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 --
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