On This Day

Wednesday, July 2, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 23 .705 --
Red Sox 43 33 .566 11.0
Tigers 41 32 .562 11.5
Senators 41 39 .513 15.0
Yankees 38 42 .475 18.0
Indians 29 47 .382 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 41 31 .569 --
Twins 43 33 .566 --
Pilots 35 40 .467 7.5
Royals 32 44 .421 11.0
White Sox 31 43 .419 11.0
Angels 26 48 .351 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 28 .646 --
Mets 41 34 .547 8.0
Pirates 38 40 .487 12.5
Phillies 35 39 .473 13.5
Cardinals 37 42 .468 14.0
Expos 22 53 .293 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 46 30 .605 --
Dodgers 45 30 .600 0.5
Giants 41 36 .532 5.5
Reds 38 35 .521 6.5
Astros 40 40 .500 8.0
Padres 27 54 .333 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 4
1 Johnny Edwards 4
1 Wayne Garrett 4
1 Tim McCarver 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Vic Davalillo 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Davalillo 4
1 Wayne Garrett 4
3 John Briggs 3
3 Reggie Jackson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Allen 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Blue Moon Odom 1.14
2 Dave Boswell 1.00
2 Jim Bunning 1.00
2 Bill Butler 1.00
2 Tom Murphy 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tug McGraw 8
1 Blue Moon Odom 8
3 Bill Hands 7
3 Tom Murphy 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Boozer 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Matty Alou .354
3 Cleon Jones .351
4 Willie Stargell .343
5 Alex Johnson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 33
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 72
2 Boog Powell 70
2 Ron Santo 70
4 Willie McCovey 69
5 Ernie Banks 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 42
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Pat Kelly 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.66
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 Denny McLain 12
2 Tom Seaver 12
4 Clay Carroll 11
4 4 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 133
2 Fergie Jenkins 132
3 Bob Gibson 131
4 Sam McDowell 126
5 Don Wilson 121

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Bailey .477
2 Lee May .438
3 Tom Haller .429
4 Cleon Jones .420
5 Willie Smith .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Frank Howard 7
3 Tony Perez 6
4 Bob Bailey 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 20
2 Harmon Killebrew 18
2 Willie McCovey 18
2 Tony Oliva 18
2 Tony Perez 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Pat Kelly 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Wilson 0.00
2 Bill Singer 0.34
3 Eddie Fisher 0.50
3 Bob Locker 0.50
5 Jim Bouton 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 4
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Bobby Bolin 3
2 Gene Brabender 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 29
2 Steve Carlton 28
2 Jerry Koosman 28
4 Tom Seaver 27
5 4 tied 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .387
2 Manny Mota .375
3 Tony Perez .373
4 Ron Santo .372
5 Reggie Jackson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Boog Powell 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Frank Howard 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 39
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Boog Powell 33
4 Ron Santo 32
5 Willie McCovey 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 19
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 Pat Kelly 12
4 Bobby Bonds 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Stange 1.08
2 Jerry Koosman 1.09
3 Alan Foster 1.32
4 Andy Messersmith 1.34
5 Casey Cox 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
3 Dave Boswell 5
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 55
1 Fergie Jenkins 55
3 Sam McDowell 54
4 Tom Seaver 53
5 3 tied 51

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .335
2 Hank Aaron .332
3 Cleon Jones .330
4 Felipe Alou .326
5 Alex Johnson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 52
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 124
2 Willie McCovey 122
3 Ernie Banks 111
4 Reggie Jackson 110
5 Billy Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Bert Campaneris 73
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Tommy Harper 49
5 Joe Foy 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.63
2 Phil Niekro 1.99
3 Jerry Koosman 2.03
4 Denny McLain 2.12
5 Ray Washburn 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 29
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 290
2 Fergie Jenkins 276
3 Denny McLain 256
4 Sam McDowell 255
5 2 tied 244

Saves

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