On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 34 15 .694 --
Red Sox 29 16 .644 3.0
Tigers 25 18 .581 6.0
Yankees 23 25 .479 10.5
Senators 24 27 .471 11.0
Indians 12 29 .293 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 19 .568 --
Athletics 23 21 .523 2.0
White Sox 19 21 .475 4.0
Royals 21 25 .457 5.0
Pilots 20 24 .455 5.0
Angels 14 29 .326 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 32 16 .667 --
Pirates 24 23 .511 7.5
Mets 21 23 .477 9.0
Cardinals 21 25 .457 10.0
Phillies 18 24 .429 11.0
Expos 11 32 .256 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 16 .636 --
Dodgers 27 18 .600 1.5
Reds 24 19 .558 3.5
Giants 24 22 .522 5.0
Astros 24 26 .480 7.0
Padres 20 30 .400 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Spencer 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Don Buford 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Ferrara 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Casanova 5
2 Ed Charles 4
2 Al Ferrara 4
4 Tony Conigliaro 3
4 Roger Repoz 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Allen 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Larry Brown 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Ray 1.80
2 Joe Sparma 1.00
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.80
4 Gary Gentry 0.75
5 Sam McDowell 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Culver 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Grant Jackson 9
1 Jim Ray 9
3 Joe Sparma 8
4 Bill Singer 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Cleon Jones .362
3 Hank Aaron .352
4 Denis Menke .345
5 Matty Alou .345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 43
2 Ernie Banks 41
3 Willie McCovey 38
4 Dick Allen 36
4 3 others tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 28
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 Phil Niekro 1.94
4 Barry Moore 2.02
5 Jim Palmer 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 8
1 Ken Holtzman 8
1 Denny McLain 8
1 Mel Stottlemyre 8
5 10 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 82
2 Bob Gibson 80
3 Ray Culp 78
4 Fergie Jenkins 77
5 Gaylord Perry 76

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .486
2 Rod Carew .459
3 Don Buford .429
4 Felipe Alou .425
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 7
2 Dick Allen 6
2 Lee May 6
4 Joe Pepitone 5
4 Jim Wynn 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 15
2 Ernie Banks 14
3 Dick Allen 13
3 Willie McCovey 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.33
2 Tom Burgmeier 0.59
3 Gene Brabender 0.63
4 Don Sutton 0.74
5 Steve Carlton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 26
1 Bill Singer 26
3 Jim Bunning 25
3 Gaylord Perry 25
5 Bob Gibson 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Johnny Bench .385
3 Alex Johnson .378
4 Denis Menke .363
5 Boog Powell .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 11
1 Jim Wynn 11
3 Mike Epstein 10
4 Dick Allen 9
4 Reggie Jackson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 26
1 Tony Conigliaro 26
3 Ernie Banks 24
4 Boog Powell 23
4 Reggie Smith 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Pat Kelly 9
5 5 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.17
2 Don Sutton 1.29
3 Gene Brabender 1.44
4 Jim McGlothlin 1.62
5 Fritz Peterson 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Denny McLain 5
2 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 48
1 Mickey Lolich 48
3 Larry Dierker 47
4 Gaylord Perry 46
5 2 tied 44

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 .331
2 Cleon Jones .330
3 Felipe Alou .327
4 Alex Johnson .316
5 Tony Oliva .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 42
2 Frank Howard 40
3 Reggie Jackson 39
4 Dick Allen 38
5 Jim Wynn 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 116
2 Ron Santo 107
3 Billy Williams 105
4 Dick Allen 102
4 2 others tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 78
2 Bert Campaneris 56
3 Maury Wills 52
4 Jose Cardenal 38
4 Joe Foy 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.18
2 Wilbur Wood 2.02
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 281
3 Denny McLain 265
4 Sam McDowell 246
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