On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 35 .696 --
Tigers 65 49 .570 14.5
Red Sox 61 54 .530 19.0
Senators 60 58 .508 21.5
Yankees 58 57 .504 22.0
Indians 49 69 .415 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 47 .591 --
Athletics 66 47 .584 1.0
Pilots 47 66 .416 20.0
Royals 46 68 .404 21.5
Angels 44 67 .396 22.0
White Sox 44 71 .383 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 73 43 .629 --
Mets 62 50 .554 9.0
Cardinals 64 52 .552 9.0
Pirates 58 55 .513 13.5
Phillies 44 68 .393 27.0
Expos 37 79 .319 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 62 48 .564 --
Braves 64 53 .547 1.5
Dodgers 62 52 .544 2.0
Giants 62 52 .544 2.0
Astros 62 53 .539 2.5
Padres 35 80 .304 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Coco Laboy 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Don Buford 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Curt Blefary 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Coco Laboy 5
2 Tommie Agee 4
2 Curt Blefary 4
4 Jim Davenport 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Kilkenny 2.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.25
3 Mike Paul 0.78
4 Bill Singer 0.75
5 Steve Renko 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Steve Hamilton 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Mike Kilkenny 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
1 Mike Kilkenny 10
3 Steve Renko 8
4 Mike Paul 7
4 Don Wilson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Cleon Jones .351
3 Roberto Clemente .350
4 Alex Johnson .343
5 Matty Alou .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Frank Howard 37
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Lee May 32
4 Boog Powell 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 104
2 Harmon Killebrew 101
3 Reggie Jackson 92
3 Ron Santo 92
5 Willie McCovey 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 53
2 Lou Brock 42
2 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Pat Kelly 34
5 Bobby Bonds 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 1.81
2 Steve Carlton 1.90
3 Dick Bosman 1.98
4 Jerry Koosman 2.24
5 Bob Gibson 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 17
2 Ray Culp 16
2 Fergie Jenkins 16
2 Dave McNally 16
2 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 209
2 Bob Gibson 198
3 Sam McDowell 191
4 Don Wilson 189
5 Bill Singer 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 25
2 Ron Perranoski 21
2 Cecil Upshaw 21
4 Jim Brewer 17
5 Wayne Granger 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .448
2 Cleon Jones .432
3 Lee Maye .421
4 Rich Reese .415
5 Woody Woodward .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Paul Blair 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 19
2 Mike Andrews 16
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Alex Johnson 14
3 Tony Perez 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Tommy Harper 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Joe Foy 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.49
2 Fred Gladding 0.75
3 Bill Singer 0.81
4 Rudy May 0.86
5 Bob Veale 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
1 Don Wilson 4
3 Steve Blass 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 35
2 Sam McDowell 30
3 Bob Gibson 28
3 Don Wilson 28
5 Bob Veale 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 6
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Phil Regan 3
2 Pete Richert 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .398
2 Julian Javier .393
3 Cleon Jones .372
4 Davey Johnson .369
5 Pete Rose .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 10
2 Lee May 9
2 Willie McCovey 9
2 Boog Powell 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 27
2 Lee May 26
3 Rusty Staub 24
4 Reggie Jackson 23
4 Tony Perez 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 14
2 Lou Brock 10
2 Jose Cardenal 10
2 Tommy Harper 10
5 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.90
2 Bill Singer 1.35
3 Joe Coleman 1.53
4 Bob Veale 1.56
5 Fritz Peterson 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 Jim Perry 5
1 Don Wilson 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 53
2 Bob Gibson 52
3 Joe Coleman 50
4 Sam McDowell 49
5 Don Wilson 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 10
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Phil Regan 5
4 Jim Brewer 4
4 10 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .350
2 Roberto Clemente .346
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Matty Alou .338
5 Tony Perez .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 51
2 Frank Howard 49
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 126
2 Willie McCovey 120
3 Boog Powell 118
4 Tony Perez 114
5 Reggie Jackson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Tommy Harper 57
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 3 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.99
2 Steve Carlton 2.22
3 Bill Singer 2.28
4 Jerry Koosman 2.32
5 Fritz Peterson 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 25
2 Ray Culp 24
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Dave McNally 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 298
2 Fergie Jenkins 291
3 Don Wilson 258
4 Sam McDowell 257
5 Mickey Lolich 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Fred Gladding 25
3 Jim Brewer 24
4 Ron Perranoski 22
5 2 tied 19