On This Day

Tuesday, April 22, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 5 .688 --
Tigers 8 4 .667 1.0
Red Sox 8 5 .615 1.5
Yankees 7 6 .538 2.5
Senators 6 10 .375 5.0
Indians 1 11 .083 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 7 5 .583 --
White Sox 6 5 .545 0.5
Athletics 7 6 .538 0.5
Royals 7 6 .538 0.5
Pilots 5 7 .417 2.0
Angels 4 7 .364 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 11 4 .733 --
Pirates 10 4 .714 0.5
Expos 6 8 .429 4.5
Mets 5 8 .385 5.0
Cardinals 5 9 .357 5.5
Phillies 4 8 .333 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 10 4 .714 --
Dodgers 9 4 .692 0.5
Reds 6 5 .545 2.5
Giants 7 6 .538 2.5
Padres 5 9 .357 5.0
Astros 3 12 .200 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 5
2 Tony Perez 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Larry Brown 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 5
2 Ollie Brown 4
2 Willie Stargell 4
4 Ernie Banks 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Allen 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Pat Kelly 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Hedlund 1.25
1 Mel Queen 1.25
3 Pat Jarvis 1.20
4 Ray Sadecki 1.14
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Sadecki 8
2 Don Wilson 7
3 Chuck Hartenstein 6
3 Pat Jarvis 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Pete Richert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Petrocelli .435
2 Coco Laboy .429
3 Buddy Bradford .412
3 Cleon Jones .412
5 Hank Aaron .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Willie McCovey 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
4 Bobby Murcer 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Buford 14
1 Mack Jones 14
1 Willie McCovey 14
1 Bobby Murcer 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 9
2 Jerry Kenney 6
2 Roy White 6
4 Lou Brock 4
4 Bobby Murcer 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Moe Drabowsky 0.00
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
3 Tom Phoebus 0.35
4 Joe Sparma 0.57
5 Bill Burbach 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Stottlemyre 4
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Bill Landis 3
2 Phil Niekro 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 27
2 Bob Gibson 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
4 Ray Culp 23
4 Bill Singer 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 4
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Cal Koonce 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .335
2 Matty Alou .334
3 Alex Johnson .321
4 Felipe Alou .319
5 Cleon Jones .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 47
2 Willie McCovey 40
3 Ken Harrelson 38
4 Willie Horton 37
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 117
2 Willie McCovey 116
3 Frank Howard 108
4 Ron Santo 99
5 Billy Williams 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Bert Campaneris 61
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 Cesar Tovar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.08
2 Wilbur Wood 1.80
3 Tommy John 1.85
4 Luis Tiant 1.96
5 Denny McLain 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Bob Gibson 23
3 Dave McNally 23
3 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 281
2 Denny McLain 277
3 Sam McDowell 269
4 Luis Tiant 267
5 Fergie Jenkins 265

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 26
2 Clay Carroll 18
3 Dennis Higgins 17
3 Joe Hoerner 17
5 4 tied 16