On This Day

Thursday, May 22, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 29 13 .690 --
Red Sox 24 13 .649 2.5
Tigers 18 17 .514 7.5
Senators 20 22 .476 9.0
Yankees 19 21 .475 9.0
Indians 9 24 .273 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 14 .600 --
Twins 20 15 .571 1.0
White Sox 16 16 .500 3.5
Pilots 17 20 .459 5.0
Royals 17 21 .447 5.5
Angels 11 25 .306 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 14 .650 --
Pirates 20 18 .526 5.0
Mets 18 19 .486 6.5
Cardinals 18 20 .474 7.0
Phillies 15 20 .429 8.5
Expos 11 24 .314 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 25 11 .694 --
Dodgers 22 15 .595 3.5
Giants 21 17 .553 5.0
Reds 17 19 .472 8.0
Astros 18 24 .429 10.0
Padres 16 26 .381 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Alvis 3
1 Bob Aspromonte 3
1 Clete Boyer 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Comer 5
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Tim McCarver 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Tony Conigliaro 1
2 Tim Cullen 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.75
2 Steve Blass 1.29
3 Ray Washburn 0.86
4 Jim Perry 0.83
5 Bill Singer 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Blass 9
1 Bill Singer 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 7
4 Ray Washburn 6
4 Don Wilson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Dan Osinski 1
1 George Stone 1
1 Eddie Watt 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .387
2 Rod Carew .381
3 Hank Aaron .381
4 Richie Hebner .364
5 Frank Robinson .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 40
2 Frank Robinson 35
3 Frank Howard 32
4 Ernie Banks 31
4 Cleon Jones 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 20
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Bert Campaneris 12
5 2 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 9 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 72
2 Bill Singer 69
3 Ray Culp 65
3 Gaylord Perry 65
5 2 tied 62

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Max Alvis .514
2 Sonny Jackson .424
3 Frank Robinson .413
4 Carl Yastrzemski .410
5 Mike Andrews .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 5
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 15
2 Cleon Jones 14
2 Boog Powell 14
4 Mike Epstein 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Horace Clarke 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 0.00
2 Steve Blass 0.96
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
3 Blue Moon Odom 1.00
3 Jim Palmer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Pat Jarvis 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 Diego Segui 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 24
1 Bill Singer 24
3 Dave Boswell 23
3 Gaylord Perry 23
5 Ray Culp 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Vicente Romo 4
3 Ron Perranoski 3
3 Diego Segui 3
3 Cecil Upshaw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Hebner .392
2 Rod Carew .390
3 Cleon Jones .372
4 Matty Alou .363
5 Hank Aaron .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Mike Epstein 10
3 Rico Petrocelli 9
3 Carl Yastrzemski 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 26
2 Cleon Jones 24
2 Ron Santo 24
2 Carl Yastrzemski 24
5 Frank Robinson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Bobby Bonds 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.11
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.25
3 Fritz Peterson 1.58
4 Jim Maloney 1.61
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.67

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 Fergie Jenkins 46
4 Bill Singer 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 7
1 Ron Perranoski 7
3 Vicente Romo 6
4 Chuck Hartenstein 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .335
2 Cleon Jones .334
3 Pete Rose .321
4 Felipe Alou .316
5 Alex Johnson .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 107
2 Ron Santo 106
3 Willie McCovey 105
4 Frank Howard 104
5 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 Wilbur Wood 2.00
3 Dave McNally 2.05
4 Sam McDowell 2.06
5 Denny McLain 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Juan Marichal 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Bob Gibson 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 280
2 Bob Gibson 279
3 Denny McLain 270
4 Sam McDowell 249
5 2 tied 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 21
2 Clay Carroll 20
2 Phil Regan 20
2 Cecil Upshaw 20
5 2 tied 18