On This Day

Saturday, May 3, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 18 8 .692 --
Senators 15 11 .577 3.0
Red Sox 13 10 .565 3.5
Tigers 11 12 .478 5.5
Yankees 11 13 .458 6.0
Indians 3 17 .150 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 15 7 .682 --
Athletics 13 9 .591 2.0
Royals 12 11 .522 3.5
White Sox 8 10 .444 5.0
Angels 8 12 .400 6.0
Pilots 7 14 .333 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 18 7 .720 --
Pirates 15 9 .625 2.5
Phillies 10 11 .476 6.0
Cardinals 10 14 .417 7.5
Mets 9 14 .391 8.0
Expos 8 15 .348 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 8 .667 --
Dodgers 15 9 .625 1.0
Giants 15 9 .625 1.0
Padres 12 14 .462 5.0
Reds 9 14 .391 6.5
Astros 7 20 .259 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Leo Cardenas 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Don Bryant 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ollie Brown 4
2 Clete Boyer 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Alex Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Camilo Pascual 1.00
2 Mike Marshall 0.86
3 Chuck Dobson 0.83
4 Jim McGlothlin 0.71
4 Bob Moose 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Jim McGlothlin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Dobson 10
2 Larry Dierker 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
2 Dan McGinn 6
2 Camilo Pascual 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .422
2 Rod Carew .400
3 Hank Aaron .398
4 Rico Petrocelli .392
5 Matty Alou .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 10
2 Frank Howard 9
3 Willie McCovey 8
4 Reggie Jackson 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 25
2 Frank Robinson 24
3 Willie McCovey 22
3 Ron Santo 22
5 Frank Howard 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 11
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.39
2 Chuck Hartenstein 0.77
3 Rick Wise 1.15
4 Steve Carlton 1.18
5 Phil Niekro 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Regan 5
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5
3 Ray Culp 4
3 Fergie Jenkins 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 48
2 Fergie Jenkins 45
3 Bob Gibson 42
4 Bill Singer 38
5 Gaylord Perry 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 7
2 Cecil Upshaw 6
3 Chuck Hartenstein 4
3 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .456
2 Cleon Jones .451
3 Ted Uhlaender .431
4 Leo Cardenas .415
5 Felipe Alou .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 18
1 Ron Santo 18
3 Harmon Killebrew 16
4 Danny Cater 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Tommy Harper 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Dean Chance 0.00
4 Rick Wise 0.51
5 Jerry Johnson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 3
1 Dick Bosman 3
1 Dave Boswell 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 29
2 Don Sutton 28
2 Don Wilson 28
4 Jim Maloney 27
4 Gaylord Perry 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 4
2 Chuck Hartenstein 3
2 Lew Krausse 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .341
2 Pete Rose .323
3 Cleon Jones .323
4 Felipe Alou .318
5 Alex Johnson .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 49
2 Willie McCovey 39
3 Ken Harrelson 38
3 Willie Horton 38
5 Dick Allen 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 117
2 Willie McCovey 116
3 Frank Howard 114
4 Ron Santo 108
5 Billy Williams 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.25
2 Wilbur Wood 1.88
3 Denny McLain 2.03
4 Tommy John 2.03
5 Jim Nash 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 27
3 Dave McNally 24
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23
5 Bob Gibson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 285
2 Denny McLain 275
3 Fergie Jenkins 272
4 Sam McDowell 264
5 Luis Tiant 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 25
2 Dennis Higgins 20
3 Clay Carroll 18
3 Cecil Upshaw 18
5 Jim Brewer 17