On This Day

Thursday, July 10, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 25 .706 --
Tigers 45 36 .556 13.0
Red Sox 47 39 .547 13.5
Senators 46 43 .517 16.0
Yankees 40 47 .460 21.0
Indians 34 51 .400 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 49 35 .583 --
Athletics 44 37 .543 3.5
Pilots 38 46 .452 11.0
White Sox 37 47 .440 12.0
Royals 36 49 .424 13.5
Angels 31 52 .373 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 54 33 .621 --
Mets 47 35 .573 4.5
Pirates 42 43 .494 11.0
Cardinals 43 45 .489 11.5
Phillies 37 46 .446 15.0
Expos 26 59 .306 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 35 .583 --
Braves 50 37 .575 0.5
Reds 45 36 .556 2.5
Giants 48 39 .552 2.5
Astros 43 45 .489 8.0
Padres 29 60 .326 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ollie Brown 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Curt Blefary 3
2 Danny Cater 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julian Javier 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Curt Flood 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Ron Brand 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Boswell 1.00
1 Blue Moon Odom 1.00
3 Bill Hands 0.86
4 Bob Veale 0.83
5 Grant Jackson 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Jim Britton 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Blue Moon Odom 8
2 Jim Britton 7
2 Mike Torrez 7
4 Dave Boswell 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Willie Stargell .356
3 Cleon Jones .347
4 Matty Alou .347
5 Alex Johnson .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 34
2 Frank Howard 32
3 Willie McCovey 27
4 Harmon Killebrew 25
4 Carl Yastrzemski 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 86
2 Boog Powell 81
3 Ron Santo 76
4 Willie McCovey 73
5 Ernie Banks 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 43
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Lou Brock 32
4 Pat Kelly 27
5 Bobby Bonds 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 1.78
2 Steve Carlton 1.81
3 Casey Cox 1.88
4 Jim Palmer 1.96
5 Bill Singer 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
3 Denny McLain 13
4 Clay Carroll 12
4 5 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 150
2 Bob Gibson 146
3 Bill Singer 142
4 Sam McDowell 136
5 Don Wilson 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 17
1 Cecil Upshaw 17
3 Fred Gladding 15
4 Jim Brewer 13
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .471
2 Tony Oliva .441
3 Boog Powell .426
4 Reggie Smith .409
5 Lou Piniella .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 8
3 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Reggie Jackson 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 21
2 John Briggs 20
2 Boog Powell 20
4 Tony Perez 19
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Harrelson 6
1 Pat Kelly 6
3 Tony Taylor 5
3 Cesar Tovar 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Waslewski 0.00
2 Juan Pizarro 0.54
3 Jack Billingham 0.67
4 Chuck Taylor 1.00
5 George Stone 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Singer 4
2 Gene Brabender 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Bill Hands 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 28
2 Blue Moon Odom 27
3 Sam McDowell 26
4 Bob Gibson 25
5 Bill Hands 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Wayne Granger 4
3 John Boozer 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .409
2 Rico Carty .394
3 Willie Stargell .393
4 Roberto Clemente .389
5 Pete Rose .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Frank Howard 15
3 Boog Powell 12
4 Harmon Killebrew 11
4 Carl Yastrzemski 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 41
2 Reggie Jackson 37
2 Boog Powell 37
4 Ron Santo 36
5 Tony Perez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 18
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 Pat Kelly 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 Jim Wynn 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 0.84
2 Casey Cox 1.29
3 Gary Waslewski 1.40
4 Jerry Koosman 1.48
5 Andy Messersmith 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 6
2 Gene Brabender 5
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Bill Hands 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 61
2 Fergie Jenkins 57
2 Don Wilson 57
4 Dock Ellis 50
5 Tom Seaver 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 John Boozer 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .341
2 Matty Alou .335
3 Cleon Jones .335
4 Hank Aaron .334
5 Pete Rose .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 51
2 Reggie Jackson 50
3 Willie McCovey 43
4 Dick Allen 37
4 Jim Wynn 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 127
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Boog Powell 116
4 Frank Howard 112
5 Ernie Banks 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Bert Campaneris 72
3 Tommy Harper 50
4 Maury Wills 47
5 Joe Foy 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.76
2 Jerry Koosman 2.02
3 Phil Niekro 2.03
4 Ray Washburn 2.06
5 Juan Marichal 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 28
2 Dave McNally 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Juan Marichal 23
3 Tom Seaver 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 296
2 Fergie Jenkins 282
3 Sam McDowell 251
4 Denny McLain 249
5 Bill Singer 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 25
2 Jim Brewer 23
3 Dennis Higgins 22
4 Vicente Romo 21
5 3 tied 20