On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 37 .699 --
Tigers 70 51 .579 15.0
Red Sox 65 57 .533 20.5
Senators 63 61 .508 23.5
Yankees 62 61 .504 24.0
Indians 51 74 .408 36.0

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 49 70 .412 21.5
Pilots 48 73 .397 23.5
White Sox 46 76 .377 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 77 47 .621 --
Mets 68 52 .567 7.0
Cardinals 68 55 .553 8.5
Pirates 64 56 .533 11.0
Phillies 49 72 .405 26.5
Expos 39 85 .315 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 53 .555 --
Dodgers 67 54 .554 0.0
Braves 68 58 .540 1.5
Giants 65 57 .533 2.5
Astros 64 57 .529 3.0
Padres 37 86 .301 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Azcue 3
1 Cleon Jones 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Tommie Agee 2
3 31 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Tommie Agee 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Joe Torre 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buford 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Wayne Comer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Robertson 0.78
2 Jim Britton 0.67
3 George Brunet 0.62
3 Joe Niekro 0.62
5 Ron Bryant 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Britton 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Steve Kealey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Robertson 7
2 George Brunet 5
2 Joe Niekro 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Jackson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .359
2 Cleon Jones .352
3 Rod Carew .352
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 3 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 59
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 .455
2 Rich Reese .423
3 Joe Torre .408
4 Willie Davis .396
5 Deron Johnson .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Gene Alley 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Tommie Agee 13
2 Gene Alley 13
2 Boog Powell 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
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
1 Vicente Romo 0.00
3 Mike Cuellar 0.33
4 Jerry Johnson 0.47
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 35
2 Juan Marichal 29
3 Fergie Jenkins 28
4 Bob Veale 26
5 Mike Kilkenny 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Ken Tatum 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .421
2 Julian Javier .405
3 Cleon Jones .398
4 Willie Davis .376
5 Horace Clarke .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Boog Powell 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 24
1 Curt Blefary 24
1 Tony Perez 24
1 Boog Powell 24
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Bert Campaneris 9
3 Willie Davis 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.67
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 Jim Merritt 5
2 Don Wilson 5
5 11 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 .352
3 Matty Alou .333
4 Pete Rose .331
5 Hank Aaron .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 127
2 Boog Powell 121
3 Willie McCovey 120
4 Harmon Killebrew 117
5 Tony Perez 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 65
3 Tommy Harper 63
4 Cesar Tovar 47
5 Maury Wills 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.06
2 Dick Bosman 2.11
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
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 285
2 Bob Gibson 284
3 Sam McDowell 266
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 2 tied 19