On This Day

Sunday, August 10, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 34 .699 --
Tigers 64 48 .571 14.5
Red Sox 60 53 .531 19.0
Senators 59 57 .509 21.5
Yankees 57 57 .500 22.5
Indians 48 68 .414 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 46 .596 --
Athletics 65 46 .586 1.5
Pilots 46 65 .414 20.5
Royals 45 67 .402 22.0
Angels 43 66 .394 22.5
White Sox 43 70 .381 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 43 .626 --
Mets 62 48 .564 7.5
Cardinals 63 51 .553 8.5
Pirates 58 54 .518 12.5
Phillies 44 67 .396 26.0
Expos 35 79 .307 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 46 .570 --
Braves 64 53 .547 2.0
Dodgers 61 51 .545 2.5
Giants 61 52 .540 3.0
Astros 60 53 .531 4.0
Padres 35 79 .307 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 6
2 Manny Sanguillen 5
3 Nate Colbert 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Pagan 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Ivan Murrell 4
1 Bill Voss 4
4 Norm Cash 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Tommy Harper 2
3 Jerry Adair 1
3 Horace Clarke 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Cuellar 2.00
2 Sam McDowell 1.75
3 Gary Nolan 1.67
4 Dock Ellis 1.00
4 Don Sutton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 14
2 Dock Ellis 10
3 Mike Cuellar 8
3 Dick Kelley 8
5 Juan Marichal 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 2
2 Joe Coleman 1
2 Tug McGraw 1
2 Pete Mikkelsen 1
2 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Cleon Jones .351
3 Roberto Clemente .351
4 Matty Alou .341
5 Alex Johnson .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 103
2 Harmon Killebrew 101
3 Ron Santo 92
4 Willie McCovey 91
5 2 tied 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 52
2 Lou Brock 41
2 Bert Campaneris 41
4 Pat Kelly 34
5 Bobby Bonds 31

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 2.27

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 198
3 Sam McDowell 191
4 Don Wilson 182
5 Mickey Lolich 181

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 .471
2 Roberto Clemente .434
3 Rich Reese .421
4 Jay Johnstone .419
5 Davey Johnson .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Paul Blair 5
2 Joe Pepitone 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 15
1 Tony Perez 15
3 Tony Oliva 14
4 Curt Blefary 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Willie Davis 6
1 Joe Foy 6
1 Tommy Harper 6
1 Cesar Tovar 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
2 Bill Singer 0.37
3 Ron Reed 0.49
4 Bob Veale 1.04
5 Claude Osteen 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Bill Hands 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 30
1 Sam McDowell 30
3 Bob Gibson 28
4 Bob Veale 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 4
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
2 Phil Regan 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .388
2 Davey Johnson .388
3 Julian Javier .386
4 Art Shamsky .373
5 Pete Rose .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
1 Tony Perez 9
1 Boog Powell 9
1 Rusty Staub 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 27
1 Lee May 27
3 Denis Menke 25
4 Ken Harrelson 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 15
2 Jose Cardenal 10
3 Lou Brock 9
3 Tommy Harper 9
3 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 1.05
2 Bill Singer 1.24
3 Joe Coleman 1.29
4 Bob Veale 1.56
5 Fritz Peterson 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Jim Perry 6
3 Ray Culp 5
3 Don Wilson 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 55
2 Bob Gibson 52
3 Mickey Lolich 51
4 Fergie Jenkins 49
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Phil Regan 6
3 Jim Brewer 4
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .345
2 Cleon Jones .344
3 Pete Rose .342
4 Matty Alou .339
5 Tony Perez .330

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 128
2 Willie McCovey 123
3 Boog Powell 117
4 Tony Perez 116
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Tommy Harper 56
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 3 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.99
2 Jerry Koosman 2.11
3 Bill Singer 2.29
4 Fritz Peterson 2.34
5 Steve Carlton 2.38

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 281
3 Mickey Lolich 258
3 Sam McDowell 258
5 Don Wilson 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Jim Brewer 24
3 Fred Gladding 23
4 Ron Perranoski 22
5 Dennis Higgins 19