On This Day

Thursday, April 24, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 13 5 .722 --
Tigers 8 6 .571 3.0
Red Sox 8 6 .571 3.0
Yankees 8 6 .571 3.0
Senators 7 10 .412 5.5
Indians 1 12 .077 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 5 .583 --
Twins 8 6 .571 0.0
Royals 8 6 .571 0.0
Athletics 8 7 .533 0.5
Pilots 5 8 .385 2.5
Angels 4 8 .333 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 11 5 .688 --
Pirates 10 5 .667 0.5
Mets 6 8 .429 4.0
Cardinals 6 9 .400 4.5
Expos 6 9 .400 4.5
Phillies 5 8 .385 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 5 .667 --
Braves 10 5 .667 0.0
Giants 8 6 .571 1.5
Reds 7 6 .538 2.0
Padres 6 10 .375 4.5
Astros 4 13 .235 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julian Javier 4
1 Wes Parker 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Rick Monday 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Ollie Brown 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 4
2 Nate Colbert 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Lee May 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Larry Hisle 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Ray 2.00
2 Dave Giusti 1.20
3 Dave McNally 1.00
3 Milt Pappas 1.00
3 Fritz Peterson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dooley Womack 8
2 Dave McNally 7
2 Fritz Peterson 7
4 Clay Carroll 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Lew Krausse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .444
2 Rico Petrocelli .440
3 Coco Laboy .417
4 Hank Aaron .407
5 Buddy Bradford .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 7
1 Frank Robinson 7
3 Frank Howard 6
3 Willie McCovey 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 18
2 Ernie Banks 14
2 Don Buford 14
2 Mack Jones 14
2 Willie McCovey 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 9
2 Jerry Kenney 6
2 Roy White 6
4 Joe Morgan 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
1 Moe Drabowsky 0.00
3 Tom Phoebus 0.35
4 Joe Sparma 0.57
5 Bill Burbach 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Stottlemyre 4
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Bill Landis 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 27
2 Bob Gibson 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 26
4 Gary Peters 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 5
2 Cecil Upshaw 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .334
2 Matty Alou .334
3 Alex Johnson .322
4 Felipe Alou .318
5 Cleon Jones .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 47
2 Willie McCovey 40
3 Ken Harrelson 38
4 Willie Horton 37
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 118
2 Willie McCovey 115
3 Frank Howard 109
4 Ron Santo 98
5 Billy Williams 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
1 Bert Campaneris 63
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 Cesar Tovar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.08
2 Wilbur Wood 1.80
3 Tommy John 1.85
4 Denny McLain 2.00
5 Sam McDowell 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 25
3 Bob Gibson 23
3 Dave McNally 23
3 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 281
2 Denny McLain 278
3 Sam McDowell 269
3 Luis Tiant 269
5 Fergie Jenkins 265

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 26
2 Clay Carroll 18
2 Dennis Higgins 18
4 Joe Hoerner 17
5 4 tied 16