On This Day

Thursday, May 23, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 23 14 .622 --
Indians 22 16 .579 1.5
Orioles 20 17 .541 3.0
Twins 20 17 .541 3.0
Red Sox 19 18 .514 4.0
Angels 18 21 .462 6.0
White Sox 16 19 .457 6.0
Athletics 17 21 .447 6.5
Yankees 16 22 .421 7.5
Senators 16 22 .421 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 17 .575 --
Cardinals 21 17 .553 1.0
Braves 21 19 .525 2.0
Phillies 18 17 .514 2.5
Reds 19 19 .500 3.0
Cubs 20 20 .500 3.0
Dodgers 20 21 .488 3.5
Mets 17 21 .447 5.0
Astros 17 21 .447 5.0
Pirates 16 20 .444 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 4
1 Joe Torre 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Ty Cline 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Len Gabrielson 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Alvis 2
1 Dick Dietz 2
1 Sonny Siebert 2
1 Joe Torre 2
1 Jose Vidal 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sonny Jackson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nelson Briles 0.86
2 Sonny Siebert 0.55
3 Claude Osteen 0.33
4 Gaylord Perry 0.27
5 Sammy Ellis 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 John Purdin 1
1 Sonny Siebert 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nelson Briles 6
1 Sonny Siebert 6
3 Dick Hughes 4
3 Claude Osteen 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .350
2 Frank Howard .348
3 Curt Flood .329
4 Alex Johnson .325
5 Rusty Staub .322

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 Sonny Jackson 8
3 Tony Oliva 8
3 Roy White 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Williams 0.87
2 Luis Tiant 1.20
3 Bob Gibson 1.34
4 Bob Veale 1.50
5 Tommy John 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 6
1 Juan Marichal 6
1 Denny McLain 6
1 Ray Sadecki 6
1 Sonny Siebert 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 90
2 Bill Singer 75
3 Nolan Ryan 65
3 Luis Tiant 65
5 4 tied 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 9
2 Phil Regan 7
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Dave Baldwin 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Howard .415
2 Carl Yastrzemski .408
3 Ken McMullen .385
4 Willie Stargell .364
5 Joe Pepitone .345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 18
2 Andy Kosco 16
3 Al Kaline 14
4 Boog Powell 11
5 3 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Sonny Jackson 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Maury Wills 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Horlen 0.00
1 Dick Kelley 0.00
1 Bill Kelso 0.00
1 Cal Koonce 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Rich Nye 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 31
1 Bob Veale 31
3 Sam McDowell 27
4 Jim Nash 25
4 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Linzy 4
1 Al Worthington 4
3 Phil Regan 3
3 Wilbur Wood 3
5 5 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Howard .370
2 Alex Johnson .364
3 Willie McCovey .351
4 Pete Rose .339
5 Willie Stargell .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 14
2 Willie Horton 8
3 Willie McCovey 7
3 Ken McMullen 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 25
2 Willie McCovey 24
3 Andy Kosco 22
4 Johnny Bench 19
4 Boog Powell 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Maury Wills 8
3 Sonny Jackson 7
4 Roy White 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.53
2 Joe Horlen 0.68
3 Stan Williams 0.74
4 Bob Gibson 0.94
5 Don Drysdale 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 5
1 Ron Reed 5
3 Bill Hands 4
3 Jim Hardin 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 63
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 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .344
2 Curt Flood .341
3 Tony Gonzalez .335
4 Carl Yastrzemski .328
5 Rusty Staub .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 46
2 Harmon Killebrew 44
3 Carl Yastrzemski 40
4 Hank Aaron 37
4 Jim Wynn 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 107
1 Carl Yastrzemski 107
3 Orlando Cepeda 105
3 Tony Perez 105
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 64
2 Lou Brock 41
3 Maury Wills 33
4 Joe Morgan 29
4 Vada Pinson 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Horlen 1.98
2 Tommy John 2.06
3 Nelson Briles 2.15
4 Luis Tiant 2.15
5 Bob Gibson 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 23
2 Earl Wilson 21
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 Denny McLain 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 269
2 Luis Tiant 255
3 Fergie Jenkins 246
4 Jim Bunning 240
5 Bill Singer 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 27
2 Ted Abernathy 21
3 Al Worthington 20
4 Dooley Womack 18
4 John Wyatt 18