On This Day

Sunday, May 25, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 32 13 .711 --
Red Sox 26 14 .650 3.5
Tigers 21 17 .553 7.5
Yankees 20 24 .455 11.5
Senators 20 25 .444 12.0
Indians 10 26 .278 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 23 16 .590 --
Athletics 21 17 .553 1.5
Royals 20 21 .488 4.0
White Sox 17 18 .486 4.0
Pilots 19 21 .475 4.5
Angels 11 28 .282 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 15 .659 --
Pirates 22 20 .524 6.0
Cardinals 20 21 .488 7.5
Mets 18 22 .450 9.0
Phillies 17 21 .447 9.0
Expos 11 27 .289 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 26 13 .667 --
Dodgers 23 17 .575 3.5
Giants 23 19 .548 4.5
Reds 20 19 .513 6.0
Astros 21 24 .467 8.0
Padres 17 29 .370 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curt Flood 4
1 Norm Miller 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Matty Alou 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Don Bosch 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nate Colbert 4
1 Lee May 4
1 Don Wert 4
4 Ollie Brown 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 3
2 Gene Alley 2
3 Brant Alyea 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Woodson 1.50
2 Bill Hands 1.33
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Denny Lemaster 0.86
5 Denny McLain 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 9
1 Dick Woodson 9
3 Jim Bunning 8
4 Stan Bahnsen 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Cleon Jones .378
3 Hank Aaron .371
4 Richie Hebner .350
5 Alex Johnson .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 14
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Rico Petrocelli 13
4 Mike Epstein 12
4 5 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 40
2 Ernie Banks 39
3 Frank Robinson 35
4 Ron Santo 33
5 4 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Lou Brock 19
3 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.50
2 Ken Holtzman 1.60
3 Steve Carlton 1.67
4 Mike Nagy 1.99
5 Jim Palmer 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 7
1 Larry Dierker 7
1 Ken Holtzman 7
1 Denny McLain 7
1 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 72
2 Ray Culp 71
2 Bob Gibson 71
4 Gaylord Perry 70
5 Bill Singer 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 10
2 Fred Gladding 9
2 Dennis Higgins 9
2 Ron Perranoski 9
5 Vicente Romo 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Max Alvis .450
2 Alex Johnson .395
3 Rod Carew .385
4 Dick Green .382
5 Tony Perez .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 8
2 Lee May 7
3 Jim Wynn 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 20
2 Mike Epstein 14
2 Cleon Jones 14
2 Lee May 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Tommy Harper 8
3 Horace Clarke 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.50
2 Ken Holtzman 0.59
3 Blue Moon Odom 0.60
4 Bob Gibson 0.67
5 Bob Humphreys 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 32
2 Ken Holtzman 29
3 Gaylord Perry 28
4 Dave Boswell 27
5 Marty Pattin 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .400
2 Richie Hebner .363
3 Felipe Alou .356
4 Don Kessinger .350
5 Hank Aaron .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 10
1 Jim Wynn 10
3 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Lee May 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 26
2 Ernie Banks 25
3 Cleon Jones 24
3 Carl Yastrzemski 24
5 Dick Allen 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 16
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Bert Campaneris 9
3 Joe Foy 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 1.01
2 Don Sutton 1.29
3 Bob Gibson 1.41
4 Fritz Peterson 1.47
5 Mike Cuellar 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Denny McLain 5
1 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 52
2 Ken Holtzman 49
3 Ray Culp 48
4 Gaylord Perry 47
5 4 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
1 Vicente Romo 8
3 Ron Perranoski 7
4 Cecil Upshaw 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .334
2 Cleon Jones .333
3 Felipe Alou .326
4 Alex Johnson .321
5 Pete Rose .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 40
2 Willie McCovey 39
3 Reggie Jackson 37
4 Dick Allen 35
5 Ken Harrelson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 109
1 Ron Santo 109
3 Ken Harrelson 108
4 Billy Williams 104
5 Frank Howard 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 77
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 40
5 Joe Foy 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.16
2 Wilbur Wood 1.98
3 Denny McLain 2.07
4 Dave McNally 2.08
5 Juan Marichal 2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 282
2 Fergie Jenkins 280
3 Denny McLain 274
4 Sam McDowell 252
5 Mickey Lolich 234

Saves

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