On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 32 .692 --
Tigers 57 45 .559 14.0
Red Sox 57 47 .548 15.0
Senators 55 54 .505 19.5
Yankees 50 56 .472 23.0
Indians 43 63 .406 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 40 .619 --
Athletics 59 41 .590 3.5
Pilots 43 60 .417 21.0
Royals 43 61 .413 21.5
Angels 40 62 .392 23.5
White Sox 41 64 .390 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 66 41 .617 --
Mets 56 44 .560 6.5
Cardinals 56 49 .533 9.0
Pirates 53 51 .510 11.5
Phillies 42 61 .408 22.0
Expos 33 71 .317 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 47 .561 --
Giants 58 47 .552 1.0
Reds 54 44 .551 1.5
Dodgers 56 47 .544 2.0
Astros 55 49 .529 3.5
Padres 34 72 .321 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Danny Cater 3
1 Horace Clarke 3
1 Julian Javier 3
1 Mike Ryan 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curt Blefary 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 4
1 Tommy Matchick 4
3 Dick Allen 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 2.25
2 Denny Lemaster 0.89
3 Blue Moon Odom 0.88
4 Dick Bosman 0.80
5 Steve Carlton 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 9
2 Denny Lemaster 8
3 Steve Carlton 7
3 Blue Moon Odom 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Phil Regan 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Cleon Jones .346
3 Matty Alou .345
4 Roberto Clemente .344
5 Willie Stargell .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Frank Howard 35
3 Willie McCovey 33
4 Harmon Killebrew 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 98
2 Boog Powell 94
3 Ron Santo 90
4 Willie McCovey 85
5 Reggie Jackson 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 47
2 Bert Campaneris 37
3 Lou Brock 36
4 Pat Kelly 34
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.81
2 Bill Singer 1.90
3 Casey Cox 1.99
4 Dick Bosman 2.01
5 Jerry Koosman 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 16
2 Ray Culp 15
2 Dave McNally 15
2 Phil Niekro 15
2 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 183
2 Fergie Jenkins 182
3 Bill Singer 168
4 Mickey Lolich 167
5 2 tied 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 22
2 Ron Perranoski 20
2 Cecil Upshaw 20
4 Jim Brewer 16
5 Wayne Granger 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .421
2 Ron Santo .404
3 Gene Michael .390
4 Roberto Clemente .386
5 Cesar Tovar .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Willie McCovey 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Denis Menke 15
2 Reggie Jackson 12
3 Orlando Cepeda 11
3 Tony Gonzalez 11
3 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 6
2 Jose Cardenal 5
3 Joe Foy 4
3 Ken Harrelson 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.50
2 Jim Perry 0.70
3 Andy Messersmith 0.72
4 Ray Culp 1.13
5 Fritz Peterson 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Andy Messersmith 3
1 Jim Perry 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 31
2 Joe Coleman 27
3 Grant Jackson 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 5
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Darold Knowles 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .420
2 Roberto Clemente .408
3 Rod Carew .370
4 Julian Javier .366
5 Davey Johnson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Ken Harrelson 10
2 Reggie Jackson 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 27
2 Sal Bando 26
3 Denis Menke 25
4 Ken Harrelson 24
4 Boog Powell 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 14
2 Pat Kelly 11
3 Jose Cardenal 10
4 Joe Morgan 9
4 Jim Wynn 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 1.00
2 Chuck Taylor 1.15
3 Joe Coleman 1.44
4 Earl Wilson 1.47
5 Jim Perry 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Messersmith 6
1 Jim Perry 6
3 Ray Culp 5
3 Lew Krausse 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 52
2 Joe Coleman 51
3 Fergie Jenkins 50
3 Andy Messersmith 50
5 Don Wilson 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ron Perranoski 7
3 Wayne Granger 5
3 Phil Regan 5
3 Cecil Upshaw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .342
2 Matty Alou .339
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Pete Rose .334
5 Rod Carew .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 51
2 Frank Howard 49
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Carl Yastrzemski 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 132
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Boog Powell 114
4 Tony Perez 112
5 Carl Yastrzemski 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 65
3 Tommy Harper 53
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Maury Wills 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.00
2 Bill Singer 2.27
3 Jerry Koosman 2.27
4 Steve Carlton 2.31
5 Ray Washburn 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Ray Culp 24
2 Mickey Lolich 24
2 Dave McNally 24
5 Mel Stottlemyre 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 298
2 Fergie Jenkins 270
3 Mickey Lolich 246
4 Don Wilson 239
5 2 tied 238

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 26
2 Jim Brewer 23
3 Fred Gladding 22
3 Ron Perranoski 22
5 2 tied 19