On This Day

Thursday, August 14, 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
Yankees 59 58 .504 22.5
Senators 60 59 .504 22.5
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 72 .385 24.5

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 46 69 .400 27.0
Expos 38 80 .322 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 49 .563 --
Astros 63 53 .543 2.0
Braves 65 55 .542 2.0
Dodgers 62 53 .539 2.5
Giants 62 53 .539 2.5
Padres 35 81 .302 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Michael 3
2 Dick Allen 2
2 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Ron Brand 2
2 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Brand 2
1 Jake Gibbs 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Ty Cline 1
3 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Kenney 1
1 Gene Michael 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Downing 0.57
2 Phil Niekro 0.45
3 Woodie Fryman 0.43
4 Jerry Robertson 0.29
5 Billy Wynne 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Jerry Robertson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 5
2 Al Downing 4
3 Paul Doyle 3
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 Billy Wynne 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Dan McGinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .357
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .348
4 Alex Johnson .341
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 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 Rich Reese .486
2 Roberto Clemente .469
3 Randy Hundley .421
4 Bernie Allen .417
5 Julian Javier .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Paul Blair 5
2 Roberto Clemente 5
2 Larry Hisle 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 19
2 Johnny Bench 17
3 Mike Andrews 15
4 Alex Johnson 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Tommy Harper 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
2 Ron Reed 0.50
3 Jim Palmer 0.60
4 Bill Singer 0.81
5 Rudy May 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hands 4
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 35
2 Sam McDowell 26
3 Don Wilson 24
4 Rick Wise 21
5 Steve Carlton 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 4
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Phil Regan 3
2 Pete Richert 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .415
2 Julian Javier .405
3 Rich Reese .386
4 Woody Woodward .379
5 Johnny Bench .377

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 Lee May 26
2 Curt Blefary 25
3 Sal Bando 24
3 Denis Menke 24
5 Tony Perez 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 13
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 Bob Veale 1.38
5 Jim Perry 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Denny McLain 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 Jim Perry 5
1 Don Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 53
2 Sam McDowell 49
3 Bob Gibson 46
4 Don Wilson 44
5 Larry Dierker 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 9
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
4 Wayne Granger 4
4 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Cleon Jones .348
3 Matty Alou .338
4 Pete Rose .337
5 Alex Johnson .326

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 123
2 Willie McCovey 120
3 Boog Powell 116
4 Reggie Jackson 113
4 Tony Perez 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Tommy Harper 58
4 Cesar Tovar 47
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.99
2 Steve Carlton 2.22
3 Bill Singer 2.28
4 Ray Washburn 2.31
5 Jerry Koosman 2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 298
2 Fergie Jenkins 279
3 Sam McDowell 257
4 Mickey Lolich 250
5 Don Wilson 249

Saves

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