On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 34 .691 --
Tigers 60 48 .556 15.0
Red Sox 59 51 .536 17.0
Senators 57 56 .504 20.5
Yankees 54 56 .491 22.0
Indians 46 67 .407 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 43 .613 --
Athletics 64 43 .598 2.0
Pilots 45 63 .417 21.5
Royals 44 65 .404 23.0
White Sox 43 66 .394 24.0
Angels 41 65 .387 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 41 .634 --
Mets 59 47 .557 9.0
Cardinals 60 51 .541 10.5
Pirates 55 54 .505 14.5
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 59 50 .541 1.5
Astros 57 53 .518 4.0
Padres 35 76 .315 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Reese 4
1 George Scott 4
3 Bill Freehan 3
3 Andy Kosco 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Brown 1
1 Al Ferrara 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 4
2 Elrod Hendricks 3
2 Rich Reese 3
4 Sal Bando 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Clark 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Osteen 1.14
2 Mike Torrez 0.75
3 Luis Tiant 0.67
4 Jim Bunning 0.62
5 Mike Nagy 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Lauzerique 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Claude Osteen 1
1 Lee Stange 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Osteen 8
2 Luis Tiant 6
2 Mike Torrez 6
4 Jim Bunning 5
4 Mike Nagy 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Cleon Jones .351
3 Roberto Clemente .346
4 Matty Alou .345
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 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 101
1 Boog Powell 101
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 Dave McNally 16
1 Phil Niekro 16
4 Ray Culp 15
4 4 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 Woody Woodward .409
5 Al Oliver .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 6
1 Boog Powell 6
1 Rusty Staub 6
4 Dick Allen 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 16
2 Boog Powell 15
3 Mike Andrews 13
3 Sal Bando 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Foy 7
1 Cesar Tovar 7
3 Willie Davis 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.51
2 Andy Messersmith 0.67
3 Jim Bouton 0.69
4 Bob Veale 1.06
5 John Gelnar 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 Claude Osteen 3
2 2 others tied 3

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 .397
2 Pete Rose .380
3 Roberto Clemente .379
4 Manny Mota .377
5 Bobby Knoop .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 32
2 Boog Powell 27
3 Denis Menke 26
4 Ken Harrelson 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Coleman 0.87
2 Ron Perranoski 0.96
3 Bill Singer 1.41
4 Andy Messersmith 1.62
5 Bob Veale 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Jim Perry 6
3 Claude Osteen 5
3 Mike Torrez 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 53
1 Bob Gibson 53
1 Mickey Lolich 53
4 Fergie Jenkins 52
5 2 tied 44

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 Matty Alou .343
2 Roberto Clemente .342
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Cleon Jones .342
5 Tony Perez .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 52
2 Frank Howard 49
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Carl Yastrzemski 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 130
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Tony Perez 117
4 Boog Powell 116
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Tommy Harper 54
4 Cesar Tovar 50
5 Maury Wills 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 Dave McNally 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Mickey Lolich 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
4 Ron Perranoski 22
5 Dennis Higgins 19