On This Day

Sunday, October 5, 1969

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1969 Playoffs

New York leads series 2 - 0

New York Mets 11
Atlanta Braves 6
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Baltimore leads series 2 - 0

Minnesota Twins 0
Baltimore Orioles 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cleon Jones 3
1 Art Shamsky 3
3 Tommie Agee 2
3 Orlando Cepeda 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Cleon Jones 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Cleon Jones 3
3 Tommie Agee 2
3 Ken Boswell 2
3 Clete Boyer 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Wayne Garrett 1
2 Cleon Jones 1
2 Tony Oliva 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave McNally 1.38
2 Jerry Koosman 0.45
3 Ron Reed 0.38
4 Dave Boswell 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave McNally 11
2 Jerry Koosman 5
3 Dave Boswell 4
3 Milt Pappas 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Shamsky .667
2 Brooks Robinson .600
3 Felix Millan .455
4 Wayne Garrett .444
5 Cleon Jones .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 5
2 Cleon Jones 4
3 Clete Boyer 3
3 Bud Harrelson 3
3 Willie McCovey 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
1 Cleon Jones 2
3 Orlando Cepeda 1
3 Wayne Garrett 1
3 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave McNally 0.00
1 Ron Taylor 0.00
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
1 Sam McDowell 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Tom Seaver 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave McNally 12
2 Mike Cuellar 7
3 Jerry Koosman 6
3 Phil Niekro 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 109 53 .673 --
Tigers 90 72 .556 19.0
Red Sox 87 75 .537 22.0
Senators 86 76 .531 23.0
Yankees 80 81 .497 28.5
Indians 62 99 .385 46.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 97 65 .599 --
Athletics 88 74 .543 9.0
Angels 71 91 .438 26.0
Royals 69 93 .426 28.0
White Sox 68 94 .420 29.0
Pilots 64 98 .395 33.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 100 62 .617 --
Cubs 92 70 .568 8.0
Pirates 88 74 .543 12.0
Cardinals 87 75 .537 13.0
Phillies 63 99 .389 37.0
Expos 52 110 .321 48.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 93 69 .574 --
Giants 90 72 .556 3.0
Reds 89 73 .549 4.0
Dodgers 85 77 .525 8.0
Astros 81 81 .500 12.0
Padres 52 110 .321 41.0