On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 40 .685 --
Tigers 71 53 .573 14.5
Red Sox 66 59 .528 20.0
Senators 65 62 .512 22.0
Yankees 62 64 .492 24.5
Indians 54 74 .422 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 75 50 .600 --
Athletics 72 51 .585 2.0
Angels 51 71 .418 22.5
Royals 51 73 .411 23.5
Pilots 48 76 .387 26.5
White Sox 48 77 .384 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 49 .617 --
Mets 71 52 .577 5.5
Pirates 68 56 .548 9.0
Cardinals 69 57 .548 9.0
Phillies 52 72 .419 25.0
Expos 39 89 .305 40.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 57 .548 --
Braves 70 59 .543 0.5
Dodgers 67 57 .540 1.0
Reds 66 57 .537 1.5
Astros 66 59 .528 2.5
Padres 37 89 .294 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Edwards 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
4 Ernie Banks 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Frank Robinson 4
2 Ron Swoboda 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Vern Fuller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hall 1.33
2 Mickey Lolich 1.00
2 Don Wilson 1.00
4 Chuck Dobson 0.82
5 Bill Stoneman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 10
2 Chuck Dobson 9
2 Bill Stoneman 9
4 Tom Hall 8
4 Pete Richert 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Ron Law 1
1 Ken Tatum 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .359
2 Cleon Jones .353
3 Rod Carew .352
4 Willie Stargell .337
5 Pete Rose .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Frank Howard 39
2 Willie McCovey 39
4 Harmon Killebrew 36
5 Hank Aaron 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 113
2 Boog Powell 111
3 Ron Santo 104
4 Reggie Jackson 102
5 Willie McCovey 100

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 224
2 Sam McDowell 221
3 Bob Gibson 210
4 Don Wilson 209
5 Mickey Lolich 204

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 .453
2 Willie Davis .434
3 Tony Horton .426
4 Ron Fairly .422
5 Ted Sizemore .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Alley 6
1 Johnny Bench 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Ron Fairly 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Gene Alley 17
3 Reggie Jackson 14
4 Tommie Agee 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
4 Lou Brock 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Don Cardwell 0.44
3 Jerry Johnson 0.47
4 Chuck Taylor 0.67
5 Al Downing 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 44
2 Juan Marichal 36
3 Don Wilson 27
4 Mickey Lolich 26
5 Fergie Jenkins 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 4
2 Joe Gibbon 3
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Tug McGraw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .429
2 Willie Davis .409
3 Cleon Jones .400
4 Julian Javier .392
5 Ron Fairly .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
1 Johnny Bench 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
1 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Johnny Bench 25
2 Curt Blefary 25
4 Tony Oliva 24
5 5 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Cesar Tovar 11
4 Willie Davis 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hall 0.73
2 Al Downing 0.89
3 Ron Reed 1.30
4 Mike Cuellar 1.40
5 Bob Veale 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Denny McLain 6
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 Jim Merritt 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 65
2 Fergie Jenkins 56
3 Bob Gibson 51
4 Larry Dierker 49
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Darold Knowles 5
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Stan Williams 5
5 8 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .360
2 Cleon Jones .352
3 Pete Rose .328
4 Matty Alou .327
5 Hank Aaron .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 51
2 Frank Howard 47
3 Willie McCovey 45
4 Carl Yastrzemski 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 130
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Boog Powell 121
4 Harmon Killebrew 119
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Tommy Harper 65
3 Bert Campaneris 64
4 Cesar Tovar 49
5 Bobby Bonds 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.05
2 Dick Bosman 2.11
3 Steve Carlton 2.12
4 Bill Singer 2.13
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 279
3 Sam McDowell 275
4 Mickey Lolich 260
5 Don Wilson 255

Saves

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