On This Day

Monday, August 25, 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 66 62 .516 21.5
Yankees 62 64 .492 24.5
Indians 54 74 .422 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 75 51 .595 --
Athletics 72 51 .585 1.5
Angels 51 71 .418 22.0
Royals 51 73 .411 23.0
Pilots 48 76 .387 26.0
White Sox 48 77 .384 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 50 .612 --
Mets 71 52 .577 5.0
Pirates 68 56 .548 8.5
Cardinals 69 57 .548 8.5
Phillies 52 72 .419 24.5
Expos 39 89 .305 39.5

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 67 57 .540 1.0
Astros 66 59 .528 2.5
Padres 37 89 .294 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Howard 4
2 Lee May 3
2 Tony Perez 3
4 Brant Alyea 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 2
2 Jim Hickman 1
2 Frank Howard 1
2 Lee May 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Ron Santo 3
1 Del Unser 3
4 Johnny Bench 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Perez 1
1 Ted Savage 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Bosman 0.57
2 Gary Nolan 0.54
3 Bill Hands 0.23
4 Jim Kaat 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Gary Nolan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Nolan 7
2 Dick Bosman 4
3 Dean Chance 3
3 Bill Hands 3
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Pedro Ramos 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 .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Frank Howard 40
3 Willie McCovey 39
4 Harmon Killebrew 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 113
2 Boog Powell 111
3 Ron Santo 107
4 Reggie Jackson 102
5 Tony Perez 101

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 2.09
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 Willie Davis .449
2 Ron Fairly .422
3 Tony Horton .420
4 Roberto Clemente .419
5 Bobby Tolan .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Alley 6
1 Jim Hickman 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 16
2 Gene Alley 15
2 Jim Hickman 15
2 Ron Santo 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 9
2 Joe Morgan 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Johnson 0.50
2 Don Cardwell 0.54
3 Tom Murphy 0.56
4 Denny Lemaster 0.64
5 Chuck Taylor 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Jim Merritt 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 30
2 Juan Marichal 29
3 Don Wilson 27
4 Fergie Jenkins 25
5 Mike Kilkenny 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Darold Knowles 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Ken Tatum 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .436
2 Willie Davis .409
3 Julian Javier .394
4 Cleon Jones .391
5 Ron Fairly .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 9
1 Jim Hickman 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
1 Willie Stargell 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Johnny Bench 27
3 Jim Hickman 25
3 Tony Oliva 25
5 Curt Blefary 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
2 Lou Brock 10
2 Willie Davis 10
2 Joe Morgan 10
2 Cesar Tovar 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
2 Denny McLain 5
2 Jim Merritt 5
2 Bob Veale 5
2 Don Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 60
2 Fergie Jenkins 55
3 Juan Marichal 48
3 Don Wilson 48
5 Bob Veale 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Darold Knowles 6
3 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Stan Williams 5
5 8 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .361
2 Cleon Jones .352
3 Matty Alou .328
4 Pete Rose .328
5 Hank Aaron .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 51
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 45
4 Carl Yastrzemski 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 133
2 Willie McCovey 123
3 Boog Powell 121
4 Harmon Killebrew 119
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Tommy Harper 65
3 Bert Campaneris 61
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Bobby Bonds 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.02
2 Steve Carlton 2.12
3 Bill Singer 2.13
4 Dick Bosman 2.21
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 Fergie Jenkins 279
2 Bob Gibson 277
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