On This Day

Friday, September 26, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 108 49 .688 --
Tigers 86 71 .548 22.0
Red Sox 86 71 .548 22.0
Senators 82 75 .522 26.0
Yankees 76 81 .484 32.0
Indians 62 95 .395 46.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 94 63 .599 --
Athletics 85 72 .541 9.0
Angels 70 87 .446 24.0
White Sox 66 91 .420 28.0
Royals 65 92 .414 29.0
Pilots 62 95 .395 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 97 61 .614 --
Cubs 90 68 .570 7.0
Pirates 85 73 .538 12.0
Cardinals 83 74 .529 13.5
Phillies 62 95 .395 34.5
Expos 52 106 .329 45.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 68 .570 --
Giants 88 69 .561 1.5
Reds 87 71 .551 3.0
Dodgers 82 75 .522 7.5
Astros 79 78 .503 10.5
Padres 50 107 .318 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Helms 5
2 Chip Coulter 4
2 Felix Millan 4
2 Bobby Tolan 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Huntz 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Jerry Adair 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
1 Lee Maye 4
3 Jerry Adair 3
3 Curt Blefary 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Jose Arcia 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Maloney 3.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.33
3 Jerry Koosman 1.17
4 Andy Messersmith 1.00
4 Don Sutton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 John Gelnar 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 9
1 Jim Maloney 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Don Sutton 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 Juan Pizarro 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .347
2 Cleon Jones .341
3 Roberto Clemente .338
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Matty Alou .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Frank Howard 47
2 Reggie Jackson 47
4 Hank Aaron 44
4 Willie McCovey 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 138
2 Willie McCovey 123
3 Boog Powell 121
3 Ron Santo 121
5 Tony Perez 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 73
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Lou Brock 52
4 Joe Morgan 45
5 Cesar Tovar 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 2.17
2 Steve Carlton 2.17
3 Dick Bosman 2.17
4 Bill Singer 2.18
5 Jerry Koosman 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 24
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Denny McLain 23
4 Phil Niekro 22
5 Fergie Jenkins 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 275
2 Fergie Jenkins 273
3 Mickey Lolich 259
4 Bob Gibson 255
5 Bill Singer 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 29
2 Fred Gladding 28
3 Wayne Granger 26
3 Cecil Upshaw 26
5 Ken Tatum 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Staub .435
2 Tommy Helms .403
3 Norm Cash .378
4 Luis Aparicio .377
5 2 tied .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Jim Northrup 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Sal Bando 3
3 16 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken McMullen 16
2 Rico Carty 14
3 Dick Allen 13
4 Bobby Knoop 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 7
2 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Tommy Harper 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vicente Romo 0.50
2 Don Cardwell 0.53
2 Paul Edmondson 0.53
4 Ron Klimkowski 0.64
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 4
2 Dave Boswell 3
2 Bill Hands 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Moose 40
2 Andy Messersmith 34
3 Bill Stoneman 32
4 Don Sutton 30
5 Sam McDowell 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Ken Tatum 4
4 Joe Gibbon 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .413
2 Rusty Staub .386
3 Pete Rose .377
4 Mike Epstein .364
5 Cesar Tovar .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Willie Horton 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
4 Bobby Murcer 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken McMullen 31
2 Willie Horton 29
3 Harmon Killebrew 25
3 Rico Petrocelli 25
5 Sal Bando 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Sandy Alomar 11
2 Tommy Harper 11
2 Joe Morgan 11
2 Cesar Tovar 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cecil Upshaw 0.67
2 Tom Seaver 0.83
3 Don Cardwell 0.89
4 Wayne Granger 1.16
5 Juan Marichal 1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 58
2 Mickey Lolich 55
2 Don Sutton 55
4 Sam McDowell 54
5 3 tied 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 10
2 Wayne Granger 9
3 Mudcat Grant 5
3 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Ron Perranoski 5