On This Day

Friday, April 19, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 6 1 .857 --
Twins 6 1 .857 0.0
Red Sox 5 3 .625 1.5
Senators 4 4 .500 2.5
Athletics 4 4 .500 2.5
Yankees 3 4 .429 3.0
Orioles 3 4 .429 3.0
Indians 3 5 .375 3.5
Angels 3 5 .375 3.5
White Sox 0 6 .000 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 6 3 .667 --
Giants 5 3 .625 0.5
Astros 5 3 .625 0.5
Pirates 4 3 .571 1.0
Braves 5 4 .556 1.0
Dodgers 4 4 .500 1.5
Reds 4 4 .500 1.5
Mets 3 5 .375 2.5
Phillies 3 6 .333 3.0
Cubs 2 6 .250 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Coggins 3
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
3 Gene Alley 2
3 Jesus Alou 2
3 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Simpson 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Lou Brock 2
2 Orlando Cepeda 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
2 Curt Flood 1
2 Jim Fregosi 1
2 Paul Schaal 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Short 2.25
2 Claude Osteen 1.14
3 Nolan Ryan 1.10
4 Juan Marichal 0.88
4 Jim Nash 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Britton 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 Claude Osteen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Chris Short 9
3 Claude Osteen 8
4 Juan Marichal 7
4 Jim Nash 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Gilson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Allison .519
2 Lee May .485
3 Curt Flood .465
4 Rico Petrocelli .440
5 Bill Freehan .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Frank Howard 3
3 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 11
2 Ron Hansen 9
2 Jim Ray Hart 9
2 Tony Perez 9
2 Billy Williams 9

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 Joe Coleman 0.00
1 Jim Britton 0.00
1 Jim Perry 0.00
1 Jim Ray 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 2
1 Dean Chance 2
1 Dick Ellsworth 2
1 Jerry Koosman 2
1 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Short 23
2 Juan Marichal 19
2 Nolan Ryan 19
4 Sonny Siebert 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hoerner 2
1 Eddie Watt 2
3 Hank Aguirre 1
3 Jack Aker 1
3 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Curt Flood .347
3 Matty Alou .340
4 Rusty Staub .333
5 Tony Gonzalez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 48
2 Harmon Killebrew 46
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Frank Howard 38
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 127
2 Harmon Killebrew 119
3 Orlando Cepeda 114
4 Hank Aaron 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 Chris Short 2.22
4 Jim Bunning 2.34
5 Nelson Briles 2.38

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 259
2 Fergie Jenkins 243
3 Sam McDowell 241
4 Jim Lonborg 238
5 Gaylord Perry 229

Saves

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