On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 1969

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 106 48 .688 --
Tigers 86 67 .562 19.5
Red Sox 83 71 .539 23.0
Senators 78 75 .510 27.5
Yankees 75 79 .487 31.0
Indians 62 92 .403 44.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 93 61 .604 --
Athletics 83 71 .539 10.0
Angels 69 85 .448 24.0
White Sox 64 90 .416 29.0
Royals 64 90 .416 29.0
Pilots 60 94 .390 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 95 61 .609 --
Cubs 89 67 .571 6.0
Pirates 82 73 .529 12.5
Cardinals 82 73 .529 12.5
Phillies 62 92 .403 32.0
Expos 52 104 .333 43.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 88 68 .564 --
Giants 87 68 .561 0.5
Reds 84 70 .545 3.0
Dodgers 82 73 .529 5.5
Astros 78 75 .510 8.5
Padres 49 106 .316 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Helms 6
1 Tommy McCraw 6
1 Pete Rose 6
4 Andy Kosco 4
4 Rick Monday 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
2 Bobby Brooks 1
2 Tony Conigliaro 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
3 Bob Bailey 3
3 Bobby Brooks 3
3 Rich Reese 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Herman Hill 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 2.00
2 Jim Ray 1.33
3 Bill Stoneman 1.29
4 Bart Johnson 0.88
5 Dave Boswell 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Arrigo 1
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Stoneman 9
2 Bart Johnson 7
3 Dave Boswell 6
3 Alan Foster 6
3 Sam McDowell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cleon Jones .346
2 Pete Rose .344
3 Roberto Clemente .335
4 Rod Carew .334
5 Matty Alou .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 47
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
3 Frank Howard 46
4 Willie McCovey 44
5 Hank Aaron 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 137
2 Willie McCovey 123
3 Ron Santo 120
4 Boog Powell 119
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 73
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Lou Brock 52
4 Joe Morgan 43
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 1.98
2 Bill Singer 2.06
3 Juan Marichal 2.18
4 Dick Bosman 2.18
5 Larry Dierker 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 24
2 Mike Cuellar 23
2 Denny McLain 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Phil Niekro 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 275
2 Fergie Jenkins 265
3 Bob Gibson 255
4 Mickey Lolich 249
5 Don Wilson 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 28
2 Fred Gladding 27
3 Cecil Upshaw 26
4 Wayne Granger 25
5 Ken Tatum 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie McCovey .442
2 Mark Belanger .439
3 Ken Boswell .400
4 Norm Cash .394
5 Rico Carty .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Jim Northrup 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Sal Bando 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 16
1 Rico Carty 16
3 Dick Allen 14
4 Mike Epstein 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 7
1 Tommy Harper 7
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Cesar Tovar 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Cardwell 0.53
2 Ken Tatum 0.63
3 Vicente Romo 0.67
4 Tug McGraw 0.75
5 Cecil Upshaw 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 4
2 Dave Boswell 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Joe Horlen 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 41
2 Andy Messersmith 35
3 Bill Stoneman 33
3 Bob Veale 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 5
2 Ken Tatum 4
3 Mudcat Grant 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boswell .420
2 Willie McCovey .364
3 Pete Rose .361
4 Cesar Tovar .351
5 Tito Francona .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 11
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Jim Northrup 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 28
2 Sal Bando 26
2 Ken McMullen 26
4 Bobby Bonds 25
4 Willie McCovey 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
1 Maury Wills 13
3 Tommy Harper 12
4 Sandy Alomar 11
5 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cecil Upshaw 0.64
2 Ken Tatum 0.65
3 Don Cardwell 0.89
4 Larry Dierker 1.02
5 Tom Seaver 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 7
2 Dave Boswell 6
2 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Juan Marichal 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 56
2 Bill Stoneman 55
3 Sam McDowell 54
4 Don Sutton 53
5 2 tied 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Tatum 12
2 Wayne Granger 9
3 Mudcat Grant 5
3 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Wilbur Wood 5