On This Day

Friday, May 17, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	20	11	.645	--
Orioles	18	13	.581	2.0
Indians	17	14	.548	3.0
Red Sox	17	15	.531	3.5
Twins	17	15	.531	3.5
Athletics	15	17	.469	5.5
Angels	15	18	.455	6.0
Senators	14	18	.438	6.5
White Sox	12	17	.414	7.0
Yankees	13	20	.394	8.0

Games

Orioles 6, Indians 2

Tigers 7, Senators 3

Red Sox 6, Yankees 4

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	20	12	.625	--
Giants	19	14	.576	1.5
Braves	18	15	.545	2.5
Cubs	17	18	.486	4.5
Reds	16	17	.485	4.5
Pirates	15	16	.484	4.5
Phillies	15	16	.484	4.5
Dodgers	16	18	.471	5.0
Mets	14	18	.438	6.0
Astros	13	19	.406	7.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Astros 0

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Giants 2, Cubs 0

Braves 3, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Julian Javier	4
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	Matty Alou	3
2	Mike Andrews	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Brown	1
1	Frank Howard	1
1	Lee May	1
1	Ken McMullen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Northrup	4
2	Mike Andrews	3
2	Curt Motton	3
2	Boog Powell	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Gibbs	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Sonny Jackson	1
2	Frank Johnson	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Singer	2.67
2	Jim Nash	1.86
3	Woodie Fryman	1.12
4	Jim Maloney	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Brabender	1
1	Jim Britton	1
1	Woodie Fryman	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Nash	13
2	Woodie Fryman	9
2	Luis Tiant	9
4	Bill Singer	8
5	Jim Maloney	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.362
2	Jerry Grote	.343
3	Curt Flood	.341
4	Frank Howard	.336
5	Rusty Staub	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	15
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Willie McCovey	9
2	Roger Repoz	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	30
2	Willie McCovey	27
3	Ron Swoboda	25
4	Boog Powell	24
5	Tony Perez	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	16
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Roy White	8
4	Jose Cardenal	7
4	Tony Oliva	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Camilo Pascual	1.17
2	Luis Tiant	1.21
3	Nolan Ryan	1.22
4	Bob Gibson	1.36
5	Bob Veale	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Nelson Briles	5
2	Jerry Koosman	5
2	Al McBean	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	78
2	Bill Singer	65
3	Luis Tiant	60
4	Nolan Ryan	58
5	Ray Sadecki	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	8
2	Phil Regan	6
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Joe Hoerner	5
5	7 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.404
2	Joe Foy	.368
3	Julian Javier	.354
3	Rusty Staub	.354
5	Jerry Grote	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	11
2	Willie Horton	6
3	Bill Freehan	4
3	Ken Harrelson	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	17
2	Willie McCovey	16
3	Ken Harrelson	12
4	Bill Freehan	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	9
2	Maury Wills	6
3	Matty Alou	4
3	Sonny Jackson	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Kelley	0.00
1	Ron Perranoski	0.00
3	Joe Horlen	0.29
4	Ken Johnson	0.51
5	Bob Veale	0.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Horlen	3
1	Catfish Hunter	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	Ron Perranoski	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	37
2	Sam McDowell	29
3	Bob Gibson	26
3	Bill Singer	26
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Locker	4
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Al Worthington	4
4	Frank Linzy	3
5	8 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.356
2	Jerry Grote	.352
3	Rick Monday	.351
4	Frank Howard	.340
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	13
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Willie Horton	8
2	Willie McCovey	8
2	Roger Repoz	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	26
2	Willie McCovey	25
3	Boog Powell	21
4	Roger Repoz	20
4	Ron Swoboda	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	15
2	Maury Wills	9
3	Roy White	8
4	Alex Johnson	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	0.77
2	Luis Tiant	0.96
3	Tommy John	1.16
4	Bob Veale	1.21
5	Bob Gibson	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Jose Santiago	5
4	Woodie Fryman	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	72
2	Bill Singer	53
3	Nolan Ryan	50
4	Luis Tiant	48
5	3 tied	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	7
2	Phil Regan	6
3	Ted Abernathy	4
3	Jack Aker	4
3	5 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.343
2	Matty Alou	.341
3	Tony Gonzalez	.334
4	Rusty Staub	.330
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	47
2	Frank Howard	46
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	39
5	Jim Wynn	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	112
1	Carl Yastrzemski	112
3	Orlando Cepeda	108
4	Willie McCovey	107
5	Tony Perez	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	63
2	Lou Brock	43
3	Maury Wills	33
4	Joe Morgan	30
5	Vada Pinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.00
2	Joe Horlen	2.17
3	Chris Short	2.19
4	Luis Tiant	2.20
5	Tommy John	2.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	264
2	Luis Tiant	259
3	Jim Bunning	255
4	Fergie Jenkins	248
5	Gaylord Perry	235

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	27
2	Ted Abernathy	21
2	Al Worthington	21
4	John Wyatt	19
5	Dooley Womack	18