On This Day

Sunday, May 26, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	24	15	.615	--
Orioles	24	17	.585	1.0
Indians	23	18	.561	2.0
Twins	22	18	.550	2.5
Red Sox	20	20	.500	4.5
Yankees	20	22	.476	5.5
Angels	20	22	.476	5.5
Athletics	18	22	.450	6.5
White Sox	16	23	.410	8.0
Senators	16	26	.381	9.5

Games

Indians 5, Angels 2

Twins 5, Red Sox 4

Athletics 7, Tigers 6

Yankees 5, White Sox 1

Orioles 8, Senators 7

Yankees 7, White Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	19	.558	--
Cardinals	22	19	.537	1.0
Braves	23	20	.535	1.0
Phillies	20	18	.526	1.5
Cubs	22	21	.512	2.0
Dodgers	22	22	.500	2.5
Reds	19	21	.475	3.5
Pirates	18	20	.474	3.5
Mets	18	23	.439	5.0
Astros	18	23	.439	5.0

Games

Pirates 8, Reds 8

Dodgers 5, Astros 0

Phillies 9, Cardinals 3

Cubs 4, Giants 2

Braves 2, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Alley	3
1	Max Alvis	3
1	Ernie Banks	3
1	Ken Berry	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Joe Pepitone	2
3	Dick Allen	1
3	Max Alvis	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	4
2	Max Alvis	3
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Ken Harrelson	3
2	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Sal Bando	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	Jake Gibbs	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luis Tiant	1.71
2	Jim Merritt	1.14
3	Tom Seaver	0.88
4	Ray Washburn	0.83
5	Bill Hands	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Brabender	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Woodie Fryman	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	12
2	Jim Merritt	8
3	Tom Seaver	7
4	Don Drysdale	6
4	Woodie Fryman	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Howard	.359
2	Pete Rose	.351
3	Curt Flood	.329
4	Rusty Staub	.329
5	Alex Johnson	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	19
2	Willie Horton	11
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Jim Ray Hart	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	39
2	Willie McCovey	27
2	Tony Perez	27
2	Boog Powell	27
5	Ron Swoboda	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	19
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Sonny Jackson	9
3	Roy White	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.87
2	Luis Tiant	1.30
3	Tommy John	1.31
4	Bob Gibson	1.34
5	Don Drysdale	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Koosman	7
1	Juan Marichal	7
1	Denny McLain	7
4	Woodie Fryman	6
4	6 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	99
2	Luis Tiant	77
3	Bill Singer	75
4	Nolan Ryan	68
5	Denny McLain	67

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Howard	.464
2	Dick Allen	.387
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.385
4	Vada Pinson	.377
5	Willie Stargell	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	12
2	Willie Horton	5
3	Dick Allen	4
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	22
2	Andy Kosco	16
3	Ken Harrelson	12
3	Willie Stargell	12
5	Roberto Clemente	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.00
1	Woodie Fryman	0.00
1	Joe Horlen	0.00
1	Ron Kline	0.00
5	Tommy John	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
2	Woodie Fryman	3
2	Rich Nye	3
2	Ron Reed	3
5	32 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	35
2	Gerry Arrigo	29
3	Bob Veale	28
4	Don Drysdale	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	Phil Regan	3
3	Ted Abernathy	2
3	Jack Aker	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Howard	.385
2	Alex Johnson	.351
3	Willie Stargell	.344
4	Tito Francona	.338
5	Rusty Staub	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	16
2	Willie Horton	9
3	Willie McCovey	7
4	Ernie Banks	6
4	6 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	29
2	Andy Kosco	23
2	Willie McCovey	23
4	Johnny Bench	22
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	14
2	Sonny Jackson	8
3	Maury Wills	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Kline	0.32
2	Joe Horlen	0.56
3	Stan Williams	0.74
4	Luis Tiant	0.75
5	Jim Nash	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	6
1	Ron Reed	6
3	Bill Hands	5
3	Luis Tiant	5
5	20 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	72
2	Luis Tiant	61
3	Gerry Arrigo	54
4	Bill Singer	51
5	Nolan Ryan	49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.348
2	Curt Flood	.344
3	Tony Gonzalez	.337
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.333
5	Rusty Staub	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	44
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	Jim Wynn	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	109
2	Frank Howard	107
3	Harmon Killebrew	106
4	Hank Aaron	105
4	Orlando Cepeda	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	65
2	Lou Brock	39
3	Maury Wills	32
4	Joe Morgan	28
4	Vada Pinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	1.86
2	Joe Horlen	1.92
3	Nelson Briles	2.15
4	Luis Tiant	2.19
5	Jim Bunning	2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	275
2	Luis Tiant	255
3	Fergie Jenkins	247
4	Jim Bunning	235
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