On This Day

Sunday, September 7, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 95 45 .679 --
Tigers 80 59 .576 14.5
Red Sox 74 63 .540 19.5
Senators 72 68 .514 23.0
Yankees 69 69 .500 25.0
Indians 56 84 .400 39.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 85 53 .616 --
Athletics 76 61 .555 8.5
Angels 59 77 .434 25.0
Royals 56 82 .406 29.0
White Sox 54 82 .397 30.0
Pilots 52 85 .380 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 84 56 .600 --
Mets 80 57 .584 2.5
Pirates 74 61 .548 7.5
Cardinals 73 65 .529 10.0
Phillies 55 82 .401 27.5
Expos 43 96 .309 40.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 61 .558 --
Reds 74 61 .548 1.5
Braves 76 64 .543 2.0
Dodgers 74 63 .540 2.5
Astros 72 65 .526 4.5
Padres 44 95 .317 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Matty Alou 3
1 Angel Bravo 3
1 Ed Brinkman 3
1 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Tito Francona 4
3 Tommie Agee 3
3 Tommy Davis 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny McLain 0.83
2 Dick Selma 0.70
3 Gary Gentry 0.67
4 George Brunet 0.62
5 Jim Lonborg 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Champion 8
2 Dick Hall 7
2 Dick Selma 7
4 Gary Gentry 6
4 Claude Osteen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Grzenda 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Billy McCool 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Rod Carew .348
3 Cleon Jones .348
4 Pete Rose .342
5 Alex Johnson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 46
2 Frank Howard 44
3 Harmon Killebrew 42
4 Willie McCovey 41
5 Hank Aaron 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 128
2 Boog Powell 118
3 Willie McCovey 112
3 Ron Santo 112
5 Reggie Jackson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 65
2 Bert Campaneris 53
3 Lou Brock 48
4 Bobby Bonds 39
4 2 others tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.90
2 Bill Singer 2.00
3 Jim Palmer 2.13
4 Juan Marichal 2.23
5 Dick Bosman 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 22
2 Mike Cuellar 20
2 Tom Seaver 20
4 Fergie Jenkins 19
4 Phil Niekro 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 241
2 Sam McDowell 234
3 Bob Gibson 233
4 Mickey Lolich 227
4 Don Wilson 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 27
1 Ron Perranoski 27
3 Cecil Upshaw 24
4 Wayne Granger 19
5 Jim Brewer 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .485
2 Frank Howard .438
3 Willie Davis .414
4 Ron Hunt .410
5 Ken McMullen .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 18
2 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Ken McMullen 16
4 Hank Aaron 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 12
2 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Joe Morgan 6
3 Bobby Tolan 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Dierker 0.72
2 Fritz Peterson 0.76
3 Jim Hannan 0.92
4 Stan Bahnsen 0.93
5 Bob Moose 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 3
1 Casey Cox 3
1 Mike Cuellar 3
1 Tom Hall 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 29
2 Mickey Lolich 28
2 Don Wilson 28
4 Don Sutton 25
5 Tom Seaver 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 7
2 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Wayne Granger 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis .430
2 Boog Powell .371
3 Tommy Davis .370
4 Roberto Clemente .362
5 Ted Sizemore .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Jim Hickman 11
1 Willie Horton 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 27
1 Tony Oliva 27
3 Johnny Bench 26
4 Gene Alley 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 16
1 Tommy Harper 16
3 Maury Wills 15
4 Joe Morgan 13
5 Bobby Bonds 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.79
2 Juan Marichal 1.41
3 Tom Murphy 1.51
4 Jim McAndrew 1.53
5 Larry Dierker 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 6
1 Denny McLain 6
1 Ron Reed 6
4 Larry Dierker 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 57
1 Sam McDowell 57
3 Mickey Lolich 49
3 Bob Veale 49
3 Don Wilson 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 10
2 Ron Perranoski 6
3 Tug McGraw 5
4 Fred Gladding 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Cleon Jones .344
3 Rod Carew .332
4 Pete Rose .331
5 Matty Alou .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 49
1 Reggie Jackson 49
3 Harmon Killebrew 45
3 Willie McCovey 45
5 Hank Aaron 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 133
2 Willie McCovey 128
3 Boog Powell 125
4 Ron Santo 124
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 69
2 Bert Campaneris 65
3 Lou Brock 61
4 Bobby Bonds 44
4 2 others tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Bosman 2.07
2 Bill Singer 2.07
3 Steve Carlton 2.10
4 Juan Marichal 2.26
5 Casey Cox 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 25
2 Mike Cuellar 22
2 Ray Culp 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 22
2 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 279
2 Bob Gibson 271
2 Sam McDowell 271
4 Mickey Lolich 262
4 Don Wilson 262

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 28
1 Cecil Upshaw 28
3 Fred Gladding 27
4 Jim Brewer 23
5 Wayne Granger 19