On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 13 .683 --
Red Sox 23 13 .639 2.5
Tigers 18 16 .529 6.5
Senators 20 21 .488 8.0
Yankees 19 21 .475 8.5
Indians 8 24 .250 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 14 .600 --
Twins 20 14 .588 0.5
White Sox 15 16 .484 4.0
Royals 17 20 .459 5.0
Pilots 16 20 .444 5.5
Angels 11 24 .314 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 14 .641 --
Pirates 19 18 .514 5.0
Mets 18 18 .500 5.5
Cardinals 17 20 .459 7.0
Phillies 15 20 .429 8.0
Expos 11 23 .324 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 24 11 .686 --
Dodgers 22 14 .611 2.5
Giants 21 16 .568 4.0
Reds 17 19 .472 7.5
Astros 17 24 .415 10.0
Padres 16 25 .390 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Andrews 5
2 Horace Clarke 4
3 Matty Alou 3
3 Joe Azcue 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Jerry Adair 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 Mike Epstein 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Bud Harrelson 3
3 Reggie Jackson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Horace Clarke 3
2 Lou Brock 2
2 Bert Campaneris 2
4 Paul Blair 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hands 1.50
2 Claude Osteen 1.14
3 Denny Lemaster 1.00
3 Jim Lonborg 1.00
5 Nelson Briles 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Steve Hamilton 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hands 9
2 Claude Osteen 8
3 Denny Lemaster 7
4 Gene Brabender 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Pete Richert 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .391
2 Rod Carew .377
3 Hank Aaron .374
4 Richie Hebner .363
5 Mack Jones .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 14
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Rico Petrocelli 13
4 Joe Pepitone 12
5 Frank Robinson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 40
2 Frank Robinson 33
3 Ernie Banks 31
3 Frank Howard 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 19
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Bert Campaneris 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.45
2 Bob Gibson 1.70
3 Jim Maloney 1.88
4 Jim Palmer 1.89
5 Rick Wise 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 7
1 Blue Moon Odom 7
1 Gaylord Perry 7
4 Ray Culp 6
4 8 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 65
1 Fergie Jenkins 65
1 Gaylord Perry 65
4 Bob Gibson 62
4 Ken Holtzman 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 9
1 Cecil Upshaw 9
3 Ron Perranoski 8
4 Fred Gladding 7
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Max Alvis .441
2 Jim Northrup .405
3 Mike Andrews .400
3 Dick Green .400
3 Mack Jones .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 6
1 Rico Petrocelli 6
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 15
2 Ernie Banks 13
2 Cleon Jones 13
2 Bobby Murcer 13
2 Boog Powell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Horace Clarke 6
3 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 0.00
2 Denny McLain 0.54
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
3 Blue Moon Odom 1.00
3 Jim Palmer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 29
2 Bob Veale 27
3 Larry Dierker 26
4 Ken Holtzman 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .372
2 Rod Carew .372
3 Matty Alou .370
4 Mack Jones .359
5 Randy Hundley .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Mike Epstein 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
2 Carl Yastrzemski 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 26
2 Bobby Tolan 25
3 Ron Santo 24
4 Cleon Jones 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.11
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.32
3 Fritz Peterson 1.58
4 Jim Maloney 1.61
5 Jim Palmer 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Blue Moon Odom 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 48
2 Ray Culp 47
2 Gaylord Perry 47
4 Bill Singer 45
4 Don Sutton 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Fred Gladding 6
2 Vicente Romo 6
2 Cecil Upshaw 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .336
2 Cleon Jones .334
3 Pete Rose .321
4 Felipe Alou .314
5 Alex Johnson .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 41
2 Dick Allen 37
2 Reggie Jackson 37
4 Willie McCovey 36
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
4 Billy Williams 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Maury Wills 49
4 Jose Cardenal 40
5 Joe Foy 36

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
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 Fergie Jenkins 273
3 Denny McLain 267
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