On This Day

Tuesday, September 2, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 92 44 .676 --
Tigers 78 56 .582 13.0
Red Sox 71 61 .538 19.0
Senators 71 66 .518 21.5
Yankees 67 67 .500 24.0
Indians 54 81 .400 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 81 52 .609 --
Athletics 74 57 .565 6.0
Angels 56 76 .424 24.5
Royals 54 79 .406 27.0
White Sox 53 79 .402 27.5
Pilots 50 83 .376 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 52 .618 --
Mets 77 55 .583 5.0
Pirates 71 60 .542 10.5
Cardinals 72 63 .533 11.5
Phillies 53 79 .402 29.0
Expos 41 94 .304 42.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 75 59 .560 --
Dodgers 73 59 .553 1.0
Reds 72 59 .550 1.5
Braves 73 63 .537 3.0
Astros 70 64 .522 5.0
Padres 40 94 .299 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boswell 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 Donn Clendenon 3
1 Vic Davalillo 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donn Clendenon 2
2 Frank Howard 1
2 Don Kessinger 1
2 Lee Maye 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 4
2 Glenn Beckert 3
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Bobby Knoop 3
2 Bill Melton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Horace Clarke 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Donn Clendenon 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Downing 1.12
2 Bill Champion 1.00
2 Jim Hannan 1.00
2 Roger Nelson 1.00
5 Don Sutton 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Cisco Carlos 1
1 Bill Champion 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Downing 9
2 Steve Barber 7
2 Bill Champion 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
2 Don Sutton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Humphreys 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dick Woodson 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .352
2 Cleon Jones .351
3 Rod Carew .351
4 Pete Rose .347
5 Alex Johnson .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Frank Howard 43
3 Willie McCovey 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 38
5 Hank Aaron 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 117
2 Boog Powell 115
3 Willie McCovey 112
4 Ron Santo 110
5 Reggie Jackson 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 64
2 Lou Brock 48
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 Fergie Jenkins 19
2 Tom Seaver 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 239
2 Sam McDowell 229
3 Bob Gibson 226
4 Don Wilson 224
5 Mickey Lolich 221

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 Frank Howard .472
2 Willie Davis .446
3 Pete Rose .434
4 George Scott .406
5 Boog Powell .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 21
2 Bobby Bonds 20
3 Ken McMullen 17
4 Ron Santo 16
5 Ron Swoboda 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Moose 0.50
2 Jim McAndrew 0.67
3 Claude Osteen 0.76
4 Steve Carlton 0.79
5 Jim Hannan 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Casey Cox 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Tom Hall 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 36
2 Don Wilson 35
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 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .450
2 Pete Rose .411
3 Roberto Clemente .375
4 Tommy Davis .371
5 Boog Powell .371

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 Tony Oliva 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 16
2 Joe Morgan 14
2 Maury Wills 14
4 Lou Brock 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.93
2 Al Downing 1.07
3 Claude Osteen 1.23
3 Bob Moose 1.23
5 Ray Sadecki 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Jim Merritt 6
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Denny McLain 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 61
2 Don Wilson 59
3 Fergie Jenkins 57
4 Larry Dierker 53
5 Mickey Lolich 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 8
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 Phil Regan 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Cleon Jones .349
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Matty Alou .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
1 Reggie Jackson 48
3 Willie McCovey 46
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 134
2 Ron Santo 127
3 Boog Powell 124
4 Harmon Killebrew 122
5 Tony Perez 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 68
2 Lou Brock 67
3 Bert Campaneris 59
4 Cesar Tovar 45
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 2.01
2 Bill Singer 2.06
3 Steve Carlton 2.12
4 Bob Gibson 2.27
5 Casey Cox 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Ray Culp 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
3 Mel Stottlemyre 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 281
2 Bob Gibson 279
3 Sam McDowell 273
4 Mickey Lolich 262
4 Don Wilson 262

Saves

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