On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 36 .705 --
Tigers 69 51 .575 16.0
Red Sox 65 57 .533 21.0
Senators 63 61 .508 24.0
Yankees 62 61 .504 24.5
Indians 51 74 .408 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 72 50 .590 --
Athletics 69 50 .580 1.5
Royals 50 71 .413 21.5
Angels 48 70 .407 22.0
Pilots 48 72 .400 23.0
White Sox 46 76 .377 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 77 46 .626 --
Mets 68 51 .571 7.0
Cardinals 68 54 .557 8.5
Pirates 64 56 .533 11.5
Phillies 48 72 .400 27.5
Expos 39 84 .317 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 53 .558 --
Reds 65 53 .551 1.0
Braves 67 58 .536 2.5
Giants 64 57 .529 3.5
Astros 64 57 .529 3.5
Padres 36 86 .295 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Callison 4
2 Jerry Adair 3
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Paul Casanova 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Fairly 2
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 5
2 Art Shamsky 4
3 Jose Arcia 3
3 Paul Casanova 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Arcia 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Veale 2.00
2 Denny Lemaster 1.86
3 Chuck Taylor 1.50
4 Jim McAndrew 1.20
5 Mickey Lolich 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 14
2 Denny Lemaster 13
3 Bob Veale 10
4 Blue Moon Odom 7
4 Gaylord Perry 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Al McBean 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .359
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .349
4 Pete Rose .336
5 Willie Stargell .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 43
2 Frank Howard 39
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Harmon Killebrew 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 111
2 Boog Powell 110
3 Ron Santo 99
4 Reggie Jackson 94
4 Tony Perez 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 58
2 Lou Brock 45
2 Bert Campaneris 45
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 2.00
4 Mike Cuellar 2.13
5 Bob Gibson 2.22

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 222
2 Sam McDowell 212
3 Bob Gibson 202
4 Mickey Lolich 199
4 Don Wilson 199

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 .426
2 Rich Reese .423
3 Willie Davis .415
4 Joe Torre .400
5 Bill Freehan .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Bill Sudakis 6
3 Gene Alley 5
3 Deron Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
2 Gene Alley 13
2 Coco Laboy 13
2 Boog Powell 13
2 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.00
2 Mike Cuellar 0.51
3 Sam McDowell 0.67
3 Bob Veale 0.67
5 Vicente Romo 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Denny McLain 3
2 Jim Merritt 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 35
2 Juan Marichal 31
3 Fergie Jenkins 28
4 Bob Veale 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Ken Tatum 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .421
2 Julian Javier .405
3 Cleon Jones .385
4 Willie Davis .371
5 Horace Clarke .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 10
2 Boog Powell 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
2 Bill Sudakis 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 14
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Bert Campaneris 9
3 Willie Davis 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.69
2 Bob Veale 0.82
3 Tom Hall 0.96
4 Mike Cuellar 1.09
5 Al Downing 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Denny McLain 5
2 Don Wilson 5
4 Steve Blass 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 56
2 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Don Wilson 50
4 Mickey Lolich 48
5 Juan Marichal 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Cleon Jones .353
3 Matty Alou .335
4 Pete Rose .330
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 117
5 Tony Perez 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Bert Campaneris 65
3 Tommy Harper 62
4 Cesar Tovar 47
5 Maury Wills 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.06
2 Dick Bosman 2.10
3 Steve Carlton 2.12
4 Bill Singer 2.14
5 Fritz Peterson 2.41

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 Fergie Jenkins 285
2 Bob Gibson 284
3 Sam McDowell 273
4 Mickey Lolich 263
5 Don Wilson 252

Saves

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