On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 34 .682 --
Tigers 58 47 .552 14.0
Red Sox 58 49 .542 15.0
Senators 56 55 .505 19.0
Yankees 52 56 .481 21.5
Indians 45 64 .413 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 41 .620 --
Athletics 61 42 .592 3.5
Royals 44 62 .415 22.0
Pilots 43 62 .410 22.5
Angels 41 63 .394 24.0
White Sox 42 65 .393 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 69 41 .627 --
Mets 58 45 .563 7.5
Cardinals 58 50 .537 10.0
Pirates 54 52 .509 13.0
Phillies 43 62 .410 23.5
Expos 35 73 .324 33.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 56 45 .554 --
Giants 59 48 .551 0.0
Braves 60 50 .545 0.5
Dodgers 57 49 .538 1.5
Astros 57 51 .528 2.5
Padres 34 74 .315 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 5
2 Ron Brand 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Tony Oliva 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Baker 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Ken Harrelson 1
1 Julian Javier 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Hundley 4
2 Glenn Beckert 2
2 Mack Jones 2
2 Tony Oliva 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Baker 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Bill Sudakis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 2.40
2 Steve Hargan 0.86
3 Tom Phoebus 0.83
4 Jerry Robertson 0.67
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Jim Maloney 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 12
2 George Stone 7
3 Steve Hargan 6
3 Jerry Robertson 6
5 Tom Phoebus 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Matty Alou .347
4 Cleon Jones .347
5 Alex Johnson .344

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 101
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 Lou Brock 37
2 Bert Campaneris 37
4 Pat Kelly 34
5 Joe Foy 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.81
2 Bill Singer 1.88
3 Dick Bosman 2.01
4 Jerry Koosman 2.04
5 Casey Cox 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 16
2 Ray Culp 15
2 Fergie Jenkins 15
2 Dave McNally 15
2 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 194
2 Bob Gibson 183
3 Don Wilson 178
4 Mickey Lolich 174
5 Bill Singer 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 23
2 Ron Perranoski 21
3 Cecil Upshaw 20
4 Jim Brewer 16
5 Wayne Granger 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Woody Woodward .471
2 Ron Santo .462
3 Julian Javier .459
4 Roberto Clemente .409
5 Davey Johnson .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 5
1 Boog Powell 5
1 Rusty Staub 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 12
1 Danny Cater 12
1 Randy Hundley 12
1 Denis Menke 12
1 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Foy 6
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Tommy Harper 4
2 Jackie Hernandez 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
2 Stan Williams 0.66
3 Andy Messersmith 0.67
4 Pete Mikkelsen 0.69
5 Jim Bouton 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Don Wilson 3
3 Gerry Arrigo 2
3 Stan Bahnsen 2
3 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 29
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Bob Gibson 24
3 Dick Selma 24
5 Mickey Lolich 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Darold Knowles 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
2 Phil Regan 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .402
2 Julian Javier .393
3 Manny Mota .382
4 Tony Oliva .380
5 Reggie Smith .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Ken Harrelson 10
2 Boog Powell 10
4 Tony Perez 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 30
2 Denis Menke 28
3 Harmon Killebrew 27
4 Boog Powell 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 13
2 Jose Cardenal 11
3 Joe Morgan 9
3 Jim Wynn 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.67
2 Joe Coleman 0.87
3 Andy Messersmith 1.37
4 Earl Wilson 1.45
5 Chuck Taylor 1.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 57
2 Joe Coleman 53
3 Fergie Jenkins 52
4 Mickey Lolich 49
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 7
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 Joe Hoerner 5
3 Phil Regan 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .347
2 Cleon Jones .342
3 Matty Alou .341
4 Pete Rose .338
5 Tony Perez .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 52
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 43
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 131
2 Willie McCovey 123
3 Tony Perez 115
4 Boog Powell 113
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Tommy Harper 54
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Maury Wills 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.00
2 Jerry Koosman 2.24
3 Ray Washburn 2.29
4 Andy Messersmith 2.30
5 Bill Singer 2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 298
2 Fergie Jenkins 282
3 Don Wilson 252
4 Mickey Lolich 251
5 Sam McDowell 235

Saves

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