On This Day

Tuesday, May 28, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	25	16	.610	--
Orioles	25	17	.595	0.5
Indians	24	19	.558	2.0
Twins	23	19	.548	2.5
Red Sox	21	21	.500	4.5
Angels	21	23	.477	5.5
Yankees	20	22	.476	5.5
Athletics	19	23	.452	6.5
White Sox	16	24	.400	8.5
Senators	16	26	.381	9.5

Games

Tigers 4, Angels 1

Orioles 3, White Sox 2

Twins 3, Indians 1

Athletics 3, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	19	.568	--
Braves	24	20	.545	1.0
Phillies	20	18	.526	2.0
Cardinals	22	20	.524	2.0
Cubs	22	21	.512	2.5
Reds	20	21	.488	3.5
Dodgers	22	24	.478	4.0
Pirates	18	20	.474	4.0
Astros	19	24	.442	5.5
Mets	18	23	.439	5.5

Games

Braves 3, Astros 1

Reds 7, Dodgers 0

Giants 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Rose	4
2	Tommy Helms	3
2	Tony Horton	3
2	Alex Johnson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Paul Blair	1
1	Dick Dietz	1
1	Ken Harrelson	1
1	Willie Horton	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Alex Johnson	4
2	Bill Freehan	2
2	Tommy Helms	2
2	Willie Horton	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Rod Carew	1
1	Danny Cater	1
1	Alex Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Maloney	2.00
2	Pat Jarvis	1.40
3	Bob Gibson	1.00
3	Jim Perry	1.00
5	Gaylord Perry	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Hiller	1
1	Pat Jarvis	1
1	Jim Maloney	1
1	Jim Nash	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	10
2	Pat Jarvis	7
2	Jim Perry	7
4	Don Sutton	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.366
2	Frank Howard	.359
3	Rusty Staub	.335
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.327
5	Alex Johnson	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	19
2	Willie Horton	12
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	Rusty Staub	28
3	Willie McCovey	27
3	Tony Perez	27
3	Boog Powell	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	21
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Jose Cardenal	10
4	Sonny Jackson	9
4	Roy White	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.76
2	Luis Tiant	1.30
3	Tommy John	1.41
4	Don Drysdale	1.47
5	Jerry Koosman	1.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	10
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	.462
2	Willie Stargell	.400
3	Vada Pinson	.396
4	Jake Gibbs	.389
5	2 tied	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	10
2	Willie Horton	6
3	Ken Harrelson	5
4	Dick Allen	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	20
2	Andy Kosco	14
3	Willie Stargell	12
4	Ken Harrelson	11
4	Curt Motton	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	7
2	Sonny Jackson	5
3	Gene Alley	4
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Ken Berry	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
1	Fred Talbot	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
2	Woodie Fryman	3
2	Gaylord Perry	3
2	Ron Reed	3
5	29 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Nash	28
1	Bob Veale	28
3	Don Drysdale	27
4	Sam McDowell	26
4	Luis Tiant	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	3
2	Phil Regan	2
2	Wilbur Wood	2
2	Al Worthington	2
5	23 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Howard	.373
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.361
3	Rusty Staub	.360
4	Alex Johnson	.359
5	Pete Rose	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	15
2	Willie Horton	10
3	Ken Harrelson	8
4	Willie McCovey	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	27
2	Andy Kosco	23
3	Willie McCovey	22
4	Johnny Bench	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	0.19
2	Ron Kline	0.35
3	Don Drysdale	0.61
4	Stan Williams	0.63
5	Luis Tiant	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ron Reed	6
2	Denny McLain	5
2	Gaylord Perry	5
2	Luis Tiant	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	66
2	Luis Tiant	61
3	Dean Chance	49
4	Jose Santiago	48
5	Gerry Arrigo	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	7
1	Al Worthington	7
3	Turk Farrell	4
3	Frank Linzy	4
3	Bob Locker	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.349
2	Curt Flood	.340
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.338
4	Tony Gonzalez	.337
5	Rusty Staub	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	44
3	Carl Yastrzemski	42
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	Jim Wynn	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	109
2	Harmon Killebrew	106
3	Hank Aaron	105
3	Frank Howard	105
5	Orlando Cepeda	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	67
2	Lou Brock	35
3	Maury Wills	30
4	Joe Morgan	28
4	Vada Pinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	1.88
2	Joe Horlen	1.95
3	Jim Kaat	2.15
4	Luis Tiant	2.19
5	Nelson Briles	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	23
2	Fergie Jenkins	21
3	Earl Wilson	20
4	Denny McLain	19
5	2 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	19
4	Dooley Womack	18
5	3 tied	17