On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	19	10	.655	--
Indians	17	12	.586	2.0
Orioles	16	13	.552	3.0
Twins	16	15	.516	4.0
Athletics	15	15	.500	4.5
Red Sox	14	15	.483	5.0
Senators	13	16	.448	6.0
Angels	14	18	.438	6.5
Yankees	13	18	.419	7.0
White Sox	11	16	.407	7.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 4

White Sox 7, Angels 6

Tigers 4, Orioles 0

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Athletics 13, Twins 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	19	10	.655	--
Giants	16	14	.533	3.5
Braves	17	15	.531	3.5
Pirates	14	14	.500	4.5
Dodgers	15	16	.484	5.0
Cubs	15	17	.469	5.5
Phillies	14	16	.467	5.5
Reds	14	16	.467	5.5
Mets	13	16	.448	6.0
Astros	13	16	.448	6.0

Games

Giants 2, Astros 1

Braves 3, Phillies 1

Dodgers 1, Cubs 0

Mets 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Joe Foy	3
2	Frank Howard	3
2	Tony Oliva	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Horton	2
1	Frank Howard	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Bob Allison	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sal Bando	3
1	Willie Horton	3
1	Frank Howard	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	2
2	Ken Berry	1
2	Ron Santo	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nolan Ryan	2.33
2	Dave Giusti	1.67
3	Don Drysdale	1.40
4	Ray Culp	1.33
5	Fergie Jenkins	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Catfish Hunter	1
1	Sparky Lyle	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nolan Ryan	14
2	Don Drysdale	7
2	Fergie Jenkins	7
2	Gary Peters	7
5	Phil Ortega	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Frank Linzy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.370
2	Jerry Grote	.355
3	Curt Flood	.353
4	Max Alvis	.337
5	Rusty Staub	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	11
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Willie McCovey	9
2	Roger Repoz	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	25
1	Ron Swoboda	25
3	Frank Howard	22
3	Tony Perez	22
5	Roger Repoz	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	16
2	Maury Wills	10
3	Roy White	8
4	Jose Cardenal	7
4	Tony Oliva	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	1.03
2	Camilo Pascual	1.17
3	Nolan Ryan	1.22
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	Nolan Ryan	58
3	Bill Singer	57
4	Denny McLain	52
5	2 tied	51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rusty Staub	.408
2	Jim Wynn	.375
3	Joe Foy	.370
4	Willie McCovey	.367
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	7
2	Willie Horton	6
2	Willie McCovey	6
4	Bill Freehan	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	17
2	Ken Harrelson	12
2	Willie Horton	12
4	Roger Repoz	11
4	Rusty Staub	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	9
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
1	Ron Perranoski	0.00
3	Dick Kelley	0.40
4	Joe Horlen	0.43
5	Don Wilson	0.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Catfish Hunter	3
1	Sam McDowell	3
1	Denny McLain	3
1	Ron Perranoski	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	40
2	Nolan Ryan	32
3	Gary Peters	29
4	Bob Gibson	28
4	Luis Tiant	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	5
2	Bob Locker	4
3	Phil Regan	3
4	Jack Aker	2
4	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.384
2	Jerry Grote	.356
3	Alex Johnson	.340
4	Max Alvis	.337
5	Rod Carew	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	10
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Roger Repoz	9
4	Willie Horton	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	24
2	Roger Repoz	21
3	Frank Howard	20
3	Ron Swoboda	20
5	Hank Aaron	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	16
2	Maury Wills	9
3	Roy White	8
4	Jose Cardenal	6
4	Tony Oliva	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	0.73
2	Jose Santiago	0.84
3	Camilo Pascual	0.89
4	Paul Lindblad	1.08
5	Nolan Ryan	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Joe Niekro	5
1	Luis Tiant	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	67
2	Nolan Ryan	58
3	Ray Sadecki	51
3	Bill Singer	51
5	Luis Tiant	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	8
2	Phil Regan	5
3	Jack Aker	4
3	Dave Baldwin	4
3	4 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.345
2	Matty Alou	.336
3	Tony Gonzalez	.334
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.332
5	Roberto Clemente	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	48
2	Carl Yastrzemski	44
3	Frank Howard	42
4	Hank Aaron	40
5	Jim Wynn	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	117
2	Harmon Killebrew	114
3	Orlando Cepeda	109
4	Tony Perez	108
5	Hank Aaron	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	63
2	Lou Brock	44
3	Maury Wills	33
4	Joe Morgan	30
5	Vada Pinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.00
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	Earl Wilson	22
3	Fergie Jenkins	21
4	Jim Lonborg	19
4	Denny McLain	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	270
2	Jim Bunning	255
3	Fergie Jenkins	253
4	Luis Tiant	250
5	Gaylord Perry	228

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	28
2	Al Worthington	21
3	Ted Abernathy	20
4	John Wyatt	19
5	Dooley Womack	18