On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 12 .667 --
Red Sox 20 11 .645 1.5
Senators 17 18 .486 6.5
Tigers 15 16 .484 6.5
Yankees 13 21 .382 10.0
Indians 6 22 .214 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 11 .645 --
Twins 19 11 .633 0.5
White Sox 13 13 .500 4.5
Royals 16 16 .500 4.5
Pilots 13 18 .419 7.0
Angels 11 18 .379 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 11 .676 --
Pirates 17 15 .531 5.0
Mets 15 18 .455 7.5
Cardinals 14 18 .438 8.0
Phillies 13 17 .433 8.0
Expos 11 19 .367 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 22 10 .688 --
Giants 19 13 .594 3.0
Dodgers 18 13 .581 3.5
Reds 15 17 .469 7.0
Padres 15 21 .417 9.0
Astros 13 23 .361 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Wayne Garrett 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Ed Kirkpatrick 1
2 Dick McAuliffe 1
2 Jim Northrup 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 4
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Dick Allen 2
2 Andy Etchebarren 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Hernandez 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Larry Brown 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave McNally 2.00
2 Mike Hedlund 1.00
3 Earl Wilson 0.90
4 Tommy John 0.60
5 Rick Wise 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Mike Hedlund 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Rick Wise 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Wilson 9
2 Mike Hedlund 8
3 Tommy John 6
3 Dave McNally 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Hebner .398
2 Cleon Jones .390
3 Hank Aaron .389
4 Rod Carew .383
5 Mack Jones .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 13
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Frank Robinson 11
4 Bobby Murcer 10
4 Rico Petrocelli 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 36
2 Frank Howard 30
3 Frank Robinson 28
4 Ernie Banks 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Joe Foy 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Maloney 1.50
2 Bill Singer 1.60
3 Juan Marichal 1.70
4 Phil Niekro 1.71
4 Rick Wise 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 6
1 Dave McNally 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
1 Blue Moon Odom 6
5 11 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 61
2 Ray Culp 60
3 Bob Gibson 56
3 Bill Singer 56
5 Don Wilson 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 9
2 Dennis Higgins 7
2 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
5 5 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommie Agee .464
2 Mack Jones .429
3 Orlando Cepeda .419
4 Randy Hundley .405
4 Carl Yastrzemski .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 6
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Carlos May 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 15
1 Bobby Murcer 15
3 Orlando Cepeda 13
3 Frank Howard 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 8
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Joe Foy 5
2 Jackie Hernandez 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
2 George Culver 0.56
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Larry Dierker 1.04
5 Catfish Hunter 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 30
2 Bob Veale 28
3 Larry Dierker 22
3 Mickey Lolich 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
1 Vicente Romo 4
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
4 Pat Dobson 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .385
2 Rod Carew .379
3 Ted Uhlaender .360
4 Willie Mays .359
5 Hank Aaron .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Frank Howard 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 9
4 Bobby Murcer 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 30
2 Bobby Tolan 24
3 Frank Howard 23
3 Rick Monday 23
3 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 14
2 Joe Foy 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
4 Lou Brock 8
4 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McGlothlin 1.17
2 Rick Wise 1.40
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.41
4 Juan Marichal 1.48
5 Jim Maloney 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Dave McNally 5
1 Blue Moon Odom 5
1 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 51
2 Ray Culp 49
3 Bill Singer 48
4 Gaylord Perry 45
5 Sam McDowell 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 7
1 Cecil Upshaw 7
3 Dennis Higgins 5
3 Frank Reberger 5
3 Vicente Romo 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .338
2 Cleon Jones .331
3 Felipe Alou .318
4 Pete Rose .318
5 Alex Johnson .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 46
2 Dick Allen 35
2 Ken Harrelson 35
2 Reggie Jackson 35
2 Willie McCovey 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 114
2 Ken Harrelson 110
3 Ron Santo 106
4 Willie McCovey 105
5 Billy Williams 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Bert Campaneris 55
3 Maury Wills 49
4 Jose Cardenal 39
5 Joe Foy 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.22
2 Wilbur Wood 1.90
3 Juan Marichal 2.04
4 Tommy John 2.04
5 Dave McNally 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Dave McNally 25
4 Bob Gibson 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 278
2 Fergie Jenkins 271
3 Denny McLain 270
4 Sam McDowell 259
5 Luis Tiant 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 22
2 Clay Carroll 20
2 Dennis Higgins 20
2 Cecil Upshaw 20
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 19