On This Day

Sunday, July 27, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 31 .690 --
Tigers 55 42 .567 12.5
Red Sox 56 44 .560 13.0
Senators 52 53 .495 19.5
Yankees 48 54 .471 22.0
Indians 40 61 .396 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 61 39 .610 --
Athletics 56 40 .583 3.0
Pilots 42 57 .424 18.5
Royals 42 58 .420 19.0
White Sox 40 60 .400 21.0
Angels 38 60 .388 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 39 .618 --
Mets 55 41 .573 5.0
Cardinals 52 49 .515 10.5
Pirates 50 49 .505 11.5
Phillies 40 58 .408 21.0
Expos 33 67 .330 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 58 44 .569 --
Dodgers 55 43 .561 1.0
Giants 55 45 .550 2.0
Reds 50 44 .532 4.0
Astros 51 49 .510 6.0
Padres 34 68 .333 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 4
1 Roberto Clemente 4
3 Paul Blair 3
3 Don Buford 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Reichardt 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
3 Clete Boyer 1
3 Leo Cardenas 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Reichardt 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
3 Danny Cater 4
4 Leo Cardenas 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Jackie Hernandez 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
4 Felipe Alou 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Hardin 2.50
2 Jim Bunning 1.00
2 Denny Lemaster 1.00
4 Ray Culp 0.75
5 Marty Pattin 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Arrigo 1
1 Jim Britton 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Jerry Crider 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Woodie Fryman 8
2 Jim Bunning 7
2 Denny Lemaster 7
2 Ken Tatum 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Matty Alou .350
3 Roberto Clemente .346
4 Alex Johnson .343
5 Willie Stargell .343

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 95
2 Boog Powell 93
3 Ron Santo 85
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 Fergie Jenkins 174
2 Bob Gibson 170
3 Bill Singer 165
4 Mickey Lolich 164
5 2 tied 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 19
1 Ron Perranoski 19
1 Cecil Upshaw 19
4 Jim Brewer 16
5 Wayne Granger 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .479
2 Bobby Knoop .473
3 Bob Didier .472
4 Roberto Clemente .422
5 Matty Alou .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 6
2 Ken Harrelson 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Tony Perez 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 17
2 Rusty Staub 15
3 Willie Horton 14
3 Lee May 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 9
2 Jose Cardenal 7
3 Pat Kelly 6
4 Jim Wynn 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny McLain 0.00
2 Ron Perranoski 0.61
3 Joe Coleman 0.69
4 Joe Niekro 1.00
5 Jim Perry 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Dobson 3
1 Lew Krausse 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 28
2 Bob Gibson 24
2 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Bill Singer 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 4
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Ron Taylor 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .402
2 Carl Taylor .397
3 Roberto Clemente .389
4 Tony Oliva .386
5 Pete Rose .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 12
2 Ken Harrelson 11
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Tony Perez 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 32
2 Harmon Killebrew 28
2 Tony Perez 28
4 Ken Harrelson 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 15
2 Pat Kelly 13
3 Jose Cardenal 10
4 Joe Morgan 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 1.33
2 Steve Carlton 1.56
3 Andy Messersmith 1.59
4 Casey Cox 1.72
5 Dick Bosman 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Krausse 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Jim Brewer 5
2 Fred Gladding 5
2 Wayne Granger 5
2 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .342
2 Matty Alou .341
3 Cleon Jones .338
4 Pete Rose .336
5 Felipe Alou .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 130
2 Willie McCovey 122
3 Boog Powell 116
4 Carl Yastrzemski 114
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Bert Campaneris 67
3 Tommy Harper 53
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Maury Wills 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.97
2 Denny McLain 2.08
3 Steve Carlton 2.23
4 Jerry Koosman 2.25
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 293
2 Fergie Jenkins 282
3 Ray Culp 245
3 Mickey Lolich 245
5 Sam McDowell 243

Saves

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