On This Day

Thursday, May 9, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 16 8 .667 --
Tigers 16 9 .640 0.5
Twins 14 12 .538 3.0
Indians 12 12 .500 4.0
Athletics 13 13 .500 4.0
Senators 12 13 .480 4.5
Red Sox 11 13 .458 5.0
Angels 12 15 .444 5.5
Yankees 11 15 .423 6.0
White Sox 8 15 .348 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 9 .654 --
Phillies 14 12 .538 3.0
Dodgers 13 13 .500 4.0
Giants 13 13 .500 4.0
Reds 13 13 .500 4.0
Braves 13 14 .481 4.5
Pirates 12 13 .480 4.5
Cubs 12 14 .462 5.0
Astros 12 14 .462 5.0
Mets 10 14 .417 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Callison 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Tito Francona 3
1 Elston Howard 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Ward 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 Rocky Colavito 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Callison 4
2 Sonny Jackson 3
2 Cookie Rojas 3
2 Tom Satriano 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Stroud 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Roger Repoz 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 1.50
2 Dave Giusti 1.00
2 Bill Singer 1.00
4 Milt Pappas 0.88
5 Bob Moose 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Phil Ortega 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 Jim Merritt 7
1 Milt Pappas 7
4 Ken Holtzman 6
4 Jerry Stephenson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Jim Britton 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .378
2 Rod Carew .337
3 Curt Flood .337
4 Alex Johnson .333
5 Felipe Alou .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 8
1 Roger Repoz 8
1 Pete Ward 8
4 Harmon Killebrew 7
4 Ron Swoboda 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 21
2 Tony Perez 20
2 Roger Repoz 20
4 Ron Swoboda 19
4 Billy Williams 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Maury Wills 9
3 Roy White 8
4 Jose Cardenal 6
4 Tony Oliva 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.02
2 Bill Monbouquette 1.15
3 Camilo Pascual 1.17
4 Luis Tiant 1.25
5 Bob Gibson 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 5
2 Nelson Briles 4
2 Jim Hardin 4
2 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 63
2 Bill Singer 49
3 Denny McLain 45
3 Ray Sadecki 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 6
2 Joe Hoerner 5
3 Dave Baldwin 4
3 Jack Billingham 4
3 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Johnson .438
2 Rick Monday .400
3 Willie McCovey .373
4 Davey Johnson .362
5 Pete Rose .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 6
2 Jim Northrup 5
2 Pete Ward 5
4 Willie Mays 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 17
2 Roger Repoz 15
3 Johnny Bench 11
3 Rusty Staub 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Roy White 5
3 Ed Stroud 4
3 Maury Wills 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 Don Cardwell 0.00
3 Dave Leonhard 0.50
4 Bob Gibson 0.56
5 Rickey Clark 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 36
2 Ray Sadecki 29
3 Gary Peters 26
3 Luis Tiant 26
5 5 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 4
1 Al Worthington 4
3 Turk Farrell 3
3 Joe Hoerner 3
3 Bob Locker 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .339
2 Curt Flood .338
3 Roberto Clemente .335
4 Rusty Staub .332
5 Tony Gonzalez .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Carl Yastrzemski 46
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Frank Howard 38
4 Jim Wynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 119
2 Harmon Killebrew 115
3 Tony Perez 111
4 Orlando Cepeda 109
5 Jim Wynn 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 58
2 Lou Brock 45
3 Maury Wills 33
4 Joe Morgan 31
5 Don Buford 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.04
2 Bill Monbouquette 2.05
3 Chris Short 2.14
4 Luis Tiant 2.23
5 Tommy John 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 23
2 Earl Wilson 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Jim Lonborg 20
5 Dean Chance 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 262
2 Sam McDowell 260
3 Luis Tiant 250
4 Fergie Jenkins 242
5 Gaylord Perry 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 28
2 Ted Abernathy 20
3 Al Worthington 19
3 John Wyatt 19
5 3 tied 18