On This Day

Friday, July 25, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 31 .684 --
Tigers 54 41 .568 11.5
Red Sox 55 43 .561 12.0
Senators 51 52 .495 18.5
Yankees 47 53 .470 21.0
Indians 39 60 .394 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 60 38 .612 --
Athletics 55 39 .585 3.0
Pilots 41 56 .423 18.5
Royals 41 57 .418 19.0
White Sox 40 58 .408 20.0
Angels 37 59 .385 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 38 .620 --
Mets 54 40 .574 5.0
Cardinals 51 48 .515 10.5
Pirates 48 49 .495 12.5
Phillies 40 56 .417 20.0
Expos 32 66 .327 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 43 .570 --
Dodgers 54 42 .563 1.0
Giants 54 44 .551 2.0
Reds 49 43 .533 4.0
Astros 49 49 .500 7.0
Padres 34 66 .340 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Northrup 4
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Greg Goossen 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 Russ Gibson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 3
1 Russ Gibson 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
1 Rusty Staub 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.38
2 Denny McLain 1.14
3 Steve Blass 1.00
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Bill Landis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 11
2 Gaylord Perry 9
3 Steve Blass 8
3 Grant Jackson 8
3 Denny McLain 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Dan McGinn 1
1 Lee Stange 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Matty Alou .352
3 Willie Stargell .344
4 Cleon Jones .343
5 Alex Johnson .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 38
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 89
3 Ron Santo 84
4 Reggie Jackson 81
5 2 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 46
2 Bert Campaneris 36
3 Lou Brock 35
4 Pat Kelly 34
5 Bobby Bonds 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.65
2 Casey Cox 1.97
3 Bill Singer 1.98
4 Jerry Koosman 1.99
5 Juan Marichal 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 15
1 Phil Niekro 15
3 Ray Culp 14
3 Mickey Lolich 14
3 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 170
2 Fergie Jenkins 169
3 Mickey Lolich 164
4 Sam McDowell 161
4 Don Wilson 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 18
1 Ron Perranoski 18
1 Cecil Upshaw 18
4 Jim Brewer 16
5 3 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Didier .500
2 Rod Carew .455
3 Billy Williams .451
4 Carl Taylor .439
5 Bobby Knoop .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Harrelson 6
1 Lee May 6
3 Tony Perez 5
3 Rusty Staub 5
5 13 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 16
1 Denis Menke 16
1 Ted Uhlaender 16
4 Lee May 15
4 Rusty Staub 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 9
2 Pat Kelly 7
3 Jose Cardenal 6
4 Matty Alou 4
4 Joe Morgan 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny McLain 0.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.50
3 Ron Perranoski 0.64
4 Joe Coleman 0.69
5 Joe Niekro 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 4
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 34
2 Andy Messersmith 29
3 Joe Coleman 28
3 Gaylord Perry 28
5 Don Wilson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .422
2 Carl Taylor .420
3 Bob Didier .391
4 Lee May .377
5 Lou Piniella .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 13
2 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Ken Harrelson 11
3 Reggie Jackson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 28
3 John Briggs 27
3 Lee May 27
3 Tony Perez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 14
2 Pat Kelly 13
3 Jose Cardenal 11
4 Ken Harrelson 8
4 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.02
2 Dick Bosman 1.19
3 Chuck Taylor 1.24
4 Bill Singer 1.70
5 Casey Cox 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 61
2 Bob Gibson 58
3 Andy Messersmith 52
4 Sam McDowell 51
5 Fergie Jenkins 50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .344
2 Cleon Jones .336
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Felipe Alou .334
5 Roberto Clemente .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 129
2 Willie McCovey 121
3 Boog Powell 113
3 Carl Yastrzemski 113
5 Reggie Jackson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Bert Campaneris 67
3 Tommy Harper 53
4 Cesar Tovar 47
5 Maury Wills 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.91
2 Denny McLain 2.08
3 Steve Carlton 2.15
4 Jerry Koosman 2.17
5 Ray Washburn 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 27
2 Ray Culp 24
2 Mickey Lolich 24
2 Dave McNally 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 299
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Sam McDowell 253
4 Mickey Lolich 245
5 Bill Singer 240

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 25
1 Cecil Upshaw 25
3 Ron Perranoski 21
4 Dennis Higgins 20
5 Phil Regan 19