On This Day

Saturday, June 28, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 20 .730 --
Red Sox 43 29 .597 10.0
Tigers 38 31 .551 13.5
Senators 36 39 .480 18.5
Yankees 35 41 .461 20.0
Indians 28 43 .394 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 30 .559 --
Twins 39 32 .549 0.5
Pilots 34 38 .472 6.0
White Sox 31 38 .449 7.5
Royals 29 42 .408 10.5
Angels 24 46 .343 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 48 26 .649 --
Mets 38 32 .543 8.0
Pirates 38 36 .514 10.0
Cardinals 35 38 .479 12.5
Phillies 30 39 .435 15.5
Expos 20 50 .286 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 42 29 .592 --
Braves 42 30 .583 0.5
Reds 37 32 .536 4.0
Giants 38 35 .521 5.0
Astros 39 37 .513 5.5
Padres 27 50 .351 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Briggs 4
1 Bobby Etheridge 4
1 Ted Sizemore 4
4 Bob Bailey 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Elrod Hendricks 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 6
2 John Briggs 5
3 Rick Joseph 4
4 Elrod Hendricks 3
4 Bill Melton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Tony Gonzalez 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hands 1.60
2 Jim Bunning 0.86
3 Bill Butler 0.70
4 Ray Culp 0.67
4 Tommy John 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Galen Cisco 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hands 8
2 Bill Butler 7
3 Dave Boswell 6
3 Jim Bunning 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Boozer 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Matty Alou .363
3 Cleon Jones .355
4 Willie Stargell .344
5 Alex Johnson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 28
2 Willie McCovey 25
3 Frank Howard 23
4 Lee May 22
4 Rico Petrocelli 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 67
2 Ron Santo 64
3 Ernie Banks 63
3 Willie McCovey 63
3 Boog Powell 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 42
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 Jim Palmer 1.96
4 Bill Singer 1.96
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 Ray Culp 119

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 Bob Bailey .429
1 Ron Santo .429
3 Bobby Etheridge .424
4 Rico Carty .414
5 Johnny Bench .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Paul Blair 6
2 Larry Hisle 6
2 Boog Powell 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 24
2 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Ron Santo 17
4 Larry Hisle 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Bert Campaneris 9
3 Bobby Bonds 7
4 Jerry Kenney 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Stange 0.00
2 Jim Bouton 0.47
3 Eddie Fisher 0.60
4 Joe Gibbon 0.67
5 Jerry Koosman 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Bill Hands 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 30
1 Don Wilson 30
3 Ray Culp 28
4 Dave Boswell 27
4 Tom Griffin 27

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .406
2 Matty Alou .401
3 Ron Santo .396
4 Johnny Bench .389
5 Roberto Clemente .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Willie McCovey 12
3 Hank Aaron 11
3 Boog Powell 11
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 38
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Roberto Clemente 29
3 Willie McCovey 29
3 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.72
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 Sam McDowell 7
2 Clay Carroll 6
3 Steve Blass 5
3 Chuck Dobson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 55
2 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Tom Seaver 51
3 Bill Singer 51
5 2 tied 50

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 .338
2 Hank Aaron .330
3 Cleon Jones .329
4 Pete Rose .324
5 Alex Johnson .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 43
3 Willie McCovey 41
4 Dick Allen 38
5 Lee May 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 123
2 Willie McCovey 116
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 Tommy Harper 50
3 Maury Wills 50
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 2.09
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 262
4 Denny McLain 256
5 Ray Culp 246

Saves

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