On This Day

Tuesday, April 8, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 0.0
Yankees 1 0 1.000 0.0
Indians 0 1 .000 1.0
Orioles 0 1 .000 1.0
Senators 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 1 0 1.000 --
Royals 1 0 1.000 0.0
Pilots 1 0 1.000 0.0
White Sox 0 1 .000 1.0
Twins 0 1 .000 1.0
Angels 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 1 0 1.000 --
Cubs 1 0 1.000 0.0
Expos 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0
Mets 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 1 0 1.000 --
Braves 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Padres 1 0 1.000 0.0
Reds 0 1 .000 1.0
Astros 0 1 .000 1.0
Giants 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Piniella 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Matty Alou 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Don Money 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Larry Brown 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 5
1 Don Money 5
3 Felix Millan 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Jesus Alou 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Selma 1.71
2 Blue Moon Odom 1.50
3 Denny McLain 1.25
4 Gary Peters 1.14
5 Bob Gibson 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Bill Landis 1
1 Denny McLain 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Selma 12
2 Bob Gibson 10
3 Fergie Jenkins 9
4 Gary Peters 8
5 Phil Niekro 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Juan Pizarro 1
1 Carroll Sembera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Satriano 1.000
2 Lou Piniella .800
3 Jesus Alou .750
3 Danny Cater .750
3 Tim Cullen .750

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Don Money 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Larry Brown 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 5
1 Don Money 5
3 Felix Millan 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sonny Jackson 2
1 Felix Millan 2
1 Roy White 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 14 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
1 Ron Kline 0.00
1 Dave Wickersham 0.00
1 Eddie Fisher 0.00
1 11 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Bill Landis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Nolan 12
1 Dick Selma 12
3 Bob Gibson 10
4 Fergie Jenkins 9
5 Gary Peters 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Juan Pizarro 1
1 Carroll Sembera 1
1 Bill Singer 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .337
2 Matty Alou .333
3 Felipe Alou .316
4 Alex Johnson .310
5 Carl Yastrzemski .301

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 45
2 Willie McCovey 37
3 Willie Horton 36
4 Ken Harrelson 35
5 Ernie Banks 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 110
2 Frank Howard 108
3 Willie McCovey 107
4 Ron Santo 98
4 Billy Williams 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 63
2 Lou Brock 62
3 Maury Wills 53
4 Jose Cardenal 40
5 Willie Davis 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.15
2 Luis Tiant 1.74
3 Sam McDowell 1.81
4 Wilbur Wood 1.87
5 Denny McLain 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Bob Gibson 22
3 Dave McNally 22
3 Mel Stottlemyre 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny McLain 285
2 Sam McDowell 283
3 Bob Gibson 278
4 Luis Tiant 270
5 Fergie Jenkins 269

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 25
2 Al Worthington 18
3 Clay Carroll 17
3 Joe Hoerner 17
5 Wilbur Wood 16