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 0.0
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