On This Day

Tuesday, July 15, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 27 .700 --
Red Sox 50 42 .543 14.0
Tigers 47 40 .540 14.5
Senators 50 45 .526 15.5
Yankees 43 50 .462 21.5
Indians 36 54 .400 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 54 35 .607 --
Athletics 48 38 .558 4.5
Royals 39 52 .429 16.0
White Sox 38 51 .427 16.0
Pilots 38 51 .427 16.0
Angels 34 55 .382 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 58 35 .624 --
Mets 50 37 .575 5.0
Cardinals 47 46 .505 11.0
Pirates 44 47 .484 13.0
Phillies 38 50 .432 17.5
Expos 28 62 .311 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 51 38 .573 --
Braves 52 40 .565 0.5
Giants 50 41 .549 2.0
Reds 46 40 .535 3.5
Astros 47 46 .505 6.0
Padres 32 61 .344 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Smith 6
2 Felipe Alou 4
2 Lee May 4
2 Pete Rose 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 4
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Bob Aspromonte 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 10
2 Tim Cullen 4
2 Jerry Kenney 4
2 Blue Moon Odom 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 3
2 Joe Morgan 2
3 John Briggs 1
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Bahnsen 1.17
2 Bill Butler 1.11
3 Sonny Siebert 1.00
4 Chuck Taylor 0.75
5 Luke Walker 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Skip Guinn 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Butler 10
2 Chuck Taylor 9
3 Ray Culp 8
4 Stan Bahnsen 7
4 Blue Moon Odom 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Reggie Smith .352
3 Matty Alou .350
4 Willie Stargell .350
5 Cleon Jones .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 35
2 Frank Howard 33
3 Willie McCovey 28
4 Harmon Killebrew 27
4 2 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 90
2 Boog Powell 85
3 Ron Santo 80
4 Willie McCovey 76
5 Ernie Banks 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 44
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Pat Kelly 34
4 Lou Brock 32
5 Bobby Bonds 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.76
2 Casey Cox 1.77
3 Jerry Koosman 1.87
4 Jim Palmer 1.96
5 Bill Singer 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
3 Ray Culp 13
3 Denny McLain 13
3 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 156
2 Bob Gibson 152
2 Bill Singer 152
4 Don Wilson 149
5 Sam McDowell 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 17
1 Ron Perranoski 17
1 Cecil Upshaw 17
4 Jim Brewer 14
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .493
2 Tony Oliva .438
3 Roberto Clemente .431
4 Van Kelly .425
5 Frank Robinson .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 9
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
3 Ken Harrelson 7
3 Boog Powell 7
3 Carl Yastrzemski 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 22
2 Harmon Killebrew 20
3 Lee May 18
3 Reggie Smith 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 11
2 Joe Morgan 8
3 Cesar Tovar 7
4 Jose Cardenal 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pizarro 0.53
2 Gary Ross 0.64
3 Sparky Lyle 0.73
4 George Brunet 1.05
5 Casey Cox 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 George Brunet 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Casey Cox 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 33
2 Blue Moon Odom 28
3 Bill Butler 26
3 Bill Singer 26
5 Sam McDowell 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hoerner 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Fred Gladding 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .403
2 Reggie Smith .397
3 Roberto Clemente .386
4 Manny Mota .375
5 Lee May .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 14
2 Reggie Jackson 13
3 Harmon Killebrew 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Boog Powell 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 40
2 Boog Powell 34
3 Lee May 32
3 Ron Santo 32
5 Tony Perez 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 17
2 Tommy Harper 13
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Jim Wynn 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 1.16
2 Casey Cox 1.30
3 Chuck Taylor 1.34
4 Juan Marichal 1.56
5 Dick Kelley 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
3 Nelson Briles 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 63
2 Fergie Jenkins 57
3 Bob Gibson 56
4 Mickey Lolich 53
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 8
2 John Boozer 6
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Ken Tatum 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .343
2 Cleon Jones .335
3 Pete Rose .334
4 Hank Aaron .332
5 Roberto Clemente .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 51
2 Reggie Jackson 50
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Lee May 40
5 Carl Yastrzemski 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 130
2 Willie McCovey 123
3 Boog Powell 118
4 Frank Howard 115
5 Ernie Banks 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Bert Campaneris 72
3 Tommy Harper 51
4 Maury Wills 46
5 Cesar Tovar 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.82
2 Phil Niekro 2.07
3 Ray Washburn 2.09
4 Jerry Koosman 2.14
5 Juan Marichal 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 27
2 Dave McNally 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Ray Culp 23
4 Tom Seaver 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 294
2 Fergie Jenkins 283
3 Sam McDowell 247
3 Bill Singer 247
5 2 tied 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 24
1 Cecil Upshaw 24
3 Dennis Higgins 22
4 Phil Regan 21
5 3 tied 20