On This Day

Thursday, April 17, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 7 3 .700 --
Tigers 5 3 .625 1.0
Red Sox 5 4 .556 1.5
Yankees 5 4 .556 1.5
Senators 4 6 .400 3.0
Indians 1 7 .125 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 5 3 .625 --
White Sox 4 3 .571 0.5
Athletics 4 4 .500 1.0
Twins 3 4 .429 1.5
Angels 3 4 .429 1.5
Pilots 3 4 .429 1.5

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 9 1 .900 --
Pirates 7 3 .700 2.0
Expos 4 5 .444 4.5
Cardinals 4 6 .400 5.0
Mets 3 7 .300 6.0
Phillies 2 7 .222 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 8 2 .800 --
Dodgers 5 3 .625 2.0
Giants 4 4 .500 3.0
Reds 3 4 .429 3.5
Padres 3 6 .333 4.5
Astros 3 7 .300 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Epstein 4
1 Davey Johnson 4
1 Coco Laboy 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Billy Conigliaro 1
2 Mike Epstein 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Horton 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Joe Pepitone 4
4 Willie Horton 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Kenney 2
2 Don Buford 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 Jake Gibbs 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 1.80
2 Bill Stoneman 1.60
3 Mickey Lolich 0.64
4 Juan Marichal 0.57
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 9
2 Juan Marichal 8
2 Bill Stoneman 8
4 Jerry Johnson 7
4 Mickey Lolich 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .486
2 Frank Robinson .436
3 Coco Laboy .417
3 Wes Parker .417
5 Bobby Murcer .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
3 Frank Howard 4
3 Carlos May 4
3 Willie McCovey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 14
2 Mack Jones 13
2 Don Money 13
4 Don Buford 12
5 Frank Robinson 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 6
2 Roy White 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Lou Brock 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
1 Moe Drabowsky 0.00
1 Tom Phoebus 0.00
1 Ray Sadecki 0.00
5 Bill Hands 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Landis 3
1 George Stone 3
1 Mel Stottlemyre 3
4 Gary Gentry 2
4 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 20
1 Bob Moose 20
3 Gary Nolan 19
4 Bob Gibson 18
5 Bill Stoneman 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 3
1 Cecil Upshaw 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .336
2 Matty Alou .331
3 Alex Johnson .319
4 Felipe Alou .315
5 Cleon Jones .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 46
2 Willie Horton 39
2 Willie McCovey 39
4 Ken Harrelson 36
5 Dick Allen 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 114
2 Willie McCovey 113
3 Frank Howard 110
4 Ron Santo 97
4 Billy Williams 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Maury Wills 52
4 Jose Cardenal 39
5 Willie Davis 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.11
2 Luis Tiant 1.77
3 Tommy John 1.81
4 Sam McDowell 1.89
5 Wilbur Wood 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 33
2 Juan Marichal 27
3 Bob Gibson 23
3 Dave McNally 23
3 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 289
1 Denny McLain 289
3 Bob Gibson 281
4 Luis Tiant 267
5 Fergie Jenkins 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 26
2 Clay Carroll 17
2 Joe Hoerner 17
2 Al Worthington 17
5 3 tied 16