On This Day

Sunday, July 20, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 31 .677 --
Red Sox 54 42 .563 11.0
Tigers 52 41 .559 11.5
Senators 51 50 .505 16.5
Yankees 46 52 .469 20.0
Indians 38 59 .392 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 59 37 .615 --
Athletics 53 39 .576 4.0
Royals 41 55 .427 18.0
Pilots 40 55 .421 18.5
White Sox 40 56 .417 19.0
Angels 36 58 .383 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 61 37 .622 --
Mets 53 39 .576 5.0
Cardinals 49 48 .505 11.5
Pirates 47 48 .495 12.5
Phillies 39 55 .415 20.0
Expos 31 65 .323 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 56 42 .571 --
Dodgers 53 41 .564 1.0
Giants 54 42 .563 1.0
Reds 48 42 .533 4.0
Astros 48 48 .500 7.0
Padres 33 65 .337 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Kaline 6
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Bill Melton 5
2 Paul Schaal 5
5 4 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Danny Cater 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 5
1 Hawk Taylor 5
3 Tom Egan 4
3 Willie Horton 4
3 Reggie Jackson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Ellie Rodriguez 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Grant Jackson 3.00
2 Dick Selma 1.17
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.12
4 Joe Horlen 0.89
5 Mike Wegener 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Jack DiLauro 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Grant Jackson 12
2 Bill Butler 10
3 Fergie Jenkins 9
4 Joe Horlen 8
5 Dick Selma 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Matty Alou .354
3 Willie Stargell .347
4 Alex Johnson .341
5 Cleon Jones .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 37
2 Frank Howard 34
3 Willie McCovey 30
4 Lee May 29
4 Carl Yastrzemski 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 91
2 Boog Powell 86
3 Ron Santo 84
4 Ernie Banks 79
4 2 others tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 44
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Lou Brock 34
3 Pat Kelly 34
5 Bobby Bonds 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.65
2 Jerry Koosman 1.88
3 Casey Cox 1.97
4 Bill Singer 1.98
5 Juan Marichal 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 15
2 Ray Culp 14
2 Denny McLain 14
2 Blue Moon Odom 14
2 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 168
2 Bob Gibson 159
2 Bill Singer 159
4 Sam McDowell 156
5 Mickey Lolich 151

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 .439
2 Roy White .424
3 Carl Taylor .413
4 Dave Marshall .406
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Harrelson 7
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Lee May 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 21
2 Bobby Bonds 17
2 Roberto Clemente 17
2 Lee May 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 9
2 Jose Cardenal 8
2 Pat Kelly 8
4 Tony Taylor 5
4 Bobby Tolan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
1 Fred Lasher 0.00
3 Dick Bosman 0.76
4 Chuck Taylor 0.95
5 Steve Carlton 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 4
1 Jim Perry 4
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 Joe Coleman 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 31
2 Bill Butler 30
2 Sam McDowell 30
4 Andy Messersmith 28
4 Don Wilson 28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .435
2 Carl Taylor .400
3 Lee May .378
4 Roberto Clemente .375
5 Rico Carty .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 35
2 Ron Santo 32
3 Boog Powell 31
4 John Briggs 29
5 5 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 15
2 Cesar Tovar 14
3 Jose Cardenal 11
4 Bobby Bonds 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 1.03
2 Chuck Taylor 1.07
3 Bill Singer 1.45
4 Joe Niekro 1.47
5 Al Worthington 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
1 Jim Perry 6
1 Bill Singer 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 58
2 Mickey Lolich 55
3 Bob Gibson 54
3 Andy Messersmith 54
5 Sam McDowell 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
1 Ken Tatum 7
3 Fred Gladding 6
3 Ron Perranoski 6
5 5 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 Hank Aaron .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 52
2 Reggie Jackson 50
3 Willie McCovey 43
4 Lee May 42
5 Carl Yastrzemski 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 131
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Boog Powell 118
4 Frank Howard 113
5 Reggie Jackson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Bert Campaneris 71
3 Tommy Harper 51
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Maury Wills 45

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 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 301
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Sam McDowell 253
4 Ray Culp 246
4 Bill Singer 246

Saves

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