On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 41 .680 --
Tigers 72 54 .571 14.0
Red Sox 67 59 .532 19.0
Senators 66 63 .512 21.5
Yankees 62 65 .488 24.5
Indians 54 75 .419 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 76 51 .598 --
Athletics 73 52 .584 2.0
Angels 52 71 .423 22.0
Royals 51 74 .408 24.0
Pilots 49 76 .392 26.0
White Sox 49 77 .389 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 51 .608 --
Mets 73 52 .584 3.5
Cardinals 70 58 .547 8.0
Pirates 68 57 .544 8.5
Phillies 52 73 .416 24.5
Expos 39 90 .302 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 70 57 .551 --
Braves 71 59 .546 0.5
Dodgers 68 57 .544 1.0
Reds 68 57 .544 1.0
Astros 67 60 .528 3.0
Padres 37 91 .289 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 5
1 Bert Campaneris 5
1 Tito Francona 5
4 Tommie Reynolds 4
4 Mickey Stanley 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Al Kaline 2
1 Mickey Stanley 2
4 Ernie Banks 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 6
1 Mickey Stanley 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
4 Tito Francona 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 3.00
2 Jim McAndrew 1.20
2 Tom Seaver 1.20
4 Gaylord Perry 1.14
5 Dick Kelley 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Vern Geishert 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 8
2 Ron Reed 7
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Larry Dierker 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Doyle 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .351
4 Pete Rose .339
5 Willie Stargell .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Frank Howard 40
2 Willie McCovey 40
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 Willie McCovey 106
5 Reggie Jackson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 62
2 Lou Brock 45
2 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Pat Kelly 36
5 2 tied 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 Tom Seaver 18
3 Mike Cuellar 17
3 Ray Culp 17
3 4 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 24
3 Cecil Upshaw 22
4 Jim Brewer 18
5 Wayne Granger 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .449
2 Tony Horton .420
3 Doug Rader .419
4 Ron Fairly .413
5 Roberto Clemente .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Alley 6
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Jim Hickman 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Bobby Bonds 16
3 Gene Alley 15
3 Jim Hickman 15
3 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Maury Wills 6
4 Willie Davis 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Wise 0.00
2 Jim McAndrew 0.36
3 Don Cardwell 0.54
4 Tom Murphy 0.56
5 Chuck Taylor 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Jim McAndrew 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Jim Merritt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 30
2 Juan Marichal 29
3 Larry Dierker 27
3 Don Wilson 27
5 Fergie Jenkins 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 4
2 Darold Knowles 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .420
2 Willie Davis .418
3 Cleon Jones .396
4 Al Oliver .382
5 Tommy Davis .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 10
1 Willie Stargell 10
3 Johnny Bench 9
3 Jim Hickman 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
1 Tony Perez 29
3 Tony Oliva 27
4 Willie McCovey 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 16
2 Willie Davis 11
3 Lou Brock 10
3 Joe Morgan 10
3 Cesar Tovar 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hall 0.73
2 Al Downing 0.89
3 Jim McAndrew 1.37
4 Mike Cuellar 1.40
5 Bob Veale 1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 60
2 Fergie Jenkins 55
3 Larry Dierker 48
3 Juan Marichal 48
3 Don Wilson 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 7
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 Darold Knowles 5
3 Ken Tatum 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .360
2 Cleon Jones .350
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Matty Alou .326
5 Hank Aaron .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 51
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 46
4 Carl Yastrzemski 41
5 Harmon Killebrew 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 133
2 Willie McCovey 129
3 Boog Powell 121
4 Harmon Killebrew 119
5 Reggie Jackson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Tommy Harper 66
3 Bert Campaneris 61
4 Cesar Tovar 47
5 Maury Wills 41

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 2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 277
2 Fergie Jenkins 274
3 Sam McDowell 272
4 Mickey Lolich 257
5 Don Wilson 255

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Fred Gladding 26
3 Jim Brewer 25
3 Ron Perranoski 25
5 3 tied 18