On This Day

Saturday, June 14, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 42 17 .712 --
Red Sox 36 21 .632 5.0
Tigers 30 23 .566 9.0
Senators 31 32 .492 13.0
Yankees 29 32 .475 14.0
Indians 20 34 .370 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 25 .537 --
Twins 30 26 .536 --
Pilots 26 30 .464 4.0
White Sox 23 30 .434 5.5
Royals 24 33 .421 6.5
Angels 19 36 .345 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 40 18 .690 --
Mets 30 25 .545 8.5
Pirates 30 29 .508 10.5
Cardinals 27 31 .466 13.0
Phillies 22 32 .407 16.0
Expos 15 39 .278 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 33 24 .579 --
Dodgers 32 25 .561 1.0
Giants 31 25 .554 1.5
Reds 28 25 .528 3.0
Astros 29 32 .475 6.0
Padres 25 37 .403 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Ken McMullen 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Boog Powell 2
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
4 Dick Allen 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 Vern Fuller 3
2 Dick Green 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.00
2 Joe Coleman 0.80
3 Jerry Johnson 0.78
4 George Stone 0.67
4 Mike Wegener 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 John Gelnar 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 8
2 Jerry Johnson 7
2 Ray Sadecki 7
4 Mike Wegener 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Matty Alou .363
3 Willie McCovey .353
4 Alex Johnson .348
5 Willie Stargell .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 22
2 Willie McCovey 20
2 Rico Petrocelli 20
4 Frank Howard 19
5 Lee May 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 56
2 Boog Powell 51
3 Harmon Killebrew 50
4 Willie McCovey 48
4 Ron Santo 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 31
2 Lou Brock 26
3 Bert Campaneris 25
4 Joe Foy 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.65
2 Phil Niekro 1.75
3 Jerry Koosman 1.81
4 Jim Palmer 1.91
5 Bob Gibson 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 10
1 Phil Niekro 10
1 Tom Seaver 10
4 Ray Culp 9
4 4 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 113
2 Fergie Jenkins 99
3 Sam McDowell 97
4 Bob Gibson 96
5 Ray Culp 91

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .484
2 Matty Alou .429
2 Bert Campaneris .429
4 Willie Stargell .417
5 Lou Brock .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Carl Yastrzemski 7
4 Dick Allen 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 21
2 Harmon Killebrew 19
3 Tony Horton 18
4 Roberto Clemente 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Horace Clarke 5
2 Joe Foy 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Darold Knowles 0.00
2 Bill Champion 0.53
3 Ken Tatum 0.71
4 Jerry Koosman 0.72
5 Luis Tiant 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Phil Niekro 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 38
2 Sam McDowell 30
3 Grant Jackson 26
3 Tom Seaver 26
5 Don Sutton 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
1 Ron Perranoski 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .430
2 Willie McCovey .427
3 Dick Allen .389
4 Reggie Smith .385
5 Don Buford .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 13
2 Hank Aaron 12
2 Willie McCovey 12
4 Reggie Jackson 11
4 Lee May 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 29
1 Boog Powell 29
3 Reggie Jackson 26
3 Harmon Killebrew 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 16
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Tommy Harper 13
3 Pat Kelly 13
5 Horace Clarke 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.84
2 Jerry Koosman 0.86
3 Steve Carlton 1.17
4 Joe Sparma 1.44
5 Luis Tiant 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Jim Lonborg 5
1 Sam McDowell 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 57
2 Sam McDowell 48
2 Don Sutton 48
4 Jerry Koosman 44
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Vicente Romo 5
4 Dennis Higgins 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .341
2 Cleon Jones .328
3 Hank Aaron .323
4 Alex Johnson .319
5 Felipe Alou .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 44
2 Willie McCovey 43
3 Dick Allen 42
4 Frank Howard 41
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 118
2 Ron Santo 110
3 Billy Williams 108
4 Dick Allen 107
5 Reggie Jackson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 81
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Maury Wills 53
4 Joe Foy 40
5 Tommy Harper 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.34
2 Phil Niekro 1.76
3 Ray Washburn 2.01
4 Wilbur Wood 2.11
5 Sam McDowell 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 30
2 Bob Gibson 24
2 Dave McNally 24
4 Ray Culp 23
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 285
2 Fergie Jenkins 275
3 Denny McLain 262
4 Sam McDowell 252
5 Bill Singer 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 23
2 Dennis Higgins 22
2 Vicente Romo 22
4 Clay Carroll 21
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 21