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 --
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 --
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