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 --
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