On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 38 .696 --
Tigers 71 52 .577 15.0
Red Sox 66 58 .532 20.5
Senators 64 62 .508 23.5
Yankees 62 63 .496 25.0
Indians 53 74 .417 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 74 50 .597 --
Athletics 70 51 .579 2.5
Royals 51 72 .415 22.5
Angels 50 71 .413 22.5
Pilots 48 75 .390 25.5
White Sox 47 77 .379 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 78 48 .619 --
Mets 70 52 .574 6.0
Cardinals 69 56 .552 8.5
Pirates 67 56 .545 9.5
Phillies 51 72 .415 25.5
Expos 39 88 .307 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 56 .545 --
Giants 68 57 .544 0.0
Reds 66 56 .541 0.5
Braves 69 59 .539 0.5
Astros 65 58 .528 2.0
Padres 37 88 .296 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Jerry Grote 3
1 Don Mason 3
1 Willie Mays 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Hickman 2
2 Joe Azcue 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Bill Freehan 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Hickman 5
2 Sam McDowell 3
2 Doug Rader 3
2 Ron Santo 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Sadecki 1.75
2 Sam McDowell 1.29
3 Phil Niekro 1.20
4 Jim Bunning 1.17
5 Billy Wynne 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Jim Hannan 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 10
2 Sam McDowell 9
3 Jim Bunning 7
3 Ray Sadecki 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Chuck Hartenstein 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .350
4 Pete Rose .339
5 Willie Stargell .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 43
2 Frank Howard 39
3 Willie McCovey 38
4 Harmon Killebrew 36
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 113
2 Boog Powell 110
3 Ron Santo 102
4 Willie McCovey 98
5 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 Steve Carlton 1.94
2 Jim Palmer 1.95
3 Bill Singer 1.98
4 Dick Bosman 2.00
5 Bob Gibson 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 20
2 Mike Cuellar 17
2 Ray Culp 17
2 Fergie Jenkins 17
2 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 222
2 Sam McDowell 221
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 .438
2 Willie Davis .423
2 Tony Horton .423
4 Ron Fairly .413
5 Tommy Davis .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Jim Hickman 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Tommie Agee 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 17
2 Gene Alley 14
3 Tommie Agee 13
4 Roberto Clemente 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 12
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Lou Brock 6
4 Joe Morgan 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Don Cardwell 0.44
3 Jerry Johnson 0.47
4 Chuck Taylor 0.50
4 Bob Veale 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
3 Mike Cuellar 3
3 Larry Dierker 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 44
2 Juan Marichal 29
3 Larry Dierker 28
4 Dock Ellis 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Gibbon 3
1 Fred Gladding 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
1 Ken Tatum 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .404
2 Julian Javier .400
3 Willie Davis .397
4 Cleon Jones .385
5 Pete Rose .368

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 Tony Oliva 25
3 Johnny Bench 24
3 Curt Blefary 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 17
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Cesar Tovar 11
4 Willie Davis 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Veale 0.82
2 Wayne Granger 0.94
3 Tom Hall 0.96
4 Al Downing 1.10
5 Bob Gibson 1.45

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 65
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 .356
2 Cleon Jones .348
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Matty Alou .327
5 Hank Aaron .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 129
2 Willie McCovey 125
3 Boog Powell 120
4 Harmon Killebrew 119
5 Tony Perez 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 65
2 Tommy Harper 65
4 Cesar Tovar 49
5 2 tied 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.05
2 Dick Bosman 2.11
3 Steve Carlton 2.12
4 Bill Singer 2.22
5 Fritz Peterson 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Ray Culp 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Dave McNally 23
5 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 292
2 Fergie Jenkins 277
3 Sam McDowell 275
4 Mickey Lolich 255
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 Dennis Higgins 19