On This Day

Monday, August 18, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 35 .708 --
Tigers 67 51 .568 17.0
Red Sox 64 56 .533 21.0
Yankees 61 60 .504 24.5
Senators 61 61 .500 25.0
Indians 50 73 .407 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 71 49 .592 --
Athletics 68 49 .581 1.5
Royals 49 70 .412 21.5
Pilots 48 70 .407 22.0
Angels 47 69 .405 22.0
White Sox 46 74 .383 25.0

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 62 56 .525 12.5
Phillies 48 70 .407 26.5
Expos 38 83 .314 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 64 52 .552 --
Dodgers 65 53 .551 --
Giants 64 55 .538 1.5
Astros 64 55 .538 1.5
Braves 66 57 .537 1.5
Padres 35 85 .292 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Alley 4
1 Mark Belanger 4
3 Matty Alou 3
3 Roberto Clemente 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Wayne Comer 1
1 Tony Conigliaro 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Belanger 5
2 Tony Conigliaro 4
3 Wally Bunker 3
3 Harmon Killebrew 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Alex Johnson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 0.78
2 Dave Boswell 0.75
3 Bob Moose 0.73
4 Steve Hargan 0.67
5 Mel Stottlemyre 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Jim Palmer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Moose 8
2 Jim Palmer 7
3 Dave Boswell 6
4 Mel Stottlemyre 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .362
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .347
4 Alex Johnson .338
5 Pete Rose .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 43
2 Frank Howard 38
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Harmon Killebrew 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 109
2 Harmon Killebrew 107
3 Reggie Jackson 94
3 Ron Santo 94
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Lou Brock 44
3 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Pat Kelly 36
5 Bobby Bonds 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.87
2 Bill Singer 1.88
3 Steve Carlton 1.97
4 Dick Bosman 2.04
5 Bob Gibson 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 Roberto Clemente .458
2 Willie Davis .451
3 Bobby Tolan .438
4 Rich Reese .429
5 Tommy Davis .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Gene Alley 5
2 Larry Hisle 5
2 Brooks Robinson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
2 Gene Alley 13
2 Bill Melton 13
2 Boog Powell 13
2 Willie Stargell 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.00
2 Rudy May 0.37
3 Al Downing 0.54
4 Ron Law 0.67
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 35
2 Sam McDowell 34
3 Larry Dierker 21
3 Don Sutton 21
5 Rick Wise 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
3 Rollie Fingers 2
3 Joe Gibbon 2
3 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .438
2 Julian Javier .385
3 Al Oliver .377
4 Willie Davis .371
5 Rich Reese .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 9
1 Rusty Staub 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Dick Allen 8
3 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 24
1 Boog Powell 24
3 Reggie Jackson 22
4 Johnny Bench 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 13
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Jose Cardenal 10
3 Cesar Tovar 10
5 Bobby Bonds 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.72
2 Rudy May 0.77
3 Tom Hall 0.98
4 Bob Veale 1.30
5 Fritz Peterson 1.31

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 Joe Coleman 46
4 Bob Gibson 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Phil Regan 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Wayne Granger 4
3 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .361
2 Cleon Jones .347
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Matty Alou .333
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 120
3 Willie McCovey 119
4 Harmon Killebrew 113
4 Tony Perez 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 75
2 Bert Campaneris 63
3 Tommy Harper 61
4 Cesar Tovar 45
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 Ray Washburn 2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 295
2 Fergie Jenkins 280
3 Sam McDowell 263
4 Mickey Lolich 249
5 Don Wilson 242

Saves

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