On This Day

Tuesday, September 30, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 108 53 .671 --
Tigers 90 71 .559 18.0
Red Sox 87 74 .540 21.0
Senators 85 76 .528 23.0
Yankees 79 81 .494 28.5
Indians 62 98 .388 45.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 96 64 .600 --
Athletics 87 73 .544 9.0
Angels 71 89 .444 25.0
White Sox 67 93 .419 29.0
Royals 67 93 .419 29.0
Pilots 63 97 .394 33.0

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 75 .531 14.0
Phillies 63 97 .394 36.0
Expos 52 108 .325 47.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 93 68 .578 --
Giants 90 70 .563 2.5
Reds 88 73 .547 5.0
Dodgers 83 77 .519 9.5
Astros 81 79 .506 11.5
Padres 50 110 .313 42.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 5
2 Tony Gonzalez 4
2 Ed Kirkpatrick 4
4 John Briggs 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 2
2 John Briggs 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Mike Epstein 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 6
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Mike Epstein 3
2 Greg Goossen 3
2 Del Unser 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Don Buford 2
1 Horace Clarke 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Scott Northey 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Lemaster 1.83
2 Gaylord Perry 1.17
3 Al Santorini 1.00
4 Rick Wise 0.78
5 Phil Niekro 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 14
2 Denny Lemaster 11
3 Santiago Guzman 7
3 Rick Wise 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .348
2 Roberto Clemente .341
3 Cleon Jones .340
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Matty Alou .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 138
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Boog Powell 121
3 Ron Santo 121
5 Tony Perez 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 73
2 Bert Campaneris 60
3 Lou Brock 52
4 Joe Morgan 49
5 Cesar Tovar 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 2.10
2 Steve Carlton 2.17
3 Dick Bosman 2.19
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
3 Phil Niekro 23
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 Rusty Staub .444
2 Pete Rose .432
3 Norm Cash .421
4 Tommy Helms .420
5 Tony Gonzalez .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Sal Bando 4
2 Greg Goossen 4
2 Ed Kirkpatrick 4
2 Billy Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 15
2 Sal Bando 12
3 Dick Allen 11
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Cesar Tovar 7
3 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Horace Clarke 4
4 Scott Northey 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.33
2 Jim Roland 0.54
2 Cecil Upshaw 0.54
4 Dan McGinn 0.73
5 Vicente Romo 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 3
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Moose 33
2 Gaylord Perry 27
3 Tom Griffin 26
3 Don Sutton 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 4
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
4 Al Fitzmorris 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .379
2 Pete Rose .379
3 Rusty Staub .378
4 Ken Boswell .377
5 Cesar Tovar .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Sal Bando 9
2 Willie Horton 9
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 9 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 29
1 Ken McMullen 29
3 Rico Carty 26
4 Willie Horton 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Joe Morgan 12
3 Sandy Alomar 11
4 Cesar Tovar 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Edmondson 0.68
2 Tom Seaver 0.71
3 Cecil Upshaw 1.00
4 Wayne Granger 1.05
5 Juan Marichal 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 7
2 Dave Boswell 6
3 Mike Cuellar 5
3 Jerry Koosman 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 54
2 Don Sutton 53
3 Sam McDowell 52
4 Bob Moose 51
5 Mickey Lolich 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 9
2 Ken Tatum 8
3 Ron Perranoski 6
4 Mudcat Grant 5
4 Cecil Upshaw 5