On This Day

Sunday, September 21, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 106 47 .693 --
Tigers 86 67 .562 20.0
Red Sox 81 71 .533 24.5
Senators 78 75 .510 28.0
Yankees 75 77 .493 30.5
Indians 61 92 .399 45.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 91 61 .599 --
Athletics 81 71 .533 10.0
Angels 68 84 .447 23.0
White Sox 64 88 .421 27.0
Royals 64 88 .421 27.0
Pilots 59 93 .388 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 93 61 .604 --
Cubs 89 66 .574 4.5
Cardinals 82 71 .536 10.5
Pirates 82 72 .532 11.0
Phillies 61 92 .399 31.5
Expos 51 104 .329 42.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 86 67 .562 --
Braves 86 68 .558 0.5
Dodgers 82 70 .539 3.5
Reds 81 70 .536 4.0
Astros 78 73 .517 7.0
Padres 48 105 .314 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Ted Kubiak 4
1 Willie McCovey 4
1 Art Shamsky 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 John Bateman 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Duncan 5
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Ed Herrmann 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Ron Hunt 2
1 Cesar Tovar 2
4 Curt Blefary 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Meyer 1.17
2 Mike Kilkenny 1.00
3 Joe Horlen 0.80
4 Jerry Koosman 0.70
5 Ron Reed 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Phil Hennigan 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Horlen 8
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Bob Meyer 7
4 Steve Blass 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .346
2 Pete Rose .339
3 Roberto Clemente .335
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Matty Alou .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 46
1 Reggie Jackson 46
1 Harmon Killebrew 46
4 Willie McCovey 44
5 Hank Aaron 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 136
2 Willie McCovey 123
3 Ron Santo 120
4 Boog Powell 119
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 73
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Lou Brock 52
4 Joe Morgan 43
5 Bobby Bonds 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.98
2 Bill Singer 2.06
3 Juan Marichal 2.18
4 Dick Bosman 2.18
5 Larry Dierker 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 23
1 Denny McLain 23
1 Tom Seaver 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 269
2 Fergie Jenkins 265
3 Bob Gibson 250
4 Mickey Lolich 249
5 Don Wilson 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
1 Ron Perranoski 27
3 Cecil Upshaw 25
4 Wayne Granger 24
5 Ken Tatum 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Belanger .455
2 Ken Boswell .442
3 Tito Francona .432
4 Jesus Alou .385
5 Jerry Adair .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
1 Jim Northrup 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Nate Colbert 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 15
1 Harmon Killebrew 15
3 Dick Allen 14
4 Johnny Callison 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 8
1 Tommy Harper 8
3 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Jose Cardenal 5
4 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vicente Romo 0.50
2 Don Cardwell 0.53
3 Mike Hedlund 0.56
4 Ken Tatum 0.69
5 Wayne Granger 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 4
2 Dave Boswell 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Joe Horlen 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 35
2 Steve Carlton 34
2 Bob Moose 34
4 Dave Boswell 31
5 Bob Veale 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
1 Ken Tatum 5
3 Mudcat Grant 4
4 Eddie Watt 3
4 Wilbur Wood 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .453
2 Willie McCovey .374
3 Willie Davis .352
4 Pete Rose .349
5 Tito Francona .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Rico Petrocelli 11
4 Hank Aaron 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 31
1 Willie McCovey 31
3 Ken McMullen 27
3 Tony Oliva 27
5 Bobby Bonds 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 14
2 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Maury Wills 13
4 Sandy Alomar 11
4 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cecil Upshaw 0.65
2 Don Cardwell 0.95
3 Larry Dierker 1.02
4 Tom Seaver 1.17
5 Bob Moose 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 6
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Jerry Koosman 6
1 Juan Marichal 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 57
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Larry Dierker 53
3 Bob Veale 53
5 Mickey Lolich 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 12
2 Wayne Granger 8
3 Mudcat Grant 5
3 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Wilbur Wood 5