico Petrocelli 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 9
2 Joe Foy 7
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Bert Campaneris 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
1 Darold Knowles 0.00
3 Bill Champion 0.53
4 Wayne Granger 0.61
5 Jerry Koosman 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Cisco Carlos 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 34
2 Tom Seaver 31
3 Bill Singer 26
4 Bob Gibson 25
4 Luis Tiant 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Taylor 4
1 Wilbur Wood 4
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Ron Perranoski 3
3 Phil Regan 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .417
2 Johnny Bench .405
3 Rod Carew .392
4 Lou Brock .383
5 Reggie Smith .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
1 Willie McCovey 12
3 Dick Allen 11
4 Mike Epstein 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 31
2 Tony Horton 28
3 Willie McCovey 26
3 Boog Powell 26
5 Carl Yastrzemski 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Tommy Harper 13
2 Pat Kelly 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Selma 0.92
2 Jerry Koosman 1.03
3 Mike Cuellar 1.03
4 Steve Carlton 1.17
5 Luis Tiant 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 52
2 Bill Singer 51
3 Sam McDowell 50
4 Dave Boswell 47
5 Bob Gibson 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .342
2 Cleon Jones .329
3 Hank Aaron .318
4 Alex Johnson .317
5 Pete Rose .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 45
2 Reggie Jackson 42
3 Dick Allen 41
4 Frank Howard 40
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 123
2 Ron Santo 108
3 Dick Allen 107
3 Billy Williams 107
5 Ken Harrelson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 81
2 Bert Campaneris 60
3 Maury Wills 56
4 Joe Foy 40
5 Tommy Harper 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.30
2 Phil Niekro 1.81
3 Ray Washburn 2.01
4 Denny McLain 2.11
5 Wilbur Wood 2.12

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 289
2 Fergie Jenkins 275
3 Denny McLain 268
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