On This Day

Saturday, September 13, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 101 45 .692 --
Tigers 82 63 .566 18.5
Red Sox 78 66 .542 22.0
Senators 76 70 .521 25.0
Yankees 71 74 .490 29.5
Indians 57 89 .390 44.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 87 57 .604 --
Athletics 79 64 .552 7.5
Angels 62 81 .434 24.5
Royals 60 84 .417 27.0
Pilots 57 87 .396 30.0
White Sox 56 86 .394 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 88 57 .607 --
Cubs 85 61 .582 3.5
Cardinals 78 67 .538 10.0
Pirates 76 67 .531 11.0
Phillies 57 86 .399 30.0
Expos 46 100 .315 42.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 81 65 .555 --
Reds 78 64 .549 1.0
Dodgers 78 65 .545 1.5
Giants 79 66 .545 1.5
Astros 75 68 .524 4.5
Padres 45 100 .310 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Spencer 5
2 Steve Hovley 4
2 Ken McMullen 4
2 Bill Voss 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Clay Dalrymple 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken McMullen 5
2 Willie Horton 4
2 Ron Swoboda 4
4 Mark Belanger 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Ollie Brown 2
2 Willie Davis 2
4 Nate Colbert 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vicente Romo 999.00
2 Tom Phoebus 0.86
3 Dean Chance 0.80
4 Larry Dierker 0.62
4 Phil Niekro 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Paul Doyle 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Hedlund 8
1 Dan McGinn 8
3 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Tom Phoebus 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Dave Leonhard 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .347
2 Roberto Clemente .341
3 Pete Rose .340
4 Rod Carew .338
5 Matty Alou .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 70
2 Bert Campaneris 53
3 Lou Brock 50
4 Bobby Bonds 41
5 Joe Morgan 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.92
2 Bill Singer 1.95
3 Juan Marichal 2.19
4 Dick Bosman 2.20
5 Larry Dierker 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 22
1 Tom Seaver 22
3 Mike Cuellar 21
4 Phil Niekro 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 255
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 22
5 Jim Brewer 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .465
2 Ken McMullen .459
3 Jesus Alou .419
4 Tito Francona .410
5 Maury Wills .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 Bobby Murcer 7
3 Frank Howard 6
3 Ken McMullen 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 21
1 Ken McMullen 21
3 Sal Bando 15
3 Frank Howard 15
5 Harmon Killebrew 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 8
2 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Tommie Agee 6
3 Tommy Harper 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.00
2 Larry Dierker 0.69
2 Dave Leonhard 0.69
2 Nolan Ryan 0.69
5 Don Cardwell 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 4
2 Casey Cox 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 35
2 Gaylord Perry 27
2 Tom Seaver 27
4 Phil Niekro 24
5 4 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .397
2 Ken McMullen .377
3 Frank Howard .367
4 Tito Francona .357
5 2 tied .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Bobby Murcer 10
3 Rico Petrocelli 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 28
1 Willie McCovey 28
3 Bobby Bonds 27
3 Ken McMullen 27
3 Tony Oliva 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 16
2 Maury Wills 15
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Willie Davis 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.75
2 Larry Dierker 1.14
3 Jim McAndrew 1.21
4 Juan Marichal 1.22
5 Bob Moose 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Ron Reed 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
4 Casey Cox 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 55
1 Sam McDowell 55
3 Mickey Lolich 54
4 Bob Veale 51
5 Juan Marichal 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 11
2 Wayne Granger 6
2 Ron Perranoski 6
4 Mudcat Grant 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .348
2 Cleon Jones .348
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Matty Alou .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 47
4 Harmon Killebrew 45
5 Hank Aaron 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 134
2 Willie McCovey 132
3 Ron Santo 128
4 Boog Powell 122
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 73
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Lou Brock 60
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 2.19
5 Bob Gibson 2.28

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 276
2 Bob Gibson 272
3 Sam McDowell 268
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 24
5 Wayne Granger 22