On This Day

Friday, May 23, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 13 .698 --
Red Sox 25 13 .658 2.5
Tigers 19 17 .528 7.5
Yankees 20 21 .488 9.0
Senators 20 23 .465 10.0
Indians 10 24 .294 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 15 .583 --
Twins 20 16 .556 1.0
White Sox 16 17 .485 3.5
Royals 18 21 .462 4.5
Pilots 17 21 .447 5.0
Angels 11 26 .297 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 14 .659 --
Pirates 20 19 .513 6.0
Cardinals 19 20 .487 7.0
Mets 18 20 .474 7.5
Phillies 16 20 .444 8.5
Expos 11 25 .306 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 25 12 .676 --
Dodgers 22 16 .579 3.5
Giants 22 17 .564 4.0
Reds 18 19 .486 7.0
Astros 19 24 .442 9.0
Padres 16 27 .372 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Piniella 4
2 Felipe Alou 3
2 Ken Berry 3
2 Larry Brown 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Stanley 4
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Tom Griffin 3
2 Grant Jackson 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Hank Allen 1
3 John Briggs 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 2.67
2 Dick Selma 2.25
3 Steve Carlton 1.60
4 Tom Griffin 1.44
5 Jerry Robertson 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 16
2 Tom Griffin 13
3 Jerry Robertson 9
3 Dick Selma 9
5 Steve Carlton 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Dave Wickersham 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .393
2 Cleon Jones .376
3 Hank Aaron .374
4 Richie Hebner .358
5 Mack Jones .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 Ernie Banks 34
4 Frank Howard 32
5 Cleon Jones 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 21
2 Lou Brock 17
3 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
5 Bobby Bonds 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.45
2 Steve Carlton 1.67
3 Bob Gibson 1.70
4 Rick Wise 1.90
5 Tom Seaver 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 7
1 Ken Holtzman 7
1 Blue Moon Odom 7
1 Gaylord Perry 7
1 Mel Stottlemyre 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 72
2 Ray Culp 71
3 Bill Singer 69
4 Mickey Lolich 67
5 Gaylord Perry 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 9
1 Cecil Upshaw 9
3 Fred Gladding 8
3 Ron Perranoski 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Max Alvis .487
2 Mike Andrews .404
3 Frank Robinson .396
4 Mack Jones .394
5 Carl Yastrzemski .390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 15
1 Boog Powell 15
3 Cleon Jones 14
4 Mike Epstein 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Horace Clarke 6
2 Tommy Harper 6
2 Carl Yastrzemski 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 0.00
2 Steve Blass 0.96
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Bill Burbach 1.06
5 Fritz Peterson 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Pat Jarvis 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 32
2 Ray Culp 28
3 Ken Holtzman 24
3 Bill Singer 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .423
2 Don Kessinger .382
3 Richie Hebner .377
4 Hank Aaron .358
5 Cleon Jones .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Mike Epstein 10
3 Frank Howard 8
3 Rico Petrocelli 8
3 Carl Yastrzemski 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 26
2 Cleon Jones 24
2 Carl Yastrzemski 24
4 Dick Allen 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Tommy Harper 12
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 Bobby Bonds 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.11
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.57
3 Fritz Peterson 1.58
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.67
5 Dick Bosman 1.69

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 Mickey Lolich 52
2 Ray Culp 48
2 Ken Holtzman 48
4 Gaylord Perry 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .336
2 Cleon Jones .331
3 Pete Rose .320
4 Felipe Alou .318
5 Alex Johnson .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 107
2 Willie McCovey 106
2 Ron Santo 106
4 Billy Williams 105
5 Frank Howard 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Bert Campaneris 58
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 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 280
2 Bob Gibson 273
3 Denny McLain 270
4 Sam McDowell 249
5 Mickey Lolich 234

Saves

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