On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 32 .695 --
Tigers 57 46 .553 15.0
Red Sox 57 48 .543 16.0
Senators 56 54 .509 19.5
Yankees 51 56 .477 23.0
Indians 44 63 .411 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 41 .613 --
Athletics 60 41 .594 2.5
Pilots 43 61 .413 21.0
Royals 43 62 .410 21.5
White Sox 42 64 .396 23.0
Angels 40 63 .388 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 67 41 .620 --
Mets 57 44 .564 6.5
Cardinals 57 49 .538 9.0
Pirates 54 51 .514 11.5
Phillies 43 61 .413 22.0
Expos 33 72 .314 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 48 .556 --
Giants 58 48 .547 1.0
Reds 54 45 .545 1.5
Dodgers 56 48 .538 2.0
Astros 56 49 .533 2.5
Padres 34 73 .318 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Ed Brinkman 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Santo 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Clay Dalrymple 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Joe Pepitone 3
1 Rico Petrocelli 3
1 Manny Sanguillen 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim McAndrew 1.40
2 Jim Ray 1.14
3 Gary Peters 1.00
4 Ron Reed 0.86
5 Ken Holtzman 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 9
2 Jim Ray 8
3 Al Downing 7
3 Grant Jackson 7
3 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Bob Humphreys 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Cleon Jones .348
3 Roberto Clemente .346
4 Reggie Smith .345
5 Matty Alou .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Frank Howard 35
3 Willie McCovey 33
4 Harmon Killebrew 31
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 100
2 Boog Powell 96
3 Ron Santo 92
4 Reggie Jackson 86
5 Willie McCovey 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 48
2 Bert Campaneris 37
3 Lou Brock 36
4 Pat Kelly 34
5 Joe Foy 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.81
2 Bill Singer 1.90
3 Dick Bosman 2.01
4 Casey Cox 2.05
5 Jerry Koosman 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 16
2 Ray Culp 15
2 Dave McNally 15
2 Phil Niekro 15
2 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 183
2 Fergie Jenkins 182
3 Mickey Lolich 174
4 Sam McDowell 168
4 Bill Singer 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 23
2 Ron Perranoski 20
2 Cecil Upshaw 20
4 Jim Brewer 16
5 Wayne Granger 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Santo .435
2 Gene Michael .429
3 Roberto Clemente .409
4 Julian Javier .394
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Boog Powell 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
2 Ron Santo 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 14
2 Denis Menke 13
3 Ron Santo 12
4 Curt Blefary 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 6
1 Cesar Tovar 6
3 Joe Foy 5
4 Tommy Harper 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
2 Tom Griffin 0.57
3 Pete Mikkelsen 0.69
4 Andy Messersmith 0.72
5 Bill Singer 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Jim Perry 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Grant Jackson 32
2 Joe Coleman 27
3 Mickey Lolich 25
4 Bob Gibson 24
5 Fergie Jenkins 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Darold Knowles 3
3 Jack Aker 2
3 Rollie Fingers 2
3 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .430
2 Roberto Clemente .412
3 Davey Johnson .375
4 Manny Mota .374
5 Julian Javier .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Ken Harrelson 10
2 Boog Powell 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 28
2 Sal Bando 26
2 Denis Menke 26
2 Boog Powell 26
5 Ken Harrelson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 14
2 Jose Cardenal 11
3 Pat Kelly 10
4 Jim Wynn 9
5 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.99
2 Chuck Taylor 1.23
3 Joe Coleman 1.44
4 Earl Wilson 1.47
5 Andy Messersmith 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Messersmith 6
1 Jim Perry 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Ray Culp 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 54
2 Bob Gibson 52
3 Joe Coleman 51
4 Fergie Jenkins 50
4 Andy Messersmith 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 Joe Hoerner 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .344
2 Cleon Jones .342
3 Matty Alou .336
4 Pete Rose .332
5 Hank Aaron .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 52
2 Frank Howard 49
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 132
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Boog Powell 116
4 Tony Perez 113
5 3 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Bert Campaneris 65
3 Tommy Harper 54
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Maury Wills 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.00
2 Bill Singer 2.27
3 Jerry Koosman 2.27
4 Ray Washburn 2.32
5 Phil Niekro 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Ray Culp 24
2 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Dave McNally 23
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 298
2 Fergie Jenkins 270
3 Mickey Lolich 253
4 Sam McDowell 241
5 Don Wilson 239

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 26
2 Jim Brewer 23
2 Fred Gladding 23
4 Ron Perranoski 22
5 2 tied 19