On This Day

Thursday, April 10, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 2 0 1.000 --
Senators 2 1 .667 0.5
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Orioles 1 1 .500 1.0
Yankees 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 2 0 1.000 --
White Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Angels 1 1 .500 1.0
Athletics 1 1 .500 1.0
Pilots 1 1 .500 1.0
Twins 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 3 0 1.000 --
Cubs 3 0 1.000 --
Mets 2 1 .667 1.0
Expos 1 2 .333 2.0
Cardinals 0 3 .000 3.0
Phillies 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 3 0 1.000 --
Padres 3 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 1 1 .500 1.5
Reds 1 1 .500 1.5
Giants 0 3 .000 3.0
Astros 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Brant Alyea 3
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 Frank Howard 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 2
1 Frank Fernandez 2
1 Bill Freehan 2
1 Frank Howard 2
1 Ron Santo 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Fernandez 5
1 Bill Freehan 5
3 Willie Horton 3
3 Frank Howard 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Bill Mazeroski 1
1 Tony Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Kelley 1.40
2 Tom Griffin 1.00
3 Dock Ellis 0.88
3 Mickey Lolich 0.88
5 Mike Cuellar 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Jim Hannan 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 8
2 Ray Culp 7
2 Dock Ellis 7
2 Dick Kelley 7
2 Mickey Lolich 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Cal Koonce 1
1 Billy McCool 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .667
2 Hank Aaron .583
3 Dick McAuliffe .571
3 Rick Reichardt .571
3 Tom Satriano .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 4
2 Tommie Agee 2
2 Ernie Banks 2
2 Frank Fernandez 2
2 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 7
2 Tommie Agee 6
2 Ernie Banks 6
4 Frank Fernandez 5
4 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felix Millan 3
2 Rod Carew 2
2 Rod Gaspar 2
2 Sonny Jackson 2
2 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.00
1 Tommy John 0.00
1 Dick Kelley 0.00
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
1 16 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 26 others tied 1

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Cal Koonce 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .339
2 Matty Alou .334
3 Felipe Alou .316
4 Alex Johnson .309
5 Carl Yastrzemski .301

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Willie Horton 37
2 Willie McCovey 37
4 Ken Harrelson 35
5 Ernie Banks 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 113
2 Ken Harrelson 110
3 Willie McCovey 108
4 Ron Santo 101
5 Billy Williams 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
1 Bert Campaneris 63
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 Wilbur Wood 1.87
4 Tommy John 1.88
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 Sam McDowell 288
2 Denny McLain 285
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