On This Day

Tuesday, May 20, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 27 13 .675 --
Red Sox 21 13 .618 3.0
Tigers 18 16 .529 6.0
Senators 20 20 .500 7.0
Yankees 18 21 .462 8.5
Indians 8 23 .258 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 13 .618 --
Twins 20 13 .606 0.5
White Sox 15 16 .484 4.5
Royals 16 20 .444 6.0
Pilots 15 20 .429 6.5
Angels 11 22 .333 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 13 .658 --
Pirates 18 18 .500 6.0
Mets 17 18 .486 6.5
Cardinals 17 19 .472 7.0
Phillies 15 19 .441 8.0
Expos 11 22 .333 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 24 10 .706 --
Dodgers 21 14 .600 3.5
Giants 20 16 .556 5.0
Reds 16 19 .457 8.5
Astros 16 24 .400 11.0
Padres 16 24 .400 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Jim Hicks 3
1 Randy Hundley 3
4 Matty Alou 2
4 34 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 3
1 Denis Menke 3
1 Ray Oyler 3
4 Bernie Allen 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Don Kessinger 1
1 Pete Rose 1
1 Bill Russell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 3.50
2 Dave McNally 1.33
3 Larry Dierker 1.17
4 Fritz Peterson 1.00
4 Earl Wilson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 10
1 Earl Wilson 10
3 Marty Pattin 8
3 Don Sutton 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .388
2 Rod Carew .377
3 Hank Aaron .375
4 Richie Hebner .365
5 Mack Jones .358

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 Ernie Banks 31
3 Frank Howard 31
5 Ron Santo 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Lou Brock 13
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Joe Foy 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.45
2 Bob Gibson 1.70
3 Phil Niekro 1.71
4 Jim Maloney 1.88
5 Jim Palmer 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 7
1 Blue Moon Odom 7
3 Ray Culp 6
3 Larry Dierker 6
3 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 65
1 Fergie Jenkins 65
3 Bob Gibson 62
3 Ken Holtzman 62
5 2 tied 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 9
1 Cecil Upshaw 9
3 Ron Perranoski 8
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Randy Hundley .429
1 Carl Yastrzemski .429
3 Bud Harrelson .417
4 Sonny Jackson .412
5 Mack Jones .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 5
1 Lee May 5
1 Rico Petrocelli 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 14
2 Dick Allen 13
2 Mack Jones 13
2 Bobby Murcer 13
2 Carl Yastrzemski 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Joe Foy 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 Maury Wills 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 0.25
2 Bob Gibson 0.67
3 Chuck Dobson 1.00
3 Blue Moon Odom 1.00
5 Jim Palmer 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 32
2 Ken Holtzman 31
3 Bob Veale 27
4 Larry Dierker 26
4 Sam McDowell 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .386
2 Cleon Jones .384
3 Matty Alou .355
4 Randy Hundley .354
5 Mack Jones .353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 25
2 Rick Monday 24
2 Bobby Murcer 24
2 Tony Perez 24
2 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Bert Campaneris 9
3 Joe Foy 9
5 Bobby Bonds 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.11
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.17
3 Jim Maloney 1.46
4 Jim Palmer 1.65
5 Rick Wise 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Dave McNally 5
1 Blue Moon Odom 5
1 Fritz Peterson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 49
2 Ken Holtzman 48
3 Ray Culp 47
4 Bill Singer 45
4 Don Sutton 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Cecil Upshaw 6
3 Fred Gladding 5
3 Chuck Hartenstein 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .334
2 Cleon Jones .332
3 Pete Rose .319
4 Alex Johnson .317
5 Felipe Alou .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 41
2 Dick Allen 37
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Reggie Jackson 35
5 Ken Harrelson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 106
1 Ron Santo 106
3 Willie McCovey 105
4 Frank Howard 103
5 Billy Williams 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 55
3 Maury Wills 49
4 Jose Cardenal 40
5 Joe Foy 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.20
2 Sam McDowell 1.97
3 Denny McLain 1.99
4 Wilbur Wood 2.03
5 Dave McNally 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Bob Gibson 24
5 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 279
2 Denny McLain 274
3 Fergie Jenkins 273
4 Sam McDowell 261
5 Luis Tiant 232

Saves

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