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 --
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