On This Day

Tuesday, April 16, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 5 0 1.000 --
Tigers 4 1 .800 1.0
Indians 3 2 .600 2.0
Athletics 3 2 .600 2.0
Orioles 2 2 .500 2.5
Red Sox 2 3 .400 3.0
Senators 2 3 .400 3.0
Angels 2 3 .400 3.0
Yankees 1 4 .200 4.0
White Sox 0 4 .000 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 5 1 .833 --
Astros 5 1 .833 0.0
Pirates 3 2 .600 1.5
Giants 3 2 .600 1.5
Dodgers 3 3 .500 2.0
Cubs 2 3 .400 2.5
Reds 2 3 .400 2.5
Mets 2 3 .400 2.5
Braves 2 4 .333 3.0
Phillies 1 6 .143 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
1 Lee May 4
1 Pete Rose 4
4 Bill Freehan 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Tony Horton 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Lee May 3
1 Mike Shannon 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Vern Fuller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.50
2 Earl Wilson 0.89
3 Fritz Peterson 0.80
4 Catfish Hunter 0.78
5 Mike Kekich 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Mike Kekich 1
1 Ed Sprague 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 9
2 Earl Wilson 8
3 Catfish Hunter 7
4 Nelson Briles 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Allison .550
2 Bill Freehan .533
3 Orlando Cepeda .520
4 Reggie Jackson .500
4 2 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Duke Sims 3
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 9
1 Billy Williams 9
3 Tony Perez 8
4 Ron Hansen 7
4 Jim Ray Hart 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Davalillo 3
1 Joe Morgan 3
1 Tony Oliva 3
4 Jose Cardenal 2
4 6 others tied 2

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 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 2
1 Dean Chance 2
1 Sonny Siebert 2
4 Ted Abernathy 1
4 45 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 16
2 Fergie Jenkins 14
2 Tom Phoebus 14
2 Chris Short 14
5 5 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hoerner 2
1 Eddie Watt 2
3 Hank Aguirre 1
3 Jack Aker 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Matty Alou .341
3 Curt Flood .341
4 Rusty Staub .335
5 Tony Gonzalez .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 47
2 Harmon Killebrew 46
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Frank Howard 37
5 Jim Wynn 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 124
2 Harmon Killebrew 119
3 Orlando Cepeda 113
4 Hank Aaron 112
5 Tony Perez 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 55
2 Lou Brock 51
3 Don Buford 33
4 Joe Morgan 31
5 Maury Wills 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.99
2 Joe Horlen 2.21
3 Jim Bunning 2.25
4 Nelson Briles 2.37
5 Sonny Siebert 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Wilson 23
2 Dean Chance 22
2 Mike McCormick 22
4 Jim Lonborg 21
5 Fergie Jenkins 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 255
2 Fergie Jenkins 243
3 Jim Lonborg 238
4 Sam McDowell 230
5 2 tied 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 27
2 Ted Abernathy 24
3 John Wyatt 20
4 Bob Locker 19
5 Dooley Womack 18