On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 33 .689 --
Tigers 58 46 .558 14.0
Red Sox 58 49 .542 15.5
Senators 56 55 .505 19.5
Yankees 52 56 .481 22.0
Indians 44 64 .407 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 66 41 .617 --
Athletics 61 42 .592 3.0
Royals 44 62 .415 21.5
Pilots 43 62 .410 22.0
Angels 41 63 .394 23.5
White Sox 42 65 .393 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 41 .624 --
Mets 58 44 .569 6.5
Cardinals 57 50 .533 10.0
Pirates 54 52 .509 12.5
Phillies 43 62 .410 23.0
Expos 34 73 .318 33.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 48 .551 --
Braves 60 49 .550 --
Reds 55 45 .550 0.5
Dodgers 57 48 .543 1.0
Astros 57 50 .533 2.0
Padres 34 74 .315 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Deron Johnson 5
3 Mike Andrews 4
3 Johnny Callison 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 5
1 Danny Cater 5
1 Tony Taylor 5
4 Sal Bando 4
4 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Joe Foy 1
2 Tony Horton 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 1.25
1 Dick Selma 1.25
3 Don Wilson 1.18
4 Earl Wilson 1.00
5 Larry Dierker 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 13
2 Catfish Hunter 10
2 Dick Selma 10
4 Dave McNally 7
4 Bill Stoneman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Phil Regan 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Cleon Jones .350
3 Roberto Clemente .348
4 Matty Alou .347
5 Alex Johnson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Frank Howard 35
3 Willie McCovey 33
4 Harmon Killebrew 31
5 Lee May 30

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 48
2 Bert Campaneris 37
3 Lou Brock 36
4 Pat Kelly 34
5 Joe Foy 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.81
2 Bill Singer 1.90
3 Dick Bosman 2.01
4 Jerry Koosman 2.08
5 Casey Cox 2.13

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 Don Wilson 178
4 Mickey Lolich 174
5 2 tied 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 .457
2 Julian Javier .455
3 Gene Michael .415
4 Roberto Clemente .409
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Tony Perez 5
1 Boog Powell 5
1 Ron Santo 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 14
1 Danny Cater 14
3 Curt Blefary 12
3 Denis Menke 12
3 Tony Perez 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Foy 6
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Tommy Harper 4
2 Ken Harrelson 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
2 Tom Griffin 0.57
3 Jim Bouton 0.69
3 Pete Mikkelsen 0.69
5 Andy Messersmith 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Don Wilson 3
5 28 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Grant Jackson 32
2 Dick Selma 31
3 Don Wilson 29
4 Mickey Lolich 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Darold Knowles 3
2 Phil Regan 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .415
2 Reggie Smith .396
3 Manny Mota .385
4 Rod Carew .381
4 Julian Javier .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Ken Harrelson 10
2 Boog Powell 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 28
2 Denis Menke 28
4 Ken Harrelson 26
4 Boog Powell 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.71
2 Andy Messersmith 1.37
3 Joe Coleman 1.40
4 Earl Wilson 1.45
5 Chuck Taylor 1.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 57
1 Don Wilson 57
3 Mickey Lolich 54
4 Bob Gibson 52
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Joe Hoerner 5
3 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Phil Regan 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .347
2 Cleon Jones .344
3 Matty Alou .341
4 Pete Rose .335
5 Tony Perez .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 52
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 131
2 Willie McCovey 126
3 Tony Perez 116
4 Boog Powell 113
5 Reggie Jackson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Tommy Harper 54
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.00
2 Bill Singer 2.27
3 Jerry Koosman 2.27
4 Andy Messersmith 2.27
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 Don Wilson 252
4 Mickey Lolich 251
5 Sam McDowell 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 26
2 Jim Brewer 23
2 Fred Gladding 23
4 Ron Perranoski 22
5 3 tied 19