On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 82 35 .701 --
Tigers 66 50 .569 15.5
Red Sox 61 55 .526 20.5
Yankees 60 58 .508 22.5
Senators 60 60 .500 23.5
Indians 50 70 .417 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 70 47 .598 --
Athletics 67 48 .583 2.0
Pilots 48 67 .417 21.0
Royals 47 68 .409 22.0
Angels 44 69 .389 24.0
White Sox 45 73 .381 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 74 44 .627 --
Cardinals 65 53 .551 9.0
Mets 62 51 .549 9.5
Pirates 60 55 .522 12.5
Phillies 47 69 .405 26.0
Expos 38 81 .319 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 50 .558 --
Braves 66 55 .545 1.0
Dodgers 63 53 .543 1.5
Giants 63 53 .543 1.5
Astros 63 54 .538 2.0
Padres 35 81 .302 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Alley 3
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Bobby Cox 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Alley 2
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Bobby Cox 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Crawford 3
1 Tony Gonzalez 3
1 Lew Krausse 3
4 Gene Alley 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Maury Wills 2
3 Horace Clarke 1
3 Willie Davis 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 1.29
2 Sam McDowell 1.22
3 Don Sutton 1.00
4 Gary Nolan 0.89
5 3 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 Ron Law 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 11
2 Juan Marichal 9
3 Gary Nolan 8
3 Don Sutton 8
5 Bob Veale 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Doyle 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .355
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .348
4 Alex Johnson .340
5 Pete Rose .335

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 106
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 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 1.81
2 Steve Carlton 1.90
3 Dick Bosman 1.98
4 Mike Cuellar 2.22
5 Jerry Koosman 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 18
2 Mike Cuellar 16
2 Ray Culp 16
2 Fergie Jenkins 16
2 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 209
2 Sam McDowell 202
3 Bob Gibson 198
4 Don Wilson 189
5 Mickey Lolich 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 25
2 Ron Perranoski 22
2 Cecil Upshaw 22
4 Jim Brewer 17
5 Wayne Granger 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Reese .512
2 Willie Davis .473
3 Julian Javier .432
4 Bernie Allen .429
5 Roberto Clemente .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Rusty Staub 6
3 Paul Blair 5
3 Roberto Clemente 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 19
2 Johnny Bench 14
2 Alex Johnson 14
4 Lee May 13
4 Rich Reese 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
2 Jim Britton 0.56
3 Jim Palmer 0.60
4 Rudy May 0.90
5 Fritz Peterson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
1 Bill Hands 4
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Paul Lindblad 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 37
2 Fergie Jenkins 27
3 Bob Veale 25
4 Don Wilson 24
5 Don Sutton 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .415
2 Julian Javier .407
3 Rich Reese .402
4 Cleon Jones .362
4 Woody Woodward .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 10
2 Deron Johnson 9
3 Willie McCovey 8
3 Boog Powell 8
3 Willie Stargell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 24
1 Curt Blefary 24
3 Denis Menke 23
4 Willie Horton 22
4 Tony Perez 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 13
2 Lou Brock 12
3 Tommy Harper 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.99
2 Fritz Peterson 1.07
3 Bill Singer 1.24
4 Bob Veale 1.30
5 Dick Selma 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Jim Perry 6
3 Denny McLain 5
3 Gaylord Perry 5
3 Don Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 55
2 Fergie Jenkins 53
3 Bob Gibson 46
4 Mickey Lolich 45
5 Larry Dierker 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Cleon Jones .346
3 Pete Rose .337
4 Matty Alou .336
5 Hank Aaron .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 50
2 Frank Howard 47
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 119
3 Boog Powell 118
4 Tony Perez 113
5 Reggie Jackson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Tommy Harper 58
4 Cesar Tovar 46
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.02
2 Steve Carlton 2.22
3 Bill Singer 2.22
4 Fritz Peterson 2.29
5 Ray Washburn 2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 291
2 Fergie Jenkins 279
3 Sam McDowell 268
4 Mickey Lolich 249
4 Don Wilson 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Fred Gladding 25
3 Jim Brewer 24
4 Ron Perranoski 23
5 2 tied 19