On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 37 .702 --
Tigers 71 51 .582 15.0
Red Sox 65 58 .528 21.5
Senators 63 62 .504 24.5
Yankees 62 62 .500 25.0
Indians 52 74 .413 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 73 50 .593 --
Athletics 69 51 .575 2.5
Royals 51 71 .418 21.5
Angels 49 71 .408 22.5
Pilots 48 74 .393 24.5
White Sox 47 76 .382 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 77 48 .616 --
Mets 69 52 .570 6.0
Cardinals 69 55 .556 7.5
Pirates 66 56 .541 9.5
Phillies 50 72 .410 25.5
Expos 39 87 .310 38.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 55 .549 --
Reds 66 55 .545 0.5
Giants 67 57 .540 1.0
Braves 68 59 .535 1.5
Astros 65 57 .533 2.0
Padres 37 87 .298 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Horton 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Kevin Collins 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Horton 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
1 Al Oliver 2
1 Tony Oliva 2
5 15 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 5
1 Tony Oliva 5
3 Roberto Clemente 4
3 Tony Horton 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Manny Sanguillen 2
3 Matty Alou 1
3 Buddy Bradford 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Wise 1.25
2 Dock Ellis 1.11
3 Larry Dierker 1.00
3 Tom Murphy 1.00
3 Bill Singer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dock Ellis 10
1 Rick Wise 10
3 Bob Gibson 8
4 Steve Blass 7
4 Larry Dierker 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Eddie Watt 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .357
2 Cleon Jones .354
3 Rod Carew .352
4 Pete Rose .338
5 Willie Stargell .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 43
2 Frank Howard 39
3 Willie McCovey 38
4 Harmon Killebrew 35
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 111
2 Boog Powell 110
3 Ron Santo 99
4 Willie McCovey 97
4 Tony Perez 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 61
2 Lou Brock 45
2 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Pat Kelly 36
5 Bobby Bonds 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.95
2 Steve Carlton 1.97
3 Bill Singer 1.98
4 Dick Bosman 2.00
5 Mike Cuellar 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 20
2 Mike Cuellar 17
2 Fergie Jenkins 17
2 Dave McNally 17
2 Tom Seaver 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 222
2 Sam McDowell 212
3 Bob Gibson 210
4 Mickey Lolich 199
4 Don Wilson 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 26
2 Ron Perranoski 23
3 Cecil Upshaw 22
4 Jim Brewer 18
5 Wayne Granger 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .435
2 Willie Davis .415
2 Joe Torre .415
4 Tony Horton .404
5 Ron Fairly .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 7
2 Deron Johnson 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Tommie Agee 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Gene Alley 14
2 Deron Johnson 14
4 Tommie Agee 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.00
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
3 Mike Cuellar 0.33
4 Jerry Johnson 0.47
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 Larry Dierker 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 35
2 Juan Marichal 29
3 Larry Dierker 28
3 Fergie Jenkins 28
5 Bob Veale 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .410
2 Julian Javier .405
3 Cleon Jones .402
4 Willie Davis .381
5 Pete Rose .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rusty Staub 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Boog Powell 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Johnny Bench 24
2 Curt Blefary 24
2 Tony Oliva 24
2 Boog Powell 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Cesar Tovar 10
4 Bert Campaneris 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Granger 0.67
2 Bob Veale 0.82
3 Tom Hall 0.96
4 Mike Cuellar 1.09
5 Al Downing 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Denny McLain 6
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 Jim Merritt 5
3 Don Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 56
2 Fergie Jenkins 54
3 Bob Gibson 51
4 Don Wilson 50
5 Larry Dierker 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Darold Knowles 5
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Phil Regan 5
2 Stan Williams 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Cleon Jones .351
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Matty Alou .328
5 Hank Aaron .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 48
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Carl Yastrzemski 41
5 Hank Aaron 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 126
2 Willie McCovey 124
3 Boog Powell 120
4 Harmon Killebrew 117
5 Tony Perez 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 65
2 Tommy Harper 65
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.05
2 Dick Bosman 2.11
3 Steve Carlton 2.15
4 Bill Singer 2.22
5 Fritz Peterson 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Ray Culp 23
2 Fergie Jenkins 23
2 Dave McNally 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 292
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Sam McDowell 266
4 Mickey Lolich 263
5 Don Wilson 245

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
2 Fred Gladding 26
3 Jim Brewer 25
4 Ron Perranoski 24
5 3 tied 18