On This Day

Sunday, May 18, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 27 12 .692 --
Red Sox 21 13 .618 3.5
Tigers 17 16 .515 7.0
Senators 19 20 .487 8.0
Yankees 17 21 .447 9.5
Indians 7 23 .233 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 12 .636 --
Twins 19 13 .594 1.5
White Sox 15 15 .500 4.5
Royals 16 19 .457 6.0
Pilots 15 19 .441 6.5
Angels 11 22 .333 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 13 .649 --
Pirates 17 18 .486 6.0
Mets 17 18 .486 6.0
Cardinals 16 19 .457 7.0
Phillies 15 18 .455 7.0
Expos 11 21 .344 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 24 10 .706 --
Dodgers 21 13 .618 3.0
Giants 20 15 .571 4.5
Reds 15 19 .441 9.0
Padres 16 23 .410 10.5
Astros 15 24 .385 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Hisle 4
1 Frank Howard 4
1 Don Kessinger 4
1 Joe Pepitone 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Pepitone 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Clete Boyer 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Pepitone 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
3 Bob Burda 3
3 Mack Jones 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 3
2 Horace Clarke 2
2 Sonny Jackson 2
2 Cesar Tovar 2
5 7 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Cuellar 1.50
2 George Brunet 0.86
3 Bill Burbach 0.83
4 Ron Reed 0.82
5 Tom Griffin 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Reed 9
2 Mike Marshall 7
3 Dave Boswell 6
3 George Brunet 6
3 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 2
2 Fred Gladding 1
2 Diego Segui 1
2 Gary Waslewski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .388
2 Rod Carew .377
3 Hank Aaron .375
4 Richie Hebner .374
5 Mack Jones .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 14
2 Rico Petrocelli 12
3 Reggie Jackson 11
3 Joe Pepitone 11
3 Frank Robinson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 38
2 Frank Robinson 32
3 Frank Howard 31
4 Ron Santo 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Lou Brock 12
3 Joe Foy 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.63
2 Phil Niekro 1.71
2 Rick Wise 1.71
4 Jim Maloney 1.88
5 Jim Palmer 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blue Moon Odom 7
2 Ray Culp 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Denny McLain 6
2 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 65
1 Fergie Jenkins 65
3 Gaylord Perry 60
3 Bill Singer 60
5 Bob Gibson 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 9
1 Cecil Upshaw 9
3 Ron Perranoski 7
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
5 Fred Gladding 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .452
2 Wayne Garrett .429
3 Randy Hundley .422
4 Bud Harrelson .417
5 Mack Jones .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 6
2 Mike Epstein 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Lee May 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 15
2 Cleon Jones 13
2 Mack Jones 13
2 Bobby Murcer 13
2 Carl Yastrzemski 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 7
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Joe Foy 5
4 Jackie Hernandez 4
4 Maury Wills 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 0.33
2 Chuck Dobson 1.00
2 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Jim Palmer 1.04
5 Jim Merritt 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 32
2 Bob Veale 27
3 Ken Holtzman 24
3 Gaylord Perry 24
5 Mickey Lolich 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .389
2 Mack Jones .365
3 Rod Carew .359
4 Matty Alou .356
5 Willie Mays .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Carl Yastrzemski 10
4 Rico Petrocelli 9
5 Joe Pepitone 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 26
1 Carl Yastrzemski 26
3 Rick Monday 24
3 Bobby Murcer 24
3 Bobby Tolan 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Joe Foy 9
2 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McGlothlin 1.17
2 Rick Wise 1.40
3 Jim Maloney 1.46
4 Jim Palmer 1.65
5 Al Santorini 1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 54
2 Gaylord Perry 51
3 Fergie Jenkins 49
4 Bill Singer 45
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 6
1 Ron Perranoski 6
1 Cecil Upshaw 6
4 Fred Gladding 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .336
2 Cleon Jones .333
3 Alex Johnson .319
4 Pete Rose .317
5 Felipe Alou .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 43
2 Dick Allen 37
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Reggie Jackson 35
5 Ken Harrelson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 108
2 Frank Howard 107
3 Ken Harrelson 106
4 Willie McCovey 105
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Bert Campaneris 56
3 Maury Wills 49
4 Jose Cardenal 40
5 Joe Foy 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.23
2 Denny McLain 1.99
3 Wilbur Wood 2.01
4 Sam McDowell 2.01
5 Dave McNally 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 275
2 Denny McLain 274
3 Bob Gibson 273
4 Sam McDowell 254
5 Ray Culp 238

Saves

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