On This Day

Monday, June 16, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 17 .721 --
Red Sox 37 22 .627 6.0
Tigers 32 23 .582 9.0
Senators 31 32 .492 14.0
Yankees 30 33 .476 15.0
Indians 20 36 .357 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 32 26 .552 --
Athletics 31 26 .544 0.5
Pilots 26 32 .448 6.0
White Sox 24 32 .429 7.0
Royals 25 35 .417 8.0
Angels 19 37 .339 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 41 20 .672 --
Mets 30 26 .536 8.5
Pirates 31 30 .508 10.0
Cardinals 29 31 .483 11.5
Phillies 23 32 .418 15.0
Expos 15 42 .263 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 36 24 .600 --
Dodgers 33 26 .559 2.5
Giants 33 26 .559 2.5
Reds 30 26 .536 4.0
Astros 29 35 .453 9.0
Padres 26 38 .406 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Cater 5
1 Joe Foy 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Rico Carty 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Gonzalez 2
1 Bob Oliver 2
1 Reggie Smith 2
4 Tommie Aaron 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gonzalez 5
2 Dick Green 4
2 Al Oliver 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Tony Oliva 2
4 Jose Arcia 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wally Bunker 2.00
1 Fritz Peterson 2.00
3 Claude Osteen 1.00
3 Jerry Robertson 1.00
5 Jim Perry 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Perry 9
2 Wally Bunker 8
2 Fritz Peterson 8
4 Claude Osteen 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 Tommie Sisk 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Matty Alou .364
3 Alex Johnson .361
4 Willie McCovey .353
5 Hank Aaron .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 24
2 Willie McCovey 21
3 Rico Petrocelli 20
4 Frank Howard 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 56
2 Harmon Killebrew 54
3 Boog Powell 52
4 Willie McCovey 51
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 31
2 Bert Campaneris 29
3 Lou Brock 26
4 Joe Foy 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.65
2 Phil Niekro 1.77
3 Jerry Koosman 1.81
4 Jim Palmer 1.91
5 Casey Cox 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 11
2 Ken Holtzman 10
2 Denny McLain 10
2 Tom Seaver 10
5 6 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 Alex Johnson .458
2 Willie McCovey .433
3 Matty Alou .429
4 Reggie Smith .423
5 Bert Campaneris .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
1 Ed Spiezio 8
3 Carl Yastrzemski 7
4 Hank Aaron 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 22
2 Harmon Killebrew 21
3 Paul Blair 17
3 Roberto Clemente 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Pat Kelly 6
2 Maury Wills 6
4 Joe Foy 5
5 5 tied 4

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 Phil Niekro 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 4
2 Dave Boswell 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Sam McDowell 3
2 Tom Seaver 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 31
2 Tom Seaver 26
3 Bob Gibson 25
3 Sam McDowell 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Ron Taylor 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .429
2 Johnny Bench .424
3 Alex Johnson .409
4 Reggie Smith .404
5 Matty Alou .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 13
1 Willie McCovey 13
3 Dick Allen 11
3 Boog Powell 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
2 Reggie Smith 30
4 Ernie Banks 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 19
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 Casey Cox 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 Sam McDowell 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 57
2 Bob Gibson 49
3 Sam McDowell 48
4 Jerry Koosman 44
5 Don Wilson 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .340
2 Cleon Jones .327
3 Alex Johnson .324
4 Hank Aaron .323
5 Pete Rose .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 46
2 Willie McCovey 43
3 Dick Allen 42
4 Frank Howard 41
5 Jim Wynn 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 117
2 Ron Santo 112
3 Reggie Jackson 109
4 Billy Williams 108
5 Dick Allen 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 81
2 Bert Campaneris 68
3 Maury Wills 53
4 Joe Foy 40
5 Tommy Harper 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.43
2 Phil Niekro 1.77
3 Ray Washburn 2.01
4 Sam McDowell 2.11
5 Denny McLain 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Bob Gibson 24
4 Steve Blass 22
4 4 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 281
2 Fergie Jenkins 275
3 Denny McLain 267
4 Sam McDowell 252
5 Bill Singer 240

Saves

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