On This Day

Tuesday, September 9, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 97 45 .683 --
Tigers 81 60 .574 15.5
Red Sox 76 63 .547 19.5
Senators 72 70 .507 25.0
Yankees 70 70 .500 26.0
Indians 56 86 .394 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 86 54 .614 --
Athletics 76 63 .547 9.5
Angels 60 78 .435 25.0
Royals 58 82 .414 28.0
White Sox 54 84 .391 31.0
Pilots 54 85 .388 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 58 .592 --
Mets 82 57 .590 0.5
Pirates 75 62 .547 6.5
Cardinals 75 65 .536 8.0
Phillies 55 84 .396 27.5
Expos 44 97 .312 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 63 .553 --
Reds 76 62 .551 0.5
Braves 77 65 .542 1.5
Dodgers 75 64 .540 2.0
Astros 74 65 .532 3.0
Padres 44 97 .312 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 5
2 Bernie Allen 3
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Leo Cardenas 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Dick Dietz 1
1 Mike Epstein 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 4
1 Jim Wynn 4
3 Leo Cardenas 3
4 Bob Bailey 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
1 Remy Hermoso 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Don Buford 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vicente Romo 1.57
2 Larry Dierker 1.40
3 Sam McDowell 1.00
3 Jim Merritt 1.00
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 12
2 Vicente Romo 11
3 Gaylord Perry 10
4 Fergie Jenkins 9
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .347
2 Rod Carew .345
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Roberto Clemente .342
5 Alex Johnson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 46
2 Frank Howard 45
3 Harmon Killebrew 42
3 Willie McCovey 42
5 Hank Aaron 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 129
2 Boog Powell 118
3 Willie McCovey 115
4 Ron Santo 114
5 Reggie Jackson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 66
2 Bert Campaneris 53
3 Lou Brock 49
4 Joe Morgan 40
5 2 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 21
2 Tom Seaver 21
4 Phil Niekro 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 250
2 Sam McDowell 246
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 .459
2 Pete Rose .415
3 Ron Hunt .388
4 Bill Voss .387
5 Jesus Alou .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 Donn Clendenon 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Rico Petrocelli 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 18
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Tony Oliva 16
2 Rico Petrocelli 16
5 Willie McCovey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Sandy Alomar 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
2 Fritz Peterson 0.85
3 Steve Renko 0.90
4 Jim Hannan 0.92
5 Stan Bahnsen 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
1 Tom Seaver 4
3 Dave Boswell 3
3 Nelson Briles 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 36
2 Gaylord Perry 29
2 Tom Seaver 29
4 Phil Niekro 27
5 Fergie Jenkins 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .404
2 Ted Sizemore .390
3 Tommy Davis .375
4 Boog Powell .372
5 Horace Clarke .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Hank Aaron 10
2 Willie Horton 10
4 Jim Hickman 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 28
2 Tony Oliva 27
3 Johnny Bench 26
4 Bobby Bonds 25
5 Willie McCovey 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 16
2 Maury Wills 15
3 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
5 Bobby Bonds 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.79
2 Larry Dierker 1.50
3 Tom Murphy 1.51
4 Jim McAndrew 1.53
5 Tom Seaver 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Larry Dierker 6
3 Denny McLain 5
3 Jim Merritt 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 69
2 Larry Dierker 57
3 Fergie Jenkins 51
3 Juan Marichal 51
5 Mickey Lolich 49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Cleon Jones .344
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Matty Alou .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 50
2 Reggie Jackson 49
3 Willie McCovey 46
4 Harmon Killebrew 45
5 Hank Aaron 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 134
2 Willie McCovey 131
3 Ron Santo 126
4 Boog Powell 124
5 Tony Perez 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 69
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Lou Brock 60
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 23
2 Phil Niekro 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
5 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 280
2 Sam McDowell 276
3 Bob Gibson 271
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 23
5 Wayne Granger 20