On This Day

Wednesday, September 3, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 92 44 .676 --
Tigers 79 56 .585 12.5
Red Sox 72 62 .537 19.0
Senators 71 66 .518 21.5
Yankees 67 67 .500 24.0
Indians 54 82 .397 38.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 82 52 .612 --
Athletics 75 58 .564 6.5
Angels 56 76 .424 25.0
Royals 54 80 .403 28.0
White Sox 53 79 .402 28.0
Pilots 50 83 .376 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 53 .613 --
Mets 77 56 .579 5.0
Pirates 71 61 .538 10.5
Cardinals 72 63 .533 11.0
Phillies 54 79 .406 28.0
Expos 41 95 .301 42.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 59 .563 --
Dodgers 74 59 .556 1.0
Reds 73 59 .553 1.5
Braves 74 63 .540 3.0
Astros 70 64 .522 5.5
Padres 40 95 .296 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Cater 4
1 Tony Conigliaro 4
1 Dick Green 4
1 Syd O'Brien 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Johnny Callison 3
1 Rico Carty 3
1 Willie Horton 3
1 Syd O'Brien 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Hernandez 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Woodie Fryman 1
2 Bill Sudakis 1
2 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dock Ellis 0.86
2 Woodie Fryman 0.83
3 Jim Maloney 0.75
4 Denny McLain 0.60
5 Ron Reed 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Jim Maloney 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dock Ellis 6
1 Denny McLain 6
3 Woodie Fryman 5
3 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Al Santorini 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Cleon Jones .348
4 Pete Rose .344
5 Alex Johnson .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Frank Howard 43
3 Willie McCovey 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 39
5 Hank Aaron 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 119
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 47
4 Bobby Bonds 38
4 2 others tied 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 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 22
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 23
4 Wayne Granger 19
5 Jim Brewer 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Howard .469
2 Willie Davis .439
3 Pete Rose .407
4 Ron Hunt .405
5 Dick Green .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Jim Hickman 6
3 Rico Petrocelli 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 12
2 Tommy Harper 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
3 Cesar Tovar 6
5 Bobby Tolan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Moose 0.50
2 Jim McAndrew 0.67
3 Steve Carlton 0.79
4 Jim Hannan 0.83
5 George Stone 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Dave Boswell 3
1 Tom Hall 3
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 36
2 Larry Dierker 27
3 Denny Lemaster 25
3 Don Wilson 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 6
2 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Paul Lindblad 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .438
2 Pete Rose .387
3 Tommy Davis .376
4 Boog Powell .372
5 Horace Clarke .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 10
1 Willie Horton 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Johnny Bench 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 27
2 Willie McCovey 26
3 Bobby Bonds 25
4 Tony Oliva 24
5 Willie Stargell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 16
2 Maury Wills 15
3 Lou Brock 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
5 Cesar Tovar 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.96
2 Al Downing 1.07
3 Bob Moose 1.32
4 Ray Sadecki 1.63
5 Tom Hall 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Denny McLain 6
1 Jim Merritt 6
4 Fergie Jenkins 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 61
2 Fergie Jenkins 57
3 Larry Dierker 48
4 Mickey Lolich 47
4 Juan Marichal 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 8
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Wayne Granger 5
4 Fred Gladding 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .351
2 Cleon Jones .344
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Rod Carew .334
5 Matty Alou .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
1 Reggie Jackson 48
3 Willie McCovey 46
4 Harmon Killebrew 42
5 2 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 134
2 Ron Santo 126
3 Harmon Killebrew 124
4 Boog Powell 122
5 Tony Perez 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 68
2 Lou Brock 65
3 Bert Campaneris 60
4 Bobby Bonds 44
4 Cesar Tovar 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 1.92
2 Bill Singer 2.06
3 Steve Carlton 2.12
4 Casey Cox 2.29
5 Bob Gibson 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Ray Culp 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 6 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 281
2 Sam McDowell 273
3 Bob Gibson 271
4 Don Wilson 262
5 Mickey Lolich 256

Saves

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