On This Day

Saturday, July 26, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 31 .687 --
Tigers 55 41 .573 11.5
Red Sox 55 44 .556 13.0
Senators 52 52 .500 18.5
Yankees 48 53 .475 21.0
Indians 40 60 .400 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 60 39 .606 --
Athletics 55 40 .579 3.0
Pilots 42 56 .429 17.5
Royals 41 58 .414 19.0
White Sox 40 59 .404 20.0
Angels 37 60 .381 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 38 .624 --
Mets 55 40 .579 5.0
Cardinals 51 49 .510 11.5
Pirates 49 49 .500 12.5
Phillies 40 57 .412 21.0
Expos 33 66 .333 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 57 44 .564 --
Dodgers 54 43 .557 1.0
Giants 55 44 .556 1.0
Reds 49 44 .527 4.0
Astros 50 49 .505 6.0
Padres 34 67 .337 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felix Millan 4
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Willie Horton 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 Al Ferrara 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mack Jones 4
2 Dick Dietz 3
2 Al Ferrara 3
2 Jose Herrera 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Jose Arcia 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Shellenback 1.25
2 Pat Jarvis 1.00
2 Dick Selma 1.00
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.00
5 Tom Griffin 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Shellenback 10
2 Tom Seaver 8
2 Dick Selma 8
4 Tom Griffin 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Matty Alou .351
3 Alex Johnson .341
4 Willie Stargell .341
5 Cleon Jones .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 39
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 91
3 Ron Santo 84
4 Reggie Jackson 82
5 Willie McCovey 80

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 1.80
2 Casey Cox 1.95
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
1 Tom Seaver 15
1 Mel Stottlemyre 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 170
2 Fergie Jenkins 169
3 Bill Singer 165
4 Mickey Lolich 164
5 2 tied 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 19
2 Ron Perranoski 18
2 Cecil Upshaw 18
4 Jim Brewer 16
5 3 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .465
2 Bob Didier .457
3 Carl Taylor .442
4 Wes Parker .424
5 Bobby Knoop .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 6
2 Ken Harrelson 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Tony Perez 5
2 Rusty Staub 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 16
2 Lee May 15
2 Rusty Staub 15
4 Willie Horton 14
4 Ted Uhlaender 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 8
2 Pat Kelly 7
3 Jose Cardenal 6
4 Joe Morgan 5
5 Matty Alou 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny McLain 0.00
2 Ron Perranoski 0.64
3 Joe Coleman 0.69
4 Joe Niekro 1.00
5 Jim Perry 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 4
2 Chuck Dobson 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 34
2 Andy Messersmith 29
3 Joe Coleman 28
4 Larry Dierker 25
4 Claude Osteen 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 4
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Phil Regan 3
2 Ron Taylor 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Taylor .419
2 Tony Oliva .402
3 Reggie Smith .400
4 Bob Didier .362
5 2 tied .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 28
3 Tony Perez 27
4 John Briggs 26
4 Lee May 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 14
2 Pat Kelly 13
3 Jose Cardenal 9
3 Joe Morgan 9
5 Ken Harrelson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 1.19
2 Chuck Taylor 1.24
3 Steve Carlton 1.56
4 Andy Messersmith 1.59
5 Casey Cox 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Messersmith 6
1 Mel Stottlemyre 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 51
1 Sam McDowell 51
3 Steve Carlton 49
3 Bob Gibson 49
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 6
1 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Fred Gladding 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .341
2 Roberto Clemente .336
3 Pete Rose .334
4 Felipe Alou .334
5 Cleon Jones .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 51
2 Frank Howard 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 122
3 Boog Powell 115
4 Carl Yastrzemski 113
5 Reggie Jackson 112

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 1.97
2 Denny McLain 2.08
3 Jerry Koosman 2.17
4 Steve Carlton 2.23
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
2 Mel Stottlemyre 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 293
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Sam McDowell 253
4 Bill Singer 246
5 Mickey Lolich 245

Saves

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