On This Day

Thursday, April 18, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 6 1 .857 --
Twins 6 1 .857 0.0
Red Sox 4 3 .571 2.0
Athletics 4 3 .571 2.0
Orioles 3 3 .500 2.5
Yankees 3 4 .429 3.0
Indians 3 4 .429 3.0
Senators 3 4 .429 3.0
Angels 2 5 .286 4.0
White Sox 0 6 .000 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 5 2 .714 --
Pirates 4 2 .667 0.5
Cardinals 5 3 .625 0.5
Giants 4 3 .571 1.0
Reds 4 3 .571 1.0
Braves 4 4 .500 1.5
Dodgers 3 4 .429 2.0
Mets 3 4 .429 2.0
Cubs 2 5 .286 3.0
Phillies 2 6 .250 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Tony Horton 3
1 Ken McMullen 3
1 Del Unser 3
1 Roy White 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 2
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Clete Boyer 1
2 Don Cardwell 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Willie Mays 3
3 Bob Allison 2
3 Don Cardwell 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Vic Davalillo 1
1 Tony Horton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose Santiago 1.25
2 Gaylord Perry 0.88
3 Bill Monbouquette 0.67
4 Ray Washburn 0.62
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Lee 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Bill Monbouquette 1
1 Phil Ortega 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 7
2 Chuck Dobson 6
2 Gary Peters 6
4 Jim McGlothlin 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Frank Linzy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Allison .519
2 Curt Flood .474
3 Lee May .467
4 Rico Petrocelli .435
5 Del Unser .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Jim Ray Hart 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Harmon Killebrew 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 9
1 Ron Hansen 9
1 Tony Perez 9
1 Billy Williams 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Oliva 5
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Vic Davalillo 4
2 Maury Wills 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Jim Perry 0.00
1 Jim Ray 0.00
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
5 Joe Sparma 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 2
1 Dean Chance 2
1 Dick Ellsworth 2
1 Jerry Koosman 2
1 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 17
2 Camilo Pascual 16
3 Dean Chance 15
3 Denny McLain 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hoerner 2
1 Eddie Watt 2
3 Hank Aguirre 1
3 Jack Aker 1
3 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .355
2 Curt Flood .345
3 Matty Alou .340
4 Rusty Staub .334
5 Tony Gonzalez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 48
2 Harmon Killebrew 47
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Frank Howard 37
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 125
2 Harmon Killebrew 121
3 Hank Aaron 112
3 Orlando Cepeda 112
5 Tony Perez 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 55
2 Lou Brock 53
3 Don Buford 33
4 Maury Wills 32
5 Joe Morgan 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.90
2 Joe Horlen 2.21
3 Jim Bunning 2.25
4 Chris Short 2.28
5 Nelson Briles 2.38

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 255
2 Fergie Jenkins 243
3 Sam McDowell 241
4 Jim Lonborg 238
5 Dean Chance 231

Saves

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