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 0.0
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