On This Day

Tuesday, May 6, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 20 9 .690 --
Red Sox 15 10 .600 3.0
Senators 16 12 .571 3.5
Yankees 12 15 .444 7.0
Tigers 11 14 .440 7.0
Indians 4 18 .182 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 16 8 .667 --
Athletics 15 10 .600 1.5
Royals 14 11 .560 2.5
White Sox 9 11 .450 5.0
Angels 8 14 .364 7.0
Pilots 8 16 .333 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 9 .679 --
Pirates 15 11 .577 3.0
Phillies 12 11 .522 4.5
Mets 12 14 .462 6.0
Cardinals 11 15 .423 7.0
Expos 10 15 .400 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 17 9 .654 --
Dodgers 15 11 .577 2.0
Giants 15 11 .577 2.0
Padres 13 16 .448 5.5
Reds 11 15 .423 6.0
Astros 8 21 .276 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Harrison 4
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 Curt Flood 3
2 Bud Harrelson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Wayne Garrett 1
1 Tony Horton 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 3
1 Don Cardwell 3
1 Hawk Taylor 3
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 2.00
2 Fritz Peterson 1.29
3 Jim Palmer 1.17
4 Don Cardwell 1.14
4 Bob Gibson 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 10
2 Fritz Peterson 9
3 Don Cardwell 8
3 Bob Gibson 8
3 Bob Moose 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Frank Reberger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .406
2 Rod Carew .395
3 Hank Aaron .389
4 Matty Alou .382
5 Rico Petrocelli .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Frank Robinson 10
4 Willie McCovey 8
4 Joe Pepitone 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 27
2 Frank Robinson 25
3 Ron Santo 23
4 Frank Howard 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
2 Bobby Bonds 7
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 7
2 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Wise 1.15
2 Phil Niekro 1.18
3 Steve Carlton 1.18
4 Jack Fisher 1.46
5 Jim Maloney 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 5
1 Dave McNally 5
1 Blue Moon Odom 5
1 Phil Regan 5
1 Mel Stottlemyre 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 52
2 Bob Gibson 50
3 Fergie Jenkins 45
3 Bill Singer 45
5 Ray Culp 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 7
2 Cecil Upshaw 6
3 Ron Perranoski 5
4 Moe Drabowsky 4
4 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .441
2 Rod Carew .425
3 Richie Hebner .417
4 Reggie Jackson .400
4 Cleon Jones .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Sal Bando 5
2 Nate Colbert 5
2 Duke Sims 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 17
2 Bobby Tolan 16
3 Danny Cater 15
3 Nate Colbert 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 7
2 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Hank Allen 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 0.00
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Dennis Higgins 0.00
4 Jerry Johnson 0.60
5 Casey Cox 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Ray Culp 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 32
2 Don Sutton 29
3 Ray Culp 25
3 Jim Maloney 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Moe Drabowsky 3
2 Chuck Hartenstein 3
2 Dennis Higgins 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .340
2 Cleon Jones .326
3 Felipe Alou .318
4 Pete Rose .318
5 Alex Johnson .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Willie McCovey 38
3 Ken Harrelson 36
4 Willie Horton 35
4 Reggie Jackson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 114
2 Frank Howard 112
3 Willie McCovey 110
4 Ron Santo 109
5 Billy Williams 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 65
2 Bert Campaneris 60
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 3 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.21
2 Wilbur Wood 1.89
3 Sam McDowell 2.02
4 Jim Nash 2.07
5 Tommy John 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Dave McNally 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 293
2 Denny McLain 273
3 Sam McDowell 270
4 Fergie Jenkins 267
5 Luis Tiant 253

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 24
2 Dennis Higgins 20
3 Clay Carroll 19
4 Cecil Upshaw 17
5 2 tied 16