On This Day

Sunday, April 14, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 4 0 1.000 --
Tigers 3 1 .750 1.0
Orioles 2 1 .667 1.5
Red Sox 2 2 .500 2.0
Indians 2 2 .500 2.0
Angels 2 2 .500 2.0
Yankees 1 2 .333 2.5
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.5
Senators 1 3 .250 3.0
White Sox 0 3 .000 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 4 1 .800 --
Pirates 3 1 .750 0.5
Cardinals 3 1 .750 0.5
Giants 3 2 .600 1.0
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.5
Mets 2 2 .500 1.5
Braves 2 2 .500 1.5
Dodgers 1 3 .250 2.5
Reds 1 3 .250 2.5
Phillies 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Ray Hart 5
2 Willie Mays 4
2 Cookie Rojas 4
4 Bob Allison 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 3
2 Roger Maris 2
3 Gene Alley 1
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Ray Hart 6
2 Vic Davalillo 4
2 Ron Hansen 4
2 Roger Maris 4
2 Willie Mays 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Davalillo 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Chuck Hinton 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.60
2 Juan Marichal 1.50
2 Jim Nash 1.50
4 Jim Bunning 1.33
5 Ray Sadecki 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Sadecki 10
2 Juan Marichal 9
3 Jim Bunning 8
3 Nolan Ryan 8
5 Sonny Siebert 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Bobby Tiefenauer 1
1 Al Worthington 1
1 Clyde Wright 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Petrocelli .615
2 Boog Powell .600
3 Bob Allison .533
4 Curt Flood .526
5 2 tied .471

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 3
1 Duke Sims 3
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
4 Max Alvis 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hansen 7
1 Jim Ray Hart 7
1 Billy Williams 7
4 Orlando Cepeda 6
4 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Davalillo 3
1 Joe Morgan 3
3 Jose Cardenal 2
3 Tommy McCraw 2
5 21 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Culver 0.00
1 Don Drysdale 0.00
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Jim Perry 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 2
1 Sonny Siebert 2
3 Nelson Briles 1
3 George Brunet 1
3 34 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Short 14
2 Jim Bunning 13
2 Dean Chance 13
2 Dave Giusti 13
2 Sonny Siebert 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Watt 2
2 Jack Aker 1
2 John Buzhardt 1
2 George Culver 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .358
2 Curt Flood .341
3 Matty Alou .340
4 Rusty Staub .337
5 Tony Gonzalez .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 47
2 Harmon Killebrew 46
3 Hank Aaron 39
4 Frank Howard 38
5 Jim Wynn 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 125
2 Harmon Killebrew 117
3 Orlando Cepeda 114
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 56
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Don Buford 33
4 Joe Morgan 31
5 Maury Wills 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.97
2 Joe Horlen 2.19
3 Jim Bunning 2.24
4 Sonny Siebert 2.38
5 Chris Short 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 261
2 Fergie Jenkins 243
3 Jim Lonborg 242
4 Sam McDowell 236
5 2 tied 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 27
2 Ted Abernathy 26
3 John Wyatt 20
4 Bob Locker 19
5 Dooley Womack 18