On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 83 35 .703 --
Tigers 66 51 .564 16.5
Red Sox 62 56 .525 21.0
Yankees 60 59 .504 23.5
Senators 61 60 .504 23.5
Indians 50 71 .413 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 70 48 .593 --
Athletics 68 48 .586 1.0
Pilots 48 68 .414 21.0
Royals 48 69 .410 21.5
Angels 45 69 .395 23.0
White Sox 46 73 .387 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 44 .630 --
Mets 64 51 .557 9.0
Cardinals 66 53 .555 9.0
Pirates 60 56 .517 13.5
Phillies 48 69 .410 26.0
Expos 38 82 .317 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 64 50 .561 --
Dodgers 64 53 .547 1.5
Braves 66 56 .541 2.0
Giants 63 54 .538 2.5
Astros 63 55 .534 3.0
Padres 35 83 .297 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Etchebarren 4
1 Rico Petrocelli 4
1 Chico Salmon 4
4 Paul Blair 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chico Salmon 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chico Salmon 6
2 George Scott 4
2 Maury Wills 4
4 Paul Blair 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Joe Foy 1
1 Jimmie Hall 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim McAndrew 1.40
2 Jim Britton 1.25
3 Danny Lazar 1.20
4 Dick Kelley 1.00
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Jim McAndrew 7
2 Andy Messersmith 7
4 Danny Lazar 6
4 Rick Wise 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Galen Cisco 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .357
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .350
4 Alex Johnson .340
5 Pete Rose .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Frank Howard 38
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Lee May 33
4 Boog Powell 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 109
2 Harmon Killebrew 102
3 Ron Santo 93
4 Reggie Jackson 92
5 Willie McCovey 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 55
2 Lou Brock 44
3 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Pat Kelly 36
5 Bobby Bonds 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 1.81
2 Steve Carlton 1.90
3 Dick Bosman 2.04
4 Bob Gibson 2.22
5 Mike Cuellar 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 18
2 Fergie Jenkins 17
2 Dave McNally 17
2 Tom Seaver 17
5 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 217
2 Bob Gibson 202
2 Sam McDowell 202
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 .488
2 Willie Davis .481
3 Rico Petrocelli .452
4 Roberto Clemente .447
5 Randy Hundley .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Rusty Staub 6
3 Paul Blair 5
3 Roberto Clemente 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 15
1 Curt Blefary 15
1 Boog Powell 15
1 Rich Reese 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Tommy Harper 8
3 Bobby Bonds 7
4 Willie Davis 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
2 Rudy May 0.37
3 Jim Palmer 0.60
4 Ron Law 0.67
5 Bill Hands 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Bill Hands 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 37
2 Fergie Jenkins 35
3 Bob Veale 25
4 Jim McAndrew 24
4 Don Wilson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
1 Pete Richert 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .419
2 Julian Javier .402
3 Rich Reese .379
4 Horace Clarke .366
5 Cleon Jones .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 9
1 Boog Powell 9
1 Rusty Staub 9
4 Willie McCovey 8
4 Willie Stargell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 24
1 Tony Perez 24
1 Boog Powell 24
4 Denis Menke 23
5 Sal Bando 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Tommy Harper 11
2 Cesar Tovar 11
4 Bobby Bonds 9
5 3 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 Jim Perry 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Denny McLain 5
2 Jim Perry 5
2 Don Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 58
2 Sam McDowell 55
3 Bob Gibson 50
4 Joe Coleman 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
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 .357
2 Cleon Jones .347
3 Pete Rose .338
4 Matty Alou .334
5 Hank Aaron .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Carl Yastrzemski 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 123
2 Boog Powell 121
3 Willie McCovey 119
4 Tony Perez 115
5 Reggie Jackson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Tommy Harper 59
4 Cesar Tovar 46
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.99
2 Dick Bosman 2.14
3 Steve Carlton 2.22
4 Bill Singer 2.22
5 Fritz Peterson 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
2 Dave McNally 24
4 Ray Culp 23
4 Tom Seaver 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 295
2 Fergie Jenkins 287
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