On This Day

Friday, May 9, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 20 11 .645 --
Red Sox 17 10 .630 1.0
Senators 16 14 .533 3.5
Tigers 12 15 .444 6.0
Yankees 12 17 .414 7.0
Indians 4 19 .174 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 8 .692 --
Athletics 17 10 .630 1.5
Royals 15 12 .556 3.5
White Sox 10 11 .476 5.5
Angels 9 15 .375 8.0
Pilots 9 17 .346 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 11 .633 --
Pirates 16 12 .571 2.0
Phillies 12 13 .480 4.5
Mets 12 15 .444 5.5
Cardinals 12 16 .429 6.0
Expos 10 17 .370 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 18 9 .667 --
Dodgers 17 11 .607 1.5
Giants 17 11 .607 1.5
Reds 13 15 .464 5.5
Padres 13 18 .419 7.0
Astros 10 21 .323 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Mack Jones 3
1 Andy Kosco 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Kosco 2
2 Bob Burda 1
2 Danny Cater 1
2 Tony Conigliaro 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Kosco 5
2 Bob Burda 4
2 Bobby Tolan 4
4 Mike Andrews 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Lou Johnson 2
3 Darrel Chaney 1
3 Joe Foy 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 1.33
1 Dick Drago 1.33
3 Dean Chance 1.17
4 Tom Phoebus 0.86
5 Andy Messersmith 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 8
1 Dick Drago 8
1 Andy Messersmith 8
4 Bobby Bolin 7
4 Dean Chance 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Joe Moeller 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .394
2 Rod Carew .393
3 Hank Aaron .383
4 Matty Alou .378
5 Rico Petrocelli .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Frank Robinson 10
4 Sal Bando 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 29
2 Frank Robinson 26
2 Bobby Tolan 26
4 Harmon Killebrew 24
5 Ron Santo 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Joe Foy 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.18
2 Bill Singer 1.45
3 Jim Maloney 1.47
4 Phil Niekro 1.48
5 Jim Nash 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 5
1 Dave McNally 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Blue Moon Odom 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 52
2 Fergie Jenkins 51
3 Bob Gibson 50
3 Bill Singer 50
5 Ray Culp 43

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .417
1 Don Kessinger .417
3 Matty Alou .407
4 Al Spangler .389
5 Felipe Alou .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
3 Sal Bando 5
3 Duke Sims 5
3 Carl Yastrzemski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 17
2 Ron Santo 16
3 Harmon Killebrew 15
4 Sal Bando 14
4 Carl Yastrzemski 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 8
2 Joe Foy 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Maury Wills 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Casey Cox 0.57
2 Clay Carroll 0.61
3 Jim Maloney 0.78
4 Jim Perry 1.10
5 Steve Carlton 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 2
1 Jack Billingham 2
1 Dick Bosman 2
1 Dave Boswell 2
1 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 27
2 Bob Veale 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Jim Maloney 25
3 Don Wilson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Hartenstein 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Fred Gladding 3
3 Frank Reberger 3
3 Vicente Romo 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .341
2 Cleon Jones .325
3 Pete Rose .321
4 Felipe Alou .319
5 Alex Johnson .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Willie McCovey 37
3 Ken Harrelson 36
4 Willie Horton 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 114
2 Frank Howard 112
3 Willie McCovey 107
3 Ron Santo 107
5 Billy Williams 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 Joe Foy 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.23
2 Wilbur Wood 1.81
3 Sam McDowell 2.02
4 Jim Nash 2.08
5 Juan Marichal 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Dave McNally 24
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23
5 Bob Gibson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 282
2 Fergie Jenkins 273
2 Denny McLain 273
4 Sam McDowell 256
5 Luis Tiant 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 23
2 Clay Carroll 20
2 Dennis Higgins 20
4 Cecil Upshaw 17
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 17