On This Day

Monday, September 1, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 92 43 .681 --
Tigers 78 55 .586 13.0
Red Sox 71 61 .538 19.5
Senators 69 66 .511 23.0
Yankees 66 67 .496 25.0
Indians 54 80 .403 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 80 52 .606 --
Athletics 74 57 .565 5.5
Angels 56 74 .431 23.0
Royals 53 79 .402 27.0
White Sox 52 79 .397 27.5
Pilots 50 82 .379 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 83 52 .615 --
Mets 76 55 .580 5.0
Pirates 71 60 .542 10.0
Cardinals 72 62 .537 10.5
Phillies 52 79 .397 29.0
Expos 41 94 .304 42.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 59 .560 --
Dodgers 73 58 .557 0.5
Reds 72 58 .554 1.0
Braves 73 63 .537 3.0
Astros 69 64 .519 5.5
Padres 40 93 .301 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Horace Clarke 5
1 Mike Epstein 5
3 Tommie Agee 4
3 Willie Horton 4
3 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
1 Ken McMullen 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
4 Tommie Agee 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 4
1 Mike Epstein 4
1 Mike Hegan 4
1 Ken Henderson 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Kekich 1.50
2 Don Wilson 0.89
3 Bob Meyer 0.83
4 Jim Palmer 0.75
5 John Hiller 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 8
1 John Hiller 8
1 Don Wilson 8
4 Steve Carlton 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Gary Ross 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .352
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 114
3 Willie McCovey 112
4 Ron Santo 110
5 Reggie Jackson 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 64
2 Lou Brock 47
3 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Bobby Bonds 38
4 Joe Morgan 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.84
2 Jim Palmer 1.89
3 Bill Singer 1.95
4 Dick Bosman 2.00
5 Juan Marichal 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 21
2 Mike Cuellar 19
2 Tom Seaver 19
4 Fergie Jenkins 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 232
2 Sam McDowell 229
3 Bob Gibson 226
4 Don Wilson 224
5 Mickey Lolich 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
2 Ron Perranoski 26
3 Cecil Upshaw 22
4 Wayne Granger 19
5 Jim Brewer 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .471
2 Frank Howard .469
3 Boog Powell .412
4 Cleon Jones .380
5 George Scott .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 Willie Horton 7
3 Jim Hickman 6
3 Harmon Killebrew 6
3 Rico Petrocelli 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 21
2 Bobby Bonds 20
3 Ron Santo 16
4 Ken McMullen 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Tommy Harper 8
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Cesar Tovar 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 0.67
2 Bob Locker 0.67
3 Al Downing 0.72
4 Claude Osteen 0.76
5 Steve Carlton 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Casey Cox 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 35
2 Mickey Lolich 31
3 Larry Dierker 27
3 Juan Marichal 27
3 Sam McDowell 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 6
2 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Darold Knowles 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .464
2 Pete Rose .387
3 Tommy Davis .385
4 Roberto Clemente .380
5 Boog Powell .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Bobby Bonds 9
2 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 28
2 Willie McCovey 27
3 Bobby Bonds 25
3 Tony Perez 25
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Joe Morgan 14
2 Maury Wills 14
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.92
2 Don Cardwell 0.93
3 Claude Osteen 1.23
3 Bob Moose 1.23
5 Jim McAndrew 1.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 64
2 Don Wilson 59
3 Larry Dierker 53
4 Fergie Jenkins 50
5 Mickey Lolich 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 8
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Fred Gladding 5
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 Phil Regan 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .355
2 Cleon Jones .351
3 Pete Rose .332
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Matty Alou .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 47
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 Boog Powell 123
4 Harmon Killebrew 122
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 68
2 Lou Brock 67
3 Bert Campaneris 59
4 Cesar Tovar 46
5 Maury Wills 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 2.01
2 Bill Singer 2.05
3 Steve Carlton 2.12
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 Tom Seaver 22
3 Mel Stottlemyre 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 279
2 Fergie Jenkins 274
3 Sam McDowell 273
4 Don Wilson 262
5 Mickey Lolich 257

Saves

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