On This Day

Tuesday, July 29, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 70 31 .693 --
Tigers 55 44 .556 14.0
Red Sox 56 45 .554 14.0
Senators 53 53 .500 19.5
Yankees 48 55 .466 23.0
Indians 42 61 .408 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 63 39 .618 --
Athletics 57 40 .588 3.5
Pilots 42 58 .420 20.0
Royals 42 59 .416 20.5
Angels 39 60 .394 22.5
White Sox 40 62 .392 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 64 40 .615 --
Mets 55 41 .573 5.0
Cardinals 54 49 .524 9.5
Pirates 51 50 .505 11.5
Phillies 40 58 .408 21.0
Expos 33 68 .327 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 58 44 .569 --
Dodgers 56 44 .560 1.0
Giants 56 46 .549 2.0
Reds 51 44 .537 3.5
Astros 51 49 .510 6.0
Padres 34 70 .327 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Jose Cardenal 4
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Ken Harrelson 4
1 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Oliver 2
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Leon 4
1 Tony Oliva 4
3 Larry Brown 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buford 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 Dal Maxvill 1
1 Manny Mota 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Merritt 1.00
1 Bob Veale 1.00
3 Nelson Briles 0.86
4 Joe Coleman 0.80
5 Bill Stoneman 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 10
2 Joe Coleman 8
3 Bill Stoneman 7
4 Nelson Briles 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Ed Sprague 1
1 Stan Williams 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Willie Stargell .346
3 Matty Alou .345
4 Cleon Jones .342
5 Reggie Smith .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Frank Howard 34
3 Willie McCovey 32
4 Harmon Killebrew 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 97
2 Boog Powell 94
3 Ron Santo 87
4 Reggie Jackson 84
4 Willie McCovey 84

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 2.21

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 Mickey Lolich 167
4 Bill Singer 165
5 2 tied 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 20
2 Fred Gladding 19
2 Cecil Upshaw 19
4 Jim Brewer 16
5 Wayne Granger 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Didier .500
1 Bobby Knoop .500
3 Rod Carew .455
4 Curt Flood .413
5 Ron Santo .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 6
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Tony Perez 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Uhlaender 15
2 Sal Bando 14
2 Willie Horton 14
4 Lee May 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 8
2 Jose Cardenal 6
3 Matty Alou 4
3 Jackie Hernandez 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fritz Peterson 0.56
2 Ron Perranoski 0.63
3 Chuck Taylor 0.90
4 Andy Messersmith 1.08
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 4
2 Lew Krausse 3
2 Andy Messersmith 3
4 Stan Bahnsen 2
4 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 27
1 Mickey Lolich 27
3 Juan Marichal 23
4 Grant Jackson 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Ron Perranoski 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .398
2 Tony Oliva .390
3 Roberto Clemente .389
4 Bob Didier .382
5 Manny Mota .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 12
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Ken Harrelson 11
3 Frank Howard 11
3 Boog Powell 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 31
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
3 Tony Perez 27
4 Ken Harrelson 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 15
2 Pat Kelly 12
3 Jose Cardenal 10
4 Joe Morgan 9
5 Jim Wynn 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Taylor 1.00
2 Dick Bosman 1.56
3 Andy Messersmith 1.59
4 Steve Carlton 1.67
5 Casey Cox 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Krausse 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
1 Jim Perry 6
4 Joe Coleman 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 54
1 Mickey Lolich 54
3 Bob Gibson 49
4 Andy Messersmith 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Jim Brewer 5
2 Fred Gladding 5
2 Joe Hoerner 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .338
2 Matty Alou .338
3 Pete Rose .337
4 Roberto Clemente .337
5 Felipe Alou .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 51
2 Frank Howard 50
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39
5 Lee May 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 131
2 Willie McCovey 126
3 Boog Powell 115
4 Carl Yastrzemski 114
5 Reggie Jackson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
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 Jerry Koosman 2.25
3 Ray Washburn 2.27
4 Phil Niekro 2.29
5 Steve Carlton 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Ray Culp 24
2 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Dave McNally 23
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 293
2 Fergie Jenkins 269
3 Mickey Lolich 246
4 Ray Culp 245
5 Sam McDowell 243

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 25
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Ron Perranoski 22
4 Fred Gladding 19
4 Dennis Higgins 19