On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 61 27 .693 --
Tigers 46 37 .554 12.5
Red Sox 49 40 .551 12.5
Senators 46 45 .505 16.5
Yankees 42 47 .472 19.5
Indians 35 52 .402 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 51 35 .593 --
Athletics 46 37 .554 3.5
Pilots 38 48 .442 13.0
Royals 38 49 .437 13.5
White Sox 37 49 .430 14.0
Angels 31 54 .365 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 55 34 .618 --
Mets 47 36 .566 5.0
Cardinals 45 45 .500 10.5
Pirates 42 45 .483 12.0
Phillies 38 47 .447 15.0
Expos 27 59 .314 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 50 36 .581 --
Braves 51 38 .573 0.5
Giants 49 40 .551 2.5
Reds 45 38 .542 3.5
Astros 45 45 .500 7.0
Padres 30 61 .330 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Wert 4
2 Jerry Adair 3
2 Gates Brown 3
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 2
1 Don Wert 2
3 Curt Blefary 1
3 Roberto Clemente 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Price 5
2 Curt Blefary 4
2 Clete Boyer 4
2 Rich Reese 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Pat Kelly 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 2.50
2 Mike Cuellar 1.50
3 Mickey Lolich 1.00
3 Andy Messersmith 1.00
3 Claude Osteen 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Burbach 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 10
1 Catfish Hunter 10
1 Mickey Lolich 10
1 Claude Osteen 10
5 Andy Messersmith 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Billy McCool 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .356
2 Rod Carew .353
3 Cleon Jones .346
4 Matty Alou .344
5 2 tied .341

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 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 43
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Lou Brock 32
4 Pat Kelly 28
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 9 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 156
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 Tony Oliva .463
2 Carl Taylor .455
3 Tito Fuentes .452
4 Lou Piniella .439
5 Reggie Smith .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 9
3 Carl Yastrzemski 8
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 23
2 John Briggs 21
2 Boog Powell 21
4 Tony Perez 19
5 Lou Piniella 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 6
1 Cesar Tovar 6
3 Ken Harrelson 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Waslewski 0.00
2 Juan Pizarro 0.55
3 Jack Billingham 0.67
4 Don Drysdale 1.13
4 Chuck Taylor 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 30
2 Tom Seaver 28
3 Fergie Jenkins 27
3 Mickey Lolich 27
5 3 tied 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .398
2 Rico Carty .397
3 Tony Oliva .394
4 Willie Stargell .388
5 Roberto Clemente .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
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 Boog Powell 36
3 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Ron Santo 35
5 Tony Perez 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 15
2 Tommy Harper 13
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Pat Kelly 11
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 1.16
2 Gary Waslewski 1.45
3 Jerry Koosman 1.48
4 Casey Cox 1.52
5 Bill Singer 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Juan Marichal 6
3 Gene Brabender 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 63
2 Don Wilson 59
3 Mickey Lolich 53
4 Sam McDowell 52
5 Bob Gibson 50

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 .339
2 Cleon Jones .335
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Matty Alou .335
5 Hank Aaron .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 51
2 Reggie Jackson 49
3 Willie McCovey 43
4 Carl Yastrzemski 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 128
2 Willie McCovey 124
3 Boog Powell 118
4 Frank Howard 113
5 3 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 78
2 Bert Campaneris 72
3 Tommy Harper 50
4 Maury Wills 48
5 Joe Foy 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.76
2 Jerry Koosman 2.02
3 Phil Niekro 2.09
4 Ray Washburn 2.09
5 Juan Marichal 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 28
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Ray Culp 23
4 3 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 296
2 Fergie Jenkins 283
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