On This Day

Tuesday, April 29, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 15 7 .682 --
Red Sox 11 8 .579 2.5
Yankees 11 9 .550 3.0
Tigers 10 9 .526 3.5
Senators 11 11 .500 4.0
Indians 1 15 .063 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 12 7 .632 --
Athletics 10 8 .556 1.5
White Sox 8 7 .533 2.0
Royals 8 10 .444 3.5
Pilots 7 10 .412 4.0
Angels 6 9 .400 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 6 .727 --
Pirates 12 7 .632 2.5
Cardinals 8 11 .421 6.5
Mets 8 11 .421 6.5
Phillies 7 11 .389 7.0
Expos 7 12 .368 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 6 .700 --
Giants 14 6 .700 --
Braves 13 7 .650 1.0
Reds 8 11 .421 5.5
Padres 9 13 .409 6.0
Astros 4 19 .174 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Helms 5
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 John Roseboro 4
4 Felipe Alou 3
4 Don Kessinger 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Kranepool 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Larry Haney 1
2 Harmon Killebrew 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
1 Ron Santo 4
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 Mickey Stanley 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 1
1 Joe Lahoud 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty Pattin 2.75
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.40
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.75
4 Jim McGlothlin 0.71
4 Joe Moeller 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Joe Moeller 1
1 Mike Nagy 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marty Pattin 11
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
2 Nolan Ryan 7
4 Joe Coleman 6
4 Mel Stottlemyre 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .419
2 Rod Carew .414
3 Rico Petrocelli .412
4 Coco Laboy .397
5 Hank Aaron .394

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 Willie McCovey 22
1 Frank Robinson 22
3 Bobby Murcer 21
4 Ron Santo 19
5 Johnny Bench 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Roy White 7
4 Jerry Kenney 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 0.77
2 Chuck Hartenstein 0.86
3 Steve Carlton 1.16
4 Jim Nash 1.36
5 Tom Phoebus 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5
2 Ray Culp 4
2 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Claude Osteen 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 42
2 Don Wilson 35
3 Bob Gibson 34
4 Bill Singer 32
5 Gary Peters 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 6
1 Cecil Upshaw 6
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 8 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felipe Alou .467
2 Hank Allen .465
3 Rico Petrocelli .439
4 Ted Uhlaender .429
5 Cleon Jones .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Pepitone 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Willie McCovey 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Kosco 16
2 Johnny Bench 15
2 Bobby Murcer 15
2 Frank Robinson 15
2 Ron Santo 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Jerry Kenney 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
5 Bert Campaneris 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Abernathy 0.00
2 Jim McGlothlin 0.53
2 Phil Niekro 0.53
4 Rick Wise 0.68
5 Steve Carlton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Claude Osteen 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 Bill Singer 24
4 Gary Peters 21
4 Don Wilson 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 4
1 Cecil Upshaw 4
3 Lew Krausse 3
3 Frank Linzy 3
3 Don McMahon 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .339
2 Pete Rose .330
3 Felipe Alou .322
4 Cleon Jones .316
5 Alex Johnson .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 47
2 Willie McCovey 41
3 Ken Harrelson 39
4 Willie Horton 38
5 Dick Allen 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 120
2 Willie McCovey 119
3 Frank Howard 110
4 Ron Santo 107
5 Johnny Bench 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Bert Campaneris 60
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 Cesar Tovar 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.21
2 Wilbur Wood 1.86
3 Tommy John 1.98
4 Jim Nash 2.02
5 Denny McLain 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 Fergie Jenkins 274
4 Sam McDowell 268
5 Luis Tiant 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 24
2 Dennis Higgins 19
3 Jim Brewer 18
3 Clay Carroll 18
3 Cecil Upshaw 18