On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 43 .674 --
Tigers 75 54 .581 12.5
Red Sox 69 60 .535 18.5
Senators 66 65 .504 22.5
Yankees 64 65 .496 23.5
Indians 54 77 .412 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 78 51 .605 --
Athletics 74 54 .578 3.5
Angels 55 71 .437 21.5
Royals 51 77 .398 26.5
White Sox 50 78 .391 27.5
Pilots 49 79 .383 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 81 52 .609 --
Mets 74 53 .583 4.0
Cardinals 71 60 .542 9.0
Pirates 69 59 .539 9.5
Phillies 52 76 .406 26.5
Expos 40 92 .303 40.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 73 57 .562 --
Braves 73 60 .549 1.5
Dodgers 70 58 .547 2.0
Reds 70 58 .547 2.0
Astros 68 62 .523 5.0
Padres 38 92 .292 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Jim Fregosi 3
1 Dick Green 3
1 Willie Horton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Graig Nettles 3
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 Ike Brown 2
3 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.50
2 Juan Marichal 1.40
3 Jim Nash 1.00
3 Al Santorini 1.00
5 2 tied 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Downing 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 12
2 Jim Bouton 11
3 Tom Hall 9
3 Mike Wegener 9
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Ray Lamb 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Ken Tatum 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .359
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Cleon Jones .350
4 Pete Rose .338
5 Willie Stargell .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 45
2 Willie McCovey 41
3 Frank Howard 40
4 Harmon Killebrew 37
5 Hank Aaron 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 115
2 Willie McCovey 111
2 Boog Powell 111
4 Ron Santo 108
5 Reggie Jackson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 64
2 Lou Brock 46
2 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Bobby Bonds 36
4 2 others tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.86
2 Bill Singer 1.98
3 Jim Palmer 2.02
4 Dick Bosman 2.09
5 Mike Cuellar 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 20
2 Mike Cuellar 18
2 Fergie Jenkins 18
2 Phil Niekro 18
2 Tom Seaver 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 232
2 Sam McDowell 227
3 Bob Gibson 220
4 Mickey Lolich 216
4 Don Wilson 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
2 Ron Perranoski 24
3 Cecil Upshaw 22
4 Jim Brewer 18
5 Wayne Granger 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .472
2 Gene Alley .415
3 Ron Fairly .395
4 George Scott .383
5 Frank Howard .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Jim Hickman 7
3 Harmon Killebrew 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 21
2 Willie McCovey 20
3 Tony Oliva 16
4 Jim Hickman 15
4 Ron Santo 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Tommy Harper 10
3 Willie Davis 6
3 Joe Morgan 6
3 Cesar Tovar 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim McAndrew 0.36
2 Tom Murphy 0.56
3 Don Cardwell 0.61
4 Bob Locker 0.66
5 Al Downing 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 36
1 Sam McDowell 36
3 Mickey Lolich 35
4 Bob Veale 29
5 Don Wilson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 6
2 Paul Doyle 3
2 Darold Knowles 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .434
2 Roberto Clemente .417
3 Cleon Jones .375
4 Rich Reese .372
5 Tommy Davis .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 10
1 Dick Allen 10
1 Jim Hickman 10
4 Johnny Bench 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 30
2 Willie McCovey 27
2 Tony Perez 27
4 Jim Hickman 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 18
2 Joe Morgan 12
2 Maury Wills 12
4 Lou Brock 11
4 Cesar Tovar 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.92
2 Jim McAndrew 1.37
3 Tom Hall 1.48
4 Mike Cuellar 1.56
5 Ron Reed 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Bill Hands 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Denny McLain 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 66
2 Fergie Jenkins 58
3 Don Wilson 55
4 Bob Gibson 50
5 Mickey Lolich 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 8
2 Ken Tatum 7
3 Darold Knowles 5
4 Wayne Granger 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .361
2 Cleon Jones .351
3 Pete Rose .327
4 Matty Alou .326
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 49
2 Frank Howard 47
3 Willie McCovey 46
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
4 Carl Yastrzemski 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 133
2 Ron Santo 132
3 Harmon Killebrew 121
4 Boog Powell 120
5 Reggie Jackson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Tommy Harper 68
3 Bert Campaneris 61
4 Cesar Tovar 48
5 Maury Wills 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 2.06
2 Steve Carlton 2.08
3 Bill Singer 2.09
4 Bob Gibson 2.11
5 Phil Niekro 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 25
2 Ray Culp 23
2 Fergie Jenkins 23
4 Mickey Lolich 22
4 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 282
2 Sam McDowell 278
3 Bob Gibson 273
4 Mickey Lolich 269
5 Don Wilson 260

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
1 Cecil Upshaw 27
3 Jim Brewer 25
3 Ron Perranoski 25
5 Wayne Granger 18