On This Day

Monday, September 22, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 106 47 .693 --
Tigers 86 67 .562 20.0
Red Sox 82 71 .536 24.0
Senators 78 75 .510 28.0
Yankees 75 78 .490 31.0
Indians 61 92 .399 45.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 92 61 .601 --
Athletics 81 71 .533 10.5
Angels 68 85 .444 24.0
White Sox 64 88 .421 27.5
Royals 64 89 .418 28.0
Pilots 60 93 .392 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 94 61 .606 --
Cubs 89 66 .574 5.0
Pirates 82 72 .532 11.5
Cardinals 82 72 .532 11.5
Phillies 61 92 .399 32.0
Expos 51 104 .329 43.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 87 67 .565 --
Braves 87 68 .561 0.5
Reds 82 70 .539 4.0
Dodgers 82 71 .536 4.5
Astros 78 74 .513 8.0
Padres 48 106 .312 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curt Blefary 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Tony Gonzalez 3
1 Cesar Tovar 3
5 18 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Cowan 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Danny Walton 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 2
1 Tony Gonzalez 2
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Rick Reichardt 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Arcia 1
1 Lee May 1
1 Jimmy Stewart 1
1 Cesar Tovar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 2.20
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Don Sutton 1.00
4 Bob Miller 0.86
5 Ron Bryant 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 11
2 Don Sutton 10
3 Phil Niekro 7
4 Mike Garman 6
4 Bob Miller 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .346
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Roberto Clemente .335
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Matty Alou .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Frank Howard 46
2 Reggie Jackson 46
4 Willie McCovey 44
5 Hank Aaron 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 137
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 2 tied 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 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 24
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Denny McLain 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Phil Niekro 21

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 26
4 Wayne Granger 24
5 Ken Tatum 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Belanger .474
2 Ken Boswell .419
3 Willie McCovey .404
4 Tito Francona .394
5 Jesus Alou .392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 15
2 Rico Carty 14
3 Mike Epstein 13
3 Bobby Knoop 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

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 Mike McCormick 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 4
1 Tom Seaver 4
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 Joe Horlen 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 35
1 Andy Messersmith 35
3 Steve Carlton 32
4 Bob Moose 30
4 Bob Veale 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
1 Ken Tatum 5
3 Mudcat Grant 4
4 Sparky Lyle 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .449
2 Willie McCovey .368
3 Willie Davis .361
4 Tito Francona .350
5 Cesar Tovar .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 28
2 Harmon Killebrew 26
2 Willie McCovey 26
2 Ken McMullen 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
1 Maury Wills 13
3 Tommy Harper 12
4 Sandy Alomar 11
4 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cecil Upshaw 0.64
2 Don Cardwell 0.95
3 Larry Dierker 1.02
4 Tom Seaver 1.14
5 Steve Renko 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 7
2 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Juan Marichal 6
2 Jim Perry 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 57
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Don Sutton 53
3 Bob Veale 53
5 Andy Messersmith 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 12
2 Wayne Granger 8
3 Mudcat Grant 5
3 Wilbur Wood 5
5 6 tied 4