On This Day

Monday, October 6, 1969

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1969 Playoffs

New York wins series 3 - 0

Atlanta Braves 4
New York Mets 7
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Baltimore wins series 3 - 0

Baltimore Orioles 11
Minnesota Twins 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Blair 5
2 Don Buford 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 Ken Boswell 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Blair 5
2 Ken Boswell 3
2 Elrod Hendricks 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Jarvis 0.60
2 Jim Palmer 0.33
3 Gary Gentry 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 7
2 Pat Jarvis 6
3 Jim Palmer 4
4 Dean Chance 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Shamsky .538
2 Brooks Robinson .467
3 Orlando Cepeda .455
4 Cleon Jones .444
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 3
2 Tommie Agee 2
2 Ken Boswell 2
2 Willie McCovey 2
5 12 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Paul Blair 6
3 Ken Boswell 5
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 Cleon Jones 4

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
4 Dave Boswell 0.84
5 Jim Palmer 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave McNally 12
2 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Nolan Ryan 7
4 Pat Jarvis 6
4 2 others tied 6

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