On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 31 13 .705 --
Red Sox 25 14 .641 3.5
Tigers 20 17 .541 7.5
Yankees 20 22 .476 10.0
Senators 20 24 .455 11.0
Indians 10 25 .286 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 21 16 .568 --
Athletics 21 16 .568 --
White Sox 17 17 .500 2.5
Royals 19 21 .475 3.5
Pilots 18 21 .462 4.0
Angels 11 27 .289 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 14 .667 --
Pirates 20 20 .500 7.0
Cardinals 19 21 .475 8.0
Mets 18 21 .462 8.5
Phillies 17 20 .459 8.5
Expos 11 26 .297 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 25 13 .658 --
Dodgers 23 16 .590 2.5
Giants 23 17 .575 3.0
Reds 19 19 .500 6.0
Astros 20 24 .455 8.0
Padres 16 28 .364 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Brinkman 4
2 Glenn Beckert 3
2 Johnny Callison 3
2 Jackie Hernandez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 2
1 Lee May 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
4 Brant Alyea 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 4
1 Johnny Callison 4
1 Lee May 4
1 Bill Melton 4
5 Al Kaline 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Davis 2
1 Pat Kelly 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 1.83
2 Jerry Koosman 1.50
3 George Brunet 1.14
4 Mike McCormick 0.89
5 Ken Holtzman 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 11
2 George Brunet 8
2 Mike McCormick 8
4 Jerry Koosman 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Phil Regan 1
1 Bill Wilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .384
2 Hank Aaron .375
3 Cleon Jones .366
4 Richie Hebner .354
5 Alex Johnson .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 14
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Rico Petrocelli 13
4 Mike Epstein 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 40
2 Ernie Banks 38
3 Frank Robinson 35
4 Frank Howard 32
4 Ron Santo 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 22
2 Lou Brock 18
3 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.60
2 Steve Carlton 1.67
3 Bob Gibson 1.70
4 Tom Seaver 1.96
5 Mike Nagy 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 7
1 Larry Dierker 7
1 Ken Holtzman 7
1 Blue Moon Odom 7
1 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 72
2 Ray Culp 71
3 Bill Singer 69
4 Ken Holtzman 67
4 Mickey Lolich 67

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 .442
2 Alex Johnson .409
3 Mike Andrews .383
4 Dick Green .382
5 Johnny Callison .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 8
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Ernie Banks 5
2 Lee May 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 19
2 Mike Epstein 15
3 Cleon Jones 14
4 Wayne Comer 13
4 Boog Powell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Horace Clarke 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Humphreys 0.00
2 Ken Holtzman 0.59
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Mike Cuellar 1.08
4 Fritz Peterson 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Pat Jarvis 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 32
2 Ken Holtzman 29
3 Ray Culp 28
4 Earl Wilson 24
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 4
1 Vicente Romo 4
3 Pat Dobson 3
3 Diego Segui 3
3 Cecil Upshaw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Richie Hebner .370
3 Don Kessinger .365
4 Hank Aaron .360
5 Boog Powell .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Mike Epstein 10
3 Jim Wynn 9
4 Frank Howard 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 26
2 Ernie Banks 25
2 Ron Santo 25
4 Carl Yastrzemski 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Tommy Harper 13
3 Bert Campaneris 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.29
2 Ken Holtzman 1.34
3 Mike Cuellar 1.51
4 Jim McGlothlin 1.57
5 Fritz Peterson 1.58

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 53
2 Mickey Lolich 52
3 Ray Culp 48
4 Gaylord Perry 47
5 4 tied 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .334
2 Cleon Jones .329
3 Felipe Alou .321
4 Pete Rose .320
5 Alex Johnson .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 41
2 Willie McCovey 38
3 Reggie Jackson 37
4 Dick Allen 35
5 Ken Harrelson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 108
1 Willie McCovey 108
1 Ron Santo 108
4 Billy Williams 105
5 Frank Howard 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 76
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 40
5 Joe Foy 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.20
2 Wilbur Wood 2.00
3 Dave McNally 2.05
4 Denny McLain 2.11
5 Juan Marichal 2.15

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 252
5 Mickey Lolich 234

Saves

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