On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 24 .696 --
Tigers 43 32 .573 10.0
Red Sox 44 35 .557 11.0
Senators 42 41 .506 15.0
Yankees 39 43 .476 17.5
Indians 31 48 .392 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 42 32 .568 --
Twins 44 34 .564 --
Pilots 35 43 .449 9.0
Royals 34 45 .430 10.5
White Sox 33 44 .429 10.5
Angels 28 49 .364 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 53 28 .654 --
Mets 44 34 .564 7.5
Pirates 38 42 .475 14.5
Phillies 35 41 .461 15.5
Cardinals 37 44 .457 16.0
Expos 24 54 .308 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 47 32 .595 --
Dodgers 45 32 .584 1.0
Giants 43 37 .538 4.5
Reds 40 35 .533 5.0
Astros 41 40 .506 7.0
Padres 27 55 .329 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 5
1 Roberto Clemente 5
1 Lou Piniella 5
1 Al Weis 5
5 12 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Larry Hisle 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Brant Alyea 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 5
1 Jay Johnstone 5
1 Bob Oliver 5
1 Al Weis 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 2
1 Cesar Tovar 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Ken Berry 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.11
2 Roger Nelson 1.00
2 Milt Pappas 1.00
4 Larry Dierker 0.75
5 Mickey Lolich 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 15 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
2 Bob Gibson 9
3 Jerry Johnson 7
3 Roger Nelson 7
3 Tom Seaver 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jack DiLauro 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Al Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Cleon Jones .356
3 Matty Alou .353
4 Willie Stargell .349
5 Alex Johnson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 33
2 Frank Howard 28
3 Willie McCovey 26
4 Lee May 23
4 2 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 74
2 Ron Santo 73
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 26
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
1 Tom Seaver 13
3 Denny McLain 12
4 Clay Carroll 11
4 7 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 142
2 Bob Gibson 140
3 Bill Singer 133
4 Sam McDowell 126
5 Mickey Lolich 125

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Bailey .455
2 Clete Boyer .433
3 Willie Smith .422
4 Cleon Jones .418
5 Rico Carty .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 21
2 Bob Bailey 20
2 Tony Oliva 20
4 Harmon Killebrew 18
5 Larry Hisle 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 7
2 Tommy Harper 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Locker 0.00
1 Bill Wilson 0.00
1 Jack Aker 0.00
4 Bill Singer 0.34
5 Juan Pizarro 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 4
1 Mickey Lolich 4
1 Luis Tiant 4
4 Jack Aker 3
4 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 35
2 Fergie Jenkins 32
3 Mickey Lolich 29
3 Luis Tiant 29
5 Steve Carlton 28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .394
2 Willie Stargell .387
3 Art Shamsky .386
4 Roberto Clemente .385
5 Roy White .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 16
2 Frank Howard 12
3 Boog Powell 10
3 Carl Yastrzemski 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 36
1 Harmon Killebrew 36
3 Ron Santo 35
4 Boog Powell 31
5 Tony Horton 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 19
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 Pat Kelly 13
4 Bobby Bonds 10
5 Maury Wills 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 0.33
2 Casey Cox 1.03
3 Jerry Koosman 1.11
4 Dave Leonhard 1.38
5 Bill Singer 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 Grant Jackson 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 65
2 Bob Gibson 60
3 Mickey Lolich 54
3 Sam McDowell 54
5 2 tied 51

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .336
2 Cleon Jones .335
3 Hank Aaron .335
4 Alex Johnson .329
5 Pete Rose .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 52
2 Frank Howard 47
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Dick Allen 38
5 Lee May 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 126
2 Willie McCovey 122
3 Ernie Banks 111
3 Billy Williams 111
5 Reggie Jackson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Bert Campaneris 72
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Tommy Harper 49
5 Joe Foy 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.67
2 Phil Niekro 1.99
3 Jerry Koosman 2.03
4 Ray Washburn 2.11
5 Denny McLain 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 28
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Ray Culp 22
4 4 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 299
2 Fergie Jenkins 280
3 Sam McDowell 255
4 Denny McLain 246
5 Ray Culp 242

Saves

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