On This Day

Saturday, June 1, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	29	16	.644	--
Orioles	26	20	.565	3.5
Indians	26	21	.553	4.0
Twins	24	22	.522	5.5
Red Sox	23	23	.500	6.5
Athletics	22	24	.478	7.5
Angels	22	26	.458	8.5
Yankees	21	25	.457	8.5
White Sox	19	25	.432	9.5
Senators	18	28	.391	11.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Orioles 1

White Sox 1, Twins 0

Senators 6, Indians 2

Athletics 4, Angels 0

Tigers 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	25	21	.543	--
Braves	25	21	.543	0.0
Giants	26	22	.542	0.0
Phillies	22	20	.524	1.0
Cubs	24	23	.511	1.5
Dodgers	25	25	.500	2.0
Reds	22	23	.489	2.5
Astros	21	25	.457	4.0
Mets	20	25	.444	4.5
Pirates	18	23	.439	4.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 6, Mets 5

Cubs 3, Astros 1

Phillies 12, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carl Yastrzemski	4
2	Tony Gonzalez	3
2	Mike Hershberger	3
2	Willie Horton	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Ed Charles	1
1	Ken Harrelson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	4
1	Ken Harrelson	4
3	Bill Freehan	3
4	Clay Dalrymple	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Foy	2
1	Reggie Smith	2
3	Glenn Beckert	1
3	Ken Boswell	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Culp	2.25
2	Dean Chance	1.33
2	Woodie Fryman	1.33
4	Cisco Carlos	1.00
5	Blue Moon Odom	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Woodie Fryman	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	Joe Hoerner	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Culp	9
2	Dean Chance	8
2	Woodie Fryman	8
4	Hal Gilson	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.365
2	Frank Howard	.353
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.345
4	Curt Flood	.339
5	Alex Johnson	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	20
2	Willie Horton	15
3	Ken Harrelson	10
3	Ken McMullen	10
5	6 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	41
2	Willie Horton	31
3	Bill Freehan	29
3	Ken Harrelson	29
3	Tony Perez	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	22
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Jose Cardenal	11
4	Willie Davis	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	1.33
2	Luis Tiant	1.37
3	Tommy John	1.41
4	Stan Williams	1.52
5	Joe Horlen	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Koosman	8
1	Juan Marichal	8
1	Denny McLain	8
4	Woodie Fryman	7
4	Luis Tiant	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	109
2	Bill Singer	82
3	Luis Tiant	81
4	Denny McLain	80
5	3 tied	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	10
2	Phil Regan	8
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Dave Baldwin	5
3	4 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Stargell	.410
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.407
3	Matty Alou	.405
4	Frank Howard	.389
5	Willie Horton	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Horton	7
2	Willie Stargell	6
3	Ken Harrelson	5
3	Frank Howard	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	15
2	Bob Bailey	14
3	Ken Harrelson	13
4	Johnny Bench	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	6
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Jose Cardenal	4
2	Willie Davis	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.00
1	Woodie Fryman	0.00
3	Gary Bell	0.33
4	Larry Jaster	0.36
5	Joe Horlen	0.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Mike Cuellar	3
2	Woodie Fryman	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	31
2	Stan Williams	29
3	Denny McLain	28
4	Don Drysdale	27
5	Chuck Dobson	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Lasher	2
1	Phil Regan	2
1	Wilbur Wood	2
1	Al Worthington	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.400
2	Frank Howard	.365
3	Alex Johnson	.361
4	Matty Alou	.354
5	Willie Horton	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	16
2	Willie Horton	13
3	Ken Harrelson	10
4	Bill Freehan	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	28
2	Ken Harrelson	27
3	Andy Kosco	24
4	Willie Horton	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	15
2	Sonny Jackson	8
3	Maury Wills	7
4	Rod Carew	6
4	Alex Johnson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.30
2	Joe Horlen	0.33
3	Larry Jaster	0.57
4	Jim Nash	0.66
5	2 tied	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Bill Hands	5
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	60
2	Luis Tiant	58
3	Dean Chance	53
4	Nolan Ryan	49
5	Woodie Fryman	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	7
2	Phil Regan	6
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	.343
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.340
4	Tony Gonzalez	.340
5	Rusty Staub	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	45
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	36
5	Jim Wynn	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	108
2	Hank Aaron	105
2	Orlando Cepeda	105
4	Harmon Killebrew	104
5	Frank Howard	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	65
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	Larry Jaster	2.07
4	Nelson Briles	2.16
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	Nelson Briles	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	280
2	Luis Tiant	246
3	Fergie Jenkins	241
4	Jim Bunning	235
5	Bill Singer	232

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	27
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	Al Worthington	19
4	Joe Hoerner	17
5	5 tied	16