On This Day

Saturday, April 20, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 7 1 .875 --
Twins 6 2 .750 1.0
Red Sox 6 3 .667 1.5
Senators 5 4 .556 2.5
Yankees 4 4 .500 3.0
Orioles 4 4 .500 3.0
Athletics 4 5 .444 3.5
Indians 3 6 .333 4.5
Angels 3 6 .333 4.5
White Sox 0 7 .000 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 3 .667 --
Cardinals 6 4 .600 0.5
Reds 5 4 .556 1.0
Astros 5 4 .556 1.0
Pirates 4 4 .500 1.5
Braves 5 5 .500 1.5
Dodgers 4 5 .444 2.0
Mets 4 5 .444 2.0
Phillies 4 6 .400 2.5
Cubs 3 6 .333 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denis Menke 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
1 Cesar Tovar 3
4 Tommie Aaron 2
4 30 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Curt Flood 1
1 Davey Johnson 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Etchebarren 4
2 Boog Powell 3
2 Reggie Smith 3
2 Ron Swoboda 3
2 Billy Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Frank Coggins 1
2 Tony Gonzalez 1
2 Jim Ray Hart 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 2.33
2 Bill Singer 2.00
3 Sammy Ellis 1.00
3 Ray Sadecki 1.00
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Bertaina 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Jim Maloney 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 12
2 Bob Gibson 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
4 Fergie Jenkins 7
4 Jerry Stephenson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Roger Nelson 1
1 Dennis Ribant 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Allison .533
2 Curt Flood .447
3 Lee May .444
4 Bill Freehan .423
5 Del Unser .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 4
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 12
2 Orlando Cepeda 11
3 Ron Hansen 9
3 Jim Ray Hart 9
3 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
1 Jim Britton 0.00
4 Ray Sadecki 0.50
5 Joe Sparma 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jon Warden 3
2 Nelson Briles 2
2 Dean Chance 2
2 Dick Ellsworth 2
2 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 24
2 Chris Short 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Tom Phoebus 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Baldwin 2
1 Danny Frisella 2
1 Joe Hoerner 2
1 Eddie Watt 2
5 21 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
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 47
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 120
3 Orlando Cepeda 114
4 Hank Aaron 112
5 Tony Perez 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 57
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 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 259
2 Fergie Jenkins 250
3 Sam McDowell 241
4 Jim Lonborg 238
5 2 tied 229

Saves

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