On This Day

Saturday, September 6, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 45 .676 --
Tigers 80 58 .580 13.5
Red Sox 74 62 .544 18.5
Senators 71 68 .511 23.0
Yankees 69 68 .504 24.0
Indians 55 84 .396 39.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 84 53 .613 --
Athletics 76 60 .559 7.5
Angels 59 76 .437 24.0
Royals 56 81 .409 28.0
White Sox 53 82 .393 30.0
Pilots 51 85 .375 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 55 .604 --
Mets 79 57 .581 3.5
Pirates 73 61 .545 8.5
Cardinals 73 64 .533 10.0
Phillies 55 81 .404 27.5
Expos 42 96 .304 41.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 60 .562 --
Reds 74 60 .552 1.5
Dodgers 74 62 .544 2.5
Braves 75 64 .540 3.0
Astros 71 65 .522 5.5
Padres 43 95 .312 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Taylor 4
1 Cesar Tovar 4
3 Jesus Alou 3
3 Bert Campaneris 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Oliva 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Billy Cowan 1
2 Joe Foy 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Tony Oliva 4
3 Gene Alley 3
3 Matty Alou 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Bobby Tolan 2
3 Glenn Beckert 1
3 Paul Blair 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Johnson 1.00
2 Andy Messersmith 0.83
3 Pat Jarvis 0.71
3 Bob Veale 0.71
5 Don Sutton 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 10
1 Bob Veale 10
3 Jerry Robertson 8
4 Bob Gibson 7
5 Mickey Lolich 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Billy McCool 1
1 Dan McGinn 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Rod Carew .348
3 Cleon Jones .348
4 Pete Rose .339
5 Alex Johnson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 46
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 118
3 Willie McCovey 112
4 Ron Santo 111
5 Reggie Jackson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 65
2 Bert Campaneris 51
3 Lou Brock 48
4 Joe Morgan 39
4 Maury Wills 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.84
2 Bill Singer 2.00
3 Jim Palmer 2.13
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 241
2 Sam McDowell 234
3 Bob Gibson 233
4 Mickey Lolich 227
5 Don Wilson 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
1 Ron Perranoski 27
3 Cecil Upshaw 23
4 Wayne Granger 19
5 Jim Brewer 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .469
2 Frank Howard .449
3 Willie Davis .439
4 Boog Powell .429
5 Ken McMullen .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 17
2 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Ken McMullen 16
2 Rico Petrocelli 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 12
2 Joe Morgan 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Bobby Tolan 6
5 Joe Foy 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Moose 0.50
2 Jim Nash 0.69
3 Bob Locker 0.71
4 Larry Dierker 0.72
5 Fritz Peterson 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Tom Hall 3
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 29
1 Phil Niekro 29
3 Mickey Lolich 28
4 Don Sutton 25
4 Don Wilson 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 7
2 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 Paul Lindblad 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .421
2 Boog Powell .393
3 Roberto Clemente .361
4 Tommy Davis .360
5 Joe Torre .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 11
2 Hank Aaron 10
2 Jim Hickman 10
4 Harmon Killebrew 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 26
2 Tony Oliva 25
3 Gene Alley 24
3 Bobby Bonds 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 16
2 Maury Wills 15
3 Bert Campaneris 14
4 Joe Morgan 13
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.79
2 Al Downing 1.07
3 Bob Moose 1.32
4 Juan Marichal 1.41
5 Tom Murphy 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Denny McLain 6
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 Jim Merritt 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 57
1 Sam McDowell 57
3 Mickey Lolich 49
3 Bob Veale 49
5 Fergie Jenkins 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 10
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Tug McGraw 5
4 Fred Gladding 4
4 Wayne Granger 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Cleon Jones .342
3 Rod Carew .332
4 Pete Rose .327
5 Matty Alou .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 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 125
4 Ron Santo 123
5 Tony Perez 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 69
2 Lou Brock 64
2 Bert Campaneris 64
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 2.34
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 279
2 Bob Gibson 278
3 Sam McDowell 271
4 Mickey Lolich 262
4 Don Wilson 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 28
2 Fred Gladding 27
2 Cecil Upshaw 27
4 Jim Brewer 24
5 Wayne Granger 19