On This Day

Saturday, April 26, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 13 7 .650 --
Red Sox 10 6 .625 1.0
Yankees 10 6 .625 1.0
Tigers 8 8 .500 3.0
Senators 9 10 .474 3.5
Indians 1 14 .067 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 6 .571 --
Twins 9 7 .563 --
Royals 8 7 .533 0.5
Athletics 9 8 .529 0.5
Pilots 6 9 .400 2.5
Angels 5 8 .385 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 13 5 .722 --
Pirates 12 5 .706 0.5
Cardinals 7 10 .412 5.5
Phillies 6 9 .400 5.5
Mets 6 10 .375 6.0
Expos 6 11 .353 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 6 .647 --
Braves 11 6 .647 --
Giants 10 6 .625 0.5
Reds 8 7 .533 2.0
Padres 7 11 .389 4.5
Astros 4 15 .211 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 4
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Ed Spiezio 4
1 Gary Sutherland 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Charlie Manuel 4
2 Tim McCarver 4
2 Mike Shannon 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Wayne Comer 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 1.14
2 Steve Barber 1.00
2 Dick Kelley 1.00
4 Ray Culp 0.78
4 2 others tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 9
2 Steve Barber 8
2 Juan Marichal 8
4 Ray Culp 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Petrocelli .431
2 Cleon Jones .426
3 Rod Carew .424
4 Buddy Bradford .422
5 Matty Alou .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
1 Bobby Murcer 7
1 Joe Pepitone 7
1 Frank Robinson 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 19
2 Johnny Bench 18
3 Ernie Banks 16
3 Frank Howard 16
3 Joe Pepitone 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Roy White 7
3 Jerry Kenney 6
4 Joe Foy 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Phoebus 0.35
2 Ron Perranoski 0.54
3 Ray Sadecki 0.72
4 Phil Niekro 0.77
5 Chuck Hartenstein 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5
2 Ray Culp 4
2 Bill Singer 4
4 Bill Hands 3
4 15 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 35
2 Bob Gibson 34
3 Bill Singer 32
4 Ray Culp 30
5 Juan Marichal 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 5
1 Cecil Upshaw 5
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .339
2 Pete Rose .331
3 Felipe Alou .322
4 Alex Johnson .321
5 Cleon Jones .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Willie McCovey 40
3 Ken Harrelson 39
4 Willie Horton 37
5 Dick Allen 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 120
2 Willie McCovey 116
3 Frank Howard 112
4 Ron Santo 99
5 Johnny Bench 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Bert Campaneris 61
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 Cesar Tovar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.20
2 Wilbur Wood 1.83
3 Tommy John 1.96
4 Denny McLain 2.00
5 Jim Nash 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Mel Stottlemyre 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Dave McNally 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 289
2 Denny McLain 278
3 Sam McDowell 274
4 Luis Tiant 269
5 Fergie Jenkins 267

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 26
2 Clay Carroll 18
2 Dennis Higgins 18
2 Joe Hoerner 18
5 Cecil Upshaw 17