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Thursday, October 16, 1969

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1969 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 1

Baltimore Orioles 3
New York Mets 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Swoboda 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Donn Clendenon 1
2 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Frank Robinson 1
1 Al Weis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donn Clendenon 2
1 Dave McNally 2
3 Frank Robinson 1
3 Ron Swoboda 1
3 Al Weis 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave McNally 0.86
2 Jerry Koosman 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave McNally 6
2 Jerry Koosman 5
3 Eddie Watt 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Weis .455
2 Ron Swoboda .400
3 Donn Clendenon .357
4 Boog Powell .263
5 Jerry Grote .211

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donn Clendenon 3
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 Ed Kranepool 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donn Clendenon 4
2 Al Weis 3
3 Don Buford 2
3 Gary Gentry 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Paul Blair 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Gentry 0.00
2 Mike Cuellar 1.13
3 Jerry Koosman 2.04
4 Dave McNally 2.81
5 Tom Seaver 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 2
2 Mike Cuellar 1
2 Gary Gentry 1
2 Tom Seaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 13
1 Dave McNally 13
3 Jerry Koosman 9
3 Tom Seaver 9
5 Jim Palmer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nolan Ryan 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Shamsky .368
2 Wayne Garrett .357
3 Hank Aaron .333
4 Felix Millan .313
5 Boog Powell .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Tommie Agee 3
1 Donn Clendenon 3
4 Ken Boswell 2
4 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 3
2 Cleon Jones 2
3 Paul Blair 1
3 Orlando Cepeda 1
3 3 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Taylor 0.00
2 Dave Boswell 0.84
3 Mike Cuellar 1.50
4 Dave McNally 1.55
5 Nolan Ryan 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 2
1 Tom Seaver 2
3 Steve Carlton 1
3 Mike Cuellar 1
3 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave McNally 25
2 Mike Cuellar 20
3 Jerry Koosman 15
4 Tom Seaver 11
5 Nolan Ryan 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Taylor 2
2 Tug McGraw 1
2 Phil Niekro 1
2 Nolan Ryan 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