On This Day

Tuesday, July 1, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 22 .714 --
Red Sox 43 32 .573 11.0
Tigers 40 32 .556 12.5
Senators 40 39 .506 16.0
Yankees 37 42 .468 19.0
Indians 29 46 .387 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 40 31 .563 --
Twins 42 33 .560 --
Pilots 35 39 .473 6.5
White Sox 31 42 .425 10.0
Royals 31 44 .413 11.0
Angels 26 47 .356 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 50 28 .641 --
Mets 40 34 .541 8.0
Pirates 38 39 .494 11.5
Cardinals 37 41 .474 13.0
Phillies 34 39 .466 13.5
Expos 22 52 .297 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 45 29 .608 --
Braves 45 30 .600 0.5
Reds 38 34 .528 6.0
Giants 40 36 .526 6.0
Astros 39 40 .494 8.5
Padres 27 53 .338 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Howard 6
2 Felipe Alou 4
2 Boog Powell 4
2 Rich Reese 4
2 Tom Tresh 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 2
1 Boog Powell 2
1 Rich Reese 2
1 Tom Tresh 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 7
2 Steve Huntz 4
2 Jim Northrup 4
2 Tom Tresh 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 2
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 Cleon Jones 1
2 Willie Mays 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.50
2 Steve Hargan 1.00
3 Pat Jarvis 0.82
4 Bill Singer 0.70
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
1 Pat Jarvis 9
3 Bobby Bolin 7
3 Steve Hargan 7
3 Bill Singer 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Bill Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Cleon Jones .359
3 Matty Alou .352
4 Willie Stargell .346
5 Alex Johnson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Frank Howard 26
2 Willie McCovey 26
4 Rico Petrocelli 23
5 Lee May 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 71
2 Boog Powell 70
3 Willie McCovey 69
3 Ron Santo 69
5 Ernie Banks 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 42
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Bobby Bonds 23
4 2 others tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.51
2 Steve Carlton 1.78
3 Casey Cox 1.90
4 Bill Singer 1.91
5 Jim Palmer 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 13
2 Tom Seaver 12
3 Clay Carroll 11
3 Denny McLain 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 133
2 Fergie Jenkins 132
3 Bob Gibson 131
4 Sam McDowell 122
5 Mickey Lolich 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 15
2 Fred Gladding 14
3 Ron Perranoski 13
4 Jim Brewer 12
5 Dennis Higgins 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Bailey .488
2 Cleon Jones .440
3 Lee May .431
4 Roy White .429
5 Willie Smith .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
2 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Tony Perez 6
4 Bob Bailey 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 19
2 Willie McCovey 18
2 Tony Oliva 18
2 Boog Powell 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Ken Harrelson 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Wilson 0.00
2 Eddie Fisher 0.50
2 Bob Locker 0.50
4 Alan Foster 0.56
5 Jim Bouton 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grant Jackson 4
1 Mickey Lolich 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Bobby Bolin 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Fergie Jenkins 33
2 Mickey Lolich 33
4 Mike Cuellar 30
4 Stan Williams 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 5
2 John Boozer 4
2 Bob Locker 4
4 Ken Tatum 3
5 13 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Santo .400
2 Rico Carty .387
3 Willie Stargell .376
4 Manny Mota .375
5 Willie McCovey .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Boog Powell 12
3 Hank Aaron 11
3 Frank Howard 11
3 Willie McCovey 11

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 20
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 Pat Kelly 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
5 Joe Foy 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.72
2 Sam McDowell 1.05
3 Lee Stange 1.08
4 Dave Leonhard 1.29
5 Alan Foster 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
3 Steve Blass 5
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 55
1 Fergie Jenkins 55
3 Tom Seaver 53
4 Bob Gibson 51
4 Bill Singer 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 John Boozer 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Wayne Granger 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .334
2 Cleon Jones .334
3 Hank Aaron .332
4 Felipe Alou .327
5 Alex Johnson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 45
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Dick Allen 38
5 Lee May 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 123
2 Willie McCovey 122
3 Ernie Banks 111
4 Billy Williams 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Bert Campaneris 73
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Tommy Harper 49
5 Joe Foy 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.61
2 Phil Niekro 1.97
3 Jerry Koosman 1.98
4 Sam McDowell 2.09
5 Ray Washburn 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 28
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 251
5 2 tied 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 24
2 Jim Brewer 23
3 Vicente Romo 22
4 Dennis Higgins 21
5 Clay Carroll 20