On This Day

Wednesday, April 30, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 16 7 .696 --
Red Sox 11 9 .550 3.5
Yankees 11 10 .524 4.0
Senators 12 11 .522 4.0
Tigers 10 10 .500 4.5
Indians 2 15 .118 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 13 7 .650 --
Athletics 11 8 .579 1.5
White Sox 8 8 .500 3.0
Royals 9 10 .474 3.5
Pilots 7 11 .389 5.0
Angels 6 10 .375 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 16 7 .696 --
Pirates 13 8 .619 2.0
Mets 9 11 .450 5.5
Cardinals 9 12 .429 6.0
Phillies 8 11 .421 6.0
Expos 7 13 .350 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 6 .714 --
Dodgers 14 7 .667 1.0
Braves 14 7 .667 1.0
Reds 9 11 .450 5.5
Padres 9 14 .391 7.0
Astros 4 20 .167 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 4
1 Lou Brock 4
3 Pat Kelly 3
3 Blue Moon Odom 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Bateman 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Tony Gonzalez 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 5
2 Bobby Tolan 4
3 Tito Francona 3
3 Joe Torre 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Maloney 2.60
2 Juan Marichal 1.50
2 Bill Singer 1.50
4 Jim Bunning 1.43
5 Sam McDowell 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Maloney 13
2 Sam McDowell 12
3 Jim Bunning 10
4 Tom Hall 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Pete Richert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .413
2 Cleon Jones .410
3 Rico Petrocelli .408
4 Hank Aaron .397
5 Matty Alou .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 10
2 Frank Howard 8
2 Willie McCovey 8
4 Bobby Murcer 7
4 Joe Pepitone 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 24
2 Willie McCovey 22
3 Bobby Murcer 21
4 Rick Monday 19
4 Ron Santo 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Roy White 7
4 Lou Brock 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Hartenstein 0.86
2 Steve Carlton 1.16
3 Phil Niekro 1.23
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 Juan Marichal 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 42
1 Fergie Jenkins 42
3 Bill Singer 38
4 Jim Maloney 35
4 Don Wilson 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 7
2 Cecil Upshaw 6
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 9 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felipe Alou .468
2 Matty Alou .451
3 Buddy Bradford .438
4 Rod Carew .431
5 Rico Petrocelli .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 6
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Joe Pepitone 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 18
2 Sal Bando 16
3 Ron Santo 15
4 Harmon Killebrew 14
4 Frank Robinson 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Abernathy 0.00
2 Jim McGlothlin 0.53
3 Jim Maloney 0.67
4 Rick Wise 0.68
5 Steve Carlton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Jim Maloney 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Bill Singer 30
3 Jim Maloney 27
4 Juan Marichal 26
5 Bob Gibson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 5
2 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 .341
2 Pete Rose .324
3 Felipe Alou .321
4 Cleon Jones .316
5 Alex Johnson .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
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 121
2 Willie McCovey 119
3 Frank Howard 111
4 Ron Santo 105
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Bert Campaneris 60
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 Cesar Tovar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.20
2 Wilbur Wood 1.85
3 Tommy John 1.99
4 Jim Nash 2.02
5 Sam McDowell 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 27
3 Dave McNally 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 292
2 Sam McDowell 280
3 Denny McLain 278
4 Fergie Jenkins 269
5 Luis Tiant 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 24
2 Dennis Higgins 20
3 Clay Carroll 18
3 Cecil Upshaw 18
5 2 tied 17