On This Day

Saturday, June 21, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 49 18 .731 --
Red Sox 39 25 .609 8.5
Tigers 35 26 .574 11.0
Yankees 33 36 .478 17.0
Senators 32 36 .471 17.5
Indians 23 39 .371 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 34 27 .557 --
Twins 35 28 .556 0.0
Pilots 29 35 .453 6.5
White Sox 27 35 .435 7.5
Royals 26 39 .400 10.0
Angels 22 40 .355 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 42 24 .636 --
Mets 34 28 .548 6.0
Pirates 35 31 .530 7.0
Cardinals 32 33 .492 9.5
Phillies 25 36 .410 14.5
Expos 17 45 .274 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 38 26 .594 --
Braves 38 26 .594 0.0
Giants 35 29 .547 3.0
Reds 32 29 .525 4.5
Astros 34 36 .486 7.0
Padres 26 45 .366 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Scott 5
1 Roy White 5
3 Jerry Kenney 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Brant Alyea 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Willie Mays 4
4 Jose Martinez 3
4 Roy White 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Kenney 2
2 Hank Allen 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Griffin 2.00
2 Andy Messersmith 1.33
3 Gene Brabender 1.25
4 Mickey Lolich 1.17
5 Mike Cuellar 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 12
2 Mike Cuellar 9
2 Fergie Jenkins 9
4 Joe Horlen 8
4 3 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Shaw 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Matty Alou .360
3 Willie McCovey .351
4 Johnny Bench .346
5 Willie Stargell .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 Willie McCovey 22
3 Frank Howard 21
3 Rico Petrocelli 21
5 Lee May 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 61
2 Ernie Banks 59
3 Boog Powell 57
4 Willie McCovey 56
5 Reggie Jackson 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 37
2 Bert Campaneris 33
3 Lou Brock 28
4 Joe Foy 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.52
2 Jerry Koosman 1.59
3 Jim Palmer 1.91
4 Mike Cuellar 1.92
5 Phil Niekro 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 11
2 Ray Culp 10
2 Ken Holtzman 10
2 Denny McLain 10
2 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 119
2 Bill Singer 116
3 Bob Gibson 112
4 Don Wilson 106
5 2 tied 104

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .455
2 Mark Belanger .435
3 Roberto Clemente .434
4 Matty Alou .422
5 Johnny Bench .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Ed Spiezio 7
3 Dick Allen 6
3 Carl Yastrzemski 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 24
2 Harmon Killebrew 23
3 Paul Blair 16
3 Boog Powell 16
3 Roy White 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 15
2 Tommy Harper 8
3 Maury Wills 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Pat Kelly 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 0.00
2 Sam McDowell 0.33
3 Jerry Koosman 0.36
4 Earl Wilson 0.47
5 Steve Carlton 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Bruce Dal Canton 3
1 Denny Lemaster 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 34
2 Mickey Lolich 32
3 Don Wilson 28
4 Bob Gibson 27
5 Grant Jackson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
4 John Boozer 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .410
2 Roberto Clemente .408
3 Lou Brock .398
4 Willie McCovey .393
5 Manny Mota .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 35
2 Reggie Jackson 32
3 Willie McCovey 29
3 Boog Powell 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 21
2 Tommy Harper 18
3 Pat Kelly 14
4 Lou Brock 13
5 Maury Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.71
2 Bill Champion 0.72
3 Steve Carlton 1.02
4 Mike Cuellar 1.05
5 Juan Marichal 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 6
1 Don Sutton 6
3 Steve Blass 5
3 Sam McDowell 5
3 Phil Niekro 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 56
2 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Mickey Lolich 52
4 Tom Griffin 51
4 Don Wilson 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 6
2 Jim Brewer 5
2 Tug McGraw 5
4 Wayne Granger 4
4 7 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .334
2 Hank Aaron .324
3 Cleon Jones .323
4 Alex Johnson .321
5 Felipe Alou .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 48
2 Willie McCovey 43
3 Frank Howard 42
4 Dick Allen 41
5 Lee May 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 120
2 Ron Santo 115
3 Reggie Jackson 109
3 Billy Williams 109
5 Dick Allen 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 83
2 Bert Campaneris 70
3 Maury Wills 52
4 Tommy Harper 45
5 Joe Foy 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.53
2 Phil Niekro 1.94
3 Ray Washburn 2.09
4 Sam McDowell 2.10
5 Dave McNally 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 29
2 Dave McNally 26
3 Ray Culp 23
3 Bob Gibson 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 282
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Denny McLain 259
4 Sam McDowell 252
5 Ray Culp 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 23
2 Dennis Higgins 22
2 Vicente Romo 22
4 Jim Brewer 21
4 2 others tied 21