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 --
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