On This Day

Friday, May 2, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 17 8 .680 --
Senators 14 11 .560 3.0
Red Sox 12 10 .545 3.5
Tigers 11 11 .500 4.5
Yankees 11 12 .478 5.0
Indians 3 16 .158 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 14 7 .667 --
Athletics 12 9 .571 2.0
Royals 12 10 .545 2.5
White Sox 8 9 .471 4.0
Angels 7 12 .368 6.0
Pilots 7 13 .350 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 7 .708 --
Pirates 14 9 .609 2.5
Phillies 9 11 .450 6.0
Cardinals 10 13 .435 6.5
Mets 9 13 .409 7.0
Expos 8 14 .364 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 8 .652 --
Giants 15 8 .652 --
Braves 15 8 .652 --
Padres 11 14 .440 5.0
Reds 9 13 .409 5.5
Astros 6 20 .231 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Reichardt 5
2 Tommie Agee 4
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Bob Oliver 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 2
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Ferrara 4
1 Bob Oliver 4
3 Danny Cater 3
3 Al Spangler 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Hisle 2
2 Hank Allen 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Mike Fiore 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 2.25
2 Dick Bosman 1.75
3 Mike Cuellar 1.29
4 Gary Gentry 1.00
5 Sonny Siebert 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Jim Britton 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 9
1 Andy Messersmith 9
3 Steve Jones 8
4 Dick Bosman 7
4 Sonny Siebert 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Frank Reberger 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .419
2 Rod Carew .400
3 Buddy Bradford .396
4 Matty Alou .388
5 Rico Petrocelli .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 10
2 Frank Howard 9
3 Willie McCovey 8
4 Reggie Jackson 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 24
2 Willie McCovey 22
2 Bobby Murcer 22
4 Ron Santo 21
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Joe Morgan 7
2 Roy White 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Hartenstein 0.82
2 Steve Carlton 1.16
3 Phil Niekro 1.23
4 Tom Phoebus 1.38
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5
2 Ray Culp 4
2 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Juan Marichal 4
2 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 48
2 Bob Gibson 42
2 Fergie Jenkins 42
4 Bill Singer 38
5 Gaylord Perry 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 7
2 Cecil Upshaw 6
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 12 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .453
2 Cleon Jones .447
3 Felipe Alou .444
4 Ted Uhlaender .420
5 Ollie Brown .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
3 Nate Colbert 5
3 Frank Howard 5
3 Frank Robinson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 18
2 Ron Santo 17
3 Nate Colbert 15
4 Harmon Killebrew 14
4 Bobby Tolan 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Hank Allen 4
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Dean Chance 0.00
3 Jim McGlothlin 0.53
4 Steve Carlton 0.56
5 Jerry Johnson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 3
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Dave Boswell 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 34
2 Don Sutton 28
3 Jim Maloney 27
3 Gaylord Perry 27
5 Fergie Jenkins 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 4
2 Lew Krausse 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 Frank Reberger 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .340
2 Pete Rose .323
3 Cleon Jones .321
4 Felipe Alou .319
5 Alex Johnson .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 49
2 Willie McCovey 40
3 Ken Harrelson 39
4 Willie Horton 38
5 Dick Allen 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 119
2 Willie McCovey 117
3 Frank Howard 112
4 Ron Santo 107
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 64
2 Bert Campaneris 60
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 Cesar Tovar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.25
2 Wilbur Wood 1.84
3 Denny McLain 2.03
4 Tommy John 2.03
5 Jim Nash 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 27
3 Dave McNally 24
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23
5 Bob Gibson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 285
2 Denny McLain 275
3 Fergie Jenkins 269
4 Sam McDowell 264
5 Luis Tiant 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 25
2 Dennis Higgins 20
3 Clay Carroll 18
3 Cecil Upshaw 18
5 Jim Brewer 17