On This Day

Thursday, May 8, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 20 10 .667 --
Red Sox 16 10 .615 2.0
Senators 16 13 .552 3.5
Tigers 12 14 .462 6.0
Yankees 12 16 .429 7.0
Indians 4 19 .174 12.5

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 17 8 .680 --
Athletics 16 10 .615 1.5
Royals 14 12 .538 3.5
White Sox 10 11 .476 5.0
Angels 9 14 .391 7.0
Pilots 8 17 .320 9.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 10 .655 --
Pirates 16 11 .593 2.0
Phillies 12 13 .480 5.0
Mets 12 15 .444 6.0
Cardinals 11 16 .407 7.0
Expos 10 16 .385 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 18 9 .667 --
Dodgers 16 11 .593 2.0
Giants 16 11 .593 2.0
Reds 12 15 .444 6.0
Padres 13 17 .433 6.5
Astros 10 21 .323 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesus Alou 3
2 Dick Allen 2
2 Johnny Edwards 2
2 Denis Menke 2
2 Norm Miller 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Jim Wynn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 5
2 Jesus Alou 3
3 Johnny Edwards 2
3 Jim Wynn 2
5 4 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Griffin 0.71
2 Rick Wise 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 5
2 Gary Wagner 1
2 Rick Wise 1
2 Dooley Womack 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .395
2 Cleon Jones .394
3 Hank Aaron .383
4 Matty Alou .377
5 Rico Petrocelli .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Frank Robinson 10
4 Sal Bando 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 29
2 Frank Robinson 26
3 Ron Santo 23
4 Frank Howard 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 15
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
4 Bobby Bonds 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.18
2 Dooley Womack 1.40
3 Jim Maloney 1.47
4 Phil Niekro 1.48
5 Bill Singer 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 5
1 Dave McNally 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Blue Moon Odom 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Wilson 52
2 Fergie Jenkins 51
3 Bob Gibson 50
4 Bill Singer 45
5 Ray Culp 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 7
2 Cecil Upshaw 6
3 Chuck Hartenstein 5
3 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .447
2 Matty Alou .408
3 Don Kessinger .407
4 Reggie Jackson .389
5 Luis Aparicio .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Sal Bando 6
3 Nate Colbert 5
3 Harmon Killebrew 5
3 Duke Sims 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 16
2 Bobby Murcer 15
3 Sal Bando 14
3 Nate Colbert 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 6
2 Joe Morgan 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Lou Brock 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Casey Cox 0.61
2 Jim Maloney 0.78
3 Jim Perry 1.04
4 Dooley Womack 1.08
5 Steve Carlton 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 3
1 Dave McNally 3
1 Blue Moon Odom 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Fritz Peterson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
2 Jim Maloney 25
2 Don Wilson 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Hartenstein 4
2 Fred Gladding 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
2 Frank Reberger 3
5 15 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .341
2 Cleon Jones .323
3 Felipe Alou .318
4 Pete Rose .317
5 Alex Johnson .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Willie McCovey 37
3 Ken Harrelson 36
4 Willie Horton 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 114
2 Frank Howard 112
3 Ron Santo 109
4 Willie McCovey 108
5 Billy Williams 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 66
2 Bert Campaneris 60
3 Maury Wills 52
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 3 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.23
2 Wilbur Wood 1.80
3 Sam McDowell 2.02
4 Jim Nash 2.08
5 Juan Marichal 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Dave McNally 24
4 Mel Stottlemyre 23
5 Bob Gibson 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 282
2 Fergie Jenkins 273
2 Denny McLain 273
4 Sam McDowell 256
5 Luis Tiant 246

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 24
2 Clay Carroll 20
2 Dennis Higgins 20
4 Cecil Upshaw 17
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 17