On This Day

Thursday, July 24, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 31 .680 --
Tigers 53 41 .564 11.5
Red Sox 54 43 .557 12.0
Senators 51 51 .500 17.5
Yankees 47 52 .475 20.0
Indians 39 59 .398 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 59 38 .608 --
Athletics 54 39 .581 3.0
Pilots 41 55 .427 17.5
Royals 41 56 .423 18.0
White Sox 40 57 .412 19.0
Angels 36 59 .379 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 37 .626 --
Mets 53 40 .570 6.0
Cardinals 50 48 .510 11.5
Pirates 48 48 .500 12.5
Phillies 39 56 .411 21.0
Expos 31 66 .320 30.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 42 .576 --
Dodgers 53 42 .558 2.0
Giants 54 43 .557 2.0
Reds 49 42 .538 4.0
Astros 49 48 .505 7.0
Padres 33 66 .333 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Arcia 3
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Donn Clendenon 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Harrelson 2
1 Mack Jones 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Johnny Callison 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Denis Menke 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Tony Gonzalez 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Jose Arcia 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.86
2 Don Wilson 1.20
3 Joe Coleman 1.00
3 Gary Gentry 1.00
5 Ron Reed 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 13
2 Don Wilson 12
3 Joe Coleman 8
3 Gary Gentry 8
5 Dock Ellis 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 John O'Donoghue 1
1 Phil Regan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Matty Alou .356
3 Willie Stargell .345
4 Alex Johnson .341
5 Cleon Jones .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 37
2 Frank Howard 34
3 Willie McCovey 30
4 Harmon Killebrew 29
4 2 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 93
2 Boog Powell 88
3 Ron Santo 84
4 Ernie Banks 79
4 2 others tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 46
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 Phil Niekro 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 15
2 Ray Culp 14
2 Mickey Lolich 14
2 Denny McLain 14
2 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 168
2 Mickey Lolich 164
3 Don Wilson 161
4 Bob Gibson 159
4 Bill Singer 159

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 18
1 Ron Perranoski 18
1 Cecil Upshaw 18
4 Jim Brewer 15
5 3 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .455
2 Billy Williams .440
3 Roy White .432
4 Sal Bando .418
5 Lee May .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Harrelson 7
2 Lee May 6
3 Harmon Killebrew 5
3 Carl Yastrzemski 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 18
1 Denis Menke 18
3 Lee May 17
4 Ted Uhlaender 16
5 Carl Yastrzemski 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 8
1 Cesar Tovar 8
3 Jose Cardenal 7
4 Matty Alou 4
4 Joe Morgan 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.50
1 Joe Niekro 0.50
3 Joe Coleman 0.69
4 Cal Koonce 0.75
5 Dick Bosman 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 4
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Lew Krausse 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 34
2 Joe Coleman 28
3 Don Wilson 26
4 Bill Butler 25
5 Andy Messersmith 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Phil Regan 3
1 Ron Taylor 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .427
2 Carl Taylor .391
3 Lee May .383
4 Pete Rose .381
5 Lou Piniella .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 13
2 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Ken Harrelson 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 29
2 Lee May 29
4 John Briggs 27
4 Ron Santo 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 15
2 Cesar Tovar 13
3 Jose Cardenal 11
4 Tommy Harper 8
4 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.02
2 Chuck Taylor 1.16
3 Dick Bosman 1.19
4 Gary Waslewski 1.40
5 Bill Singer 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Bill Hands 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 61
2 Fergie Jenkins 49
3 Joe Coleman 48
4 Bob Gibson 47
5 3 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 6
2 Jim Brewer 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Fred Gladding 5
2 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .346
2 Pete Rose .335
3 Roberto Clemente .334
4 Felipe Alou .334
5 Cleon Jones .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 50
2 Reggie Jackson 49
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Lee May 40
5 Carl Yastrzemski 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 131
2 Willie McCovey 121
3 Boog Powell 113
4 Carl Yastrzemski 112
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Bert Campaneris 70
3 Tommy Harper 53
4 Cesar Tovar 47
5 Maury Wills 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.96
2 Phil Niekro 2.10
3 Jerry Koosman 2.12
4 Denny McLain 2.14
5 Steve Carlton 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Ray Culp 24
2 Mickey Lolich 24
2 Dave McNally 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 288
2 Fergie Jenkins 276
3 Mickey Lolich 249
4 Sam McDowell 248
5 Don Wilson 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 25
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Ron Perranoski 21
4 Dennis Higgins 20
5 2 tied 19