On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 91 43 .679 --
Tigers 77 54 .588 12.5
Red Sox 70 61 .534 19.5
Senators 68 65 .511 22.5
Yankees 65 66 .496 24.5
Indians 54 79 .406 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 79 52 .603 --
Athletics 74 56 .569 4.5
Angels 55 73 .430 22.5
White Sox 52 78 .400 26.5
Royals 52 78 .400 26.5
Pilots 49 81 .377 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 83 52 .615 --
Mets 76 54 .585 4.5
Pirates 70 60 .538 10.5
Cardinals 71 62 .534 11.0
Phillies 52 78 .400 28.5
Expos 41 93 .306 41.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 74 59 .556 --
Dodgers 72 58 .554 0.5
Reds 72 58 .554 0.5
Braves 73 62 .541 2.0
Astros 69 63 .523 4.5
Padres 39 93 .295 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Beckert 4
1 Bud Harrelson 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Clete Boyer 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 4
1 Ron Swoboda 4
3 Nate Colbert 3
3 Curt Flood 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 1.17
2 Tom Seaver 1.10
3 Luke Walker 0.89
4 Jim McAndrew 0.88
5 Steve Renko 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 11
2 Steve Renko 8
2 Luke Walker 8
4 Denny Lemaster 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .351
4 Pete Rose .343
5 Alex Johnson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Frank Howard 42
3 Willie McCovey 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 38
5 Hank Aaron 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 116
2 Boog Powell 113
3 Willie McCovey 112
4 Ron Santo 110
5 Reggie Jackson 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 64
2 Lou Brock 46
2 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Bobby Bonds 37
4 Joe Morgan 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.86
2 Bill Singer 1.95
3 Dick Bosman 2.00
4 Jim Palmer 2.02
5 Jerry Koosman 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 21
2 Mike Cuellar 19
2 Tom Seaver 19
4 Fergie Jenkins 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 232
2 Sam McDowell 227
3 Bob Gibson 226
4 Mickey Lolich 216
4 Don Wilson 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
2 Ron Perranoski 25
3 Cecil Upshaw 22
4 Wayne Granger 19
5 Jim Brewer 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Howard .455
2 Willie Davis .451
3 George Scott .421
4 Pete Rose .397
5 Ron Fairly .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 22
2 Willie McCovey 21
3 Ron Santo 17
4 Jim Hickman 15
4 Tony Oliva 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Tommy Harper 9
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Cesar Tovar 6
5 Bobby Tolan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Murphy 0.56
2 Jim McAndrew 0.67
3 Bob Locker 0.71
4 Al Downing 0.72
5 Claude Osteen 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Linzy 4
2 Dick Bosman 3
2 Casey Cox 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 34
2 Mickey Lolich 31
3 Juan Marichal 27
3 Don Wilson 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 6
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Darold Knowles 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
2 Phil Regan 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .459
2 Tommy Davis .385
3 Roberto Clemente .384
4 Pete Rose .380
5 Rich Reese .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Bobby Bonds 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
1 Willie McCovey 28
3 Tony Perez 27
4 Jim Hickman 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Britton 0.87
2 Al Downing 0.92
3 Claude Osteen 1.23
4 Jim McAndrew 1.47
5 Tom Hall 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Denny McLain 6
2 Jim Merritt 6
4 Dick Bosman 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 62
2 Larry Dierker 53
3 Don Wilson 51
4 Fergie Jenkins 50
5 Mickey Lolich 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 7
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Phil Regan 6
4 Fred Gladding 5
4 Ron Perranoski 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .357
2 Cleon Jones .352
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Matty Alou .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 46
4 Harmon Killebrew 42
5 Carl Yastrzemski 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 134
2 Ron Santo 129
3 Harmon Killebrew 122
3 Boog Powell 122
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 68
2 Lou Brock 66
3 Bert Campaneris 60
4 Cesar Tovar 46
5 Maury Wills 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 2.01
2 Bill Singer 2.05
3 Steve Carlton 2.08
4 Bob Gibson 2.27
5 Casey Cox 2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 279
2 Fergie Jenkins 274
3 Sam McDowell 271
4 Don Wilson 260
5 Mickey Lolich 257

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
3 Ron Perranoski 26
4 Jim Brewer 24
5 Wayne Granger 20