On This Day

Wednesday, May 14, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 23 12 .657 --
Red Sox 20 11 .645 1.0
Senators 17 18 .486 6.0
Tigers 14 16 .467 6.5
Yankees 13 21 .382 9.5
Indians 6 21 .222 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 19 10 .655 --
Athletics 20 11 .645 --
White Sox 13 12 .520 4.0
Royals 15 16 .484 5.0
Pilots 13 18 .419 7.0
Angels 11 18 .379 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 11 .676 --
Pirates 17 15 .531 5.0
Mets 15 17 .469 7.0
Cardinals 14 18 .438 8.0
Phillies 12 17 .414 8.5
Expos 11 19 .367 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 21 10 .677 --
Giants 19 13 .594 2.5
Dodgers 18 13 .581 3.0
Reds 15 16 .484 6.0
Padres 15 21 .417 8.5
Astros 13 23 .361 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Alvis 3
1 Paul Blair 3
1 Jackie Hernandez 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 2
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Jesus Alou 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 5
1 Cleon Jones 5
3 Tommie Agee 2
3 Jesus Alou 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
1 Jose Cardenal 2
3 Curt Blefary 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 2.00
2 Juan Marichal 1.50
3 Phil Niekro 1.40
4 Ray Culp 1.22
5 Sam McDowell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Bill Burbach 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 11
2 Sam McDowell 9
3 Tom Phoebus 8
4 Chuck Dobson 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Jack Hamilton 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .398
2 Richie Hebner .398
3 Cleon Jones .392
4 Hank Aaron .380
5 Mack Jones .373

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 36
2 Frank Howard 30
3 Frank Robinson 28
4 Ernie Banks 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Maloney 1.50
2 Bill Singer 1.60
3 Juan Marichal 1.70
4 Phil Niekro 1.71
5 Ken Holtzman 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
1 Blue Moon Odom 6
4 Larry Dierker 5
4 11 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 61
2 Ray Culp 60
3 Bob Gibson 56
3 Bill Singer 56
5 Don Wilson 52

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Hebner .447
2 Mack Jones .410
3 Randy Hundley .400
3 Carl Yastrzemski .400
5 Luis Aparicio .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 6
1 Jim Wynn 6
3 Tommie Agee 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Carlos May 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 16
2 Tony Conigliaro 15
2 Bobby Murcer 15
4 Frank Howard 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 8
2 Lou Brock 6
3 Joe Foy 5
4 Luis Aparicio 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
2 George Culver 0.56
3 Jim Maloney 0.95
4 Bob Gibson 1.00
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 31
2 Ray Culp 30
3 Bob Veale 28
4 Jim Maloney 24
4 Bill Singer 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .396
2 Cleon Jones .371
3 Felipe Alou .362
4 Rico Petrocelli .361
5 Ted Uhlaender .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Frank Howard 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
4 Bobby Murcer 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 30
2 Bobby Tolan 24
3 Frank Howard 23
3 Rick Monday 23
3 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Joe Foy 9
4 Lou Brock 8
4 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Perry 1.33
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.41
3 Juan Marichal 1.48
4 Jim Maloney 1.50
5 Jim McGlothlin 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Blue Moon Odom 5
2 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 53
2 Fergie Jenkins 51
3 Bill Singer 48
4 Gaylord Perry 45
5 Sam McDowell 44

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 .338
2 Cleon Jones .331
3 Felipe Alou .320
4 Pete Rose .319
5 Alex Johnson .312

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 Willie McCovey 106
3 Ron Santo 106
5 Billy Williams 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Maury Wills 49
4 Jose Cardenal 39
5 Joe Foy 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.22
2 Wilbur Wood 1.87
3 Juan Marichal 2.04
4 Sam McDowell 2.08
5 Tommy John 2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 278
1 Fergie Jenkins 278
3 Denny McLain 270
4 Sam McDowell 259
5 Luis Tiant 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 22
2 Clay Carroll 20
2 Dennis Higgins 20
4 Cecil Upshaw 19
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 19