On This Day

Sunday, April 21, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 9 1 .900 --
Twins 7 2 .778 1.5
Red Sox 6 4 .600 3.0
Senators 6 4 .600 3.0
Orioles 5 4 .556 3.5
Yankees 4 5 .444 4.5
Indians 4 6 .400 5.0
Athletics 4 6 .400 5.0
Angels 3 7 .300 6.0
White Sox 0 9 .000 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 7 4 .636 --
Giants 6 4 .600 0.5
Pirates 5 4 .556 1.0
Dodgers 6 5 .545 1.0
Braves 6 5 .545 1.0
Reds 5 5 .500 1.5
Astros 5 5 .500 1.5
Phillies 5 6 .455 2.0
Mets 4 7 .364 3.0
Cubs 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 5
2 Rod Carew 4
2 Cleon Jones 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Swoboda 2
1 Pete Ward 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
3 Tommie Aaron 3
3 Curt Blefary 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 2
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Wes Parker 2
4 Max Alvis 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 1.11
2 Denny McLain 1.00
2 Fred Talbot 1.00
4 Rickey Clark 0.80
4 Milt Pappas 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Regan 2
2 Dave Boswell 1
2 Nelson Briles 1
2 Moe Drabowsky 1
2 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 10
2 Denny McLain 8
2 Fred Talbot 8
4 Dave Boswell 5
4 Phil Regan 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Billingham 2
2 Darold Knowles 1
2 Claude Raymond 1
2 Eddie Watt 1
2 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Allison .471
2 Curt Flood .420
3 Bill Freehan .400
3 Lee May .400
5 Willie Mays .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Swoboda 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Jim Ray Hart 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 13
2 Ron Swoboda 12
2 Billy Williams 12
4 Dick Allen 10
5 8 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 6
2 Tony Oliva 5
3 Vic Davalillo 4
3 Willie Davis 4
3 Maury Wills 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.00
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
3 Ray Sadecki 0.50
4 Joe Sparma 0.67
5 Ted Abernathy 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 Al McBean 3
1 Jon Warden 3
4 Dave Boswell 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 27
2 Bill Singer 24
3 Denny McLain 23
3 Chris Short 23
5 Fergie Jenkins 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Watt 3
2 Dave Baldwin 2
2 Jack Billingham 2
2 Danny Frisella 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .353
2 Curt Flood .345
3 Matty Alou .340
4 Rusty Staub .332
5 Tony Gonzalez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 48
2 Harmon Killebrew 47
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Frank Howard 38
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 126
2 Harmon Killebrew 120
3 Orlando Cepeda 116
4 Hank Aaron 114
5 Tony Perez 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 57
2 Lou Brock 53
3 Don Buford 32
3 Maury Wills 32
5 Joe Morgan 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.90
2 Joe Horlen 2.19
3 Chris Short 2.22
4 Jim Bunning 2.23
5 Al McBean 2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 258
2 Fergie Jenkins 250
3 Sam McDowell 240
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 2 others tied 18