On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 84 35 .706 --
Tigers 67 51 .568 16.5
Red Sox 63 56 .529 21.0
Yankees 61 59 .508 23.5
Senators 61 61 .500 24.5
Indians 50 72 .410 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 71 48 .597 --
Athletics 68 49 .581 2.0
Pilots 48 69 .410 22.0
Royals 48 70 .407 22.5
Angels 46 69 .400 23.0
White Sox 46 74 .383 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 76 45 .628 --
Mets 66 51 .564 8.0
Cardinals 67 53 .558 8.5
Pirates 61 56 .521 13.0
Phillies 48 70 .407 26.5
Expos 38 83 .314 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 64 51 .557 --
Dodgers 65 53 .551 0.5
Giants 64 55 .538 2.0
Astros 64 55 .538 2.0
Braves 66 57 .537 2.0
Padres 35 85 .292 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Jose Arcia 3
2 Glenn Beckert 3
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 2
1 Rick Reichardt 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Alley 3
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Duffy Dyer 3
1 Al Kaline 3
1 Willie Mays 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Arcia 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vicente Romo 1.25
2 Larry Dierker 1.17
3 Clay Kirby 0.88
3 Dick Selma 0.88
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 7
1 Clay Kirby 7
1 Dick Selma 7
4 Bill Hands 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .347
4 Pete Rose .339
5 Willie Stargell .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 43
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 104
3 Reggie Jackson 94
3 Ron Santo 94
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 56
2 Lou Brock 44
3 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Pat Kelly 36
5 Bobby Bonds 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 1.88
2 Steve Carlton 1.97
3 Dick Bosman 2.04
4 Bob Gibson 2.22
5 Mike Cuellar 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 19
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 Bill Singer 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 26
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 Willie Davis .455
2 Rich Reese .444
3 Roberto Clemente .438
4 Pete Rose .418
5 Tommy Davis .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Paul Blair 5
2 Roberto Clemente 5
2 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Rich Reese 15
2 Bill Sudakis 15
4 Curt Blefary 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Tommy Harper 8
3 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Joe Morgan 7
5 Bert Campaneris 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.00
2 Rudy May 0.37
3 Al Downing 0.54
4 Jim Palmer 0.60
5 Wayne Granger 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Wayne Granger 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 35
2 Sam McDowell 34
3 Larry Dierker 26
4 Don Wilson 24
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Phil Regan 3
4 Rollie Fingers 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .417
2 Julian Javier .378
3 Pete Rose .366
4 Johnny Bench .363
5 Horace Clarke .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 9
1 Boog Powell 9
1 Rusty Staub 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 7 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Cesar Tovar 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 Jose Cardenal 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hall 0.98
2 Rudy May 0.99
3 Fritz Peterson 1.07
4 Bob Veale 1.30
5 Jim Perry 1.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 58
2 Sam McDowell 55
3 Bob Gibson 50
4 Joe Coleman 46
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 9
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Phil Regan 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .357
2 Cleon Jones .346
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Matty Alou .332
5 Hank Aaron .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 50
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Hank Aaron 40
4 Carl Yastrzemski 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 124
2 Boog Powell 121
3 Willie McCovey 119
4 Tony Perez 115
5 Reggie Jackson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Bert Campaneris 63
3 Tommy Harper 60
4 Cesar Tovar 46
5 Maury Wills 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.99
2 Steve Carlton 2.12
3 Dick Bosman 2.14
4 Bill Singer 2.27
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 263
4 Mickey Lolich 249
4 Don Wilson 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Fred Gladding 26
3 Jim Brewer 24
4 Ron Perranoski 23
5 3 tied 19