On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 12 .684 --
Red Sox 21 12 .636 2.5
Tigers 16 16 .500 7.0
Senators 17 20 .459 8.5
Yankees 15 21 .417 10.0
Indians 7 23 .233 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 12 .636 --
Twins 19 12 .613 1.0
White Sox 15 13 .536 3.5
Royals 16 18 .471 5.5
Pilots 14 19 .424 7.0
Angels 11 20 .355 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 12 .667 --
Pirates 17 17 .500 6.0
Mets 17 18 .486 6.5
Cardinals 15 19 .441 8.0
Phillies 14 18 .438 8.0
Expos 11 20 .355 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 10 .697 --
Dodgers 20 13 .606 3.0
Giants 20 14 .588 3.5
Reds 15 19 .441 8.5
Padres 16 22 .421 9.5
Astros 14 24 .368 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Andrews 3
1 Glenn Beckert 3
1 Wayne Garrett 3
1 Ron Hunt 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 John Ellis 1
1 Tony Horton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cleon Jones 4
2 Tony Horton 3
2 Jerry Nyman 3
4 Mike Andrews 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Jimmie Hall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Nyman 1.75
2 Stan Bahnsen 1.00
3 Jim Palmer 0.83
4 Steve Carlton 0.80
4 Claude Osteen 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Gary Gentry 1
1 Denny McLain 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 9
2 Steve Carlton 8
3 Jerry Nyman 7
4 Gary Gentry 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .388
2 Rod Carew .387
3 Hank Aaron .376
4 Mack Jones .365
5 Rico Petrocelli .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 14
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Rico Petrocelli 11
2 Frank Robinson 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 38
2 Frank Robinson 32
3 Frank Howard 31
4 Ron Santo 30
5 Cleon Jones 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Joe Foy 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Singer 1.60
2 Ken Holtzman 1.63
3 Juan Marichal 1.70
4 Phil Niekro 1.71
4 Rick Wise 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blue Moon Odom 7
2 Ray Culp 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Denny McLain 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 65
2 Ray Culp 60
2 Gaylord Perry 60
4 Bob Gibson 56
4 Bill Singer 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 9
2 Dennis Higgins 7
2 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
5 6 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .457
2 Alex Johnson .423
3 Boog Powell .419
4 Randy Hundley .419
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 6
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Carlos May 5
2 Lee May 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 16
2 Alex Johnson 15
3 Dick Allen 13
3 Cleon Jones 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 8
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Joe Foy 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 0.33
2 Joe Horlen 0.60
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Jim Palmer 1.04
5 Dave Boswell 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Blue Moon Odom 3
1 Tom Seaver 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 27
2 Larry Dierker 25
3 Ken Holtzman 24
3 Gaylord Perry 24
3 Bob Veale 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
1 Vicente Romo 4
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .387
2 Rod Carew .371
3 Rico Petrocelli .354
4 Ted Uhlaender .350
5 Felipe Alou .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
1 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Rico Petrocelli 9
3 Carl Yastrzemski 9
5 Mike Epstein 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 28
2 Ron Santo 26
3 Frank Howard 24
3 Rick Monday 24
3 Bobby Tolan 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Joe Foy 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McGlothlin 1.17
2 Rick Wise 1.40
3 Jim Maloney 1.46
4 Juan Marichal 1.48
5 Dooley Womack 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Blue Moon Odom 6
2 Ray Culp 5
2 Dave McNally 5
2 Gaylord Perry 5
2 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 51
2 Ray Culp 49
2 Fergie Jenkins 49
4 Ken Holtzman 42
5 3 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 6
1 Cecil Upshaw 6
3 Dennis Higgins 5
3 Frank Reberger 5
3 Vicente Romo 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .336
2 Cleon Jones .332
3 Alex Johnson .318
4 Pete Rose .317
5 Felipe Alou .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 44
2 Dick Allen 36
2 Willie McCovey 36
4 Reggie Jackson 35
5 Ken Harrelson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 109
2 Ron Santo 108
3 Ken Harrelson 106
4 Willie McCovey 105
5 Billy Williams 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Bert Campaneris 56
3 Maury Wills 49
4 Jose Cardenal 40
5 Joe Foy 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.22
2 Denny McLain 1.99
3 Sam McDowell 2.01
4 Wilbur Wood 2.03
5 Dave McNally 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Juan Marichal 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Bob Gibson 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 278
2 Fergie Jenkins 275
3 Denny McLain 274
4 Sam McDowell 254
5 Luis Tiant 241

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 21
2 Clay Carroll 20
2 Cecil Upshaw 20
4 Dennis Higgins 19
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 19