On This Day

Friday, May 24, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	23	14	.622	--
Indians	22	17	.564	2.0
Orioles	22	17	.564	2.0
Red Sox	20	18	.526	3.5
Twins	20	18	.526	3.5
Angels	19	21	.475	5.5
Athletics	17	21	.447	6.5
White Sox	16	20	.444	6.5
Yankees	17	22	.436	7.0
Senators	16	24	.400	8.5

Games

Angels 2, Indians 1

Red Sox 9, Twins 7

Tigers 2, Athletics 2

Orioles 5, Senators 3

Yankees 1, White Sox 0

Orioles 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	17	.585	--
Cardinals	22	17	.564	1.0
Braves	22	19	.537	2.0
Phillies	18	18	.500	3.5
Dodgers	21	21	.500	3.5
Cubs	20	21	.488	4.0
Reds	19	20	.487	4.0
Pirates	17	20	.459	5.0
Mets	17	22	.436	6.0
Astros	17	22	.436	6.0

Games

Pirates 8, Reds 5

Dodgers 9, Astros 7

Cardinals 5, Phillies 1

Giants 4, Cubs 2

Braves 4, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bailey	4
1	Davey Johnson	4
1	Paul Popovich	4
4	Bob Aspromonte	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Johnny Bench	1
1	Sam Bowens	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Bailey	3
1	Davey Johnson	3
1	Carl Yastrzemski	3
4	Bob Aspromonte	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Alley	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Ken Berry	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Catfish Hunter	3.00
2	Steve Carlton	1.60
3	Dave McNally	0.88
4	Don Sutton	0.83
5	2 tied	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Catfish Hunter	9
2	Steve Carlton	8
3	Dave McNally	7
4	Juan Marichal	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Britton	1
1	John Purdin	1
1	Pete Richert	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.358
2	Frank Howard	.351
3	Curt Flood	.327
4	Rusty Staub	.325
5	Billy Williams	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	18
2	Willie Horton	11
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Jim Ray Hart	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	36
2	Willie McCovey	27
2	Tony Perez	27
2	Boog Powell	27
5	Ron Swoboda	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	18
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Sonny Jackson	9
4	Willie Davis	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.87
2	Luis Tiant	1.20
3	Tommy John	1.31
4	Bob Gibson	1.34
5	Bob Veale	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
2	Jerry Koosman	6
2	Denny McLain	6
2	Ron Reed	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	90
2	Bill Singer	75
3	Nolan Ryan	68
4	Juan Marichal	66
5	Luis Tiant	65

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	Carl Yastrzemski	.431
2	Frank Howard	.429
3	Willie Stargell	.364
4	Ted Uhlaender	.350
5	Ken McMullen	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	12
2	Willie Horton	6
3	Jim Ray Hart	4
3	Andy Kosco	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	20
2	Andy Kosco	16
3	Al Kaline	14
4	Hank Aaron	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	7
2	Sonny Jackson	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
4	Gene Alley	4
4	Luis Aparicio	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	0.00
1	Dick Kelley	0.00
1	Ron Kline	0.00
1	Cal Koonce	0.00
1	Larry Jaster	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	Rich Nye	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	31
2	Sam McDowell	27
3	Juan Marichal	26
3	Bill Singer	26
5	3 tied	25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Howard	.365
2	Alex Johnson	.355
3	Pete Rose	.345
4	Willie McCovey	.333
4	2 others tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	15
2	Willie Horton	9
3	Willie McCovey	7
4	Bill Freehan	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	27
2	Willie McCovey	23
3	Andy Kosco	22
4	Johnny Bench	21
5	Boog Powell	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	15
2	Sonny Jackson	8
2	Maury Wills	8
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	Roy White	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Kline	0.32
2	Luis Tiant	0.53
3	Joe Horlen	0.68
4	Stan Williams	0.74
5	Tommy John	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ron Reed	6
2	Denny McLain	5
3	George Brunet	4
3	Steve Carlton	4
3	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	63
2	Bill Singer	51
3	Nolan Ryan	49
3	Luis Tiant	49
5	Gerry Arrigo	48

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	.347
2	Curt Flood	.342
3	Tony Gonzalez	.335
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.330
5	Rusty Staub	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	44
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	37
4	Jim Wynn	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	110
2	Harmon Killebrew	107
3	Orlando Cepeda	105
3	Frank Howard	105
5	3 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	65
2	Lou Brock	41
3	Maury Wills	33
4	Joe Morgan	29
5	Vada Pinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	1.96
2	Joe Horlen	1.98
3	Nelson Briles	2.15
4	Luis Tiant	2.19
5	Bob Gibson	2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	269
2	Fergie Jenkins	246
3	Luis Tiant	243
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