On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 35 .698 --
Tigers 66 49 .574 14.5
Red Sox 61 55 .526 20.0
Senators 60 59 .504 22.5
Yankees 58 58 .500 23.0
Indians 49 70 .412 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 47 .595 --
Athletics 66 48 .579 2.0
Pilots 48 66 .421 20.0
Royals 47 68 .409 21.5
Angels 44 68 .393 23.0
White Sox 45 71 .388 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 74 43 .632 --
Cardinals 65 52 .556 9.0
Mets 62 51 .549 10.0
Pirates 59 55 .518 13.5
Phillies 45 69 .395 27.5
Expos 37 80 .316 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 48 .568 --
Braves 65 54 .546 2.0
Astros 63 53 .543 2.5
Dodgers 62 53 .539 3.0
Giants 62 53 .539 3.0
Padres 35 81 .302 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Roberto Clemente 4
1 Bob Oliver 4
1 Rich Reese 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Deron Johnson 2
2 Rich Reese 2
5 13 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Roberto Clemente 4
1 Denis Menke 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.33
2 Larry Dierker 1.00
3 Chuck Taylor 0.71
4 Ray Culp 0.62
4 Jerry Johnson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 8
2 Larry Dierker 7
2 Howie Reed 7
4 Gary Neibauer 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Moose 1
1 Danny Murphy 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .357
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .348
4 Alex Johnson .342
5 Pete Rose .339

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 Ron Santo 93
4 Reggie Jackson 92
5 Willie McCovey 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 54
2 Lou Brock 44
3 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Pat Kelly 35
5 Bobby Bonds 32

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 18
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 Cecil Upshaw 22
3 Ron Perranoski 21
4 Jim Brewer 17
5 Wayne Granger 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .462
2 Roberto Clemente .453
3 Rich Reese .450
4 Randy Hundley .421
5 Julian Javier .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Rusty Staub 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Dick Allen 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 22
2 Johnny Bench 17
3 Mike Andrews 15
3 Alex Johnson 15
5 Tony Perez 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Tommy Harper 8
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Joe Morgan 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
2 Ron Reed 0.49
3 Jim Palmer 0.60
4 Fred Gladding 0.75
5 Bill Singer 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayne Granger 4
1 Bill Hands 4
1 Don Wilson 4
4 Steve Blass 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 35
2 Sam McDowell 30
3 Larry Dierker 28
3 Bob Gibson 28
3 Don Wilson 28

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 .429
2 Julian Javier .405
3 Johnny Bench .385
4 Pete Rose .384
5 Rich Reese .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 10
2 Deron Johnson 9
2 Lee May 9
2 Willie McCovey 9
2 Boog Powell 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 25
1 Lee May 25
3 Sal Bando 24
3 Denis Menke 24
5 Tony Perez 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 14
2 Lou Brock 12
3 Tommy Harper 11
4 Jose Cardenal 9
4 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.99
2 Fritz Peterson 1.09
3 Bill Singer 1.24
4 Joe Coleman 1.53
5 Bob Veale 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Bill Hands 5
1 Denny McLain 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 53
2 Joe Coleman 50
3 Sam McDowell 49
4 Bob Gibson 46
5 Don Wilson 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 9
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Phil Regan 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .351
2 Cleon Jones .348
3 Pete Rose .343
4 Matty Alou .338
5 Hank Aaron .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 51
2 Frank Howard 49
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Hank Aaron 39
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 127
2 Willie McCovey 120
3 Boog Powell 118
4 Tony Perez 114
5 Reggie Jackson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Bert Campaneris 63
3 Tommy Harper 58
4 Cesar Tovar 47
5 Bobby Bonds 42

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 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Ray Culp 23
3 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