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 0.0
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