On This Day

Friday, August 8, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 77 34 .694 --
Tigers 62 48 .564 14.5
Red Sox 59 52 .532 18.0
Senators 58 56 .509 20.5
Yankees 55 57 .491 22.5
Indians 47 67 .412 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 44 .607 --
Athletics 65 44 .596 1.5
Pilots 45 64 .413 21.5
Royals 44 66 .400 23.0
Angels 42 65 .393 23.5
White Sox 43 68 .387 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 42 .628 --
Mets 60 48 .556 8.5
Cardinals 61 51 .545 9.5
Pirates 56 54 .509 13.5
Phillies 44 65 .404 25.0
Expos 35 77 .313 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 59 46 .562 --
Braves 64 51 .557 --
Giants 61 50 .550 1.0
Dodgers 60 50 .545 1.5
Astros 58 53 .523 4.0
Padres 35 77 .313 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Freehan 5
1 Joe Pepitone 5
3 Felipe Alou 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 21 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Frank Fernandez 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 3
1 Lee May 3
1 Duke Sims 3
1 Tom Tresh 3
5 25 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Joe Morgan 2
3 Paul Blair 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 3.50
2 Chuck Taylor 0.86
3 Al Downing 0.83
3 Milt Pappas 0.83
5 Bob Veale 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 10
2 Bill Singer 7
3 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Chuck Taylor 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Cleon Jones .350
3 Matty Alou .346
4 Roberto Clemente .344
5 Alex Johnson .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Frank Howard 36
3 Willie McCovey 35
4 Harmon Killebrew 31
4 Lee May 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 102
2 Harmon Killebrew 101
3 Ron Santo 92
4 Willie McCovey 90
5 Reggie Jackson 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 49
2 Bert Campaneris 41
3 Lou Brock 39
4 Pat Kelly 34
5 Joe Foy 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 1.80
2 Steve Carlton 1.89
3 Jerry Koosman 1.98
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 199
2 Bob Gibson 193
3 Don Wilson 182
4 Mickey Lolich 178
4 Bill Singer 178

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 .441
2 Ron Santo .426
3 Johnny Bench .415
4 Davey Johnson .413
5 Woody Woodward .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Willie McCovey 5
1 Tony Perez 5
1 Boog Powell 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 16
2 Tony Oliva 14
2 Boog Powell 14
4 Curt Blefary 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Foy 7
1 Cesar Tovar 7
3 Willie Davis 6
4 Lou Brock 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.49
2 Jim Bouton 0.64
3 Bill Singer 0.81
4 Bob Veale 1.04
4 Ron Perranoski 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Paul Lindblad 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 34
2 Fergie Jenkins 31
3 Dick Selma 28
4 Bob Veale 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .389
2 Davey Johnson .388
3 Bobby Knoop .378
4 Rich Reese .368
5 Billy Williams .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 10
2 Tony Perez 9
2 Boog Powell 9
2 Frank Robinson 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 31
2 Lee May 26
2 Denis Menke 26
4 Ken Harrelson 24
4 Rusty Staub 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 15
2 Jose Cardenal 11
3 Joe Morgan 9
4 Pat Kelly 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Coleman 1.09
2 Bill Singer 1.20
3 Ron Perranoski 1.29
4 Bob Veale 1.52
5 Fritz Peterson 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Mike Torrez 5
2 Don Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 57
2 Fergie Jenkins 49
3 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Bob Gibson 47
4 Don Wilson 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Phil Regan 6
3 Don McMahon 5
3 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Cecil Upshaw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .343
2 Matty Alou .342
3 Cleon Jones .341
4 Roberto Clemente .341
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 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 130
2 Willie McCovey 124
3 Tony Perez 118
4 Boog Powell 116
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Bert Campaneris 67
3 Tommy Harper 54
4 Cesar Tovar 50
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.92
2 Jerry Koosman 2.11
3 Bill Singer 2.25
4 Ray Washburn 2.29
5 Phil Niekro 2.34

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 285
3 Mickey Lolich 255
4 Don Wilson 251
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