On This Day

Wednesday, September 10, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 98 45 .685 --
Tigers 82 60 .577 15.5
Red Sox 76 64 .543 20.5
Senators 73 70 .510 25.0
Yankees 70 71 .496 27.0
Indians 56 87 .392 42.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 86 55 .610 --
Athletics 76 64 .543 9.5
Angels 61 78 .439 24.0
Royals 58 83 .411 28.0
White Sox 55 84 .396 30.0
Pilots 55 85 .393 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 84 57 .596 --
Cubs 84 59 .587 1.0
Cardinals 77 65 .542 7.5
Pirates 75 64 .540 8.0
Phillies 56 84 .400 27.5
Expos 44 99 .308 41.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 78 64 .549 --
Reds 76 63 .547 0.5
Braves 78 65 .545 0.5
Dodgers 75 65 .536 2.0
Astros 75 65 .536 2.0
Padres 45 97 .317 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boswell 5
1 Lou Brock 5
3 Curt Flood 4
3 Bob Gibson 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Wayne Comer 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bubba Morton 5
1 Joe Torre 5
3 Don Buford 3
3 Wayne Comer 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Curt Flood 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Wise 2.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.57
3 Clay Kirby 1.50
4 Mike Wegener 1.25
5 Mike Torrez 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Wegener 15
2 Nolan Ryan 11
3 Mickey Lolich 8
3 Andy Messersmith 8
3 Rick Wise 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1
1 Eddie Watt 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .346
2 Rod Carew .346
3 Pete Rose .341
4 Roberto Clemente .341
5 Alex Johnson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 46
1 Reggie Jackson 46
3 Harmon Killebrew 42
3 Willie McCovey 42
5 Hank Aaron 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 129
2 Boog Powell 118
3 Willie McCovey 117
4 Ron Santo 116
5 Reggie Jackson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 67
2 Bert Campaneris 53
3 Lou Brock 49
4 Bobby Bonds 40
4 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.90
2 Bill Singer 1.95
3 Dick Bosman 2.20
4 Juan Marichal 2.27
5 Mike Cuellar 2.32

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 240
4 Mickey Lolich 235
5 Don Wilson 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
1 Ron Perranoski 27
3 Cecil Upshaw 25
4 Wayne Granger 20
5 Jim Brewer 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .455
2 Jesus Alou .429
3 Mike Epstein .406
4 Ken McMullen .400
5 Boog Powell .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Frank Howard 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Rico Petrocelli 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 18
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Rico Petrocelli 16
4 Ken McMullen 15
5 Tony Oliva 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Joe Morgan 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
1 Gary Ross 0.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.67
4 Nolan Ryan 0.69
5 Steve Renko 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Dick Drago 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 31
2 Larry Dierker 30
2 Bob Gibson 30
4 Mike Wegener 28
4 Rick Wise 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 6
2 Jack Aker 4
2 Mudcat Grant 4
4 Wayne Granger 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .395
2 Boog Powell .379
3 Tommy Davis .370
4 Ted Sizemore .367
5 Al Oliver .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
3 Willie Horton 10
4 Jim Hickman 9
4 Frank Howard 9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
1 Maury Wills 15
3 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
5 Bobby Bonds 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.90
2 Juan Marichal 1.41
3 Larry Dierker 1.50
4 Jim McAndrew 1.55
4 Tom Murphy 1.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 57
2 Sam McDowell 55
3 Mickey Lolich 54
4 Fergie Jenkins 51
4 Rick Wise 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 10
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Mudcat Grant 5
3 Wayne Granger 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .349
2 Cleon Jones .344
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Matty Alou .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 50
2 Reggie Jackson 49
3 Willie McCovey 46
4 Harmon Killebrew 45
5 Hank Aaron 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 134
2 Willie McCovey 133
3 Ron Santo 128
4 Boog Powell 124
5 Tony Perez 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 70
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Maury Wills 44
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 2.02
2 Dick Bosman 2.03
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 Bob Gibson 278
3 Sam McDowell 276
4 Mickey Lolich 263
5 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