On This Day

Sunday, May 4, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 20 8 .714 --
Senators 16 11 .593 3.5
Red Sox 14 10 .583 4.0
Tigers 11 13 .458 7.0
Yankees 11 15 .423 8.0
Indians 3 18 .143 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 16 7 .696 --
Athletics 14 10 .583 2.5
Royals 13 11 .542 3.5
White Sox 8 11 .421 6.0
Angels 8 13 .381 7.0
Pilots 8 15 .348 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 18 9 .667 --
Pirates 15 10 .600 2.0
Phillies 11 11 .500 4.5
Mets 11 14 .440 6.0
Cardinals 10 15 .400 7.0
Expos 9 15 .375 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 17 8 .680 --
Dodgers 15 10 .600 2.0
Giants 15 10 .600 2.0
Reds 11 14 .440 6.0
Padres 12 16 .429 6.5
Astros 8 20 .286 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Oliver 6
2 Ken Boswell 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Alex Johnson 5
5 3 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Clete Boyer 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Blue Moon Odom 6
2 Andy Etchebarren 5
3 Paul Blair 4
3 Bobby Tolan 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 Danny Cater 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tony Cloninger 1.00
2 Bill Singer 0.88
3 Juan Marichal 0.75
3 Milt Pappas 0.75
5 Tug McGraw 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tug McGraw 8
2 Tom Seaver 7
2 Bill Singer 7
4 Dave Giusti 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .398
2 Matty Alou .396
3 Rod Carew .395
4 Hank Aaron .391
5 Rico Petrocelli .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
1 Frank Robinson 10
3 Reggie Jackson 9
4 Willie McCovey 8
4 Joe Pepitone 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 25
1 Frank Robinson 25
3 Frank Howard 22
3 Willie McCovey 22
3 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 13
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.37
2 Rick Wise 1.15
3 Phil Niekro 1.18
4 Steve Carlton 1.18
5 Jim Maloney 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 5
1 Blue Moon Odom 5
1 Phil Regan 5
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 48
2 Fergie Jenkins 45
2 Bill Singer 45
4 Bob Gibson 42
5 Juan Marichal 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 7
2 Cecil Upshaw 6
3 Ron Perranoski 5
4 Chuck Hartenstein 4
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .458
2 Rod Carew .420
3 Felipe Alou .414
4 Cleon Jones .400
5 Rico Petrocelli .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 19
2 Rick Monday 18
3 Danny Cater 17
4 Ron Santo 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Tommy Harper 6
3 Hank Allen 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 0.00
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Dean Chance 0.00
1 Dennis Higgins 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
2 Jack Baldschun 3
2 Dave Boswell 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 30
2 Fergie Jenkins 29
3 Don Wilson 28
4 Jim Maloney 27
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Chuck Hartenstein 3
2 Dennis Higgins 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .341
2 Pete Rose .322
3 Cleon Jones .320
4 Felipe Alou .318
5 Alex Johnson .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 49
2 Willie McCovey 39
3 Ken Harrelson 37
4 Willie Horton 36
5 Reggie Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 115
2 Frank Howard 114
2 Willie McCovey 114
4 Ron Santo 108
5 Billy Williams 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Bert Campaneris 61
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.25
2 Wilbur Wood 1.89
3 Denny McLain 2.02
4 Jim Nash 2.07
5 Tommy John 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Dave McNally 24
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23
5 Bob Gibson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 285
2 Denny McLain 276
3 Fergie Jenkins 272
4 Sam McDowell 264
5 Luis Tiant 253

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 25
2 Dennis Higgins 20
3 Clay Carroll 19
4 Cecil Upshaw 18
5 3 tied 16