On This Day

Friday, April 25, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 13 6 .684 --
Red Sox 9 6 .600 2.0
Yankees 9 6 .600 2.0
Tigers 8 7 .533 3.0
Senators 8 10 .444 4.5
Indians 1 13 .071 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 5 .615 --
Athletics 9 7 .563 0.5
Twins 8 7 .533 1.0
Royals 8 7 .533 1.0
Angels 5 8 .385 3.0
Pilots 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 12 5 .706 --
Pirates 11 5 .688 0.5
Phillies 6 8 .429 4.5
Mets 6 9 .400 5.0
Cardinals 6 10 .375 5.5
Expos 6 10 .375 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 5 .688 --
Braves 10 6 .625 1.0
Giants 9 6 .600 1.5
Reds 8 6 .571 2.0
Padres 6 11 .353 5.5
Astros 4 14 .222 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Donn Clendenon 4
2 Matty Alou 3
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Hiatt 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
3 Brant Alyea 1
3 Mike Andrews 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Hiatt 7
2 Dick Green 4
2 Frank Howard 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Foy 2
2 Hank Allen 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 1.50
2 Bob Gibson 1.14
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
5 2 tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 9
1 Bill Singer 9
3 Bob Gibson 8
3 Mickey Lolich 8
3 Jim Maloney 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Petrocelli .444
2 Cleon Jones .431
3 Coco Laboy .406
4 Hank Aaron .404
5 Buddy Bradford .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
1 Bobby Murcer 7
1 Frank Robinson 7
4 Reggie Jackson 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 18
2 Johnny Bench 16
2 Frank Howard 16
4 Dick Green 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 10
2 Jerry Kenney 6
2 Roy White 6
4 Joe Foy 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Phoebus 0.35
2 Ron Perranoski 0.54
3 Joe Sparma 0.57
4 Bill Burbach 0.60
5 Ray Sadecki 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5
2 Bill Singer 4
3 Ray Culp 3
3 Fergie Jenkins 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 35
2 Bob Gibson 34
3 Bill Singer 32
4 Don Wilson 27
5 2 tied 24

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 Matty Alou .337
2 Pete Rose .333
3 Alex Johnson .319
4 Felipe Alou .318
5 Cleon Jones .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Willie McCovey 40
3 Ken Harrelson 39
4 Willie Horton 37
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 120
2 Willie McCovey 116
3 Frank Howard 112
4 Ron Santo 99
5 Johnny Bench 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Bert Campaneris 61
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 Cesar Tovar 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.20
2 Wilbur Wood 1.80
3 Tommy John 1.96
4 Denny McLain 2.00
5 Sam McDowell 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 25
3 Mel Stottlemyre 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Dave McNally 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 289
2 Denny McLain 278
3 Fergie Jenkins 274
4 Sam McDowell 269
4 Luis Tiant 269

Saves

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