On This Day

Friday, June 27, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 20 .726 --
Red Sox 43 28 .606 9.0
Tigers 38 30 .559 12.5
Senators 35 39 .473 18.5
Yankees 35 40 .467 19.0
Indians 27 43 .386 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 29 .567 --
Twins 39 31 .557 0.5
Pilots 33 38 .465 7.0
White Sox 30 38 .441 8.5
Royals 28 42 .400 11.5
Angels 24 45 .348 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 47 26 .644 --
Mets 38 31 .551 7.0
Pirates 37 36 .507 10.0
Cardinals 35 37 .486 11.5
Phillies 29 39 .426 15.5
Expos 20 49 .290 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 41 29 .586 --
Braves 41 30 .577 0.5
Reds 37 31 .544 3.0
Astros 39 36 .520 4.5
Giants 37 35 .514 5.0
Padres 27 49 .355 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 5
2 Larry Brown 4
2 Lee May 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mack Jones 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Brant Alyea 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 4
1 Mack Jones 4
1 Pete Rose 4
4 Al Ferrara 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Angel Bravo 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 Ken Harrelson 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 1.71
2 Ken Holtzman 1.33
3 Jerry Koosman 1.29
4 Steve Carlton 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
1 Sam McDowell 12
3 Jerry Koosman 9
3 Jim Merritt 9
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Bill Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Matty Alou .363
3 Cleon Jones .348
4 Alex Johnson .346
5 Willie Stargell .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 28
2 Willie McCovey 23
3 Frank Howard 22
3 Lee May 22
3 Rico Petrocelli 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 67
2 Ernie Banks 63
2 Ron Santo 63
4 Boog Powell 62
5 Reggie Jackson 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 41
2 Bert Campaneris 33
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Joe Foy 22
4 Pat Kelly 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.51
2 Steve Carlton 1.85
3 Bill Singer 1.96
4 Jim Palmer 1.98
5 Phil Niekro 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 12
2 Clay Carroll 11
2 Denny McLain 11
2 Dave McNally 11
2 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 129
2 Bill Singer 126
3 Sam McDowell 122
4 Bob Gibson 121
5 2 tied 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 14
1 Cecil Upshaw 14
3 Ron Perranoski 12
4 Jim Brewer 11
4 Dennis Higgins 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .439
2 Johnny Bench .435
3 Art Shamsky .421
4 Ron Santo .415
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Paul Blair 6
2 Larry Hisle 6
2 Lee May 6
2 Boog Powell 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 25
2 Harmon Killebrew 20
3 Ron Santo 19
4 Larry Hisle 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Bobby Bonds 7
4 Jerry Kenney 6
5 Pat Kelly 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 0.00
1 Lee Stange 0.00
3 Jim Bouton 0.47
4 Gary Gentry 0.52
5 Jerry Koosman 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Chuck Dobson 4
1 Sam McDowell 4
1 Phil Regan 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 36
2 Sam McDowell 32
3 Don Wilson 29
4 Mike Cuellar 28
4 Jerry Koosman 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
2 Bob Locker 4
3 John Boozer 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .411
2 Manny Mota .406
3 Rico Carty .405
4 Johnny Bench .404
5 Lou Brock .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Boog Powell 12
3 Hank Aaron 11
4 Dick Allen 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 38
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Boog Powell 30
4 Roberto Clemente 29
4 Ron Santo 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 18
2 Tommy Harper 15
3 Pat Kelly 14
4 Joe Foy 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.60
2 Billy Wynne 1.04
3 Sam McDowell 1.06
4 Casey Cox 1.37
5 Mickey Lolich 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 7
1 Sam McDowell 7
3 Don Sutton 6
4 Steve Blass 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 62
2 Sam McDowell 55
3 Fergie Jenkins 54
4 Tom Seaver 51
4 Bill Singer 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 Wayne Granger 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Fred Gladding 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .337
2 Hank Aaron .330
3 Cleon Jones .327
4 Pete Rose .325
5 Alex Johnson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 42
3 Willie McCovey 41
4 Dick Allen 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 122
2 Willie McCovey 114
3 Ernie Banks 109
4 Reggie Jackson 108
4 Billy Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 82
2 Bert Campaneris 70
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Tommy Harper 49
5 Joe Foy 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.56
2 Phil Niekro 1.91
3 Jerry Koosman 2.00
4 Sam McDowell 2.07
5 Dave McNally 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 29
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Bob Gibson 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 284
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Sam McDowell 266
4 Denny McLain 256
5 Ray Culp 242

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 24
2 Jim Brewer 23
3 Dennis Higgins 22
3 Vicente Romo 22
5 Clay Carroll 21