On This Day

Sunday, June 15, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 17 .721 --
Red Sox 36 22 .621 6.5
Tigers 31 23 .574 9.5
Senators 31 32 .492 14.0
Yankees 30 32 .484 14.5
Indians 20 35 .364 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 25 .545 --
Twins 31 26 .544 --
Pilots 26 31 .456 5.0
White Sox 23 32 .418 7.0
Royals 24 34 .414 7.5
Angels 19 36 .345 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 41 19 .683 --
Mets 30 26 .536 9.0
Pirates 30 30 .500 11.0
Cardinals 28 31 .475 12.5
Phillies 23 32 .418 15.5
Expos 15 41 .268 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 34 24 .586 --
Dodgers 33 25 .569 1.0
Giants 33 25 .569 1.0
Reds 29 26 .527 3.5
Astros 29 33 .468 7.0
Padres 25 38 .397 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 5
1 Tony Perez 5
1 Bobby Tolan 5
4 Paul Blair 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 2
1 Brooks Robinson 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 6
2 Brooks Robinson 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Jimmie Hall 4
3 Reggie Jackson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Wayne Comer 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Wilson 2.33
2 Woodie Fryman 1.33
3 Don Wilson 1.12
4 Dave Boswell 1.00
4 Dave McNally 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Woodie Fryman 12
2 Bob Gibson 9
2 Don Wilson 9
4 Dave Boswell 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Boozer 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Matty Alou .368
3 Willie McCovey .353
4 Alex Johnson .349
5 Hank Aaron .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 23
2 Willie McCovey 21
3 Rico Petrocelli 20
4 Frank Howard 19
5 Lee May 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 56
2 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Boog Powell 52
4 Willie McCovey 50
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 31
2 Bert Campaneris 27
3 Lou Brock 26
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 Casey Cox 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 10
1 Phil Niekro 10
1 Tom Seaver 10
4 Ray Culp 9
4 6 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 113
2 Bob Gibson 105
3 Fergie Jenkins 99
4 Sam McDowell 97
5 Ray Culp 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 13
2 Fred Gladding 12
2 Ron Perranoski 12
4 Dennis Higgins 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .500
2 Matty Alou .448
3 Bert Campaneris .440
4 Frank Howard .432
5 Reggie Jackson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Hank Aaron 7
2 Boog Powell 7
2 Ed Spiezio 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 25
2 Harmon Killebrew 19
3 Paul Blair 18
3 Roberto Clemente 18
5 Tony Horton 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Joe Foy 5
2 Pat Kelly 5
2 Maury Wills 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Champion 0.53
2 Grant Jackson 0.56
3 Jerry Koosman 0.72
4 Sam McDowell 0.74
5 Luis Tiant 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Dave Boswell 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 31
2 Tom Seaver 26
3 Bob Gibson 25
3 Sam McDowell 25
3 Don Sutton 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ron Taylor 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .433
2 Willie McCovey .423
3 Rod Carew .403
4 Matty Alou .392
5 Reggie Smith .390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Ernie Banks 29
3 Harmon Killebrew 28
3 Boog Powell 28
5 Reggie Smith 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 18
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Tommy Harper 13
4 Pat Kelly 12
5 Horace Clarke 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.84
2 Luis Tiant 0.85
3 Jerry Koosman 0.86
4 Steve Carlton 1.17
5 Joe Sparma 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 57
2 Bob Gibson 49
3 Sam McDowell 48
3 Don Sutton 48
5 Jerry Koosman 44

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 .343
2 Cleon Jones .327
3 Hank Aaron .324
4 Alex Johnson .319
5 Felipe Alou .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Willie McCovey 44
3 Dick Allen 42
4 Frank Howard 41
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 120
2 Ron Santo 111
3 Reggie Jackson 108
3 Billy Williams 108
5 Dick Allen 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 81
2 Bert Campaneris 66
3 Maury Wills 53
4 Joe Foy 40
5 Tommy Harper 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.39
2 Phil Niekro 1.76
3 Ray Washburn 2.01
4 Sam McDowell 2.11
5 Denny McLain 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 30
2 Bob Gibson 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Ray Culp 23
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 294
2 Fergie Jenkins 275
3 Denny McLain 262
4 Sam McDowell 252
5 Ray Culp 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 24
2 Dennis Higgins 22
2 Vicente Romo 22
4 Clay Carroll 21
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 21