On This Day

Thursday, May 29, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 33 14 .702 --
Red Sox 28 15 .651 3.0
Tigers 23 18 .561 7.0
Senators 22 26 .458 11.5
Yankees 21 25 .457 11.5
Indians 10 28 .263 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 18 .571 --
Athletics 22 19 .537 1.5
White Sox 18 19 .486 3.5
Royals 21 23 .477 4.0
Pilots 20 22 .476 4.0
Angels 13 28 .317 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 16 .652 --
Pirates 22 22 .500 7.0
Cardinals 21 23 .477 8.0
Mets 19 23 .452 9.0
Phillies 17 23 .425 10.0
Expos 11 30 .268 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 14 .667 --
Dodgers 26 17 .605 2.5
Giants 24 20 .545 5.0
Reds 22 19 .537 5.5
Astros 23 24 .489 7.5
Padres 18 30 .375 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Smith 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Willie Crawford 3
2 Willie Horton 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 2
1 Reggie Smith 2
3 Jim Beauchamp 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 4
2 Norm Cash 3
2 Bobby Tolan 3
4 Matty Alou 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Jackie Hernandez 1
1 Reggie Smith 1
1 Mickey Stanley 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny McLain 1.00
2 Claude Osteen 0.71
3 Catfish Hunter 0.60
4 Bill Stoneman 0.40
5 Jim Merritt 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Denny McLain 1
1 Jim Merritt 1
1 Claude Osteen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny McLain 12
2 Claude Osteen 5
3 Catfish Hunter 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Jarvis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .400
2 Cleon Jones .369
3 Hank Aaron .358
4 Felipe Alou .352
5 Alex Johnson .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 15
2 Lee May 14
2 Rico Petrocelli 14
4 Reggie Jackson 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 41
1 Bobby Murcer 41
3 Frank Robinson 36
4 Ron Santo 35
4 Bobby Tolan 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 27
2 Lou Brock 21
3 Bert Campaneris 16
4 Joe Morgan 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 1.71
3 Bill Singer 1.85
4 Phil Niekro 1.92
5 Barry Moore 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 8
1 Ken Holtzman 8
1 Denny McLain 8
1 Mel Stottlemyre 8
5 6 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 78
2 Fergie Jenkins 75
2 Bill Singer 75
4 Don Wilson 74
5 3 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 Johnny Bench .529
2 Dick Allen .452
3 Felipe Alou .419
4 Alex Johnson .409
5 Rod Carew .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 7
1 Lee May 7
3 Dick Allen 6
4 Willie McCovey 5
4 Jim Wynn 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 16
2 Ernie Banks 14
2 Lee May 14
4 Dick Allen 13
4 Mike Epstein 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Tommy Harper 9
3 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Horace Clarke 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.00
1 Bob Gibson 0.00
3 Gene Brabender 0.59
4 Fritz Peterson 0.72
5 Jim Lonborg 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Pat Jarvis 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Wilson 27
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Larry Dierker 25
4 Ken Holtzman 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Vicente Romo 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
4 Pat Dobson 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Alex Johnson .374
3 Boog Powell .373
4 Johnny Bench .369
5 Felipe Alou .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 11
1 Jim Wynn 11
3 Mike Epstein 10
4 Frank Howard 8
4 Rico Petrocelli 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 26
2 Ernie Banks 24
3 Dick Allen 23
3 Reggie Smith 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Joe Morgan 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.60
2 Don Sutton 1.29
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.52
4 Jim Palmer 1.70
5 Dick Selma 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Denny McLain 5
2 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 49
2 Ray Culp 48
2 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Larry Dierker 47
5 Ken Holtzman 44

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 .332
2 Felipe Alou .331
3 Cleon Jones .330
4 Alex Johnson .318
5 Pete Rose .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 40
1 Willie McCovey 40
3 Reggie Jackson 37
4 Dick Allen 36
5 Jim Wynn 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 112
2 Ron Santo 109
3 Billy Williams 106
4 Ken Harrelson 103
5 Frank Howard 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 Joe Foy 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.10
2 Wilbur Wood 2.07
3 Phil Niekro 2.14
4 Denny McLain 2.15
5 Dave McNally 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Bob Gibson 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Juan Marichal 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 279
2 Denny McLain 278
3 Bob Gibson 277
4 Sam McDowell 251
5 Ray Culp 237

Saves

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