On This Day

Friday, April 26, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 9 3 .750 --
Red Sox 7 4 .636 1.5
Twins 8 5 .615 1.5
Orioles 7 5 .583 2.0
Senators 8 6 .571 2.0
Yankees 7 6 .538 2.5
Athletics 6 8 .429 4.0
Indians 5 7 .417 4.0
Angels 5 9 .357 5.0
White Sox 1 10 .091 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 4 .714 --
Dodgers 8 6 .571 2.0
Giants 7 6 .538 2.5
Pirates 6 6 .500 3.0
Braves 7 7 .500 3.0
Cubs 6 7 .462 3.5
Reds 6 7 .462 3.5
Phillies 6 8 .429 4.0
Astros 5 7 .417 4.0
Mets 5 8 .385 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Alvis 4
2 Mike Andrews 3
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Dick Green 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Luis Alcaraz 1
1 Mike Andrews 1
1 Bob Aspromonte 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Luis Alcaraz 3
2 Bob Aspromonte 2
2 Sal Bando 2
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Smith 2
1 Roy White 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Sadecki 1.83
2 Mel Stottlemyre 1.75
3 Bill Hands 1.67
4 Bob Veale 1.17
5 Pat Jarvis 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Arrigo 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Sadecki 11
2 Bill Hands 10
3 Pat Jarvis 8
3 Earl Wilson 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Wilbur Wood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .403
2 Pete Rose .396
3 Max Alvis .395
4 Orlando Cepeda .393
5 Don Kessinger .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Ron Swoboda 5
3 Orlando Cepeda 4
3 Jim Ray Hart 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 15
2 Billy Williams 14
3 Ron Swoboda 13
4 Curt Flood 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 6
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Tony Oliva 5
2 Roy White 5
2 Maury Wills 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.33
1 Ray Sadecki 0.33
3 Ted Abernathy 0.56
4 Camilo Pascual 0.76
5 Bill Monbouquette 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 30
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
3 Juan Marichal 27
3 Sam McDowell 27
3 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Watt 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Al Worthington 3
4 Jack Aker 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Curt Flood .347
3 Matty Alou .341
4 Tony Gonzalez .333
5 Rusty Staub .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Carl Yastrzemski 46
3 Hank Aaron 42
4 Frank Howard 38
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 120
2 Carl Yastrzemski 119
3 Orlando Cepeda 116
4 Hank Aaron 114
5 Roberto Clemente 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 55
2 Lou Brock 49
3 Don Buford 31
3 Joe Morgan 31
3 Maury Wills 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.06
2 Bill Monbouquette 2.13
3 Jim Bunning 2.13
4 Chris Short 2.20
5 Joe Horlen 2.27

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 264
2 Fergie Jenkins 247
3 Sam McDowell 240
4 Jim Lonborg 233
5 Luis Tiant 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 27
2 Ted Abernathy 22
3 John Wyatt 20
4 Dooley Womack 19
5 3 tied 18