On This Day

Tuesday, May 21, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	23	13	.639	--
Indians	21	15	.583	2.0
Orioles	19	17	.528	4.0
Twins	19	17	.528	4.0
Red Sox	18	18	.500	5.0
Angels	18	19	.486	5.5
White Sox	16	18	.471	6.0
Yankees	16	21	.432	7.5
Athletics	16	21	.432	7.5
Senators	15	22	.405	8.5

Games

Angels 5, Red Sox 1

Twins 3, Tigers 1

Indians 1, Athletics 0

Yankees 2, Senators 1

White Sox 2, Orioles 1

Athletics 2, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	21	15	.583	--
Giants	21	17	.553	1.0
Braves	21	17	.553	1.0
Reds	19	18	.514	2.5
Cubs	20	19	.513	2.5
Phillies	17	17	.500	3.0
Dodgers	18	21	.462	4.5
Mets	17	20	.459	4.5
Astros	16	21	.432	5.5
Pirates	15	20	.429	5.5

Games

Giants 6, Braves 4

Cubs 6, Phillies 5

Astros 8, Reds 2

Mets 4, Pirates 3

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jose Cardenal	4
2	Bob Bailey	3
2	Ken Boswell	3
2	Rod Carew	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Bailey	5
2	Dave Adlesh	3
2	Jim Ray Hart	3
2	Cookie Rojas	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Ken Boswell	1
1	Vic Davalillo	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dean Chance	1.80
2	Sam McDowell	1.71
3	Larry Dierker	1.50
4	Chuck Dobson	1.40
5	Dick Ellsworth	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	Sam McDowell	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Dierker	12
1	Sam McDowell	12
3	Dick Ellsworth	10
3	Bill Singer	10
5	2 tied	9

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.353
2	Curt Flood	.338
3	Frank Howard	.336
4	Alex Johnson	.331
5	Rusty Staub	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	17
2	Willie Horton	10
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Jim Ray Hart	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	17
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Tony Oliva	8
3	Roy White	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	1.20
2	Bob Gibson	1.36
3	Bob Veale	1.50
4	Tommy John	1.51
5	Gerry Arrigo	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Koosman	6
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Denny McLain	6
1	Ray Sadecki	6
5	11 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	90
2	Bill Singer	75
3	Nolan Ryan	65
3	Luis Tiant	65
5	3 tied	60

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	8
2	Phil Regan	7
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Joe Hoerner	5
3	Frank Linzy	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken McMullen	.417
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.373
3	Elston Howard	.353
4	Matty Alou	.349
5	2 tied	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	11
2	Willie Horton	5
3	Jim Ray Hart	4
3	Andy Kosco	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	18
2	Andy Kosco	15
3	Al Kaline	13
4	Boog Powell	12
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Maury Wills	6
3	Sonny Jackson	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Kelley	0.00
1	Ron Kline	0.00
1	Bill Kelso	0.00
1	Cal Koonce	0.00
1	2 others tied	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Horlen	3
1	Rich Nye	3
1	Gaylord Perry	3
1	Ron Perranoski	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	33
2	Bill Singer	31
2	Bob Veale	31
4	Jose Santiago	30
5	Nolan Ryan	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	4
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Al Worthington	4
4	Bob Locker	3
4	Wilbur Wood	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Alex Johnson	.364
2	Pete Rose	.348
3	Frank Howard	.340
4	Matty Alou	.338
5	Felipe Alou	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	14
2	Willie Horton	8
3	Willie McCovey	7
3	Ken McMullen	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	26
2	Willie McCovey	24
3	Andy Kosco	21
4	Johnny Bench	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	14
2	Maury Wills	8
3	Sonny Jackson	7
3	Roy White	7
5	Alex Johnson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	0.53
2	Stan Williams	0.61
3	Joe Horlen	0.64
4	Bob Gibson	0.91
5	Tommy John	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	6
2	Sam McDowell	5
2	Ron Reed	5
4	Bill Hands	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	73
2	Bill Singer	51
3	Luis Tiant	49
4	Gerry Arrigo	48
5	Nolan Ryan	46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.347
2	Curt Flood	.344
3	Tony Gonzalez	.336
4	Rusty Staub	.328
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	45
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	37
4	Jim Wynn	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	109
2	Carl Yastrzemski	108
3	Orlando Cepeda	106
4	Willie McCovey	105
4	Tony Perez	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	64
2	Lou Brock	42
3	Maury Wills	33
4	Joe Morgan	29
4	Vada Pinson	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	2.06
2	Joe Horlen	2.11
3	Jim Bunning	2.12
4	Luis Tiant	2.15
5	Bob Gibson	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	22
2	Earl Wilson	21
3	Fergie Jenkins	20
4	Denny McLain	19
4	Gaylord Perry	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	269
2	Luis Tiant	255
3	Fergie Jenkins	246
4	Jim Bunning	245
5	Bill Singer	235

Saves

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