On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 75 34 .688 --
Tigers 59 48 .551 15.0
Red Sox 58 51 .532 17.0
Senators 57 56 .504 20.0
Yankees 54 56 .491 21.5
Indians 46 66 .411 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 42 .618 --
Athletics 63 43 .594 3.0
Pilots 45 62 .421 21.5
Royals 44 64 .407 23.0
White Sox 43 66 .394 24.5
Angels 41 65 .387 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 41 .634 --
Mets 59 47 .557 9.0
Cardinals 59 51 .536 11.0
Pirates 55 53 .509 14.0
Phillies 44 64 .407 25.0
Expos 35 76 .315 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 46 .558 --
Braves 63 50 .558 -0.5
Giants 61 49 .555 --
Dodgers 58 50 .537 2.0
Astros 57 53 .518 4.0
Padres 35 75 .318 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Hebner 4
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Curt Flood 3
2 Tony Gonzalez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Callison 2
2 Jesus Alou 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesus Alou 3
1 Reggie Smith 3
1 Russ Snyder 3
1 Willie Stargell 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 3
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Frank Baker 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.14
2 Phil Niekro 1.00
3 Rick Wise 0.88
4 Jack Billingham 0.86
5 Mike Cuellar 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 9
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 Don Sutton 8
4 Rick Wise 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Marcel Lachemann 1
1 Pete Richert 1
1 Dick Selma 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Cleon Jones .351
3 Matty Alou .348
4 Roberto Clemente .346
5 Alex Johnson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Frank Howard 36
3 Willie McCovey 34
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 Willie McCovey 89
5 Reggie Jackson 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 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 1.88
2 Steve Carlton 1.89
3 Jerry Koosman 2.04
4 Dick Bosman 2.06
5 Bob Gibson 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 16
1 Phil Niekro 16
3 Ray Culp 15
3 Fergie Jenkins 15
3 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 194
2 Bob Gibson 193
3 Mickey Lolich 178
3 Don Wilson 178
5 Sam McDowell 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 23
2 Ron Perranoski 21
2 Cecil Upshaw 21
4 Jim Brewer 17
5 Wayne Granger 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .444
2 Ron Santo .438
3 Johnny Bench .410
4 Julian Javier .409
4 Woody Woodward .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 6
1 Rusty Staub 6
3 Dick Allen 5
3 Johnny Callison 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 16
2 Danny Cater 13
2 Tony Oliva 13
4 Mike Andrews 12
4 8 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Foy 7
1 Cesar Tovar 7
3 Willie Davis 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
2 Andy Messersmith 0.67
3 Jim Bouton 0.69
4 Earl Wilson 0.79
5 Bob Veale 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Don Wilson 3
4 Gerry Arrigo 2
4 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 34
2 Don Wilson 29
3 Dick Selma 28
4 Mickey Lolich 27
5 Fergie Jenkins 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Johnson .400
2 Julian Javier .386
3 Pete Rose .384
4 Roberto Clemente .380
5 Billy Williams .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Harrelson 10
1 Rusty Staub 10
3 Tony Perez 9
3 Boog Powell 9
3 Frank Robinson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 30
2 Denis Menke 27
3 Ken Harrelson 26
4 Tony Perez 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 16
2 Jose Cardenal 11
3 Pat Kelly 8
4 Joe Foy 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.67
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 6
1 Jim Perry 6
3 Ray Culp 5
3 Andy Messersmith 5
3 Don Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 57
2 Joe Coleman 53
2 Bob Gibson 53
2 Mickey Lolich 53
5 Fergie Jenkins 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 6
2 Phil Regan 6
4 Jim Brewer 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .346
2 Cleon Jones .345
3 Matty Alou .344
4 Pete Rose .340
5 Tony Perez .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 52
2 Frank Howard 49
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 130
2 Willie McCovey 126
3 Tony Perez 118
4 Boog Powell 113
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Tommy Harper 54
4 Cesar Tovar 51
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.92
2 Jerry Koosman 2.15
3 Ray Washburn 2.29
4 Andy Messersmith 2.30
5 Bill Singer 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 255
4 Don Wilson 247
5 Sam McDowell 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Fred Gladding 23
3 Ron Perranoski 23
5 2 tied 19