On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 33 14 .702 --
Red Sox 27 15 .643 3.5
Tigers 22 18 .550 7.5
Senators 22 26 .458 11.5
Yankees 21 25 .457 11.5
Indians 10 28 .263 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 18 .571 --
Athletics 22 18 .550 1.0
Royals 21 22 .488 3.5
White Sox 18 19 .486 3.5
Pilots 20 22 .476 4.0
Angels 13 28 .317 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 16 .652 --
Pirates 22 21 .512 6.5
Cardinals 21 23 .477 8.0
Mets 19 23 .452 9.0
Phillies 17 23 .425 10.0
Expos 11 29 .275 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 28 14 .667 --
Dodgers 25 17 .595 3.0
Giants 24 20 .545 5.0
Reds 21 19 .525 6.0
Astros 23 24 .489 7.5
Padres 18 30 .375 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Luis Aparicio 4
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Hundley 5
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Lee May 3
2 Duke Sims 3
2 Pete Ward 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 2.50
2 Don Sutton 1.00
3 Ray Culp 0.88
4 Tom Murphy 0.80
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 15
2 Ray Culp 7
3 Jim Kaat 6
3 Dave McNally 6
3 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Phil Regan 1
1 Pete Richert 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .400
2 Cleon Jones .369
3 Hank Aaron .358
4 Felipe Alou .352
5 Dick Allen .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 15
2 Lee May 14
2 Rico Petrocelli 14
4 Reggie Jackson 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 41
1 Bobby Murcer 41
3 Frank Robinson 36
4 Ron Santo 35
5 4 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 27
2 Lou Brock 21
3 Bert Campaneris 15
4 Joe Morgan 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 1.71
3 Bill Singer 1.85
4 Phil Niekro 1.92
5 Mike Nagy 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 8
1 Ken Holtzman 8
1 Mel Stottlemyre 8
4 Larry Dierker 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 78
2 Fergie Jenkins 75
2 Bill Singer 75
4 Don Wilson 74
5 3 tied 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 11
2 Fred Gladding 9
2 Dennis Higgins 9
2 Ron Perranoski 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .422
2 Felipe Alou .417
3 Tony Perez .390
4 Alex Johnson .386
5 Rod Carew .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 8
2 Mike Epstein 7
3 Dick Allen 6
3 Jim Wynn 6
5 Willie McCovey 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 15
1 Lee May 15
3 Cleon Jones 14
4 Dick Allen 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Tommy Harper 9
3 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Horace Clarke 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.00
1 Bob Gibson 0.00
3 Gene Brabender 0.59
4 Fritz Peterson 0.72
5 Jim Lonborg 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Ray Culp 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 29
2 Sam McDowell 27
2 Earl Wilson 27
4 Mickey Lolich 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Vicente Romo 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
2 Eddie Watt 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Felipe Alou .376
3 Boog Powell .373
4 Dick Allen .349
5 Alex Johnson .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 11
1 Jim Wynn 11
3 Mike Epstein 10
4 Dick Allen 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 24
1 Ernie Banks 24
3 Bobby Tolan 23
4 Boog Powell 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
1 Tommy Harper 17
3 Bert Campaneris 10
4 Joe Morgan 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.60
2 Don Sutton 1.29
3 Fritz Peterson 1.47
4 Jim McGlothlin 1.52
5 Jim Palmer 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Larry Dierker 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 53
2 Larry Dierker 49
2 Sam McDowell 49
4 Ray Culp 48
4 Mickey Lolich 48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .333
2 Cleon Jones .330
3 Felipe Alou .330
4 Pete Rose .319
5 Alex Johnson .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 40
1 Willie McCovey 40
3 Reggie Jackson 37
4 Dick Allen 36
5 Jim Wynn 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 112
2 Ron Santo 109
3 Billy Williams 106
4 Ken Harrelson 104
5 Frank Howard 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Maury Wills 51
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 Joe Foy 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.16
2 Wilbur Wood 2.07
3 Denny McLain 2.12
4 Phil Niekro 2.14
5 Dave McNally 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Bob Gibson 25
2 Dave McNally 25
4 Juan Marichal 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 282
2 Fergie Jenkins 279
3 Denny McLain 266
4 Sam McDowell 251
5 Ray Culp 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 22
1 Cecil Upshaw 22
3 Clay Carroll 21
3 Dennis Higgins 21
5 Vicente Romo 20