On This Day

Tuesday, April 30, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 5 .706 --
Twins 11 6 .647 1.0
Orioles 10 6 .625 1.5
Senators 11 7 .611 1.5
Red Sox 8 8 .500 3.5
Yankees 8 9 .471 4.0
Angels 8 10 .444 4.5
Athletics 8 10 .444 4.5
Indians 6 11 .353 6.0
White Sox 2 12 .143 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 5 .722 --
Giants 10 7 .588 2.5
Pirates 8 8 .500 4.0
Dodgers 9 9 .500 4.0
Phillies 8 9 .471 4.5
Reds 8 9 .471 4.5
Cubs 8 10 .444 5.0
Braves 8 10 .444 5.0
Mets 7 9 .438 5.0
Astros 7 10 .412 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Berry 4
2 Frank Coggins 3
2 Frank Howard 3
2 Dave Marshall 3
2 Chico Salmon 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken McMullen 2
2 Joe Azcue 1
2 Dave Boswell 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken McMullen 4
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Bill Robinson 3
2 Ramon Webster 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Marshall 2
2 Mike Andrews 1
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 1.40
1 Chris Short 1.40
3 Sonny Siebert 1.11
4 Bill Singer 1.00
5 Gerry Arrigo 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sonny Siebert 10
2 Bill Singer 9
3 Gary Peters 8
4 Gerry Arrigo 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Clyde Wright 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .408
2 Curt Flood .400
3 Don Kessinger .371
4 Hank Aaron .368
5 Max Alvis .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Swoboda 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Roger Repoz 6
4 Harmon Killebrew 5
4 Duke Sims 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 17
2 Ron Swoboda 16
2 Billy Williams 16
4 Orlando Cepeda 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Jose Cardenal 6
2 Roy White 6
4 Vic Davalillo 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Sadecki 0.25
2 Ted Abernathy 0.51
3 Camilo Pascual 0.86
4 Bill Monbouquette 0.87
5 Ray Washburn 0.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 4
1 Jerry Koosman 4
3 Dave Boswell 3
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 15 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 39
2 Chris Short 34
3 Fergie Jenkins 33
3 Sam McDowell 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .346
2 Curt Flood .345
3 Matty Alou .344
4 Tony Gonzalez .330
5 Rusty Staub .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Carl Yastrzemski 46
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Frank Howard 36
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 120
1 Carl Yastrzemski 120
3 Orlando Cepeda 116
4 Hank Aaron 111
5 Tony Perez 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 56
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Joe Morgan 31
4 Maury Wills 30
5 Don Buford 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.06
2 Bill Monbouquette 2.08
3 Chris Short 2.10
4 Phil Niekro 2.18
5 Tommy John 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 23
2 Earl Wilson 22
3 Dean Chance 20
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Jim Lonborg 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 261
2 Fergie Jenkins 242
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