On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 41 .685 --
Tigers 74 54 .578 14.0
Red Sox 69 59 .539 19.0
Senators 66 64 .508 23.0
Yankees 63 65 .492 25.0
Indians 54 76 .415 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 77 51 .602 --
Athletics 73 54 .575 3.5
Angels 53 71 .427 22.0
Royals 51 76 .402 25.5
White Sox 49 78 .386 27.5
Pilots 49 78 .386 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 80 52 .606 --
Mets 74 52 .587 3.0
Cardinals 71 59 .546 8.0
Pirates 68 59 .535 9.5
Phillies 52 75 .409 25.5
Expos 40 91 .305 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 72 57 .558 --
Braves 73 59 .553 0.5
Dodgers 69 58 .543 2.0
Reds 69 58 .543 2.0
Astros 68 61 .527 4.0
Padres 37 92 .287 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Northrup 6
2 Sal Bando 4
2 Ron Hunt 4
4 Jerry Adair 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Jim Northrup 2
3 Jerry Adair 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 6
2 Jerry Adair 4
3 Tony Conigliaro 3
3 Jim Northrup 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 John Boccabella 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.60
2 Steve Carlton 1.11
3 John Hiller 0.75
4 Don Wilson 0.70
5 Ray Sadecki 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Don Wilson 7
4 John Hiller 6
4 Ray Sadecki 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Doyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .360
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .350
4 Pete Rose .337
5 Willie Stargell .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Willie McCovey 41
3 Frank Howard 40
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Harmon Killebrew 36

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 46
2 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Bobby Bonds 36
4 Pat Kelly 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.86
2 Bill Singer 1.98
3 Jim Palmer 2.02
4 Dick Bosman 2.09
5 Mike Cuellar 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 20
2 Mike Cuellar 18
2 Fergie Jenkins 18
2 Phil Niekro 18
2 Tom Seaver 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 232
2 Sam McDowell 227
3 Bob Gibson 220
4 Don Wilson 216
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 .460
2 Gene Alley .432
3 Ron Fairly .429
4 Roberto Clemente .391
4 Doug Rader .391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 19
2 Bobby Bonds 18
3 Ron Santo 15
4 Jim Hickman 14
4 Tony Oliva 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 9
1 Maury Wills 9
3 Willie Davis 6
4 Joe Morgan 5
4 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 0.36
2 Tom Hall 0.52
3 Tom Murphy 0.56
4 Don Cardwell 0.61
5 Bob Locker 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 36
2 Juan Marichal 29
3 Don Wilson 27
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 5
2 Paul Doyle 3
2 Darold Knowles 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .426
2 Roberto Clemente .404
3 Tommy Davis .381
4 Cleon Jones .380
5 Rich Reese .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 10
1 Jim Hickman 10
1 Willie McCovey 10
4 Dick Allen 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 29
2 Willie McCovey 28
3 Tony Oliva 27
3 Tony Perez 27
5 Jim Hickman 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Joe Morgan 11
2 Maury Wills 11
5 3 tied 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 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Denny McLain 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 66
2 Fergie Jenkins 58
3 Don Wilson 55
4 Bob Gibson 50
5 Larry Dierker 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 .362
2 Cleon Jones .350
3 Matty Alou .327
4 Pete Rose .325
5 Rod Carew .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 47
4 Carl Yastrzemski 42
5 Hank Aaron 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 134
2 Willie McCovey 133
3 Boog Powell 121
4 Harmon Killebrew 119
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Tommy Harper 67
3 Bert Campaneris 61
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Maury Wills 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.05
2 Dick Bosman 2.06
3 Steve Carlton 2.08
4 Bill Singer 2.13
5 Phil Niekro 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Ray Culp 23
2 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Dave McNally 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 287
2 Fergie Jenkins 282
3 Sam McDowell 278
4 Don Wilson 260
5 Mickey Lolich 257

Saves

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