On This Day

Sunday, May 19, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	22	12	.647	--
Indians	20	14	.588	2.0
Red Sox	18	16	.529	4.0
Orioles	18	16	.529	4.0
Twins	18	16	.529	4.0
White Sox	15	17	.469	6.0
Angels	16	19	.457	6.5
Senators	15	20	.429	7.5
Athletics	15	20	.429	7.5
Yankees	14	21	.400	8.5

Games

White Sox 7, Athletics 3

Indians 11, Orioles 6

Indians 2, Orioles 0

Tigers 5, Senators 4

Tigers 7, Senators 0

Angels 2, Twins 1

Twins 3, Angels 2

White Sox 6, Athletics 2

Yankees 11, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	20	14	.588	--
Giants	20	16	.556	1.0
Braves	20	16	.556	1.0
Phillies	17	16	.515	2.5
Reds	18	17	.514	2.5
Cubs	19	19	.500	3.0
Dodgers	17	20	.459	4.5
Pirates	15	18	.455	4.5
Mets	15	20	.429	5.5
Astros	15	20	.429	5.5

Games

Astros 2, Dodgers 1

Astros 3, Dodgers 1

Braves 2, Mets 0

Phillies 4, Cardinals 3

Reds 9, Pirates 3

Cubs 6, Giants 3

Giants 1, Cubs 0

Braves 3, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Mincher	5
2	Jose Cardenal	4
2	Ken McMullen	4
2	Chico Salmon	4
2	Billy Williams	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick McAuliffe	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Ron Hansen	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andy Kosco	5
2	Johnny Bench	4
2	Frank Robinson	4
2	Tom Tresh	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sonny Jackson	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Sandy Alomar	1
2	Ken Berry	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cisco Carlos	1.50
1	Sonny Siebert	1.50
3	Dave Boswell	1.33
4	Dave McNally	1.29
5	Dick Kelley	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	1
1	Les Cain	1
1	Cisco Carlos	1
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	13 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave McNally	9
2	Dave Boswell	8
2	Les Cain	8
4	Dick Kelley	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Hiller	1
1	Bill Kelso	1
1	Fred Lasher	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.354
2	Curt Flood	.350
3	Frank Howard	.344
4	Jerry Grote	.330
5	Alex Johnson	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	17
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Willie Horton	9
2	Willie McCovey	9
2	Roger Repoz	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	34
2	Willie McCovey	27
3	Ron Swoboda	26
4	Tony Perez	25
5	Boog Powell	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	17
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Tony Oliva	8
3	Roy White	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.79
2	Luis Tiant	1.21
3	Bob Gibson	1.36
4	Bob Veale	1.40
5	Gerry Arrigo	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Nelson Briles	5
2	Jerry Koosman	5
2	Al McBean	5
2	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	8
2	Phil Regan	7
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Joe Hoerner	5
5	9 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.413
2	Ken McMullen	.387
3	Johnny Bench	.345
4	Alex Johnson	.344
5	Rick Monday	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	11
2	Willie Horton	4
2	Ken McMullen	4
2	Boog Powell	4
5	10 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	18
2	Andy Kosco	14
3	Johnny Bench	12
3	Al Kaline	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Kelley	0.00
1	Ron Perranoski	0.00
1	Ron Kline	0.00
4	Joe Horlen	0.39
5	Bob Veale	0.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	3
1	George Culver	3
1	Bill Hands	3
1	Joe Horlen	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	29
1	Nolan Ryan	29
3	Luis Tiant	28
4	Bob Gibson	26
5	4 tied	24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rick Monday	.386
2	Alex Johnson	.364
3	Frank Howard	.359
4	Pete Rose	.351
5	Matty Alou	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	15
2	Willie McCovey	8
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Willie Horton	7
3	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	29
2	Willie McCovey	25
3	Ron Swoboda	21
4	Johnny Bench	20
4	Boog Powell	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	16
2	Sonny Jackson	7
2	Roy White	7
2	Maury Wills	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.57
2	Joe Horlen	0.77
3	Luis Tiant	0.96
4	Tommy John	0.97
5	Dick Selma	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Ron Reed	5
4	Bill Hands	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	61
2	Nolan Ryan	57
3	Bill Singer	53
4	Luis Tiant	48
5	2 tied	46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.345
2	Curt Flood	.345
3	Tony Gonzalez	.334
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.326
5	Rusty Staub	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	48
2	Harmon Killebrew	47
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	39
5	Jim Wynn	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	113
2	Carl Yastrzemski	112
3	Orlando Cepeda	108
4	Frank Howard	107
4	Tony Perez	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	64
2	Lou Brock	43
3	Maury Wills	33
4	Joe Morgan	29
4	Vada Pinson	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.12
2	Tommy John	2.13
3	Joe Horlen	2.17
4	Luis Tiant	2.20
5	Chris Short	2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	264
2	Luis Tiant	259
3	Fergie Jenkins	250
4	Jim Bunning	245
5	Gaylord Perry	234

Saves

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