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 --
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