On This Day

Thursday, May 30, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	27	16	.628	--
Orioles	26	18	.591	1.5
Indians	25	20	.556	3.0
Twins	24	20	.545	3.5
Red Sox	21	23	.477	6.5
Yankees	21	23	.477	6.5
Athletics	21	23	.477	6.5
Angels	21	25	.457	7.5
White Sox	17	25	.405	9.5
Senators	17	27	.386	10.5

Games

Tigers 7, Angels 3

Orioles 5, White Sox 0

Athletics 6, Red Sox 2

Indians 3, Twins 1

Yankees 13, Senators 4

Senators 6, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	20	.565	--
Braves	24	21	.533	1.5
Phillies	21	19	.525	2.0
Cardinals	23	21	.523	2.0
Cubs	23	22	.511	2.5
Reds	21	22	.488	3.5
Dodgers	23	25	.479	4.0
Mets	20	23	.465	4.5
Astros	20	24	.455	5.0
Pirates	18	22	.450	5.0

Games

Astros 11, Braves 0

Dodgers 5, Reds 3

Mets 5, Pirates 4

Mets 6, Pirates 3

Cardinals 6, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Matty Alou	5
1	Mickey Mantle	5
1	Ed Stroud	5
4	Andy Kosco	4
4	Manny Mota	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	2
1	Ed Stroud	2
3	Bernie Allen	1
3	Sal Bando	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Bob Aspromonte	3
2	Tony Horton	3
2	Denis Menke	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Rod Carew	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Davey Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam McDowell	1.67
2	Dave Leonhard	1.00
3	Stan Bahnsen	0.78
4	Jerry Koosman	0.62
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	1
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	Jerry Koosman	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	10
2	Stan Bahnsen	7
3	Steve Carlton	5
3	Mike Cuellar	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Billingham	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	Darold Knowles	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Fred Lasher	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.368
2	Frank Howard	.345
3	Rusty Staub	.335
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.331
5	Curt Flood	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	19
2	Willie Horton	13
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Jim Ray Hart	9
3	5 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	40
2	Willie Horton	29
3	Tony Perez	28
3	Rusty Staub	28
3	Ron Swoboda	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	22
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Jose Cardenal	11
4	Sonny Jackson	9
4	2 others tied	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	Joe Horlen	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Koosman	8
1	Juan Marichal	8
1	Denny McLain	8
4	Steve Carlton	6
4	9 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	109
2	Denny McLain	80
3	Luis Tiant	77
4	Juan Marichal	75
4	Bill Singer	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	10
2	Phil Regan	7
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Dave Baldwin	5
3	4 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.447
2	Vada Pinson	.396
3	Willie Stargell	.395
4	Tommie Agee	.389
5	Tommy Helms	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	7
2	Willie Horton	5
2	Willie Stargell	5
4	Dick Allen	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	16
2	Willie Stargell	14
3	Bob Bailey	12
3	Andy Kosco	12
5	Roberto Clemente	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	6
2	Sonny Jackson	5
3	Gene Alley	4
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Woodie Fryman	0.00
1	Don Drysdale	0.00
3	Joe Horlen	0.26
4	Stan Williams	0.39
5	Larry Jaster	0.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Cuellar	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Woodie Fryman	3
1	Jerry Koosman	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	36
2	Bob Veale	32
3	Juan Marichal	29
4	Denny McLain	28
4	Jim Nash	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Lasher	2
1	Wilbur Wood	2
1	Al Worthington	2
4	Ted Abernathy	1
4	24 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.378
2	Rusty Staub	.371
3	Frank Howard	.365
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.362
5	Alex Johnson	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	15
2	Willie Horton	11
3	Ken Harrelson	8
4	Willie Mays	7
4	Ken McMullen	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	28
2	Ken Harrelson	23
2	Andy Kosco	23
4	Willie Horton	21
5	Johnny Bench	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	15
2	Sonny Jackson	8
3	Maury Wills	7
4	Luis Aparicio	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	0.33
2	Ron Kline	0.35
3	Don Drysdale	0.61
4	Stan Williams	0.76
5	Jim Nash	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	6
2	Juan Marichal	5
2	Sam McDowell	5
2	Ron Reed	5
5	17 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	76
2	Luis Tiant	54
3	Denny McLain	51
4	Gerry Arrigo	49
5	2 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	7
2	Phil Regan	5
3	Frank Linzy	4
3	Bob Locker	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.353
2	Curt Flood	.339
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.338
4	Tony Gonzalez	.338
5	Rusty Staub	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	44
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
3	Carl Yastrzemski	42
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	Jim Wynn	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	109
2	Orlando Cepeda	105
3	Hank Aaron	104
3	Harmon Killebrew	104
5	Willie McCovey	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	66
2	Lou Brock	36
3	Joe Morgan	28
3	Vada Pinson	28
3	Maury Wills	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	1.84
2	Joe Horlen	1.92
3	Nelson Briles	2.16
4	Luis Tiant	2.19
5	Jim Kaat	2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	280
2	Luis Tiant	255
3	Jim Bunning	235
3	Fergie Jenkins	235
5	Bill Singer	225

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	27
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	Al Worthington	19
4	Joe Hoerner	17
4	2 others tied	17