On This Day

Sunday, April 27, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 15 7 .682 --
Red Sox 10 7 .588 2.5
Yankees 10 8 .556 3.0
Tigers 9 8 .529 3.5
Senators 10 10 .500 4.0
Indians 1 15 .063 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 10 7 .588 --
Athletics 10 8 .556 0.5
White Sox 8 7 .533 1.0
Royals 8 8 .500 1.5
Angels 6 8 .429 2.5
Pilots 6 10 .375 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 14 6 .700 --
Pirates 12 6 .667 1.0
Phillies 7 9 .438 5.0
Cardinals 7 11 .389 6.0
Mets 7 11 .389 6.0
Expos 7 11 .389 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 6 .667 --
Giants 12 6 .667 --
Braves 11 7 .611 1.0
Reds 8 9 .471 3.5
Padres 9 11 .450 4.0
Astros 4 17 .190 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Perez 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
3 Horace Clarke 5
3 Cleon Jones 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
1 Brooks Robinson 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 8
2 Sal Bando 7
3 Cleon Jones 6
3 Willie McCovey 6
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Max Alvis 1
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clay Kirby 3.00
2 Tom Griffin 1.20
3 Don Sutton 1.17
4 Ray Washburn 1.00
5 Jerry Johnson 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 9
1 Ray Washburn 9
3 Don Wilson 8
4 Wayne Granger 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Linzy 2
2 Pat Dobson 1
2 Dennis Higgins 1
2 Lew Krausse 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Petrocelli .452
2 Cleon Jones .443
3 Buddy Bradford .438
4 Coco Laboy .420
5 Rod Carew .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 9
2 Willie McCovey 8
3 Frank Howard 7
3 Bobby Murcer 7
3 Joe Pepitone 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 22
2 Willie McCovey 21
2 Bobby Murcer 21
4 Johnny Bench 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Roy White 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Jerry Kenney 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.77
2 Chuck Hartenstein 0.86
3 Dean Chance 1.00
4 Steve Carlton 1.23
5 Jim Nash 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5
2 Ray Culp 4
2 Phil Regan 4
2 Bill Singer 4
5 16 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 35
1 Don Wilson 35
3 Bob Gibson 34
4 Bill Singer 32
5 Gary Peters 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 6
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 7 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .339
2 Pete Rose .330
3 Felipe Alou .319
4 Alex Johnson .319
5 Cleon Jones .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 47
2 Willie McCovey 42
3 Ken Harrelson 39
4 Willie Horton 38
5 Dick Allen 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 121
2 Ken Harrelson 120
3 Frank Howard 111
4 Ron Santo 102
5 Johnny Bench 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 Cesar Tovar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.21
2 Wilbur Wood 1.83
3 Tommy John 1.98
4 Jim Nash 2.02
5 Denny McLain 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 33
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Dave McNally 23
3 Mel Stottlemyre 23
5 Bob Gibson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 284
1 Denny McLain 284
3 Sam McDowell 274
4 Luis Tiant 269
5 Fergie Jenkins 267

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 26
2 Dennis Higgins 19
3 Clay Carroll 18
3 Joe Hoerner 18
5 Cecil Upshaw 17