On This Day

Wednesday, July 16, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 64 28 .696 --
Red Sox 51 42 .548 13.5
Tigers 48 40 .545 14.0
Senators 50 46 .521 16.0
Yankees 43 51 .457 22.0
Indians 37 55 .402 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 56 35 .615 --
Athletics 49 38 .563 5.0
Royals 39 53 .424 17.5
Pilots 38 52 .422 17.5
White Sox 38 53 .418 18.0
Angels 35 55 .389 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 58 36 .617 --
Mets 51 37 .580 4.0
Cardinals 48 46 .511 10.0
Pirates 45 47 .489 12.0
Phillies 38 51 .427 17.5
Expos 28 63 .308 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 52 38 .578 --
Braves 52 41 .559 1.5
Giants 51 41 .554 2.0
Reds 47 40 .540 3.5
Astros 47 47 .500 7.0
Padres 32 62 .340 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Knoop 7
2 Ted Uhlaender 5
3 Tony Horton 4
3 Carl Yastrzemski 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 2
1 Tony Horton 2
1 Rich Reese 2
1 Jimmy Stewart 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Reese 5
1 Jimmy Stewart 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Ted Uhlaender 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 2
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Cesar Tovar 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lew Krausse 1.60
2 Claude Osteen 1.40
3 Steve Carlton 1.33
4 Larry Dierker 1.14
5 Andy Messersmith 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Andy Messersmith 10
3 Mickey Lolich 9
4 Larry Dierker 8
4 Lew Krausse 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Mike Paul 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Matty Alou .354
3 Willie Stargell .348
4 Reggie Smith .348
5 Cleon Jones .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 35
2 Frank Howard 33
3 Willie McCovey 28
3 Carl Yastrzemski 28
5 2 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 1.65
2 Casey Cox 1.77
3 Dick Bosman 1.78
4 Jerry Koosman 1.87
5 Jim Palmer 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
3 Ray Culp 13
3 Mickey Lolich 13
3 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 159
2 Bob Gibson 152
2 Bill Singer 152
4 Mickey Lolich 149
4 Don Wilson 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 18
2 Fred Gladding 17
2 Cecil Upshaw 17
4 Jim Brewer 14
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .478
2 Tony Oliva .475
3 Roberto Clemente .423
4 Frank Robinson .419
5 Lou Piniella .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Ken Harrelson 7
2 Frank Howard 7
2 Carl Yastrzemski 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 19
2 Lee May 18
3 Reggie Smith 17
4 Bobby Bonds 16
4 John Briggs 16

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 George Brunet 0.44
2 Gary Ross 0.64
3 Sparky Lyle 0.73
4 Dick Bosman 0.88
5 Steve Carlton 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Tony Cloninger 3
1 Ray Culp 3
1 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 33
2 Andy Messersmith 32
3 Larry Dierker 29
3 Mickey Lolich 29
5 Blue Moon Odom 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Joe Hoerner 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .407
2 Roberto Clemente .383
3 Reggie Smith .382
4 Manny Mota .380
5 Lee May .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 14
2 Reggie Jackson 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Carl Yastrzemski 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 38
2 Boog Powell 33
3 Lee May 31
3 Ron Santo 31
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 17
2 Tommy Harper 13
3 Cesar Tovar 10
3 Jim Wynn 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 0.96
2 Casey Cox 1.30
3 Chuck Taylor 1.34
4 Juan Marichal 1.56
5 Bill Hands 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Bill Hands 6
2 Andy Messersmith 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 62
2 Fergie Jenkins 60
3 Andy Messersmith 58
4 Steve Carlton 56
5 Don Wilson 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Ron Perranoski 6
2 Ken Tatum 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .346
2 Cleon Jones .336
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Roberto Clemente .335
5 Tony Oliva .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 51
2 Reggie Jackson 49
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Lee May 40
5 Carl Yastrzemski 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 130
2 Willie McCovey 123
3 Boog Powell 117
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 47
5 Cesar Tovar 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.82
2 Phil Niekro 2.11
3 Ray Washburn 2.12
4 Jerry Koosman 2.14
5 Juan Marichal 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 27
2 Dave McNally 25
3 Ray Culp 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 294
2 Fergie Jenkins 280
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 Ron Perranoski 21
4 Phil Regan 21