On This Day

Sunday, April 28, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 4 .733 --
Orioles 9 6 .600 2.0
Twins 9 6 .600 2.0
Senators 10 7 .588 2.0
Red Sox 8 6 .571 2.5
Yankees 8 8 .500 3.5
Athletics 7 9 .438 4.5
Indians 6 9 .400 5.0
Angels 6 10 .375 5.5
White Sox 2 11 .154 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 4 .750 --
Giants 9 6 .600 2.5
Cubs 8 8 .500 4.0
Phillies 8 8 .500 4.0
Dodgers 8 8 .500 4.0
Reds 7 8 .467 4.5
Braves 7 9 .438 5.0
Pirates 6 8 .429 5.0
Mets 6 9 .400 5.5
Astros 6 9 .400 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Johnson 5
2 Tony Horton 4
2 Don Kessinger 4
2 Adolfo Phillips 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Ken Boswell 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Willie McCovey 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Gene Alley 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave May 2
2 Frank Fernandez 1
2 Don Kessinger 1
2 Ed Stroud 1
2 Cesar Tovar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 2.33
2 Gaylord Perry 1.60
3 Jose Santiago 0.86
3 Rick Wise 0.86
5 4 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Sammy Ellis 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 8
2 Luis Tiant 7
3 Jose Santiago 6
3 Rick Wise 6
5 8 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 2
2 Turk Farrell 1
2 Steve Hamilton 1
2 Fred Lasher 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Kessinger .393
2 Curt Flood .391
3 Pete Rose .387
4 Roy White .366
5 Orlando Cepeda .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Roger Repoz 6
1 Ron Swoboda 6
4 Harmon Killebrew 5
4 Duke Sims 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 16
2 Orlando Cepeda 15
2 Ron Swoboda 15
4 Dick Allen 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Jose Cardenal 6
2 Roy White 6
4 Tony Oliva 5
4 Maury Wills 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Sadecki 0.33
2 Ted Abernathy 0.53
3 Dick Ellsworth 0.86
4 Camilo Pascual 0.86
5 Bill Monbouquette 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 4
1 Jerry Koosman 4
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 Jim Hardin 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 33
2 Bill Singer 30
3 Denny McLain 29
3 Tom Phoebus 29
5 Fergie Jenkins 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Watt 4
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Dave Baldwin 3
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .346
2 Curt Flood .344
3 Matty Alou .343
4 Rusty Staub .331
5 Tony Gonzalez .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Carl Yastrzemski 46
3 Hank Aaron 42
4 Frank Howard 37
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 120
2 Harmon Killebrew 119
3 Orlando Cepeda 116
4 Hank Aaron 112
5 Roberto Clemente 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 57
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Joe Morgan 31
3 Maury Wills 31
5 Don Buford 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Monbouquette 2.08
2 Phil Niekro 2.12
3 Jim Bunning 2.13
4 Chris Short 2.20
5 Tommy John 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 23
1 Earl Wilson 23
3 Dean Chance 20
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Jim Lonborg 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 264
2 Fergie Jenkins 237
3 Sam McDowell 234
4 Luis Tiant 232
5 Gaylord Perry 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 28
2 Ted Abernathy 22
3 John Wyatt 20
4 Dooley Womack 19
5 3 tied 18