On This Day

Thursday, June 12, 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
Senators 30 31 .492 12.0
Yankees 29 30 .492 12.0
Indians 18 34 .346 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 30 24 .556 --
Athletics 27 25 .519 2.0
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 38 18 .679 --
Mets 29 24 .547 7.5
Pirates 28 29 .491 10.5
Cardinals 27 30 .474 11.5
Phillies 20 32 .385 16.0
Expos 14 38 .269 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 22 .600 --
Dodgers 31 24 .564 2.0
Giants 30 24 .556 2.5
Reds 28 23 .549 3.0
Astros 28 32 .467 7.5
Padres 25 35 .417 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Helms 3
1 Lee May 3
1 Vada Pinson 3
1 Pete Rose 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Spangler 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Hank Allen 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Spangler 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
3 Tommie Aaron 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Tommy Helms 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 Jim Wynn 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 2.00
2 Joe Niekro 1.50
3 Grant Jackson 1.22
4 Dick Selma 1.00
5 Jerry Robertson 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Jose Pena 1
1 Howie Reed 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 12
2 Grant Jackson 11
3 Jerry Robertson 8
3 Dick Selma 8
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .393
2 Matty Alou .365
3 Willie McCovey .355
4 Cleon Jones .345
5 Alex Johnson .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 20
1 Rico Petrocelli 20
3 Reggie Jackson 19
4 Frank Howard 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 52
2 Willie McCovey 48
3 Harmon Killebrew 47
3 Boog Powell 47
5 3 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 30
2 Lou Brock 26
3 Bert Campaneris 23
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 113
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 Jerry Kenney .500
2 Willie McCovey .485
3 Reggie Smith .478
4 Matty Alou .453
5 Frank Howard .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Willie McCovey 7
3 Norm Cash 6
3 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Rico Petrocelli 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 19
2 Harmon Killebrew 18
3 Tony Horton 17
4 Norm Cash 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 9
2 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Joe Foy 7
4 Lou Brock 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
1 Darold Knowles 0.00
3 Bill Champion 0.53
4 Wayne Granger 0.54
5 Luis Tiant 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Cisco Carlos 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 38
2 Tom Seaver 31
3 Grant Jackson 26
4 Bob Gibson 25
4 Luis Tiant 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Taylor 4
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
2 Wilbur Wood 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .420
2 Johnny Bench .397
3 Rod Carew .392
4 Reggie Smith .379
5 Lou Brock .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 13
2 Willie McCovey 12
3 Dick Allen 11
3 Lee May 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 33
2 Tony Horton 28
3 Boog Powell 26
4 Willie McCovey 25
5 Carl Yastrzemski 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
1 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Pat Kelly 13
4 Tommy Harper 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.03
2 Mike Cuellar 1.03
3 Steve Carlton 1.17
4 Dick Selma 1.46
5 Luis Tiant 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
2 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 63
2 Mickey Lolich 52
3 Sam McDowell 50
4 Dave Boswell 47
5 2 tied 43

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 .344
2 Cleon Jones .329
3 Hank Aaron .319
4 Pete Rose .318
5 Alex Johnson .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 44
2 Reggie Jackson 42
3 Dick Allen 40
3 Frank Howard 40
5 Hank Aaron 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 121
2 Ron Santo 109
3 Dick Allen 106
3 Billy Williams 106
5 Ken Harrelson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 81
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Maury Wills 56
4 Joe Foy 40
5 Tommy Harper 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.34
2 Phil Niekro 1.81
3 Ray Washburn 2.01
4 Denny McLain 2.11
5 Sam McDowell 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 Bob Gibson 285
2 Fergie Jenkins 275
3 Denny McLain 268
4 Sam McDowell 259
5 Bill Singer 243

Saves

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