On This Day

Saturday, May 10, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 21 11 .656 --
Red Sox 18 10 .643 1.0
Senators 16 15 .516 4.5
Tigers 12 15 .444 6.5
Yankees 12 18 .400 8.0
Indians 4 20 .167 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 8 .692 --
Athletics 18 10 .643 1.0
Royals 15 13 .536 4.0
White Sox 11 11 .500 5.0
Pilots 10 17 .370 8.5
Angels 9 16 .360 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 11 .633 --
Pirates 16 13 .552 2.5
Mets 13 15 .464 5.0
Phillies 12 14 .462 5.0
Cardinals 12 17 .414 6.5
Expos 11 17 .393 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 19 9 .679 --
Dodgers 18 11 .621 1.5
Giants 17 11 .607 2.0
Reds 13 16 .448 6.5
Padres 14 18 .438 7.0
Astros 10 22 .313 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 4
1 Roberto Pena 4
3 Bernie Allen 3
3 Bob Aspromonte 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Jimmie Hall 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Hegan 4
1 Alex Johnson 4
1 Mack Jones 4
1 Rick Monday 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Vic Davalillo 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Stoneman 1.00
2 Blue Moon Odom 0.88
3 Pat Jarvis 0.85
4 Jim McGlothlin 0.71
5 Ray Culp 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Jarvis 11
2 Bill Stoneman 8
3 George Culver 7
3 Blue Moon Odom 7
5 Ray Culp 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .402
2 Rod Carew .393
3 Hank Aaron .381
4 Matty Alou .366
5 Mack Jones .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 11
2 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Frank Robinson 10
4 Sal Bando 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 30
2 Frank Robinson 26
2 Bobby Tolan 26
4 Frank Howard 25
4 Mack Jones 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
4 Bert Campaneris 8
4 Joe Foy 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dooley Womack 1.30
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 Blue Moon Odom 6
2 Ray Culp 5
2 Dave McNally 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 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 49

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Kessinger .429
2 Bob Oliver .404
3 Rod Carew .400
4 Luis Aparicio .394
5 Al Kaline .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Tony Perez 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 17
2 Orlando Cepeda 15
2 Harmon Killebrew 15
2 Ron Santo 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 7
2 Lou Brock 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.50
2 Jim Maloney 0.64
2 Jim Perry 0.64
4 Casey Cox 1.08
5 Rudy May 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Blue Moon Odom 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 Don Sutton 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 27
2 Ray Culp 26
2 Bob Veale 26
4 Don Wilson 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
1 Frank Reberger 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Fred Gladding 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .340
2 Cleon Jones .327
3 Pete Rose .321
4 Felipe Alou .318
5 Alex Johnson .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 49
2 Ken Harrelson 36
2 Willie McCovey 36
4 Willie Horton 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 115
2 Ken Harrelson 114
3 Ron Santo 107
4 Willie McCovey 106
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 67
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 Willie Davis 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.23
2 Wilbur Wood 1.81
3 Tommy John 2.05
4 Sam McDowell 2.07
5 Jim Nash 2.08

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 260
5 Luis Tiant 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 23
2 Clay Carroll 20
2 Dennis Higgins 20
4 Cecil Upshaw 18
5 2 tied 17