On This Day

Friday, September 5, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 44 .681 --
Tigers 79 58 .577 14.5
Red Sox 73 62 .541 19.5
Senators 71 67 .514 23.0
Yankees 68 68 .500 25.0
Indians 55 83 .399 39.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 83 53 .610 --
Athletics 76 59 .563 6.5
Angels 58 76 .433 24.0
Royals 55 81 .404 28.0
White Sox 53 81 .396 29.0
Pilots 51 84 .378 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 54 .609 --
Mets 78 57 .578 4.5
Pirates 72 61 .541 9.5
Cardinals 73 63 .537 10.0
Phillies 55 80 .407 27.5
Expos 41 96 .299 42.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 76 60 .559 --
Reds 73 60 .549 1.5
Dodgers 74 61 .548 1.5
Braves 75 63 .543 2.0
Astros 71 64 .526 4.5
Padres 42 95 .307 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Briggs 5
2 Steve Blass 4
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Jerry Kenney 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Steve Blass 1
2 Clete Boyer 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Steve Blass 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Joe Foy 2
4 Jose Arcia 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 5.00
2 Fritz Peterson 2.67
3 Larry Dierker 1.80
4 Steve Blass 1.17
4 Tom Seaver 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Wise 11
2 Bill Butler 10
2 Phil Niekro 10
4 Larry Dierker 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marcel Lachemann 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .349
2 Rod Carew .348
3 Cleon Jones .348
4 Pete Rose .341
5 Alex Johnson .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Frank Howard 43
3 Willie McCovey 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 40
5 Hank Aaron 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 121
2 Boog Powell 116
3 Willie McCovey 112
4 Ron Santo 110
5 Tony Perez 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 64
2 Bert Campaneris 49
3 Lou Brock 48
4 Joe Morgan 39
4 Maury Wills 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.84
2 Jim Palmer 1.89
3 Bill Singer 2.00
4 Juan Marichal 2.23
5 Dick Bosman 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 22
2 Mike Cuellar 20
2 Tom Seaver 20
4 Fergie Jenkins 19
4 Phil Niekro 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 239
2 Sam McDowell 234
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 Ken Boswell .483
2 Frank Howard .469
3 Willie Davis .439
4 Boog Powell .417
5 Ron Hunt .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 7
3 Jim Hickman 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 20
2 Willie Horton 17
2 Ken McMullen 17
2 Rico Petrocelli 17
5 Bobby Bonds 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Moose 0.50
2 Bob Locker 0.66
3 Jim Nash 0.69
4 Fritz Peterson 0.76
5 Steve Carlton 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Tom Hall 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 36
2 Rick Wise 30
3 Phil Niekro 29
4 Don Wilson 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 7
2 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Paul Lindblad 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .430
2 Boog Powell .384
3 Pete Rose .368
4 Rich Reese .366
5 Tommy Davis .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 10
1 Jim Hickman 10
1 Willie Horton 10
4 Johnny Bench 9
4 Harmon Killebrew 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 27
2 Willie McCovey 25
3 Bobby Bonds 23
3 Tony Oliva 23
5 Willie Stargell 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
1 Maury Wills 15
3 Joe Morgan 13
4 Bert Campaneris 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.96
2 Al Downing 1.07
3 Bob Moose 1.32
4 Larry Dierker 1.54
5 Fritz Peterson 1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 57
1 Sam McDowell 57
3 Rick Wise 50
4 Mickey Lolich 47
4 2 others tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 10
2 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Fred Gladding 4
3 Wayne Granger 4
3 Tug McGraw 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .353
2 Cleon Jones .342
3 Rod Carew .332
4 Pete Rose .330
5 Matty Alou .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
1 Reggie Jackson 48
3 Willie McCovey 45
4 Harmon Killebrew 43
5 Hank Aaron 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 129
2 Harmon Killebrew 126
3 Boog Powell 123
4 Ron Santo 122
5 Tony Perez 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 68
2 Lou Brock 64
3 Bert Campaneris 62
4 Cesar Tovar 44
4 Maury Wills 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 2.07
2 Bill Singer 2.10
3 Steve Carlton 2.12
4 Bob Gibson 2.35
5 Juan Marichal 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Mike Cuellar 22
2 Ray Culp 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 22
2 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 277
2 Bob Gibson 271
2 Sam McDowell 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 19