On This Day

Saturday, April 13, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 2 0 1.000 --
Twins 3 0 1.000 -0.5
Tigers 2 1 .667 0.5
Red Sox 2 1 .667 0.5
Yankees 1 1 .500 1.0
Athletics 1 1 .500 1.0
Indians 1 2 .333 1.5
Angels 1 2 .333 1.5
White Sox 0 2 .000 2.0
Senators 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 3 0 1.000 --
Astros 4 0 1.000 -0.5
Pirates 2 1 .667 1.0
Braves 2 2 .500 1.5
Cubs 1 2 .333 2.0
Dodgers 1 2 .333 2.0
Giants 1 2 .333 2.0
Mets 1 2 .333 2.0
Phillies 1 3 .250 2.5
Reds 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curt Flood 5
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Frank Howard 3
2 Julian Javier 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 4
2 Ron Santo 3
2 Bill White 3
4 Bob Aspromonte 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Ed Charles 1
2 Curt Flood 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Giusti 1.86
2 Don Drysdale 1.40
2 Jim Perry 1.40
4 Jim Hardin 1.33
5 Al McBean 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Giusti 13
2 Don Drysdale 7
2 Jim Perry 7
4 Gary Peters 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Fred Lasher 1
1 Lee Stange 1
1 Eddie Watt 1
1 Ron Willis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .643
2 Rico Petrocelli .545
3 Del Unser .538
4 Matty Alou .500
4 3 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
2 Max Alvis 2
2 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Tony Perez 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
1 Tony Perez 6
1 Rusty Staub 6
4 Rico Petrocelli 5
4 4 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Gene Alley 1
2 Matty Alou 1
2 15 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Culver 0.00
1 Dean Chance 0.00
1 Don Drysdale 0.00
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 9 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 26 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Giusti 13
2 Fergie Jenkins 12
3 Chris Short 10
4 Dean Chance 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Watt 2
2 Jack Aker 1
2 John Buzhardt 1
2 George Culver 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Curt Flood .342
3 Matty Alou .339
4 Tony Gonzalez .338
5 Rusty Staub .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 47
2 Harmon Killebrew 46
3 Hank Aaron 39
4 Frank Howard 37
4 Jim Wynn 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 125
2 Orlando Cepeda 117
3 Harmon Killebrew 115
4 Hank Aaron 109
4 Roberto Clemente 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 55
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Don Buford 33
4 Joe Morgan 30
5 Maury Wills 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.94
2 Joe Horlen 2.19
3 Sonny Siebert 2.27
4 Chris Short 2.29
5 Jim Bunning 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 22
1 Earl Wilson 22
3 Dean Chance 21
3 Jim Lonborg 21
5 Fergie Jenkins 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 253
2 Fergie Jenkins 243
3 Jim Lonborg 242
4 Sam McDowell 236
5 Gaylord Perry 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 28
2 Ted Abernathy 26
3 John Wyatt 20
4 Bob Locker 19
5 Dooley Womack 18