On This Day

Monday, June 23, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 51 19 .729 --
Red Sox 39 26 .600 9.5
Tigers 36 28 .563 12.0
Yankees 34 37 .479 17.5
Senators 34 37 .479 17.5
Indians 24 40 .375 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 28 .556 --
Twins 36 30 .545 0.5
Pilots 30 35 .462 6.0
White Sox 28 35 .444 7.0
Royals 26 40 .394 10.5
Angels 23 41 .359 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 44 25 .638 --
Mets 36 28 .563 5.5
Pirates 36 33 .522 8.0
Cardinals 32 35 .478 11.0
Phillies 26 37 .413 15.0
Expos 18 46 .281 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 40 26 .606 --
Braves 39 28 .582 1.5
Giants 36 31 .537 4.5
Reds 33 30 .524 5.5
Astros 36 36 .500 7.0
Padres 26 47 .356 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Oliva 4
2 Joe Azcue 3
2 Norm Cash 3
2 Al Kaline 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 Davey Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Geiger 3
1 Denis Menke 3
1 Manny Mota 3
1 Tony Perez 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Merritt 3.00
2 Dave McNally 1.25
3 Don Wilson 1.00
4 George Brunet 0.86
5 Casey Cox 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Mike Kilkenny 1
1 Jim Merritt 1
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 9
2 George Brunet 6
2 Jim Merritt 6
4 Dave McNally 5
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Pete Richert 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Matty Alou .365
3 Willie Stargell .349
4 Willie McCovey .347
5 Alex Johnson .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 27
2 Willie McCovey 23
3 Rico Petrocelli 22
4 Frank Howard 21
5 Lee May 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 64
2 Ernie Banks 63
3 Boog Powell 58
4 Reggie Jackson 57
4 2 others tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 38
2 Bert Campaneris 33
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Bobby Bonds 21
5 Joe Foy 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.42
2 Mike Cuellar 1.92
3 Steve Carlton 1.93
4 Jim Palmer 1.98
5 Juan Marichal 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 11
1 Don Sutton 11
3 Ray Culp 10
3 Ken Holtzman 10
3 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 123
2 Fergie Jenkins 119
3 Don Wilson 115
4 Bob Gibson 112
5 Sam McDowell 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 14
2 Fred Gladding 13
3 Ron Perranoski 12
4 Dennis Higgins 11
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .435
2 Bobby Tolan .415
3 Roberto Clemente .411
4 Art Shamsky .406
5 Matty Alou .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Ed Spiezio 6
2 Carl Yastrzemski 6
4 Sal Bando 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 27
2 Harmon Killebrew 19
3 Ron Santo 17
4 Bobby Tolan 15
5 Boog Powell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 15
2 Tommy Harper 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Pat Kelly 6
5 Maury Wills 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Alan Foster 0.00
1 Dave Leonhard 0.00
1 Ken Tatum 0.00
5 Denny Lemaster 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 3
1 Bruce Dal Canton 3
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Grant Jackson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 37
2 Fergie Jenkins 34
3 Mickey Lolich 32
4 Dock Ellis 31
5 Bob Gibson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
2 Tug McGraw 3
3 John Boozer 2
3 Rollie Fingers 2
3 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .407
2 Bobby Tolan .400
3 Roberto Clemente .398
4 Willie McCovey .395
5 Johnny Bench .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 14
2 Willie McCovey 13
3 Lee May 12
4 Dick Allen 11
4 Boog Powell 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 37
2 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Ernie Banks 29
3 Willie McCovey 29
5 Boog Powell 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 20
2 Tommy Harper 17
3 Pat Kelly 13
4 Lou Brock 12
5 Maury Wills 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.60
2 Mike Cuellar 1.05
3 Casey Cox 1.19
4 Juan Marichal 1.22
5 Luis Tiant 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 7
2 Sam McDowell 6
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 Chuck Dobson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 59
2 Sam McDowell 54
2 Bill Singer 54
2 Don Wilson 54
5 Bob Gibson 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 6
2 Fred Gladding 5
2 Tug McGraw 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .338
2 Cleon Jones .329
3 Hank Aaron .327
4 Alex Johnson .322
5 Felipe Alou .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Willie McCovey 43
3 Frank Howard 41
4 Dick Allen 39
5 Lee May 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 119
2 Willie McCovey 116
3 Reggie Jackson 111
4 Ernie Banks 109
5 Billy Williams 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 84
2 Bert Campaneris 70
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Tommy Harper 46
5 Joe Foy 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.53
2 Phil Niekro 1.89
3 Sam McDowell 2.10
4 Jerry Koosman 2.12
5 Ray Washburn 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 29
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Bob Gibson 23
4 Ray Culp 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 282
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Denny McLain 259
4 Sam McDowell 258
5 Bill Singer 240

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 24
2 Jim Brewer 22
2 Dennis Higgins 22
2 Vicente Romo 22
5 Clay Carroll 21