On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 34 14 .708 --
Red Sox 29 15 .659 3.0
Tigers 24 18 .571 7.0
Yankees 23 25 .479 11.0
Senators 23 27 .460 12.0
Indians 11 29 .275 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 19 .558 --
Athletics 23 20 .535 1.0
White Sox 19 20 .487 3.0
Pilots 20 23 .465 4.0
Royals 21 25 .457 4.5
Angels 13 29 .310 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 16 .660 --
Pirates 23 23 .500 7.5
Cardinals 21 24 .467 9.0
Mets 20 23 .465 9.0
Phillies 18 23 .439 10.0
Expos 11 31 .262 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 15 .651 --
Dodgers 26 18 .591 2.5
Reds 23 19 .548 4.5
Giants 24 21 .533 5.0
Astros 24 25 .490 7.0
Padres 19 30 .388 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 6
1 Bill Mazeroski 6
1 Denis Menke 6
1 Walt Williams 6
5 Lee Maye 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Knoop 3
2 Reggie Jackson 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Knoop 6
2 Andy Kosco 5
2 Denis Menke 5
4 Jose Cardenal 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 4
2 Joe Foy 2
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 Glenn Beckert 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Boswell 2.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.60
3 George Lauzerique 1.38
4 Bill Hands 1.20
5 Mike Wegener 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Cisco Carlos 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Lauzerique 11
2 Bob Gibson 9
2 Mike Wegener 9
4 Dave Boswell 8
4 Tom Seaver 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Mike Kekich 1
1 Horacio Pina 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .407
2 Cleon Jones .369
3 Hank Aaron .355
4 Denis Menke .351
5 Matty Alou .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 15
1 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Lee May 14
3 Willie McCovey 14
3 Rico Petrocelli 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 43
2 Ernie Banks 41
3 Frank Howard 36
3 Willie McCovey 36
3 2 others tied 36

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.71
2 Bob Gibson 1.74
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 8 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 80
2 Ray Culp 78
3 Fergie Jenkins 75
3 Bill Singer 75
5 Don Wilson 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 11
2 Fred Gladding 10
3 Dennis Higgins 9
3 Ron Perranoski 9
3 Vicente Romo 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .514
2 Rod Carew .485
3 Felipe Alou .429
4 Alex Johnson .409
5 Lee May .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 16
2 Dick Allen 14
2 Ernie Banks 14
2 Lee May 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.33
2 Gene Brabender 0.59
2 Tom Burgmeier 0.59
4 Blue Moon Odom 0.78
5 Fritz Peterson 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 26
2 Jim Bunning 25
2 Larry Dierker 25
4 Bob Gibson 24
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 6
2 Vicente Romo 4
3 Pat Dobson 3
4 Dennis Higgins 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .400
2 Johnny Bench .385
3 Alex Johnson .384
4 Boog Powell .367
5 Denis Menke .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 11
1 Jim Wynn 11
3 Mike Epstein 10
4 Reggie Jackson 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 26
2 Ernie Banks 24
2 Boog Powell 24
2 Bobby Tolan 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Joe Foy 9
4 Pat Kelly 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.15
2 Don Sutton 1.29
3 Jim McGlothlin 1.62
4 Fritz Peterson 1.64
5 Mike Cuellar 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 Clay Carroll 5
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 49
2 Ray Culp 48
2 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Jim Bunning 47
4 Larry Dierker 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 9
2 Vicente Romo 8
3 Ron Perranoski 7
4 Pat Dobson 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .336
2 Cleon Jones .330
3 Felipe Alou .329
4 Alex Johnson .315
5 2 tied .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 41
2 Frank Howard 40
3 Reggie Jackson 39
4 Dick Allen 37
5 Jim Wynn 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 114
2 Ron Santo 107
3 Billy Williams 105
4 Frank Howard 103
5 Ken Harrelson 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Bert Campaneris 56
3 Maury Wills 52
4 Joe Foy 38
5 Jose Cardenal 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.18
2 Wilbur Wood 2.10
3 Dave McNally 2.12
4 Phil Niekro 2.14
5 Ray Washburn 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Bob Gibson 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Ray Culp 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 286
2 Fergie Jenkins 279
3 Denny McLain 265
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
3 Vicente Romo 21