On This Day

Sunday, September 28, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 108 51 .679 --
Tigers 88 71 .553 20.0
Red Sox 86 73 .541 22.0
Senators 84 75 .528 24.0
Yankees 78 81 .491 30.0
Indians 62 97 .390 46.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 95 64 .597 --
Athletics 86 73 .541 9.0
Angels 71 88 .447 24.0
White Sox 67 92 .421 28.0
Royals 66 93 .415 29.0
Pilots 63 96 .396 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 99 61 .619 --
Cubs 91 69 .569 8.0
Pirates 86 74 .538 13.0
Cardinals 85 74 .535 13.5
Phillies 62 97 .390 36.5
Expos 52 108 .325 47.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 92 68 .575 --
Giants 89 70 .560 2.5
Reds 88 72 .550 4.0
Dodgers 83 76 .522 8.5
Astros 80 79 .503 11.5
Padres 50 109 .314 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 4
1 Don Mincher 4
3 Ike Brown 3
3 Don Buford 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 2
1 Roger Repoz 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Ollie Brown 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Don Mincher 4
3 Rico Carty 3
3 Jack Hiatt 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Briggs 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Rick Monday 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Gentry 1.67
2 Tom Griffin 1.12
2 Rudy May 1.12
4 Bob Veale 0.86
5 Pat Jarvis 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Arrigo 1
1 Dick Baney 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 9
1 Rudy May 9
3 Mickey Lolich 7
3 Blue Moon Odom 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Diego Segui 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .347
2 Roberto Clemente .341
3 Cleon Jones .340
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Matty Alou .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Frank Howard 47
2 Reggie Jackson 47
4 Willie McCovey 45
5 Hank Aaron 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 138
2 Willie McCovey 124
3 Boog Powell 121
3 Ron Santo 121
5 Tony Perez 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 73
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Lou Brock 52
4 Joe Morgan 47
5 Cesar Tovar 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 2.10
2 Steve Carlton 2.17
3 Dick Bosman 2.17
4 Tom Seaver 2.21
5 Jerry Koosman 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 25
2 Denny McLain 24
3 Mike Cuellar 23
4 Phil Niekro 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 279
2 Fergie Jenkins 273
3 Mickey Lolich 266
4 Bob Gibson 259
5 Bill Singer 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 30
2 Fred Gladding 29
3 Wayne Granger 27
3 Cecil Upshaw 27
5 Ken Tatum 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .435
2 Rusty Staub .429
3 Tommy Helms .397
4 Pete Rose .392
5 2 tied .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Sal Bando 4
2 Rico Carty 4
2 Billy Williams 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 18
2 Dick Allen 12
3 Sal Bando 11
3 Nate Colbert 11
3 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 8
2 Joe Morgan 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Matty Alou 4
4 Jose Cardenal 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.33
2 Cecil Upshaw 0.54
3 Ron Klimkowski 0.64
4 Bill Lee 0.66
5 Dan McGinn 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 4
2 Jim Brewer 3
2 Bill Hands 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 36
2 Sam McDowell 33
2 Bob Moose 33
4 Dave Boswell 31
4 Mickey Lolich 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
2 Diego Segui 3
2 Ken Tatum 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .400
2 Pete Rose .380
3 Rusty Staub .369
4 Cesar Tovar .368
5 Rico Carty .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Willie Horton 11
3 Sal Bando 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken McMullen 32
2 Willie Horton 29
3 Sal Bando 27
4 Rico Carty 26
5 Harmon Killebrew 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Cesar Tovar 11
5 Tommy Harper 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.71
2 Don Cardwell 0.89
3 Cecil Upshaw 0.93
4 Wayne Granger 1.09
5 Juan Marichal 1.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 62
2 Andy Messersmith 60
3 Bob Veale 56
4 Bob Moose 55
4 Don Sutton 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 10
2 Ken Tatum 9
3 Ron Perranoski 6
4 Mudcat Grant 5
4 2 others tied 5