On This Day

Friday, May 16, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 25 12 .676 --
Red Sox 20 12 .625 2.5
Tigers 15 16 .484 7.0
Senators 17 19 .472 7.5
Yankees 14 21 .400 10.0
Indians 6 23 .207 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 11 .656 --
Twins 19 11 .633 1.0
White Sox 14 13 .519 4.5
Royals 16 17 .485 5.5
Pilots 14 18 .438 7.0
Angels 11 19 .367 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 11 .686 --
Pirates 17 16 .515 6.0
Mets 16 18 .471 7.5
Phillies 14 17 .452 8.0
Cardinals 14 19 .424 9.0
Expos 11 20 .355 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 10 .697 --
Dodgers 19 13 .594 3.5
Giants 19 14 .576 4.0
Reds 15 18 .455 8.0
Padres 16 21 .432 9.0
Astros 13 24 .351 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sonny Jackson 4
2 Mike Epstein 3
2 Wayne Garrett 3
2 Bud Harrelson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 3
2 Wayne Comer 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Brant Alyea 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Comer 4
1 Mike Epstein 4
3 Rico Carty 3
3 Frank Robinson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dick Green 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Paul 1.83
2 Fritz Peterson 1.50
3 Ken Holtzman 1.40
4 Rudy May 1.17
5 Don Sutton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Paul 11
2 Woodie Fryman 7
2 Ken Holtzman 7
2 Rudy May 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John O'Donoghue 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .386
2 Richie Hebner .384
3 Rod Carew .383
4 Hank Aaron .376
5 Mack Jones .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 14
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Rico Petrocelli 11
2 Frank Robinson 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 38
2 Frank Howard 31
2 Frank Robinson 31
4 Ron Santo 30
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Joe Foy 11
4 Bert Campaneris 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Maloney 1.50
2 Bill Singer 1.60
3 Ken Holtzman 1.63
4 Juan Marichal 1.70
5 2 tied 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blue Moon Odom 7
2 Ray Culp 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Dave McNally 6
2 Phil Niekro 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 61
2 Ray Culp 60
3 Bob Gibson 56
3 Bill Singer 56
5 Ken Holtzman 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 9
2 Dennis Higgins 7
2 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
5 5 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Boog Powell .483
2 Tommie Agee .455
3 Orlando Cepeda .436
4 Randy Hundley .429
5 Carl Yastrzemski .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 6
1 Jim Wynn 6
3 Tommie Agee 5
3 Frank Howard 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 17
2 Alex Johnson 14
3 Dick Allen 13
4 Tommie Agee 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 8
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Joe Foy 5
2 Jackie Hernandez 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Catfish Hunter 0.50
2 Jim Palmer 0.53
3 Joe Horlen 0.60
4 Ken Holtzman 0.84
5 Bob Gibson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 28
2 Ray Culp 27
3 Larry Dierker 25
4 Bob Veale 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Cleon Jones .379
3 Hank Aaron .356
4 Randy Hundley .354
5 Ted Uhlaender .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
1 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Rico Petrocelli 9
4 Mike Epstein 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 28
2 Ron Santo 26
3 Frank Howard 24
3 Bobby Tolan 24
5 Rick Monday 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 14
2 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Joe Foy 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
5 Lou Brock 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Maloney 0.97
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.17
3 Rick Wise 1.40
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.41
5 Juan Marichal 1.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 51
2 Ray Culp 49
3 Bill Singer 48
4 Ken Holtzman 42
4 Gaylord Perry 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .336
2 Cleon Jones .330
3 Pete Rose .318
4 Felipe Alou .317
5 Alex Johnson .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 46
2 Dick Allen 36
3 Ken Harrelson 35
3 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Willie McCovey 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 113
2 Ken Harrelson 109
2 Ron Santo 109
4 Willie McCovey 104
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Bert Campaneris 56
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 39
5 Joe Foy 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.22
2 Wilbur Wood 2.03
3 Juan Marichal 2.04
4 Denny McLain 2.04
5 Dave McNally 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Dave McNally 25
4 Bob Gibson 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 278
2 Fergie Jenkins 271
3 Denny McLain 270
4 Sam McDowell 259
5 Luis Tiant 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 21
2 Clay Carroll 20
2 Dennis Higgins 20
2 Cecil Upshaw 20
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 19