On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 32 14 .696 --
Red Sox 26 15 .634 3.5
Tigers 21 18 .538 7.5
Yankees 21 24 .467 10.5
Senators 21 26 .447 11.5
Indians 10 27 .270 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 17 .585 --
Athletics 22 17 .564 1.0
Royals 21 21 .500 3.5
Pilots 20 21 .488 4.0
White Sox 17 19 .472 4.5
Angels 12 28 .300 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 16 .644 --
Pirates 22 20 .524 5.5
Cardinals 20 23 .465 8.0
Mets 18 23 .439 9.0
Phillies 17 22 .436 9.0
Expos 11 28 .282 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 13 .683 --
Dodgers 24 17 .585 4.0
Giants 24 19 .558 5.0
Reds 20 19 .513 7.0
Astros 22 24 .478 8.5
Padres 18 29 .383 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 4
2 Brant Alyea 3
2 Bud Harrelson 3
2 Willie McCovey 3
2 Wes Parker 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Brant Alyea 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 4
2 Brant Alyea 3
2 Reggie Smith 3
4 Ernie Banks 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Gus Gil 2
3 Hank Allen 1
3 Paul Blair 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bobby Bolin 1.60
2 Don Wilson 1.30
3 Sam McDowell 1.00
4 Gene Brabender 0.82
5 Dick Drago 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 13
2 Gene Brabender 9
3 Bobby Bolin 8
3 Sam McDowell 8
5 Dick Drago 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Herbel 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1
1 Dave Wickersham 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Cleon Jones .379
3 Hank Aaron .365
4 Felipe Alou .350
4 Richie Hebner .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 15
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Willie McCovey 13
2 Rico Petrocelli 13
5 5 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 41
2 Bobby Murcer 40
3 Frank Robinson 35
4 Ron Santo 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 26
2 Lou Brock 20
3 Bert Campaneris 15
4 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 Bill Singer 1.85
5 Phil Niekro 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Stottlemyre 8
2 Ray Culp 7
2 Larry Dierker 7
2 Ken Holtzman 7
2 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 75
1 Bill Singer 75
3 Don Wilson 74
4 Ray Culp 71
4 2 others tied 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 11
2 Fred Gladding 9
2 Dennis Higgins 9
2 Ron Perranoski 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Max Alvis .472
2 Felipe Alou .396
3 Alex Johnson .395
3 Willie McCovey .395
5 Rod Carew .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 8
2 Lee May 7
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Dick Allen 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 22
2 Mike Epstein 14
2 Cleon Jones 14
2 Lee May 14
5 Wayne Comer 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Tommy Harper 8
3 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Horace Clarke 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.50
3 Gene Brabender 0.59
4 Blue Moon Odom 0.60
5 Dave Wickersham 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Pat Jarvis 3
1 Denny Lemaster 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 36
2 Dave Boswell 27
2 Sam McDowell 27
4 Bill Singer 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Felipe Alou .360
3 Alex Johnson .352
4 Boog Powell .351
5 Hank Aaron .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 10
1 Jim Wynn 10
3 Lee May 9
4 Frank Howard 8
4 Tony Perez 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 25
2 Cleon Jones 24
3 Ron Santo 23
4 Tony Perez 22
5 6 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
1 Tommy Harper 16
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.60
2 Ken Holtzman 1.01
3 Don Sutton 1.29
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 Ken Holtzman 49
1 Sam McDowell 49
3 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Gaylord Perry 47
4 Don Wilson 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Vicente Romo 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 .330
4 Alex Johnson .321
5 Pete Rose .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 40
1 Willie McCovey 40
3 Reggie Jackson 37
4 Dick Allen 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 111
2 Ron Santo 108
3 Ken Harrelson 105
3 Billy Williams 105
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 78
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 40
5 Joe Foy 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.16
2 Wilbur Wood 2.08
3 Dave McNally 2.08
4 Denny McLain 2.12
5 Phil Niekro 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
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 279
3 Denny McLain 266
4 Sam McDowell 251
5 Mickey Lolich 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 22
2 Clay Carroll 21
2 Dennis Higgins 21
2 Phil Regan 21
5 Vicente Romo 20