On This Day

Monday, May 13, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 10 .643 --
Indians 16 12 .571 2.0
Orioles 16 12 .571 2.0
Twins 16 14 .533 3.0
Athletics 14 15 .483 4.5
Red Sox 13 15 .464 5.0
Senators 13 15 .464 5.0
Angels 14 17 .452 5.5
Yankees 13 17 .433 6.0
White Sox 10 16 .385 7.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 10 .655 --
Giants 15 14 .517 4.0
Braves 16 15 .516 4.0
Pirates 14 14 .500 4.5
Cubs 15 16 .484 5.0
Phillies 14 15 .483 5.0
Reds 14 15 .483 5.0
Dodgers 14 16 .467 5.5
Astros 13 15 .464 5.5
Mets 12 16 .429 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wes Parker 3
2 Glenn Beckert 2
2 Ken Boyer 2
2 John Briggs 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Aaron 1
1 Ernie Banks 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Aaron 2
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 John Briggs 2
1 Ron Santo 2
5 5 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Singer 1.33
2 Nelson Briles 0.83
3 Jim Bunning 0.71
4 Ken Holtzman 0.60
5 Phil Niekro 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Phil Niekro 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 8
2 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Chris Short 6
4 Nelson Briles 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .371
2 Curt Flood .353
3 Jerry Grote .352
4 Alex Johnson .327
5 Max Alvis .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Harmon Killebrew 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 24
1 Ron Swoboda 24
3 Tony Perez 21
4 Roger Repoz 20
4 Billy Williams 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Maury Wills 10
3 Roy White 8
4 Jose Cardenal 7
4 Tony Oliva 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.02
2 Luis Tiant 1.03
3 Camilo Pascual 1.17
4 Jose Santiago 1.29
5 Gerry Arrigo 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 Al McBean 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 73
2 Bill Singer 57
3 Denny McLain 52
4 Ray Sadecki 51
4 Luis Tiant 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 8
2 Joe Hoerner 5
2 Phil Regan 5
4 Jack Aker 4
4 5 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Johnson .393
2 Tito Francona .390
3 Rusty Staub .375
4 Al Kaline .372
5 Jim Wynn .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 6
2 Frank Howard 5
3 Bill Freehan 4
3 Willie Horton 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 16
2 Johnny Bench 12
3 Rusty Staub 11
4 Tito Francona 10
4 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Maury Wills 5
3 Vada Pinson 4
4 Matty Alou 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Dick Kelley 0.40
3 Joe Horlen 0.43
4 Nolan Ryan 0.56
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Ron Perranoski 3
1 Ron Reed 3
1 Luis Tiant 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 40
2 Bob Gibson 28
2 Luis Tiant 28
4 Tommy John 27
4 Bill Singer 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 5
2 Bob Locker 4
3 Phil Regan 3
4 Jim Brewer 2
4 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .343
2 Matty Alou .336
3 Tony Gonzalez .334
4 Roberto Clemente .334
5 Carl Yastrzemski .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Carl Yastrzemski 46
3 Frank Howard 41
4 Hank Aaron 40
5 Jim Wynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 119
2 Harmon Killebrew 114
3 Orlando Cepeda 109
4 Tony Perez 108
5 Jim Wynn 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 61
2 Lou Brock 44
3 Maury Wills 34
4 Joe Morgan 31
5 Vada Pinson 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 1.99
2 Luis Tiant 2.19
3 Chris Short 2.20
4 Al McBean 2.23
5 Tommy John 2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 270
2 Jim Bunning 261
3 Luis Tiant 250
4 Fergie Jenkins 246
5 Gaylord Perry 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 28
2 Ted Abernathy 21
2 Al Worthington 21
4 John Wyatt 19
5 2 tied 18