On This Day

Sunday, April 13, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 4 1 .800 --
Orioles 4 2 .667 0.5
Tigers 3 2 .600 1.0
Yankees 3 3 .500 1.5
Senators 3 4 .429 2.0
Indians 0 5 .000 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 4 2 .667 --
Angels 3 2 .600 0.5
Pilots 3 2 .600 0.5
Athletics 3 3 .500 1.0
White Sox 2 3 .400 1.5
Twins 1 4 .200 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 1 .833 --
Cubs 5 1 .833 --
Cardinals 3 3 .500 2.0
Mets 2 4 .333 3.0
Expos 2 4 .333 3.0
Phillies 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 6 1 .857 --
Dodgers 3 2 .600 2.0
Giants 3 3 .500 2.5
Padres 3 3 .500 2.5
Reds 2 4 .333 3.5
Astros 1 5 .167 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Blair 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Gail Hopkins 3
2 Alex Johnson 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mack Jones 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Doug Rader 3
3 Willie Stargell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.80
2 Tom Phoebus 1.67
3 Wally Bunker 1.50
4 Jim Nash 1.25
4 Don Wilson 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Jim Nash 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 10
2 Phil Niekro 9
2 Bill Stoneman 9
2 Luis Tiant 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 Bob Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .500
2 Cleon Jones .478
3 Ken Boswell .467
4 Danny Cater .455
5 Willie Stargell .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 4
2 Willie McCovey 3
2 Frank Robinson 3
2 Willie Stargell 3
5 22 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Money 10
2 Ernie Banks 9
3 Mack Jones 8
3 Willie McCovey 8
5 5 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy White 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Tommy Harper 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
1 Mike Cuellar 0.00
1 Gary Bell 0.00
1 Moe Drabowsky 0.00
1 15 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Landis 3
2 Phil Niekro 2
2 Phil Regan 2
2 George Stone 2
2 Mel Stottlemyre 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Nolan 19
2 Bob Gibson 18
3 Phil Niekro 16
4 Luis Tiant 15
5 2 tied 14

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 .339
2 Matty Alou .334
3 Felipe Alou .315
4 Alex Johnson .314
5 Cleon Jones .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Willie McCovey 38
3 Willie Horton 37
4 Ken Harrelson 36
5 Ernie Banks 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 113
2 Ken Harrelson 112
2 Willie McCovey 112
4 Ron Santo 100
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 1.74
3 Sam McDowell 1.86
4 Tommy John 1.88
5 Wilbur Wood 1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 286
2 Denny McLain 284
3 Sam McDowell 282
4 Luis Tiant 276
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