On This Day

Friday, July 18, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 29 .691 --
Tigers 50 40 .556 13.0
Red Sox 52 42 .553 13.0
Senators 50 48 .510 17.0
Yankees 44 51 .463 21.5
Indians 37 57 .394 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 57 37 .606 --
Athletics 51 38 .573 3.5
Pilots 40 53 .430 16.5
White Sox 39 54 .419 17.5
Royals 39 54 .419 17.5
Angels 35 56 .385 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 59 36 .621 --
Mets 52 37 .584 4.0
Cardinals 49 47 .510 10.5
Pirates 46 48 .489 12.5
Phillies 38 53 .418 19.0
Expos 29 64 .312 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 53 39 .576 --
Braves 55 41 .573 0.0
Giants 52 42 .553 2.0
Reds 47 42 .528 4.5
Astros 48 47 .505 6.5
Padres 32 64 .333 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 5
2 Tommy Davis 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Al Ferrara 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Gonzalez 2
1 Larry Stahl 2
3 Mike Andrews 1
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Gonzalez 6
2 Ernie Banks 4
3 Roberto Clemente 3
3 Steve Hovley 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jesus Alou 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Steve Hovley 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy John 0.82
2 Bob Gibson 0.78
2 Jerry Koosman 0.78
2 Diego Segui 0.78
5 3 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Britton 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Ray Jarvis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy John 9
2 Jim Britton 7
2 Bob Gibson 7
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 John O'Donoghue 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Matty Alou .353
3 Willie Stargell .351
4 Reggie Smith .348
5 Cleon Jones .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 35
2 Frank Howard 34
3 Harmon Killebrew 28
3 Lee May 28
3 2 others tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 91
2 Boog Powell 85
3 Ron Santo 80
4 Ernie Banks 79
5 Willie McCovey 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 44
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Pat Kelly 34
4 Lou Brock 33
5 Bobby Bonds 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.65
2 Dick Bosman 1.78
3 Jerry Koosman 1.88
4 Casey Cox 1.92
5 Jim Palmer 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 15
2 Denny McLain 14
2 Tom Seaver 14
4 Ray Culp 13
4 5 others tied 13

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 18
1 Ron Perranoski 18
1 Cecil Upshaw 18
4 Jim Brewer 15
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .500
2 Reggie Smith .492
3 Lou Piniella .422
4 Manny Mota .418
5 Art Shamsky .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 9
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
3 Ken Harrelson 7
3 Frank Howard 7
3 Don Mincher 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 20
2 Harmon Killebrew 19
3 Roberto Clemente 18
4 Sal Bando 16
4 4 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 10
2 Cesar Tovar 8
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Tony Taylor 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Lasher 0.00
2 George Brunet 0.44
3 Dick Bosman 0.76
4 Juan Marichal 0.79
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Tony Cloninger 3
1 Ray Culp 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 29
1 Mickey Lolich 29
3 Bob Gibson 28
3 Don Wilson 28
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Joe Hoerner 3
2 Ron Taylor 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .425
2 Carl Taylor .385
3 Lee May .382
4 Reggie Smith .382
5 Roberto Clemente .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 15
2 Bobby Bonds 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 12
4 Reggie Jackson 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 37
2 Lee May 32
2 Boog Powell 32
4 Tony Perez 31
5 Ron Santo 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 16
2 Tommy Harper 13
3 Cesar Tovar 11
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 Jim Wynn 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Worthington 0.71
2 Dick Bosman 0.99
3 Chuck Taylor 1.34
4 Juan Pizarro 1.35
5 Bill Singer 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Bill Singer 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
1 Don Wilson 54
3 Mickey Lolich 53
4 Steve Carlton 50
4 2 others tied 50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .347
2 Pete Rose .335
3 Cleon Jones .333
4 Roberto Clemente .333
5 Tony Perez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 52
2 Reggie Jackson 49
3 Lee May 41
3 Willie McCovey 41
5 Carl Yastrzemski 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 128
2 Willie McCovey 122
3 Boog Powell 117
4 Frank Howard 114
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
1 Bert Campaneris 72
3 Tommy Harper 51
4 Maury Wills 47
5 Cesar Tovar 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.91
2 Jerry Koosman 2.04
3 Ray Washburn 2.10
4 Phil Niekro 2.11
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 301
2 Fergie Jenkins 280
3 Bill Singer 246
4 Sam McDowell 244
5 Ray Culp 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 25
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Dennis Higgins 21
3 Ron Perranoski 21
5 Phil Regan 20