1969 AL News Recap and League Leaders as of September 1st

There's a few surprise names among AL league leaders as the calendar turns to September. The Washington Senators under new manager Ted Williams are providing a couple of them. Eddie Brinkman has been in the top 10 Batting Average leaders all season long and currently sits 3rd with a .319 average. Mike Epstein went on a tear in August and now leads the AL in hitting at .325. Epstein also has 35 homeruns, 4th in the league. Frank Howard is having a triple crown type season: 1st in HR with 49, tied for 1st with 110 RBI and 5th in BA at .313. Williams is obviously having a big impact on the Senators hitting this year. Other players in the AL having very productive seasons are Harmon Killebrew (Min), Reggie Jackson (Oak), Carl Yasstrzemski (Bsn), and Tony Oliva (Min). On the pitching front, Sam McDowell (Clev) and Mike Cuellar (Bal) are on the verge of becoming the AL's first 20 game winner. Denny McLain (Det) is following up on his epic 1968 season with another fine year. Blue Moon Odom (Oak) started the season 10-0, has since cooled off a little, but still has put up 15 wins to go along with a league best 1.83 ERA.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1969 American League                 Date: 9/1/1969
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1969 BAA  84  50    M.Epstein WAA .325  F.Howard  WAA   49  H.Killebr MNA  110
1969 DEA  78  53    T.Oliva   MNA .325  R.Jackson OAA   42  F.Howard  WAA  110
1969 WAA  74  59    E.Brinkma WAA .319  H.Killebr MNA   39  C.Yastrze BOA   96
1969 BOA  70  61    D.Buford  BAA .315  M.Epstein WAA   35  F.Robinso BAA   95
1969 NYA  62  69    F.Howard  WAA .313  C.Yastrze BOA   34  R.Jackson OAA   94
1969 CLA  60  73
                    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1969 MNA  82  49    M.Cuellar BAA   19  R.Perrano MNA   26  B.Odom    OAA 1.83
1969 OAA  64  66    S.McDowel CLA   19  H.Wilhelm CAA   19  D.McLain  DEA 2.42
1969 CAA  56  72    D.McLain  DEA   18  E.Watt    BAA   18  J.Rooker  KCA 2.44
1969 KCA  53  77    J.Kaat    MNA   16  D.McMahon DEA   17  R.May     CAA 2.51
1969 CHA  52  78    B.Odom    OAA   15  V.Romo    BOA   15  F.Peterso NYA 2.55
1969 SEA  51  79
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    T.Conigli BOA   12  T.Harper  SEA   63  S.McDowel CLA  235
                    W.William CHA   11  P.Kelly   KCA   46  M.Lolich  DEA  219
                    B.Voss    CAA    8  C.Tovar   MNA   39  R.Culp    BOA  176
                    A.Bravo   CHA    7  C.Campane OAA   35  M.Cuellar BAA  168
                    J.Northru DEA    7  H.Clarke  NYA   33  OTHERS TIED W  158
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
KCA  2  at  NYA  6  BAA-Leonhar(4-3, 3.00) at CHA-Wynne(6-5, 4.05)
OAA  2  at  WAA  5  OAA-Dobson(9-16, 4.50) at BOA-Stange(11-3, 3.86)
SEA  1  at  DEA  4  CLA-McDowel(19-8, 2.69) at MNA-Chance(2-2, 3.26)
CLA  7  at  CHA 14  SEA-Brunet(1-4, 5.40) at NYA-Stottle(12-14, 3.24)
BOA  7  at  MNA  5  CAA-Murphy(6-17, 4.90) at WAA-Coleman(10-9, 3.67)
CAA  2  at  BAA  9  DEA-Kilkenn(9-4, 3.35) at KCA-Rooker(9-5, 2.44)
                    CAA-Murphy(6-17, 4.90) at WAA-Coleman(10-9, 3.67)
                    SEA-Pattin(3-16, 5.32) at NYA-Stottle(12-14, 3.24)
                    DEA-Lolich(14-8, 2.56) at KCA-Bunker(10-9, 2.80)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
D.Pavletich   CHA CLA  5  4  4  3  0  0  1  0
B.Bradford    CHA CLA  3  3  2  3  2  0  1  0
L.Cardenas    MNA BOA  3  2  2  2  1  0  1  0
S.O'Brien     BOA MNA  4  2  2  3  0  2  1  0
K.McMullen    WAA OAA  3  1  2  2  1  1  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
C.Cox         WAA OAA  8.0  4  1  1  2  8  0 W  
F.Peterson    NYA KCA  9.0  7  2  2  1  6  1 W  
M.Cuellar     BAA CAA  9.0  8  2  2  0  8  1 W  
S.Lyle        BOA MNA  1.0  1  0  0  0  2  0   S
E.Wilson      DEA SEA  7.0  4  1  1  8  5  0 W  
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Powell      BAA .458 24 11  6  1  3  T.Hall        MNA 15  9  0  3 13  0 200
K.McMullen    WAA .405 37 15 12  2  4  R.Nelson      KCA 18 10  1  4 13  0 200
L.Cardenas    MNA .464 28 13  6  7  2  S.Hargan      CLA 22 11  3  8 13  0 210
P.Blair       BAA .379 29 11  9  2  3  M.Cuellar     BAA 23 19  4  6 20  3 200
L.Piniella    KCA .345 29 10 10  6  2  E.Watt        BAA  6  3  0  1  5  0 001
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Scott       BOA .071 28  2  0  0  0  G.Brabender   SEA  7 12  8  6  2  2 020
R.Reichardt   CAA .148 27  4  1  1  0  C.Dobson      OAA 12 18 10  8  7  0 020
T.Harper      SEA .143 35  5  0  3  0  J.Gelnar      SEA  8 13  8  4  6  2 010
T.Tresh       DEA .120 25  3  1  2  0  V.Blue        OAA  6 10  6  2  3  3 000
T.Oliva       MNA .231 39  9  1  1  0  R.Culp        BOA  8 16  6  0  3  2 020
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

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