On This Day

Sunday, June 29, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 21 .724 --
Red Sox 43 31 .581 11.0
Tigers 39 32 .549 13.5
Senators 38 39 .494 17.5
Yankees 36 42 .462 20.0
Indians 29 44 .397 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 40 30 .571 --
Twins 40 33 .548 1.5
Pilots 34 39 .466 7.5
White Sox 31 40 .437 9.5
Royals 30 43 .411 11.5
Angels 25 46 .352 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 50 26 .658 --
Mets 39 32 .549 8.5
Pirates 38 37 .507 11.5
Cardinals 35 40 .467 14.5
Phillies 32 39 .451 15.5
Expos 20 52 .278 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 43 29 .597 --
Braves 43 30 .589 0.5
Reds 38 32 .543 4.0
Giants 38 36 .514 6.0
Astros 39 38 .506 6.5
Padres 27 51 .346 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Oliva 8
2 Willie Smith 5
2 Billy Williams 5
4 Luis Aparicio 4
4 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 2
1 Tony Oliva 2
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 Billy Cowan 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Oliva 6
2 Ron Santo 5
3 Ernie Banks 4
3 Mike Epstein 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Ken Harrelson 2
3 Bob Allison 1
3 Curt Blefary 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Selma 1.43
2 Mickey Lolich 1.40
3 Luis Tiant 1.25
4 Mike Cuellar 1.20
5 Fritz Peterson 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Bill Burbach 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Paul Doyle 1
1 15 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
1 Tom Seaver 10
1 Dick Selma 10
1 Luis Tiant 10
5 Fritz Peterson 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Mike Kilkenny 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Matty Alou .358
3 Cleon Jones .355
4 Willie Stargell .344
5 Alex Johnson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 29
2 Willie McCovey 26
3 Frank Howard 24
4 Rico Petrocelli 23
5 Lee May 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 69
2 Ernie Banks 67
2 Harmon Killebrew 67
4 Willie McCovey 65
5 Boog Powell 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 42
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Joe Foy 23
4 Pat Kelly 23

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
1 Tom Seaver 12
3 Clay Carroll 11
3 Denny McLain 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 132
2 Bob Gibson 131
3 Bill Singer 126
4 Sam McDowell 122
5 Mickey Lolich 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 15
2 Fred Gladding 14
3 Jim Brewer 12
3 Ron Perranoski 12
5 Dennis Higgins 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Santo .426
2 Roy White .424
3 George Scott .420
4 Bobby Etheridge .412
5 Bob Bailey .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Paul Blair 6
2 Larry Hisle 6
2 Willie McCovey 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 21
2 Larry Hisle 19
2 Tony Oliva 19
4 Harmon Killebrew 17
4 Willie McCovey 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
1 Tommy Harper 11
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Pat Kelly 6
3 Jerry Kenney 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Brewer 0.00
2 Jim Bouton 0.51
3 Alan Foster 0.56
4 Eddie Fisher 0.60
5 Joe Gibbon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Mickey Lolich 4
3 Chuck Dobson 3
3 Don Drysdale 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 35
2 Fergie Jenkins 33
2 Mickey Lolich 33
4 Mike Cuellar 30
4 Don Wilson 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 6
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 .402
2 Ron Santo .395
3 Matty Alou .394
4 Willie Stargell .382
5 Rico Carty .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 16
2 Willie McCovey 13
3 Hank Aaron 11
3 Boog Powell 11
5 Carl Yastrzemski 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 39
2 Harmon Killebrew 38
3 Ron Santo 34
4 Willie McCovey 31
5 Boog Powell 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 20
2 Tommy Harper 15
2 Pat Kelly 15
4 Joe Foy 11
5 Bobby Bonds 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.72
2 Lee Stange 0.98
3 Billy Wynne 1.04
4 Sam McDowell 1.06
5 Dave Leonhard 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 7
2 Clay Carroll 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
2 Luis Tiant 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 61
2 Bob Gibson 60
3 Fergie Jenkins 57
4 Sam McDowell 55
5 Luis Tiant 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 8
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 .334
2 Hank Aaron .330
3 Cleon Jones .328
4 Pete Rose .327
5 Felipe Alou .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 50
2 Frank Howard 44
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Dick Allen 38
5 Lee May 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 127
2 Willie McCovey 118
3 Ernie Banks 113
4 Billy Williams 111
5 Reggie Jackson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 81
2 Bert Campaneris 73
3 Tommy Harper 50
3 Maury Wills 50
5 Joe Foy 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.61
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 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 294
2 Fergie Jenkins 276
3 Sam McDowell 262
4 Denny McLain 256
5 Ray Culp 246

Saves

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