On This Day

Saturday, April 12, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 3 1 .750 --
Yankees 3 2 .600 0.5
Senators 3 2 .600 0.5
Tigers 2 2 .500 1.0
Orioles 2 2 .500 1.0
Indians 0 4 .000 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 3 1 .750 --
Royals 3 1 .750 0.0
Pilots 3 1 .750 0.0
Athletics 2 2 .500 1.0
White Sox 1 3 .250 2.0
Twins 0 4 .000 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 4 1 .800 --
Cubs 4 1 .800 0.0
Cardinals 2 3 .400 2.0
Mets 2 3 .400 2.0
Expos 2 3 .400 2.0
Phillies 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 4 1 .800 --
Dodgers 3 1 .750 0.5
Padres 3 2 .600 1.0
Reds 2 2 .500 1.5
Giants 2 3 .400 2.0
Astros 0 5 .000 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Bosch 4
1 Tommy Helms 4
1 Don Money 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Money 5
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Lee May 3
2 Willie McCovey 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Mike Fiore 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Stottlemyre 3.00
2 Gary Nolan 1.75
3 Dave McNally 1.50
4 Diego Segui 1.14
5 Ken Brett 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Steve Jones 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Diego Segui 8
2 Wade Blasingame 7
2 Bill Landis 7
2 Gary Nolan 7
2 Bill Singer 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Carroll Sembera 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .550
2 Danny Cater .533
3 Cleon Jones .524
4 Dick Green .500
5 3 tied .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 4
2 Tommie Agee 2
2 Bob Allison 2
2 Ernie Banks 2
2 15 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Money 10
2 Ernie Banks 7
2 Frank Howard 7
2 Willie McCovey 7
5 6 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy White 4
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Felix Millan 3
2 Bobby Murcer 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.00
1 Gary Bell 0.00
1 Dave Giusti 0.00
1 Catfish Hunter 0.00
1 17 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Landis 3
2 Mel Stottlemyre 2
3 Ted Abernathy 1
3 Gary Bell 1
3 47 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Nolan 19
2 Diego Segui 12
2 Dick Selma 12
4 Bob Gibson 10
4 3 others tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
2 Jack Aker 2
2 Dennis Higgins 2
2 Juan Pizarro 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .340
2 Matty Alou .335
3 Felipe Alou .315
4 Alex Johnson .314
5 Cleon Jones .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Willie Horton 37
2 Willie McCovey 37
4 Ken Harrelson 36
5 Ernie Banks 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 113
2 Ken Harrelson 112
3 Willie McCovey 111
4 Ron Santo 99
5 Billy Williams 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Bert Campaneris 63
3 Maury Wills 53
4 Jose Cardenal 39
5 Willie Davis 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.17
2 Luis Tiant 1.70
3 Sam McDowell 1.86
4 Wilbur Wood 1.87
5 Tommy John 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 27
3 Dave McNally 23
4 Bob Gibson 22
4 Mel Stottlemyre 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny McLain 284
2 Sam McDowell 282
3 Bob Gibson 278
4 Luis Tiant 267
5 Fergie Jenkins 258

Saves

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