On This Day

Tuesday, May 13, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 12 .647 --
Red Sox 19 11 .633 1.0
Senators 17 17 .500 5.0
Tigers 14 15 .483 5.5
Yankees 12 21 .364 9.5
Indians 5 21 .192 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 19 9 .679 --
Athletics 20 10 .667 --
White Sox 12 12 .500 5.0
Royals 15 15 .500 5.0
Pilots 13 17 .433 7.0
Angels 10 18 .357 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 11 .667 --
Pirates 17 14 .548 4.0
Mets 14 17 .452 7.0
Phillies 12 16 .429 7.5
Cardinals 13 18 .419 8.0
Expos 11 18 .379 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 21 9 .700 --
Dodgers 18 12 .600 3.0
Giants 18 13 .581 3.5
Reds 14 16 .467 7.0
Padres 15 20 .429 8.5
Astros 12 23 .343 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Alley 3
1 Max Alvis 3
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Tony Horton 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 7
2 Tony Horton 4
2 Nate Oliver 4
4 Jackie Hernandez 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Vic Davalillo 1
1 Joe Foy 1
1 Jerry Kenney 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Boswell 1.62
2 Dick Selma 1.43
3 Andy Messersmith 1.00
4 Mike Nagy 0.86
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Boswell 13
2 Mickey Lolich 10
2 Dick Selma 10
4 Jim Maloney 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Culver 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .408
2 Cleon Jones .397
3 Richie Hebner .392
4 Hank Aaron .385
5 Mack Jones .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 13
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Frank Robinson 11
4 Bobby Murcer 10
4 Rico Petrocelli 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 34
2 Frank Howard 30
3 Frank Robinson 28
4 Ernie Banks 26
4 4 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Joe Foy 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.45
1 Bill Singer 1.45
3 Jim Maloney 1.50
4 Dooley Womack 1.52
5 Ken Holtzman 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 6
1 Blue Moon Odom 6
3 Ray Culp 5
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 61
2 Bob Gibson 56
3 Don Wilson 52
4 Gaylord Perry 51
5 Bill Singer 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 8
2 Dennis Higgins 7
2 Ron Perranoski 7
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Hebner .441
2 Randy Hundley .405
3 Bob Oliver .400
4 Don Kessinger .396
5 Carl Yastrzemski .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Jim Wynn 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 17
2 Orlando Cepeda 14
2 Frank Howard 14
4 Tony Conigliaro 13
4 Bobby Murcer 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 8
2 Lou Brock 6
3 Joe Morgan 5
4 Willie Davis 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
2 Jim Maloney 0.95
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
3 George Culver 1.00
3 Chuck Dobson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 28
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Jim Maloney 24
4 Marty Pattin 23
5 6 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Vicente Romo 4
3 Pat Dobson 3
3 Fred Gladding 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .407
2 Cleon Jones .368
3 Mack Jones .368
4 Rico Petrocelli .365
5 Denis Menke .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Rico Petrocelli 10
3 Frank Howard 9
3 Frank Robinson 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 28
2 Frank Robinson 25
3 Rick Monday 24
3 Tony Perez 24
5 5 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 16
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Lou Brock 8
3 Joe Foy 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Perry 1.33
2 Phil Niekro 1.34
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.41
4 Jim Maloney 1.50
5 Bill Singer 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 5
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 51
2 Gaylord Perry 49
3 Don Wilson 48
4 Bob Gibson 46
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Cecil Upshaw 6
3 Dennis Higgins 5
3 Frank Reberger 5
3 Vicente Romo 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .339
2 Cleon Jones .331
3 Pete Rose .319
4 Felipe Alou .317
5 Alex Johnson .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Ken Harrelson 36
3 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Willie McCovey 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 117
2 Ken Harrelson 112
3 Ron Santo 107
4 Willie McCovey 106
5 Billy Williams 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Bert Campaneris 56
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.22
2 Wilbur Wood 1.87
3 Sam McDowell 2.07
4 Tommy John 2.09
5 Juan Marichal 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Juan Marichal 25
3 Dave McNally 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
5 Mel Stottlemyre 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 278
1 Fergie Jenkins 278
3 Denny McLain 270
4 Sam McDowell 250
5 Luis Tiant 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 23
2 Clay Carroll 20
2 Dennis Higgins 20
4 Cecil Upshaw 19
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 18