On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 78 34 .696 --
Tigers 63 48 .568 14.5
Red Sox 60 52 .536 18.0
Senators 58 57 .504 21.5
Yankees 56 57 .496 22.5
Indians 47 68 .409 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 45 .602 --
Athletics 65 45 .591 1.5
Pilots 46 64 .418 20.5
Royals 45 66 .405 22.0
Angels 42 66 .389 23.5
White Sox 43 69 .384 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 42 .632 --
Mets 61 48 .560 8.5
Cardinals 62 51 .549 9.5
Pirates 56 54 .509 14.0
Phillies 44 66 .400 26.0
Expos 35 78 .310 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 46 .566 --
Braves 64 52 .552 1.0
Giants 61 51 .545 2.0
Dodgers 60 51 .541 2.5
Astros 59 53 .527 4.0
Padres 35 77 .313 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 3
1 Ken Berry 3
1 John Donaldson 3
1 Ron Fairly 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 3
1 Buck Martinez 3
1 Pete Rose 3
1 Mickey Stanley 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Ike Brown 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Butler 1.60
2 Larry Dierker 1.40
3 Chuck Dobson 1.00
4 Dean Chance 0.67
5 Jim Maloney 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Butler 8
2 Larry Dierker 7
3 Nelson Briles 6
3 Dick Radatz 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cal Koonce 1
1 Pete Richert 1
1 Vicente Romo 1
1 Tom Timmermann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Cleon Jones .353
3 Matty Alou .346
4 Roberto Clemente .344
5 Pete Rose .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Frank Howard 37
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Lee May 32
5 Harmon Killebrew 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 102
2 Harmon Killebrew 101
3 Ron Santo 92
4 Willie McCovey 91
5 Reggie Jackson 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 50
2 Lou Brock 41
2 Bert Campaneris 41
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 17
2 Ray Culp 16
2 Dave McNally 16
2 Phil Niekro 16
2 2 others tied 16

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 Rich Reese .457
2 Cleon Jones .441
3 Davey Johnson .420
4 Roberto Clemente .417
4 Ron Santo .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Paul Blair 5
2 Joe Pepitone 5
2 Bob Tillman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 15
2 Mike Andrews 14
2 Tony Oliva 14
4 Boog Powell 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
2 Ron Reed 0.49
3 Bill Singer 0.81
4 Bob Veale 1.04
5 Claude Osteen 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 Paul Lindblad 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 30
2 Dick Selma 28
3 Bob Veale 25
4 Jim Lonborg 24
5 Bob Gibson 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Johnson .403
2 Rich Reese .389
3 Pete Rose .389
4 Julian Javier .378
5 Bobby Knoop .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
1 Tony Perez 9
1 Rusty Staub 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 30
2 Lee May 27
3 Denis Menke 26
4 Ken Harrelson 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 15
2 Jose Cardenal 11
3 Lou Brock 9
3 Joe Morgan 9
5 Pat Kelly 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 1.24
2 Ron Perranoski 1.29
3 Joe Coleman 1.29
4 Bob Veale 1.52
5 Jim Perry 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Perry 6
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 Ray Culp 5
2 Bill Hands 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 49
2 Mickey Lolich 48
3 Bob Gibson 47
3 Don Wilson 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Phil Regan 6
3 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Cecil Upshaw 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .346
2 Cleon Jones .343
3 Roberto Clemente .341
4 Matty Alou .341
5 Tony Perez .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 52
2 Frank Howard 49
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Lee May 39
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 129
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Tony Perez 118
4 Boog Powell 116
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Bert Campaneris 66
3 Tommy Harper 55
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 2.29
4 Phil Niekro 2.37
5 Steve Carlton 2.38

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