On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 41 .682 --
Tigers 73 54 .575 14.0
Red Sox 68 59 .535 19.0
Senators 66 64 .508 22.5
Yankees 63 65 .492 24.5
Indians 54 76 .415 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 77 51 .602 --
Athletics 73 53 .579 3.0
Angels 53 71 .427 22.0
Royals 51 75 .405 25.0
Pilots 49 77 .389 27.0
White Sox 49 78 .386 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 52 .603 --
Mets 74 52 .587 2.5
Cardinals 70 59 .543 8.0
Pirates 68 58 .540 8.5
Phillies 52 74 .413 24.5
Expos 39 91 .300 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 71 57 .555 --
Braves 72 59 .550 0.5
Dodgers 69 57 .548 1.0
Reds 69 57 .548 1.0
Astros 68 60 .531 3.0
Padres 37 92 .287 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Horace Clarke 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Johnny Callison 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Adair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Callison 4
1 Willie McCovey 4
3 Willie Davis 3
3 Alex Johnson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Orlando Cepeda 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Ty Cline 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 2.00
2 Jerry Koosman 1.50
3 Mike Cuellar 1.29
4 Jim Perry 1.20
5 Phil Niekro 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Mike Kilkenny 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
2 Mike Cuellar 9
3 Phil Niekro 8
4 Mike Kilkenny 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .357
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .350
4 Pete Rose .338
5 Willie Stargell .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Willie McCovey 41
3 Frank Howard 40
4 Harmon Killebrew 36
5 Lee May 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 113
2 Boog Powell 111
3 Willie McCovey 110
4 Ron Santo 108
5 Reggie Jackson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 63
2 Lou Brock 45
2 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Bobby Bonds 36
4 Pat Kelly 36

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 Mike Cuellar 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 20
2 Mike Cuellar 18
2 Phil Niekro 18
2 Tom Seaver 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 227
2 Fergie Jenkins 224
3 Bob Gibson 220
4 Don Wilson 209
5 Mickey Lolich 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
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 .469
2 Ron Fairly .444
3 Gene Alley .429
4 Tony Horton .412
5 Roberto Clemente .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Gene Alley 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Ron Fairly 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 19
2 Bobby Bonds 18
3 Ron Santo 16
4 Gene Alley 15
4 Johnny Bench 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Maury Wills 7
3 Willie Davis 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 0.36
2 Don Cardwell 0.54
3 Tom Murphy 0.56
4 Chuck Taylor 0.67
5 Gerry Arrigo 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Jim McAndrew 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 36
2 Juan Marichal 29
3 Larry Dierker 27
4 Mickey Lolich 23
4 Phil Niekro 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 5
2 Darold Knowles 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .427
2 Roberto Clemente .390
3 Cleon Jones .380
4 Tommy Davis .380
5 Rich Reese .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 11
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Jim Hickman 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
2 Rusty Staub 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 30
2 Johnny Bench 29
3 Tony Oliva 27
3 Tony Perez 27
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hall 0.80
2 Al Downing 0.89
3 Jim McAndrew 1.37
4 Bob Veale 1.44
5 Mike Cuellar 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Jim Merritt 6
3 Denny McLain 5
3 Jim Perry 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 66
2 Bob Gibson 50
2 Fergie Jenkins 50
4 Larry Dierker 48
4 2 others tied 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .359
2 Cleon Jones .350
3 Pete Rose .330
4 Matty Alou .326
5 Hank Aaron .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 50
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 47
4 Carl Yastrzemski 41
5 Harmon Killebrew 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 134
2 Willie McCovey 133
3 Boog Powell 121
4 Harmon Killebrew 119
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
2 Tommy Harper 67
3 Bert Campaneris 61
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Bobby Bonds 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.05
2 Bill Singer 2.13
3 Steve Carlton 2.15
4 Dick Bosman 2.21
5 Phil Niekro 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Ray Culp 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
3 Dave McNally 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 287
2 Sam McDowell 278
3 Fergie Jenkins 274
4 Mickey Lolich 257
5 Don Wilson 253

Saves

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