On This Day

Tuesday, June 17, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 45 17 .726 --
Red Sox 37 23 .617 7.0
Tigers 34 23 .596 8.5
Senators 31 33 .484 15.0
Yankees 30 35 .462 16.5
Indians 21 36 .368 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 26 .544 --
Twins 32 27 .542 --
Pilots 26 32 .448 5.5
White Sox 24 32 .429 6.5
Royals 25 35 .417 7.5
Angels 20 37 .351 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 41 22 .651 --
Mets 31 27 .534 7.5
Pirates 33 30 .524 8.0
Cardinals 30 31 .492 10.0
Phillies 24 33 .421 14.0
Expos 15 43 .259 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 37 24 .607 --
Dodgers 35 26 .574 2.0
Giants 34 26 .567 2.5
Reds 30 27 .526 5.0
Astros 29 36 .446 10.0
Padres 26 40 .394 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Kosco 5
2 Matty Alou 4
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Manny Mota 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Ike Brown 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Kosco 5
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Dick McAuliffe 4
4 Willie Crawford 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Arcia 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jose Herrera 1
1 Cleon Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Gentry 3.00
2 Andy Messersmith 1.80
3 Mike Cuellar 1.71
4 Stan Williams 1.22
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 12
2 Fergie Jenkins 11
2 Stan Williams 11
4 Gary Gentry 9
4 3 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .380
2 Matty Alou .369
3 Alex Johnson .356
4 Willie McCovey .354
5 Hank Aaron .352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 56
2 Harmon Killebrew 54
3 Boog Powell 53
4 Willie McCovey 51
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 31
2 Bert Campaneris 29
3 Lou Brock 27
4 Joe Foy 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.52
2 Phil Niekro 1.77
3 Jerry Koosman 1.81
4 Jim Palmer 1.91
5 Mike Cuellar 2.00

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 116
2 Fergie Jenkins 110
3 Bob Gibson 105
4 Sam McDowell 97
5 2 tied 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 Matty Alou .444
2 Willie McCovey .438
3 Alex Johnson .431
4 Johnny Bench .426
5 Bert Campaneris .421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 22
2 Harmon Killebrew 18
3 Paul Blair 17
3 Roberto Clemente 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Maury Wills 6
3 Lou Brock 5
3 Pat Kelly 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.56
2 Bill Champion 0.72
3 Sam McDowell 0.74
4 Juan Marichal 1.00
4 Andy Messersmith 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Dave Boswell 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 34
2 Fergie Jenkins 33
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Grant Jackson 26
4 Tom Seaver 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Ron Taylor 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .435
2 Willie McCovey .429
3 Matty Alou .409
4 Reggie Smith .398
5 Willie Stargell .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
2 Reggie Smith 30
4 Ernie Banks 29
5 Boog Powell 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 19
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Tommy Harper 13
3 Pat Kelly 13
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Champion 0.72
2 Jerry Koosman 0.86
3 Mike Cuellar 0.87
4 Steve Carlton 1.02
5 Casey Cox 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 Steve Blass 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 60
2 Mickey Lolich 51
3 Bob Gibson 49
4 Sam McDowell 48
5 Grant Jackson 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 7
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Vicente Romo 5
4 Jim Brewer 4
4 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 46
2 Dick Allen 43
2 Willie McCovey 43
4 Frank Howard 41
5 Hank Aaron 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 116
2 Ron Santo 112
3 Billy Williams 109
4 Dick Allen 108
5 Reggie Jackson 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 82
2 Bert Campaneris 67
3 Maury Wills 53
4 Joe Foy 40
5 Tommy Harper 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.43
2 Phil Niekro 1.83
3 Ray Washburn 2.00
4 Sam McDowell 2.11
5 Denny McLain 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 30
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Bob Gibson 24
4 Steve Blass 22
4 5 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 281
2 Fergie Jenkins 279
3 Denny McLain 262
4 Sam McDowell 252
5 Bill Singer 243

Saves

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