On This Day

Monday, May 26, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 32 13 .711 --
Red Sox 26 14 .650 3.5
Tigers 21 17 .553 7.5
Yankees 20 24 .455 11.5
Senators 20 26 .435 12.5
Indians 10 26 .278 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 16 .600 --
Athletics 21 17 .553 2.0
Royals 20 21 .488 4.5
White Sox 17 18 .486 4.5
Pilots 19 21 .475 5.0
Angels 11 28 .282 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 15 .659 --
Pirates 22 20 .524 6.0
Cardinals 20 22 .476 8.0
Mets 18 22 .450 9.0
Phillies 17 21 .447 9.0
Expos 11 27 .289 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 27 13 .675 --
Dodgers 23 17 .575 4.0
Giants 23 19 .548 5.0
Reds 20 19 .513 6.5
Astros 21 24 .467 8.5
Padres 17 29 .370 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken McMullen 3
1 Tony Oliva 3
3 Leo Cardenas 2
3 Rod Carew 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rod Carew 2
2 Clete Boyer 1
2 Frank Howard 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 4
2 Clete Boyer 2
2 Cesar Tovar 2
4 Orlando Cepeda 1
4 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Tim McCarver 1
1 Cesar Tovar 1
1 Ted Uhlaender 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 0.33
1 Jim Perry 0.33
3 Nelson Briles 0.29
3 Phil Niekro 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 Jim Perry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Coleman 3
1 Jim Perry 3
3 Dave Baldwin 2
3 Nelson Briles 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Cleon Jones .378
3 Hank Aaron .368
4 Richie Hebner .350
5 Alex Johnson .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 15
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Rico Petrocelli 13
4 Mike Epstein 12
4 5 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 40
2 Ernie Banks 39
3 Frank Robinson 35
4 Frank Howard 33
4 Ron Santo 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 25
2 Lou Brock 20
3 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.50
2 Ken Holtzman 1.60
3 Steve Carlton 1.67
4 Phil Niekro 1.92
5 Mike Nagy 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 7
1 Larry Dierker 7
1 Ken Holtzman 7
1 Denny McLain 7
1 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 72
2 Ray Culp 71
2 Bob Gibson 71
4 Gaylord Perry 70
5 Bill Singer 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 10
2 Fred Gladding 9
2 Dennis Higgins 9
2 Ron Perranoski 9
5 Vicente Romo 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Max Alvis .472
2 Jim Northrup .400
3 Alex Johnson .395
4 Rod Carew .395
5 Clete Boyer .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 8
2 Lee May 7
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Ernie Banks 5
3 Jim Wynn 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 20
2 Mike Epstein 14
2 Cleon Jones 14
2 Lee May 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Tommy Harper 8
3 Horace Clarke 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.50
2 Blue Moon Odom 0.60
3 Bob Gibson 0.67
4 Bob Humphreys 0.71
5 Fritz Peterson 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Denny Lemaster 3
1 Mickey Lolich 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 32
2 Gaylord Perry 28
3 Dave Boswell 27
4 Marty Pattin 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Ron Perranoski 3
2 Vicente Romo 3
2 Diego Segui 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Alex Johnson .361
3 Felipe Alou .356
4 Don Kessinger .353
5 Richie Hebner .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Epstein 10
1 Jim Wynn 10
3 Lee May 9
4 Frank Howard 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 25
1 Ron Santo 25
3 Cleon Jones 24
3 Carl Yastrzemski 24
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Tommy Harper 15
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Bert Campaneris 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.60
2 Ken Holtzman 1.01
3 Don Sutton 1.29
4 Fritz Peterson 1.47
5 Mike Cuellar 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Denny McLain 5
1 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 49
2 Ray Culp 48
3 Gaylord Perry 47
4 Sam McDowell 46
5 Larry Dierker 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 7
2 Vicente Romo 7
4 Cecil Upshaw 6
5 Pat Dobson 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .334
2 Cleon Jones .332
3 Felipe Alou .326
4 Alex Johnson .321
5 Pete Rose .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 41
2 Willie McCovey 39
3 Reggie Jackson 37
4 Dick Allen 35
5 Ken Harrelson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 109
2 Ken Harrelson 108
2 Ron Santo 108
4 Billy Williams 104
5 Frank Howard 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 78
2 Bert Campaneris 56
3 Maury Wills 50
4 Jose Cardenal 40
5 Joe Foy 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.16
2 Wilbur Wood 1.99
3 Dave McNally 2.08
4 Denny McLain 2.12
5 Phil Niekro 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Bob Gibson 25
3 Juan Marichal 24
3 Dave McNally 24
5 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 282
2 Fergie Jenkins 276
3 Denny McLain 266
4 Sam McDowell 243
5 Mickey Lolich 234

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 21
1 Dennis Higgins 21
1 Phil Regan 21
1 Cecil Upshaw 21
5 Vicente Romo 20