On This Day

Monday, August 11, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 35 .693 --
Tigers 64 49 .566 14.5
Red Sox 61 53 .535 18.0
Senators 60 57 .513 20.5
Yankees 57 57 .500 22.0
Indians 48 69 .410 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 46 .596 --
Athletics 66 46 .589 1.0
Pilots 47 65 .420 20.0
Angels 44 66 .400 22.0
Royals 45 68 .398 22.5
White Sox 43 71 .377 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 43 .626 --
Mets 62 49 .559 8.0
Cardinals 64 51 .557 8.0
Pirates 58 54 .518 12.5
Phillies 44 68 .393 26.5
Expos 35 79 .307 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 62 46 .574 --
Braves 64 53 .547 2.5
Dodgers 61 52 .540 3.5
Giants 61 52 .540 3.5
Astros 61 53 .535 4.0
Padres 35 79 .307 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Berry 3
1 Ron Clark 3
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 Deron Johnson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Baker 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Tom Egan 1
1 Deron Johnson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mincher 4
2 Tim McCarver 3
2 Diego Segui 3
2 Jose Tartabull 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Allen 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Steve Hovley 1
1 Alex Johnson 1
1 Chico Ruiz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.17
2 Jim Rooker 1.14
3 Tom Griffin 1.12
4 Earl Wilson 0.88
5 Dick Bosman 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 9
2 Jim Merritt 8
2 Jim Rooker 8
4 Rudy May 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Cleon Jones .351
4 Alex Johnson .344
5 Matty Alou .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Frank Howard 37
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Lee May 32
4 Boog Powell 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 104
2 Harmon Killebrew 101
3 Ron Santo 92
4 Willie McCovey 91
5 Reggie Jackson 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 52
2 Bert Campaneris 42
3 Lou Brock 41
4 Pat Kelly 34
5 Bobby Bonds 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 1.80
2 Steve Carlton 1.90
3 Jerry Koosman 1.98
4 Dick Bosman 1.98
5 Bob Gibson 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 17
2 Ray Culp 16
2 Dave McNally 16
2 Phil Niekro 16
2 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 199
2 Bob Gibson 198
3 Sam McDowell 191
4 Don Wilson 182
5 Mickey Lolich 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 24
2 Ron Perranoski 21
2 Cecil Upshaw 21
4 Jim Brewer 17
5 Wayne Granger 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .441
2 Rich Reese .432
3 Willie McCovey .424
4 Woody Woodward .409
5 Ed Brinkman .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Paul Blair 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 16
2 Curt Blefary 15
3 Tony Perez 14
4 Tony Oliva 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Bert Campaneris 6
1 Tommy Harper 6
4 Joe Foy 5
4 Cesar Tovar 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 0.37
2 Ron Reed 0.49
3 Rudy May 0.86
4 Bob Veale 1.04
5 Mike Cuellar 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Bill Hands 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 30
2 Bob Gibson 28
3 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Bob Veale 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Wayne Granger 3
2 Phil Regan 3
2 Pete Richert 3
5 13 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julian Javier .395
2 Roberto Clemente .394
3 Davey Johnson .382
4 Cleon Jones .373
5 Pete Rose .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
1 Tony Perez 9
1 Boog Powell 9
1 Rusty Staub 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 27
1 Lee May 27
3 Tony Perez 24
4 Rusty Staub 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 14
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Jose Cardenal 9
2 Tommy Harper 9
2 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.90
2 Ron Perranoski 1.05
3 Bill Singer 1.24
4 Joe Coleman 1.29
5 Bob Veale 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Jim Perry 6
3 Nelson Briles 4
3 Joe Coleman 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 52
2 Mickey Lolich 51
3 Fergie Jenkins 49
3 Sam McDowell 49
5 Joe Coleman 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 9
2 Phil Regan 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
4 Jim Brewer 4
4 8 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .346
2 Cleon Jones .345
3 Pete Rose .344
4 Matty Alou .341
5 Tony Perez .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 51
2 Frank Howard 49
3 Willie McCovey 43
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 126
2 Willie McCovey 122
3 Boog Powell 118
4 Tony Perez 115
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 73
2 Bert Campaneris 64
3 Tommy Harper 56
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 3 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.99
2 Jerry Koosman 2.15
3 Bill Singer 2.29
4 Fritz Peterson 2.34
5 Steve Carlton 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 25
2 Ray Culp 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Mickey Lolich 23
3 Dave McNally 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 298
2 Fergie Jenkins 281
3 Sam McDowell 258
4 Mickey Lolich 254
5 Don Wilson 251

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Jim Brewer 24
2 Fred Gladding 24
4 Ron Perranoski 22
5 2 tied 19