On This Day

Saturday, May 11, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	18	9	.667	--
Orioles	16	10	.615	1.5
Indians	14	12	.538	3.5
Twins	15	14	.517	4.0
Angels	14	16	.467	5.5
Yankees	13	15	.464	5.5
Athletics	13	15	.464	5.5
Senators	12	15	.444	6.0
Red Sox	11	15	.423	6.5
White Sox	10	15	.400	7.0

Games

Angels 5, Twins 1

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Tigers 12, Senators 2

Yankees 1, Red Sox 0

Indians 4, Orioles 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	18	9	.667	--
Giants	15	13	.536	3.5
Phillies	14	13	.519	4.0
Braves	15	14	.517	4.0
Pirates	13	13	.500	4.5
Cubs	13	15	.464	5.5
Dodgers	13	15	.464	5.5
Reds	13	15	.464	5.5
Astros	12	15	.444	6.0
Mets	11	15	.423	6.5

Games

Braves 5, Dodgers 1

Giants 5, Reds 4

Cubs 3, Mets 1

Cardinals 4, Astros 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Brock	3
1	Bill Freehan	3
1	Felix Millan	3
1	John Roseboro	3
1	Ron Santo	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
2	Bill Freehan	1
2	Tommy Harper	1
2	Willie Horton	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
2	Ollie Brown	3
2	Bill Freehan	3
2	Willie Horton	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rod Carew	1
1	Hal Lanier	1
1	Tommy McCraw	1
1	Rick Monday	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Stottlemyre	1.11
2	Pat Jarvis	1.00
2	Jose Santiago	1.00
4	Sam McDowell	0.91
5	Joe Sparma	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	Pat Jarvis	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	10
1	Mel Stottlemyre	10
3	Pat Jarvis	7
3	Jose Santiago	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Locker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.383
2	Curt Flood	.343
3	Max Alvis	.333
4	Bill Freehan	.330
5	Jerry Grote	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	9
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Harmon Killebrew	8
2	Roger Repoz	8
2	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	24
2	Ron Swoboda	22
3	Tony Perez	20
3	Roger Repoz	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	12
2	Maury Wills	9
3	Roy White	8
4	Jose Cardenal	7
5	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	Jose Santiago	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Koosman	5
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Joe Niekro	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	73
2	Denny McLain	52
3	Bill Singer	49
4	Juan Marichal	46
5	2 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	7
2	Joe Hoerner	5
3	Dave Baldwin	4
3	Jack Billingham	4
3	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.390
2	Alex Johnson	.386
3	Willie McCovey	.385
4	Pete Rose	.373
5	Rusty Staub	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	7
2	Bill Freehan	5
2	Jim Northrup	5
2	Pete Ward	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	19
2	Roger Repoz	14
3	Johnny Bench	13
4	Bill Freehan	12
4	Rusty Staub	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	7
2	Maury Wills	4
3	Matty Alou	3
3	Rod Carew	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	0.00
1	Don Cardwell	0.00
3	Bob Gibson	0.39
4	Dave Leonhard	0.50
5	Ron Kline	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Catfish Hunter	3
2	Sam McDowell	3
2	Joe Niekro	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	46
2	Denny McLain	29
3	Dean Chance	27
3	Tommy John	27
3	Jose Santiago	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.340
2	Matty Alou	.340
3	Roberto Clemente	.337
4	Tony Gonzalez	.331
5	Rusty Staub	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	49
2	Carl Yastrzemski	46
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Frank Howard	39
5	Jim Wynn	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	118
2	Harmon Killebrew	116
3	Orlando Cepeda	109
3	Tony Perez	109
5	Jim Wynn	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	59
2	Lou Brock	45
3	Maury Wills	33
4	Joe Morgan	31
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.01
2	Bill Monbouquette	2.05
3	Chris Short	2.14
4	Luis Tiant	2.23
5	Joe Horlen	2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	270
2	Jim Bunning	256
3	Luis Tiant	250
4	Fergie Jenkins	247
5	Gaylord Perry	232

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	28
2	Ted Abernathy	20
2	Al Worthington	20
4	Bob Locker	19
4	John Wyatt	19