On This Day

Friday, June 20, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 48 18 .727 --
Red Sox 38 24 .613 8.0
Tigers 34 26 .567 11.0
Yankees 32 35 .478 16.5
Senators 32 35 .478 16.5
Indians 23 38 .377 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 34 26 .567 --
Twins 34 28 .548 1.0
Pilots 28 35 .444 7.5
White Sox 27 34 .443 7.5
Royals 26 38 .406 10.0
Angels 21 40 .344 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 42 23 .646 --
Mets 34 27 .557 6.0
Pirates 34 31 .523 8.0
Cardinals 31 33 .484 10.5
Phillies 25 35 .417 14.5
Expos 16 45 .262 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 38 25 .603 --
Dodgers 37 26 .587 1.0
Giants 34 29 .540 4.0
Reds 32 28 .533 4.5
Astros 33 36 .478 8.0
Padres 26 44 .371 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Davis 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Carlos May 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brant Alyea 1
1 Bob Aspromonte 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Brant Alyea 3
2 Brooks Robinson 3
4 Sandy Alomar 2
4 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ollie Brown 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
3 Jose Arcia 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 1.80
2 Tommy John 0.88
3 Wally Bunker 0.86
4 Jim Ray 0.75
5 Bill Hands 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Paul Edmondson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 9
2 Dave Boswell 8
3 Bob Gibson 7
3 Tommy John 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Boozer 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Matty Alou .363
3 Willie McCovey .354
4 Johnny Bench .351
5 Willie Stargell .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 Willie McCovey 22
3 Rico Petrocelli 21
4 Frank Howard 20
4 Lee May 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 57
1 Harmon Killebrew 57
3 Willie McCovey 56
3 Boog Powell 56
5 Reggie Jackson 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 37
2 Bert Campaneris 32
3 Lou Brock 27
4 Joe Foy 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.52
2 Jerry Koosman 1.59
3 Phil Niekro 1.77
4 Jim Palmer 1.91
5 Mike Cuellar 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 11
2 Ray Culp 10
2 Ken Holtzman 10
2 Denny McLain 10
2 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 116
2 Bob Gibson 112
3 Fergie Jenkins 110
4 Don Wilson 106
5 2 tied 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 13
1 Cecil Upshaw 13
3 Ron Perranoski 12
4 Dennis Higgins 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .444
1 Mark Belanger .444
3 Willie Stargell .442
4 Johnny Bench .441
5 Bert Campaneris .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Ed Spiezio 8
3 Carl Yastrzemski 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 25
2 Harmon Killebrew 19
3 Paul Blair 18
4 Bobby Tolan 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Tommy Harper 8
3 Maury Wills 7
4 Pat Kelly 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alan Foster 0.00
1 Darold Knowles 0.00
3 Sam McDowell 0.33
4 Jerry Koosman 0.36
5 Steve Carlton 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Denny Lemaster 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 30
1 Don Wilson 30
3 Bob Gibson 27
4 Grant Jackson 26
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Tug McGraw 3
2 Ron Taylor 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .431
2 Willie McCovey .410
3 Reggie Smith .402
4 Roberto Clemente .392
5 Manny Mota .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Willie McCovey 13
3 Lee May 12
4 Dick Allen 11
4 Boog Powell 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 35
2 Harmon Killebrew 32
3 Roberto Clemente 29
3 Willie McCovey 29
3 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 22
2 Tommy Harper 19
3 Lou Brock 14
3 Pat Kelly 14
5 Maury Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.71
2 Bill Champion 0.72
3 Steve Carlton 1.02
4 Casey Cox 1.03
5 Mike Cuellar 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 7
2 Don Sutton 6
3 Steve Blass 5
3 Denny Lemaster 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 56
2 Don Wilson 51
3 Bob Gibson 50
3 Jerry Koosman 50
5 Sam McDowell 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 7
2 Jim Brewer 5
2 Tug McGraw 5
2 Vicente Romo 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .337
2 Cleon Jones .327
3 Hank Aaron .324
4 Alex Johnson .321
5 Felipe Alou .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 48
2 Willie McCovey 43
3 Frank Howard 41
4 Dick Allen 40
5 Lee May 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 120
2 Ron Santo 115
3 Reggie Jackson 109
3 Billy Williams 109
5 Dick Allen 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 82
2 Bert Campaneris 69
3 Maury Wills 53
4 Tommy Harper 45
5 Joe Foy 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.49
2 Phil Niekro 1.83
3 Ray Washburn 2.09
4 Sam McDowell 2.10
5 Dave McNally 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 30
2 Dave McNally 26
3 Bob Gibson 24
4 Ray Culp 23
5 4 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 288
2 Fergie Jenkins 279
3 Denny McLain 269
4 Sam McDowell 252
5 Ray Culp 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 24
2 Dennis Higgins 22
2 Vicente Romo 22
4 Jim Brewer 21
4 2 others tied 21