On This Day

Friday, April 18, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 8 3 .727 --
Tigers 5 3 .625 1.5
Red Sox 6 4 .600 1.5
Yankees 5 4 .556 2.0
Senators 4 7 .364 4.0
Indians 1 8 .111 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 5 3 .625 --
White Sox 4 3 .571 0.5
Twins 4 4 .500 1.0
Athletics 4 4 .500 1.0
Pilots 3 4 .429 1.5
Angels 3 5 .375 2.0

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

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 8 2 .800 --
Dodgers 6 3 .667 1.5
Giants 4 5 .444 3.5
Reds 3 4 .429 3.5
Padres 4 6 .400 4.0
Astros 3 8 .273 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Horton 3
1 Jerry Moses 3
3 Paul Blair 2
3 Ollie Brown 2
3 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 2
1 Ken Harrelson 2
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 Tony Conigliaro 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 3
2 Paul Blair 2
2 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Cito Gaston 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Curt Blefary 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hall 1.00
2 Joe Coleman 0.86
2 Tom Phoebus 0.86
4 Ray Sadecki 0.80
5 Don Wilson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Al McBean 1
1 Tom Phoebus 1
1 Al Santorini 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Sadecki 8
2 Ray Culp 7
3 Joe Coleman 6
3 Tom Hall 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Landis 1
1 Frank Reberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .486
2 Elrod Hendricks .435
3 Frank Robinson .419
4 Coco Laboy .417
5 Bobby Murcer .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 6
2 Bobby Murcer 5
3 Paul Blair 4
3 Frank Howard 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

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 Tom Phoebus 0.00
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
1 Moe Drabowsky 0.00
4 Bill Hands 0.38
5 Tom Hall 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Landis 3
1 George Stone 3
1 Mel Stottlemyre 3
4 Ray Culp 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 20
1 Bob Moose 20
1 Don Wilson 20
4 Gary Nolan 19
4 Luis Tiant 19

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 .337
2 Matty Alou .331
3 Alex Johnson .321
4 Felipe Alou .314
5 Cleon Jones .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 46
2 Willie McCovey 39
3 Ken Harrelson 38
3 Willie Horton 38
5 Dick Allen 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 117
2 Willie McCovey 113
3 Frank Howard 110
4 Ron Santo 97
4 Billy Williams 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 Willie Davis 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.11
2 Tommy John 1.81
3 Sam McDowell 1.92
4 Denny McLain 1.96
5 Wilbur Wood 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 33
2 Juan Marichal 27
3 Bob Gibson 23
3 Mel Stottlemyre 23
5 Dave McNally 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 281
2 Denny McLain 280
3 Sam McDowell 278
4 Luis Tiant 271
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