On This Day

Monday, April 28, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 15 7 .682 --
Yankees 11 8 .579 2.5
Red Sox 10 8 .556 3.0
Senators 11 10 .524 3.5
Tigers 9 9 .500 4.0
Indians 1 15 .063 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 11 7 .611 --
Athletics 10 8 .556 1.0
White Sox 8 7 .533 1.5
Royals 8 9 .471 2.5
Angels 6 8 .429 3.0
Pilots 6 10 .375 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 6 .714 --
Pirates 12 7 .632 2.0
Cardinals 8 11 .421 6.0
Phillies 7 10 .412 6.0
Mets 7 11 .389 6.5
Expos 7 11 .389 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 13 6 .684 --
Giants 13 6 .684 --
Braves 12 7 .632 1.0
Reds 8 10 .444 4.5
Padres 9 12 .429 5.0
Astros 4 18 .182 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 4
2 Tito Francona 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Hank Allen 2
3 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
2 Hank Allen 3
2 Tito Francona 3
2 Rich Reese 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sonny Jackson 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Mike Fiore 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 2.25
2 Claude Osteen 0.86
3 Gaylord Perry 0.78
4 Jim Perry 0.75
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Claude Osteen 1
1 Camilo Pascual 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 9
2 Gaylord Perry 7
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Claude Osteen 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Ken Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .443
2 Buddy Bradford .438
3 Rico Petrocelli .431
4 Coco Laboy .420
5 Rod Carew .409

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 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Roy White 7
4 Jerry Kenney 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.77
2 Chuck Hartenstein 0.86
3 Dean Chance 1.00
4 Steve Carlton 1.16
5 Jim Nash 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5
2 Ray Culp 4
2 Claude Osteen 4
2 Gaylord Perry 4
2 3 others tied 4

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 .331
3 Felipe Alou .322
4 Cleon Jones .318
5 Alex Johnson .317

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 110
4 Ron Santo 103
5 Johnny Bench 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Bert Campaneris 60
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 2 tied 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Dave McNally 23
3 Mel Stottlemyre 23
5 Bob Gibson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 284
2 Denny McLain 278
3 Luis Tiant 269
4 Sam McDowell 268
5 Fergie Jenkins 267

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 26
2 Dennis Higgins 19
3 Clay Carroll 18
4 Jim Brewer 17
4 2 others tied 17