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 0.0
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