On This Day

Friday, May 3, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 13 6 .684 --
Tigers 13 7 .650 0.5
Twins 12 8 .600 1.5
Senators 11 9 .550 2.5
Angels 10 11 .476 4.0
Red Sox 9 10 .474 4.0
Yankees 9 11 .450 4.5
Athletics 9 11 .450 4.5
Indians 8 11 .421 5.0
White Sox 3 13 .188 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 7 .667 --
Giants 11 9 .550 2.5
Dodgers 11 10 .524 3.0
Phillies 10 10 .500 3.5
Reds 10 10 .500 3.5
Pirates 9 10 .474 4.0
Cubs 9 11 .450 4.5
Astros 9 11 .450 4.5
Mets 8 10 .444 4.5
Braves 9 12 .429 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Alley 3
1 Paul Blair 3
1 Willie Horton 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curt Flood 2
1 Willie Horton 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Curt Blefary 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 3
1 Curt Flood 3
1 Willie Horton 3
4 Ken Harrelson 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dick McAuliffe 1
1 Tim McCarver 1
1 Willie McCovey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.50
2 Dave McNally 0.83
3 Mickey Lolich 0.75
4 Rick Wise 0.69
5 Camilo Pascual 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Jack Hamilton 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 9
1 Rick Wise 9
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Mickey Lolich 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Sammy Ellis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .398
2 Curt Flood .384
3 Don Kessinger .377
4 Rod Carew .359
5 Roy White .345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 19
2 Curt Flood 17
2 Ron Swoboda 17
4 Billy Williams 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 8
1 Roy White 8
3 Jose Cardenal 6
3 Tony Oliva 6
3 Maury Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Sadecki 0.25
2 Ray Washburn 0.99
3 Nolan Ryan 1.03
4 Dave McNally 1.03
5 Jerry Koosman 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 4
1 Jerry Koosman 4
1 Juan Marichal 4
1 Al McBean 4
1 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 49
2 Tom Phoebus 40
3 Bill Singer 39
4 Denny McLain 38
5 Juan Marichal 37

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Monday .424
2 Pete Rose .415
3 Rod Carew .404
3 Don Kessinger .404
5 Alex Johnson .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Swoboda 6
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Willie McCovey 4
2 Jim Northrup 4
2 Roger Repoz 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Flood 13
2 Ron Swoboda 12
3 Davey Johnson 11
3 Willie McCovey 11
3 Roger Repoz 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
1 Roy White 7
3 Willie Davis 4
3 Alex Johnson 4
3 Reggie Smith 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Sadecki 0.00
2 Jose Santiago 0.50
3 Ray Washburn 0.52
4 Phil Ortega 0.61
5 Sam McDowell 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Hamilton 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Bill Monbouquette 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Bill Singer 27
4 Tom Phoebus 26
5 Juan Marichal 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Al Worthington 3
3 Ted Abernathy 2
3 Jack Aker 2
3 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .344
2 Curt Flood .343
3 Roberto Clemente .340
4 Rusty Staub .334
5 Tony Gonzalez .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Carl Yastrzemski 46
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Frank Howard 37
5 Jim Wynn 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 120
2 Harmon Killebrew 118
3 Orlando Cepeda 114
4 Hank Aaron 111
4 Tony Perez 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 57
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Joe Morgan 31
4 Maury Wills 30
5 Don Buford 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.04
2 Bill Monbouquette 2.08
3 Chris Short 2.20
4 Tommy John 2.25
5 Joe Horlen 2.27

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 265
2 Sam McDowell 250
3 Luis Tiant 240
4 Fergie Jenkins 239
5 Gaylord Perry 229

Saves

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