On This Day

Saturday, August 30, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 43 .677 --
Tigers 76 54 .585 12.5
Red Sox 70 60 .538 18.5
Senators 67 65 .508 22.5
Yankees 64 66 .492 24.5
Indians 54 78 .409 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 78 52 .600 --
Athletics 74 55 .574 3.5
Angels 55 72 .433 21.5
Royals 52 77 .403 25.5
White Sox 51 78 .395 26.5
Pilots 49 80 .380 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 82 52 .612 --
Mets 75 53 .586 4.0
Cardinals 71 61 .538 10.0
Pirates 69 60 .535 10.5
Phillies 52 77 .403 27.5
Expos 40 92 .303 41.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 58 .557 --
Dodgers 71 58 .550 1.0
Reds 71 58 .550 1.0
Braves 73 61 .545 1.5
Astros 69 62 .527 4.0
Padres 38 92 .292 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Howard 4
1 Ken McMullen 4
1 Walt Williams 4
4 Mike Andrews 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 4
2 Mike Andrews 3
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Ken McMullen 3
2 Merv Rettenmund 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Tolan 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Tommy Helms 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 2.00
2 Claude Osteen 1.33
3 Tom Phoebus 1.17
4 Dick Bosman 1.00
4 Gaylord Perry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 14
2 Gaylord Perry 9
3 Claude Osteen 8
4 Gary Nolan 7
4 Tom Phoebus 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Bob Humphreys 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .349
4 Pete Rose .340
5 Alex Johnson .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Frank Howard 41
2 Willie McCovey 41
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Harmon Killebrew 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 115
2 Willie McCovey 112
3 Boog Powell 111
4 Ron Santo 109
5 Reggie Jackson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 64
2 Lou Brock 46
2 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Joe Morgan 37
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.86
2 Bill Singer 1.98
3 Dick Bosman 2.00
4 Jim Palmer 2.02
5 Mike Cuellar 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 21
2 Mike Cuellar 18
2 Fergie Jenkins 18
2 Phil Niekro 18
2 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 232
2 Sam McDowell 227
3 Bob Gibson 220
4 Mickey Lolich 216
4 Don Wilson 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
2 Ron Perranoski 24
3 Cecil Upshaw 22
4 Jim Brewer 18
4 Wayne Granger 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .442
2 Frank Howard .432
3 Ron Fairly .410
4 George Scott .383
5 Gene Alley .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Jim Hickman 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Harmon Killebrew 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 22
2 Willie McCovey 21
3 Ron Santo 16
4 Jim Hickman 15
4 Tony Oliva 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Maury Wills 9
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Bobby Tolan 6
4 Cesar Tovar 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 0.36
2 Tom Murphy 0.56
3 Bruce Dal Canton 0.71
4 Al Downing 0.72
5 Bob Locker 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 34
2 Mickey Lolich 31
3 Gaylord Perry 28
4 Juan Marichal 27
4 Don Wilson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 6
2 Darold Knowles 3
3 Clay Carroll 2
3 Paul Doyle 2
3 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .434
2 Roberto Clemente .408
3 Rich Reese .379
4 Tommy Davis .376
5 Pete Rose .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 10
1 Jim Hickman 10
3 Johnny Bench 9
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Willie McCovey 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Willie McCovey 28
3 Tony Perez 26
4 Jim Hickman 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Maury Wills 12
4 Cesar Tovar 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.92
2 Claude Osteen 1.23
3 Jim McAndrew 1.37
4 Tom Hall 1.48
5 Mike Cuellar 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Denny McLain 6
3 Dick Bosman 5
3 Bill Hands 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 62
2 Fergie Jenkins 58
3 Larry Dierker 53
4 Don Wilson 51
5 Mickey Lolich 49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Cleon Jones .350
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Matty Alou .327
5 Rod Carew .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 47
3 Willie McCovey 46
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
4 Carl Yastrzemski 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 134
2 Ron Santo 133
3 Harmon Killebrew 121
4 Boog Powell 120
5 Reggie Jackson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 68
2 Lou Brock 67
3 Bert Campaneris 60
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Maury Wills 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 2.01
2 Steve Carlton 2.08
3 Bill Singer 2.09
4 Bob Gibson 2.11
5 Jerry Koosman 2.37

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 Fergie Jenkins 282
2 Sam McDowell 278
3 Bob Gibson 273
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 Wayne Granger 19