On This Day

Saturday, July 19, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 30 .684 --
Tigers 51 40 .560 12.0
Red Sox 53 42 .558 12.0
Senators 51 49 .510 16.5
Yankees 45 52 .464 21.0
Indians 37 58 .389 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 58 37 .611 --
Athletics 52 38 .578 3.5
White Sox 40 54 .426 17.5
Pilots 40 54 .426 17.5
Royals 39 55 .415 18.5
Angels 35 57 .380 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 59 37 .615 --
Mets 52 38 .578 4.0
Cardinals 49 48 .505 10.5
Pirates 47 48 .495 11.5
Phillies 39 53 .424 18.0
Expos 30 64 .319 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 53 40 .570 --
Braves 55 42 .567 --
Giants 53 42 .558 1.0
Reds 48 42 .533 3.5
Astros 48 48 .500 6.5
Padres 33 64 .340 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Hovley 4
1 Lee May 4
1 Rich Reese 4
1 Ted Uhlaender 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 2
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 5
1 Ted Uhlaender 5
3 Bill Freehan 4
3 Deron Johnson 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 3
2 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Jerry Kenney 2
4 Matty Alou 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 2.75
2 Sam McDowell 1.80
3 Bill Stoneman 1.43
4 Sonny Siebert 0.83
4 Billy Wynne 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Joe Niekro 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 11
2 Bill Stoneman 10
3 Sam McDowell 9
4 Juan Marichal 7
4 Bob Veale 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Matty Alou .354
3 Willie Stargell .347
4 Reggie Smith .344
5 Cleon Jones .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Frank Howard 34
3 Lee May 29
3 Willie McCovey 29
3 Carl Yastrzemski 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 91
2 Boog Powell 85
3 Ron Santo 82
4 Ernie Banks 79
5 Willie McCovey 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 44
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Lou Brock 34
3 Pat Kelly 34
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 Blue Moon Odom 14
2 Tom Seaver 14
2 Mel Stottlemyre 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 159
1 Fergie Jenkins 159
1 Bill Singer 159
4 Sam McDowell 156
5 2 tied 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 .489
2 Reggie Smith .444
3 Carl Taylor .413
4 Dave Marshall .406
5 Manny Mota .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Ken Harrelson 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Frank Howard 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 17
1 Roberto Clemente 17
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
1 Lee May 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 9
2 Pat Kelly 8
3 Jose Cardenal 7
4 Joe Morgan 6
4 Tony Taylor 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
1 Fred Lasher 0.00
3 George Brunet 0.44
4 Dick Bosman 0.76
5 Chuck Taylor 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 4
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 31
2 Sam McDowell 30
3 Don Wilson 28
4 Bill Singer 26
5 Tommy John 25

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 .435
2 Carl Taylor .400
3 Lee May .395
4 Rich Reese .380
5 Art Shamsky .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 35
2 Boog Powell 30
2 Ron Santo 30
4 John Briggs 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 15
2 Cesar Tovar 14
3 Jose Cardenal 10
4 Tommy Harper 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 1.03
2 Chuck Taylor 1.07
3 Juan Pizarro 1.35
4 Joe Niekro 1.43
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 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
1 Don Wilson 54
3 Mickey Lolich 53
4 Sam McDowell 52
4 Tom Seaver 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 Fred Gladding 6
2 Ron Perranoski 6
2 Ken Tatum 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .345
2 Roberto Clemente .337
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Cleon Jones .335
5 Tony Perez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 52
2 Reggie Jackson 50
3 Lee May 42
3 Willie McCovey 42
5 Carl Yastrzemski 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 130
2 Willie McCovey 123
3 Boog Powell 117
4 Frank Howard 114
5 3 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Bert Campaneris 72
3 Tommy Harper 51
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Maury Wills 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 Steve Carlton 2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 301
2 Fergie Jenkins 280
3 Sam McDowell 253
4 Bill Singer 246
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