On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 35 .711 --
Tigers 68 51 .571 17.0
Red Sox 64 57 .529 22.0
Yankees 62 60 .508 24.5
Senators 62 61 .504 25.0
Indians 51 73 .411 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 72 49 .595 --
Athletics 68 50 .576 2.5
Royals 49 71 .408 22.5
Pilots 48 71 .403 23.0
Angels 47 70 .402 23.0
White Sox 46 75 .380 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 77 45 .631 --
Mets 67 51 .568 8.0
Cardinals 67 54 .554 9.5
Pirates 63 56 .529 12.5
Phillies 48 71 .403 27.5
Expos 38 84 .311 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 65 52 .556 --
Dodgers 66 53 .555 0.0
Giants 64 56 .533 2.5
Astros 64 56 .533 2.5
Braves 66 58 .532 2.5
Padres 36 85 .298 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Van Kelly 4
1 Curt Motton 4
3 Vern Fuller 3
3 Cleon Jones 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curt Motton 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Al Ferrara 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Davey Johnson 3
2 Curt Motton 3
2 Vada Pinson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cleon Jones 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Horace Clarke 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 3.33
2 Juan Marichal 1.86
3 Luke Walker 1.22
4 Mike Kilkenny 1.12
5 Don Wilson 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 13
2 Luke Walker 11
3 Sam McDowell 10
3 Don Wilson 10
5 Mike Kilkenny 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .362
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .350
4 Alex Johnson .338
5 Matty Alou .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 43
2 Frank Howard 39
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Harmon Killebrew 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 110
2 Harmon Killebrew 109
3 Ron Santo 97
4 Reggie Jackson 94
5 Tony Perez 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 57
2 Lou Brock 45
3 Bert Campaneris 44
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 Mike Cuellar 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 19
2 Mike Cuellar 17
2 Fergie Jenkins 17
2 Dave McNally 17
2 Tom Seaver 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 217
2 Sam McDowell 212
3 Bob Gibson 202
4 Don Wilson 199
5 Bill Singer 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 26
2 Ron Perranoski 22
2 Cecil Upshaw 22
4 Jim Brewer 18
5 Wayne Granger 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .458
2 Bobby Tolan .455
3 Willie Davis .442
3 Rich Reese .442
5 John Donaldson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Willie Stargell 6
2 Bill Sudakis 6
4 Tommie Agee 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
2 Gene Alley 14
2 Boog Powell 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 9
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.00
2 Mike Cuellar 0.51
3 Ron Law 0.67
4 Vicente Romo 0.69
5 Al Downing 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Bill Hands 3
2 Sam McDowell 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 44
2 Juan Marichal 31
3 Mike Kilkenny 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .435
2 Julian Javier .405
3 Cleon Jones .382
4 Al Oliver .377
5 Horace Clarke .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 10
2 Boog Powell 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
2 Bill Sudakis 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 25
2 Curt Blefary 24
3 Tony Perez 23
4 Johnny Bench 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 13
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Willie Davis 9
3 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.72
2 Tom Hall 0.96
3 Bob Veale 1.03
4 Al Downing 1.10
5 Mike Cuellar 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Denny McLain 5
2 Don Wilson 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 58
2 Sam McDowell 56
3 Don Wilson 50
4 Juan Marichal 46
5 Bob Gibson 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Phil Regan 5
3 Wayne Granger 4
3 Darold Knowles 4
3 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .361
2 Cleon Jones .351
3 Matty Alou .335
4 Pete Rose .331
5 Hank Aaron .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Carl Yastrzemski 41
5 Hank Aaron 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 127
2 Boog Powell 121
3 Willie McCovey 119
4 Harmon Killebrew 115
5 Tony Perez 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Tommy Harper 61
4 Cesar Tovar 46
5 Maury Wills 42

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 2.31

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 273
4 Don Wilson 252
5 Mickey Lolich 249

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Fred Gladding 26
3 Jim Brewer 25
4 Ron Perranoski 23
5 3 tied 19