On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 38 .696 --
Tigers 71 52 .577 15.0
Red Sox 66 58 .532 20.5
Senators 64 62 .508 23.5
Yankees 62 63 .496 25.0
Indians 53 74 .417 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 74 50 .597 --
Athletics 70 51 .579 2.5
Royals 51 72 .415 22.5
Angels 50 71 .413 22.5
Pilots 48 75 .390 25.5
White Sox 47 77 .379 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 78 48 .619 --
Mets 70 52 .574 6.0
Cardinals 69 56 .552 8.5
Pirates 67 56 .545 9.5
Phillies 51 72 .415 25.5
Expos 39 88 .307 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 56 .545 --
Giants 68 57 .544 --
Reds 66 56 .541 0.5
Braves 69 59 .539 0.5
Astros 65 58 .528 2.0
Padres 37 88 .296 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Jerry Grote 3
1 Don Mason 3
1 Willie Mays 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 2
2 Joe Azcue 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Bill Freehan 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hickman 5
2 Sam McDowell 3
2 Doug Rader 3
2 Ron Santo 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Sadecki 1.75
2 Sam McDowell 1.29
3 Phil Niekro 1.20
4 Jim Bunning 1.17
5 Billy Wynne 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Jim Hannan 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 10
2 Sam McDowell 9
3 Jim Bunning 7
3 Ray Sadecki 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .350
4 Pete Rose .339
5 Willie Stargell .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 43
2 Frank Howard 39
3 Willie McCovey 38
4 Harmon Killebrew 36
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 113
2 Boog Powell 110
3 Ron Santo 102
4 Willie McCovey 98
5 Tony Perez 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 61
2 Lou Brock 45
2 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Pat Kelly 36
5 Bobby Bonds 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.94
2 Jim Palmer 1.95
3 Bill Singer 1.98
4 Dick Bosman 2.00
5 Bob Gibson 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 20
2 Mike Cuellar 17
2 Ray Culp 17
2 Fergie Jenkins 17
2 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 222
2 Sam McDowell 221
3 Bob Gibson 210
4 Mickey Lolich 199
4 Don Wilson 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 26
2 Ron Perranoski 23
3 Cecil Upshaw 22
4 Jim Brewer 18
5 Wayne Granger 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .438
2 Willie Davis .423
2 Tony Horton .423
4 Ron Fairly .413
5 Tommy Davis .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Jim Hickman 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Tommie Agee 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Gene Alley 14
3 Tommie Agee 13
4 Roberto Clemente 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Lou Brock 6
4 Joe Morgan 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Don Cardwell 0.44
3 Jerry Johnson 0.47
4 Chuck Taylor 0.50
4 Bob Veale 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 Larry Dierker 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 44
2 Juan Marichal 29
3 Larry Dierker 28
4 Dock Ellis 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
1 Ken Tatum 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .404
2 Julian Javier .400
3 Willie Davis .397
4 Cleon Jones .385
5 Pete Rose .368

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 Tony Perez 27
2 Tony Oliva 25
3 Johnny Bench 24
3 Curt Blefary 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Cesar Tovar 11
4 Willie Davis 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Veale 0.82
2 Wayne Granger 0.94
3 Tom Hall 0.96
4 Al Downing 1.10
5 Bob Gibson 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Denny McLain 6
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 Jim Merritt 5
3 Don Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 65
2 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Bob Gibson 51
4 Don Wilson 50
5 Larry Dierker 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Darold Knowles 5
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Phil Regan 5
2 Stan Williams 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Cleon Jones .348
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Matty Alou .327
5 Hank Aaron .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Carl Yastrzemski 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 129
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Boog Powell 120
4 Harmon Killebrew 119
5 Tony Perez 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 65
2 Tommy Harper 65
4 Cesar Tovar 49
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.05
2 Dick Bosman 2.11
3 Steve Carlton 2.12
4 Bill Singer 2.22
5 Fritz Peterson 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Ray Culp 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Dave McNally 23
5 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 292
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Sam McDowell 275
4 Mickey Lolich 255
5 Don Wilson 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Fred Gladding 26
3 Jim Brewer 25
4 Ron Perranoski 24
5 Dennis Higgins 19