On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 34 .685 --
Tigers 59 47 .557 14.0
Red Sox 58 50 .537 16.0
Senators 56 56 .500 20.0
Yankees 53 56 .486 21.5
Indians 46 65 .414 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 42 .615 --
Athletics 62 43 .590 3.0
Pilots 44 62 .415 21.5
Royals 44 63 .411 22.0
White Sox 43 65 .398 23.5
Angels 41 64 .390 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 41 .631 --
Mets 59 46 .562 8.0
Cardinals 59 50 .541 10.0
Pirates 55 52 .514 13.0
Phillies 43 64 .402 25.0
Expos 35 75 .318 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 48 .560 --
Braves 62 50 .554 0.5
Reds 57 46 .553 1.0
Dodgers 57 50 .533 3.0
Astros 57 52 .523 4.0
Padres 34 75 .312 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Klimchock 5
1 Dave Nelson 5
3 Jose Cardenal 4
3 Gail Hopkins 4
3 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Frank Baker 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hansen 5
2 Lou Klimchock 4
2 Dave Marshall 4
2 Bill Melton 4
2 Tony Perez 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Curt Flood 1
1 Rod Gaspar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.00
1 Sam McDowell 1.00
3 Rudy May 0.86
4 Nolan Ryan 0.78
5 Jim Britton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Jim Britton 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
2 Sam McDowell 9
3 Gene Brabender 7
3 Nolan Ryan 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Phil Regan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Cleon Jones .352
3 Matty Alou .350
4 Roberto Clemente .349
5 Alex Johnson .343

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 97
3 Ron Santo 92
4 Reggie Jackson 87
4 Willie McCovey 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 49
2 Lou Brock 38
3 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 Jerry Koosman 2.04
4 Bob Gibson 2.26
5 Casey Cox 2.28

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 193
3 Don Wilson 178
4 Sam McDowell 177
5 Mickey Lolich 174

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Santo .477
2 Cleon Jones .469
3 Julian Javier .450
4 Woody Woodward .439
5 Frank Baker .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Boog Powell 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
2 Rusty Staub 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 16
2 Curt Blefary 12
2 Danny Cater 12
2 Ken Harrelson 12
2 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Foy 6
2 Tommy Harper 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Jose Cardenal 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
2 Stan Williams 0.66
3 Andy Messersmith 0.67
4 Jim Bouton 0.73
5 Earl Wilson 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Don Wilson 3
4 Gerry Arrigo 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 34
2 Don Wilson 29
3 Fergie Jenkins 26
4 Dick Selma 24
5 Mickey Lolich 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Phil Regan 4
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Darold Knowles 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .406
2 Julian Javier .398
3 Davey Johnson .394
4 Pete Rose .372
5 Rod Carew .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Harrelson 10
1 Boog Powell 10
3 Harmon Killebrew 9
3 Tony Perez 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 32
2 Denis Menke 27
2 Tony Perez 27
4 Ken Harrelson 26
5 Boog Powell 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 13
2 Jose Cardenal 12
3 Pat Kelly 8
3 Jim Wynn 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.62
2 Joe Coleman 0.87
3 Andy Messersmith 1.37
4 Bill Singer 1.41
5 Earl Wilson 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Ray Culp 5
1 Andy Messersmith 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 57
2 Joe Coleman 53
2 Bob Gibson 53
4 Fergie Jenkins 52
5 Sam McDowell 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 7
3 Phil Regan 6
4 Wayne Granger 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .349
2 Cleon Jones .346
3 Matty Alou .343
4 Pete Rose .336
5 Tony Perez .332

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 130
2 Willie McCovey 124
3 Tony Perez 118
4 Boog Powell 114
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Tommy Harper 54
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Maury Wills 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.92
2 Jerry Koosman 2.24
3 Ray Washburn 2.29
4 Andy Messersmith 2.30
5 Phil Niekro 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 25
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 280
3 Mickey Lolich 251
4 Don Wilson 247
5 Sam McDowell 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Jim Brewer 23
2 Fred Gladding 23
2 Ron Perranoski 23
5 3 tied 19