On This Day

Thursday, September 11, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 99 45 .688 --
Tigers 82 61 .573 16.5
Red Sox 76 65 .539 21.5
Senators 74 70 .514 25.0
Yankees 70 72 .493 28.0
Indians 57 87 .396 42.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 86 56 .606 --
Athletics 77 64 .546 8.5
Angels 61 79 .436 24.0
Royals 59 83 .415 27.0
White Sox 56 84 .400 29.0
Pilots 55 86 .390 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 85 57 .599 --
Cubs 84 60 .583 2.0
Pirates 76 64 .543 8.0
Cardinals 77 66 .538 8.5
Phillies 57 84 .404 27.5
Expos 44 100 .306 42.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 63 .550 --
Braves 79 65 .549 0.0
Giants 78 65 .545 0.5
Dodgers 76 65 .539 1.5
Astros 75 66 .532 2.5
Padres 45 98 .315 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 3
1 Bob Johnson 3
1 Willie McCovey 3
1 Thurman Munson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Mike Epstein 3
1 Pete Rose 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Jose Arcia 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim McGlothlin 2.00
2 Joe Horlen 1.25
3 Bob Veale 1.20
4 Claude Osteen 1.17
5 Gary Gentry 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Jim Hannan 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 12
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Jim McGlothlin 10
4 Gary Gentry 9
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Fred Talbot 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .347
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Rod Carew .343
4 Roberto Clemente .341
5 Alex Johnson .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 129
2 Willie McCovey 119
3 Boog Powell 118
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 41
5 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.92
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 3 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 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
1 Ron Perranoski 27
3 Cecil Upshaw 25
4 Wayne Granger 21
5 Jim Brewer 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .467
2 Jesus Alou .419
3 Ken McMullen .418
4 Jim Northrup .406
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 Hank Aaron 7
3 Frank Howard 6
3 Harmon Killebrew 6
3 Rico Petrocelli 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 19
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Rico Petrocelli 16
4 Ken McMullen 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
1 Maury Wills 8
3 Tommie Agee 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 Bob Moose 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Jim Maloney 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 31
2 Larry Dierker 30
3 Steve Carlton 29
3 Bob Veale 29
5 Mike Wegener 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 5
2 Jack Aker 4
2 Mudcat Grant 4
2 Wayne Granger 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .395
2 Boog Powell .376
3 Al Oliver .370
4 Pete Rose .370
5 2 tied .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 11
3 Willie Horton 10
4 Jim Hickman 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
1 Maury Wills 15
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Bert Campaneris 11
5 Bobby Bonds 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.90
2 Jim McAndrew 1.21
3 Juan Marichal 1.41
4 Larry Dierker 1.50
5 Tom Murphy 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Larry Dierker 6
1 Ron Reed 6
4 Denny McLain 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 10
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Mudcat Grant 5
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 Darold Knowles 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .349
2 Cleon Jones .348
3 Pete Rose .338
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Matty Alou .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 50
2 Reggie Jackson 49
3 Willie McCovey 47
4 Harmon Killebrew 45
5 Hank Aaron 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 134
2 Willie McCovey 132
3 Ron Santo 128
4 Boog Powell 124
5 Tony Perez 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 70
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Lou Brock 59
4 Bobby Bonds 44
4 Maury Wills 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 2.03
2 Bill Singer 2.08
3 Steve Carlton 2.10
4 Juan Marichal 2.29
5 Casey Cox 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 24
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Phil Niekro 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 280
2 Bob Gibson 278
3 Sam McDowell 276
4 Mickey Lolich 263
5 Don Wilson 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 28
1 Cecil Upshaw 28
3 Fred Gladding 27
4 Jim Brewer 23
5 Wayne Granger 21