On This Day

Monday, September 8, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 95 45 .679 --
Tigers 80 60 .571 15.0
Red Sox 75 63 .543 19.0
Senators 72 68 .514 23.0
Yankees 70 69 .504 24.5
Indians 56 85 .397 39.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 85 54 .612 --
Athletics 76 62 .551 8.5
Angels 60 77 .438 24.0
Royals 57 82 .410 28.0
White Sox 54 84 .391 30.5
Pilots 54 85 .388 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 57 .596 --
Mets 81 57 .587 1.5
Pirates 75 61 .551 6.5
Cardinals 74 65 .532 9.0
Phillies 55 83 .399 27.5
Expos 43 97 .307 40.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 61 .555 --
Giants 77 63 .550 0.5
Dodgers 75 63 .543 1.5
Braves 76 65 .539 2.0
Astros 73 65 .529 3.5
Padres 44 96 .314 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Steve Hovley 4
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Danny Walton 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nate Colbert 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Martinez 4
2 Bob Allison 3
2 John Briggs 3
2 Pete Rose 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Wayne Comer 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.44
2 Tom Griffin 1.22
3 Earl Wilson 0.88
4 Dock Ellis 0.71
4 Bill Hands 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Miguel Fuentes 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 13
2 Tom Griffin 11
3 Earl Wilson 7
4 Steve Barber 6
4 Juan Marichal 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 John Gelnar 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .348
2 Rod Carew .347
3 Roberto Clemente .346
4 Pete Rose .344
5 Alex Johnson .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 46
2 Frank Howard 44
3 Harmon Killebrew 42
4 Willie McCovey 41
5 Hank Aaron 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 128
2 Boog Powell 118
3 Willie McCovey 113
3 Ron Santo 113
5 Reggie Jackson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 66
2 Bert Campaneris 53
3 Lou Brock 48
4 Bobby Bonds 39
4 2 others tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.90
2 Bill Singer 1.95
3 Jim Palmer 2.13
4 Juan Marichal 2.27
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
4 Don Wilson 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
1 Ron Perranoski 27
3 Cecil Upshaw 24
4 Wayne Granger 20
5 Jim Brewer 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .455
2 Frank Howard .435
3 Pete Rose .411
4 Willie Davis .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 18
2 Rico Petrocelli 16
3 Harmon Killebrew 15
3 Ken McMullen 15
3 Tony Oliva 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Joe Morgan 6
3 Bobby Tolan 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Dierker 0.72
2 Fritz Peterson 0.76
3 Jim Hannan 0.92
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.93
5 Bob Moose 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 Jim Maloney 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 29
2 Tom Seaver 24
3 Bob Gibson 23
3 Jerry Koosman 23
3 3 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 7
2 Jack Aker 4
2 Wayne Granger 4
2 Ron Perranoski 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .416
2 Boog Powell .381
3 Tommy Davis .370
3 Ted Sizemore .370
5 Pete Rose .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Jim Hickman 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
4 Willie Horton 10
5 Tommie Agee 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 27
2 Johnny Bench 26
3 Bobby Bonds 25
3 Tony Oliva 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Maury Wills 15
3 Bert Campaneris 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.79
2 Tom Murphy 1.51
3 Jim McAndrew 1.53
4 Larry Dierker 1.54
5 Bob Moose 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Denny McLain 6
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 Jim Merritt 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 57
1 Sam McDowell 57
3 Juan Marichal 51
4 Mickey Lolich 49
5 Don Wilson 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 11
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 Tug McGraw 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Cleon Jones .343
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Matty Alou .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 49
1 Reggie Jackson 49
3 Harmon Killebrew 45
3 Willie McCovey 45
5 Hank Aaron 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 133
2 Willie McCovey 129
3 Ron Santo 125
4 Boog Powell 124
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 69
2 Bert Campaneris 65
3 Lou Brock 61
4 Maury Wills 44
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 2.02
2 Dick Bosman 2.08
3 Steve Carlton 2.10
4 Juan Marichal 2.29
5 Casey Cox 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 25
2 Mike Cuellar 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 22
2 Phil Niekro 22
2 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 271
1 Fergie Jenkins 271
3 Sam McDowell 264
4 Mickey Lolich 262
4 Don Wilson 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 28
1 Cecil Upshaw 28
3 Fred Gladding 27
4 Jim Brewer 24
5 Wayne Granger 20