On This Day

Friday, July 11, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 27 .690 --
Red Sox 49 39 .557 11.5
Tigers 45 37 .549 12.5
Senators 46 44 .511 15.5
Yankees 41 47 .466 19.5
Indians 35 51 .407 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 50 35 .588 --
Athletics 45 37 .549 3.5
Pilots 38 47 .447 12.0
White Sox 37 48 .435 13.0
Royals 37 49 .430 13.5
Angels 31 53 .369 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 54 34 .614 --
Mets 47 36 .566 4.5
Cardinals 44 45 .494 10.5
Pirates 42 44 .488 11.0
Phillies 38 46 .452 14.0
Expos 27 59 .314 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 51 37 .580 --
Dodgers 49 36 .576 0.5
Giants 49 39 .557 2.0
Reds 45 37 .549 3.0
Astros 44 45 .494 7.5
Padres 29 61 .322 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Smith 7
2 Mike Andrews 5
2 Paul Blair 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 5
5 Willie Davis 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 2
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
4 Paul Blair 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Ken Harrelson 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Denis Menke 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Wes Parker 1
1 Jimmy Stewart 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1
1 Cesar Tovar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lew Krausse 1.29
2 Don Wilson 1.25
3 Steve Carlton 0.89
4 Pat Jarvis 0.88
5 3 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Boozer 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 10
2 Lew Krausse 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
4 Pat Jarvis 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Doyle 1
1 Mike Hedlund 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Dick Radatz 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .356
2 Rod Carew .353
3 Cleon Jones .346
4 Matty Alou .346
5 Reggie Smith .344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 90
2 Boog Powell 83
3 Ron Santo 77
4 Willie McCovey 73
5 Ernie Banks 70

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 Steve Carlton 1.76
2 Jerry Koosman 1.78
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
3 Mel Stottlemyre 13
5 6 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 150
2 Bob Gibson 146
3 Don Wilson 145
4 Sam McDowell 142
4 Bill Singer 142

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 Reggie Smith .457
2 Willie Stargell .452
3 Tony Oliva .439
4 Boog Powell .400
4 Pete Rose .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 9
3 Carl Yastrzemski 8
4 Reggie Smith 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 23
2 Boog Powell 22
3 John Briggs 21
4 Ken Harrelson 18
4 Tony Perez 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Waslewski 0.00
2 Juan Pizarro 0.55
3 Jack Billingham 0.67
4 George Stone 1.07
5 Andy Messersmith 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
2 Bill Hands 3
2 Lew Krausse 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 32
2 Steve Carlton 31
3 Don Wilson 30
4 Tom Seaver 28
5 Blue Moon Odom 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Wayne Granger 4
3 John Boozer 3
3 Joe Gibbon 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .395
2 Rico Carty .392
3 Roberto Clemente .389
4 Willie Stargell .388
5 Reggie Smith .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Frank Howard 14
3 Harmon Killebrew 13
4 Boog Powell 12
4 Carl Yastrzemski 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 43
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Boog Powell 36
4 Ron Santo 35
5 Reggie Smith 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 17
2 Tommy Harper 14
3 Bobby Bonds 12
4 Pat Kelly 11
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 0.84
2 Casey Cox 1.34
3 Gary Waslewski 1.45
4 Jerry Koosman 1.48
5 Andy Messersmith 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 6
2 Gene Brabender 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 10 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 67
2 Fergie Jenkins 57
3 Sam McDowell 52
4 Bob Gibson 50
5 Tom Seaver 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 John Boozer 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
4 Ron Perranoski 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .340
2 Matty Alou .335
3 Cleon Jones .335
4 Hank Aaron .334
5 Pete Rose .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 128
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Boog Powell 118
4 Frank Howard 113
5 2 tied 109

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 Ray Culp 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 296
2 Fergie Jenkins 282
3 Sam McDowell 257
4 Don Wilson 250
5 Denny McLain 249

Saves

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