On This Day

Thursday, July 3, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 23 .705 --
Tigers 42 32 .568 11.0
Red Sox 43 34 .558 11.5
Senators 41 40 .506 15.5
Yankees 38 42 .475 18.0
Indians 30 47 .390 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 42 31 .575 --
Twins 43 34 .558 1.0
Pilots 35 41 .461 8.5
White Sox 32 43 .427 11.0
Royals 32 45 .416 12.0
Angels 27 48 .360 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 28 .650 --
Mets 42 34 .553 8.0
Pirates 38 40 .487 13.0
Phillies 35 39 .473 14.0
Cardinals 37 43 .463 15.0
Expos 22 54 .289 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 47 30 .610 --
Dodgers 45 31 .592 1.5
Reds 39 35 .527 6.5
Giants 41 37 .526 6.5
Astros 40 40 .500 8.5
Padres 27 54 .333 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Jay Johnstone 3
1 Lou Piniella 3
1 Bill Sudakis 3
1 Walt Williams 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 Bill Freehan 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Rollins 4
2 Tony Horton 3
2 Russ Snyder 3
4 Tommie Agee 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Jim Northrup 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.29
2 George Stone 0.91
3 Dick Selma 0.75
3 Luis Tiant 0.75
5 Gary Gentry 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1
1 Dan Osinski 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Stone 10
2 Andy Messersmith 9
3 Wally Bunker 7
3 Gary Peters 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Mike Kilkenny 1
1 Phil Regan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Cleon Jones .355
3 Matty Alou .354
4 Willie Stargell .343
5 Alex Johnson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 33
2 Frank Howard 27
3 Willie McCovey 26
4 Lee May 23
4 Rico Petrocelli 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 72
1 Ron Santo 72
3 Boog Powell 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 Ray Culp 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 16
2 Fred Gladding 15
3 Ron Perranoski 14
4 Jim Brewer 12
5 Dennis Higgins 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Smith .463
2 Jose Pagan .444
3 Bob Bailey .438
4 Cleon Jones .429
5 Lee May .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 8
2 Reggie Jackson 7
3 Bill Melton 6
4 Bob Bailey 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 20
2 Willie McCovey 18
2 Tony Oliva 18
4 Rick Joseph 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Locker 0.00
1 Bill Wilson 0.00
3 Bill Singer 0.34
4 Eddie Fisher 0.50
5 Jim Bouton 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 4
1 Luis Tiant 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Bobby Bolin 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 29
2 Steve Carlton 28
3 Tom Seaver 27
4 Dave Boswell 26
4 4 others tied 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .387
2 Ron Santo .371
3 Willie Stargell .367
4 Matty Alou .366
5 Reggie Jackson .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Frank Howard 11
2 Boog Powell 11
4 Willie McCovey 10
4 Carl Yastrzemski 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 37
2 Harmon Killebrew 36
3 Ron Santo 34
4 Boog Powell 33
5 Willie McCovey 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 19
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 Pat Kelly 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
5 Maury Wills 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Casey Cox 1.03
2 Lee Stange 1.08
3 Jerry Koosman 1.11
4 Alan Foster 1.32
5 Dave Leonhard 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Dave Boswell 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 55
1 Fergie Jenkins 55
3 Sam McDowell 54
4 Tom Seaver 53
4 Luis Tiant 53

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .336
2 Cleon Jones .334
3 Hank Aaron .332
4 Felipe Alou .330
5 Alex Johnson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 52
2 Frank Howard 46
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Dick Allen 38
5 Lee May 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 125
2 Willie McCovey 122
3 Ernie Banks 111
4 Reggie Jackson 110
4 Billy Williams 110

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 Ray Washburn 2.11
5 Denny McLain 2.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 290
2 Fergie Jenkins 270
3 Denny McLain 256
4 Sam McDowell 255
5 Ray Culp 247

Saves

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