On This Day

Wednesday, September 24, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 107 48 .690 --
Tigers 86 69 .555 21.0
Red Sox 84 71 .542 23.0
Senators 80 75 .516 27.0
Yankees 75 80 .484 32.0
Indians 62 93 .400 45.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 94 61 .606 --
Athletics 83 72 .535 11.0
Angels 70 85 .452 24.0
White Sox 65 90 .419 29.0
Royals 64 91 .413 30.0
Pilots 60 95 .387 34.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 96 61 .611 --
Cubs 90 67 .573 6.0
Pirates 82 73 .529 13.0
Cardinals 82 74 .526 13.5
Phillies 62 92 .403 32.5
Expos 52 105 .331 44.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 89 68 .567 --
Giants 87 69 .558 1.5
Reds 85 70 .548 3.0
Dodgers 82 74 .526 6.5
Astros 78 76 .506 9.5
Padres 50 106 .321 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken McMullen 4
1 Jim Northrup 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donn Clendenon 2
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bob Burda 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken McMullen 5
2 Donn Clendenon 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Frank Howard 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Cesar Gutierrez 1
1 Randy Hundley 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 1.17
2 Bill Singer 1.10
3 Rudy May 1.00
4 Mickey Lolich 0.91
5 Al Santorini 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 11
2 Mickey Lolich 10
3 Juan Marichal 7
3 Al Santorini 7
5 Tom Griffin 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Dukes 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Jim Shellenback 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .343
2 Pete Rose .343
3 Roberto Clemente .335
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Matty Alou .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 47
1 Reggie Jackson 47
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
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 121
4 Boog Powell 119
5 2 tied 114

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 Juan Marichal 2.17
2 Steve Carlton 2.17
3 Bill Singer 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 275
2 Fergie Jenkins 265
3 Mickey Lolich 259
4 Bob Gibson 255
5 Bill Singer 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 29
2 Fred Gladding 27
3 Cecil Upshaw 26
4 Wayne Granger 25
5 Ken Tatum 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .423
2 Mike Epstein .394
3 Rico Carty .393
4 Ken Boswell .390
5 Tommy McCraw .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Jim Northrup 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Sal Bando 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 15
1 Rico Carty 15
1 Ken McMullen 15
4 Dick Allen 14
5 Bobby Knoop 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vicente Romo 0.50
2 Don Cardwell 0.53
3 Ken Tatum 0.63
4 Ron Klimkowski 0.64
5 Tug McGraw 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 Joe Horlen 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 35
2 Steve Carlton 33
2 Bill Stoneman 33
2 Bob Veale 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
2 Ken Tatum 4
3 Sparky Lyle 3
3 Diego Segui 3
3 Wilbur Wood 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .423
2 Mike Epstein .387
3 Pete Rose .368
4 Rusty Staub .367
5 Jim Northrup .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken McMullen 30
2 Willie Horton 28
3 Sal Bando 26
4 Harmon Killebrew 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Tommy Harper 12
2 Maury Wills 12
4 Sandy Alomar 11
5 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cecil Upshaw 0.67
2 Ken Tatum 0.69
3 Don Cardwell 0.89
4 Larry Dierker 1.02
5 Tom Seaver 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 7
2 Dave Boswell 6
2 Mike Cuellar 6
4 Jerry Koosman 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 55
2 Sam McDowell 54
3 Steve Carlton 52
4 Andy Messersmith 51
5 Bob Veale 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 11
2 Wayne Granger 9
3 Ron Perranoski 6
4 Mudcat Grant 5
5 7 tied 4