On This Day

Wednesday, June 5, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	32	19	.627	--
Orioles	29	21	.580	2.5
Indians	30	22	.577	2.5
Twins	26	25	.510	6.0
Red Sox	25	26	.490	7.0
Athletics	23	26	.469	8.0
Yankees	23	28	.451	9.0
Angels	23	29	.442	9.5
White Sox	21	28	.429	10.0
Senators	21	29	.420	10.5

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Indians 1, White Sox 0

Senators 3, Athletics 1

Orioles 7, Angels 1

Yankees 7, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	30	21	.588	--
Phillies	25	21	.543	2.5
Braves	27	24	.529	3.0
Giants	27	25	.519	3.5
Dodgers	28	26	.519	3.5
Reds	25	24	.510	4.0
Cubs	25	25	.500	4.5
Mets	22	27	.449	7.0
Astros	21	29	.420	8.5
Pirates	19	27	.413	8.5

Games

Reds 10, Braves 0

Cardinals 3, Astros 1

Dodgers 2, Pirates 1

Phillies 2, Giants 1

Mets 4, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roberto Clemente	3
1	Frank Howard	3
1	Ted Kubiak	3
1	Billy Williams	3
5	25 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Frank Howard	1
1	Davey Johnson	1
1	Harmon Killebrew	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Pepitone	6
2	Davey Johnson	4
2	Tony Perez	4
4	Frank Howard	3
4	George Scott	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sal Bando	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Tommy Helms	1
1	Vada Pinson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Hardin	1.33
1	Bill Singer	1.33
3	Gary Nolan	1.20
4	Ray Culp	0.71
5	Stan Williams	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Woodie Fryman	1
1	Jim Hardin	1
1	Larry Jaster	1
1	Denny McLain	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Singer	12
2	Jim Hardin	8
3	Gary Nolan	6
3	Clyde Wright	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wayne Granger	1
1	Darold Knowles	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Hal Kurtz	1
1	Daryl Patterson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.356
2	Frank Howard	.355
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.339
4	Curt Flood	.330
5	Alex Johnson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	21
2	Willie Horton	15
3	Harmon Killebrew	11
4	Ken Harrelson	10
4	4 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	46
2	Tony Perez	34
3	Boog Powell	32
4	Willie Horton	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	22
2	Jose Cardenal	12
2	Maury Wills	12
4	Willie Davis	11
5	5 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	1.21
2	Stan Williams	1.31
3	Luis Tiant	1.34
4	Tommy John	1.41
5	Jerry Koosman	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Koosman	9
1	Juan Marichal	9
1	Denny McLain	9
4	Woodie Fryman	8
4	Luis Tiant	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	111
2	Bill Singer	94
3	Luis Tiant	87
4	Denny McLain	85
5	Juan Marichal	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	10
2	Phil Regan	9
3	Joe Hoerner	6
4	Jack Aker	5
4	5 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.446
2	Johnny Callison	.421
3	Frank Howard	.408
4	Felix Millan	.404
5	Pete Rose	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Stargell	7
2	Ken Harrelson	5
2	Willie Horton	5
4	Johnny Callison	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	19
2	Ken Harrelson	14
2	Joe Pepitone	14
4	Frank Howard	12
5	5 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	5
1	Jose Cardenal	5
1	Willie Davis	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.00
2	Woodie Fryman	0.25
3	Gary Bell	0.25
4	Pat Dobson	0.51
5	Bill Hands	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	4
1	Don Drysdale	4
1	Woodie Fryman	4
4	Steve Carlton	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	29
2	Woodie Fryman	27
3	Denny McLain	26
4	Gary Bell	25
5	5 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Darold Knowles	2
1	Cal Koonce	2
1	Sparky Lyle	2
1	Phil Regan	2
1	Al Worthington	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.411
2	Frank Howard	.371
3	Alex Johnson	.347
4	Rusty Staub	.330
5	Tommy Helms	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	30
2	Ken Harrelson	23
2	Willie Stargell	23
4	Andy Kosco	22
5	3 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	13
2	Sonny Jackson	7
3	Hank Aaron	6
3	Jose Cardenal	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.15
2	Ron Kline	0.36
3	Larry Jaster	0.49
4	Joe Horlen	0.67
5	Steve Carlton	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
2	Gary Bell	5
2	Steve Carlton	5
2	Woodie Fryman	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	62
2	Luis Tiant	55
3	Bill Singer	50
4	Dean Chance	45
4	4 others tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	6
1	Al Worthington	6
3	Frank Linzy	4
3	Wilbur Wood	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.355
2	Curt Flood	.338
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.336
4	Tony Gonzalez	.335
5	Rusty Staub	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Jim Wynn	35
5	3 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	107
2	Orlando Cepeda	106
3	Frank Howard	105
4	Harmon Killebrew	104
5	Hank Aaron	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	60
2	Lou Brock	37
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Joe Morgan	28
4	Maury Wills	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	1.91
2	Tommy John	1.92
3	Larry Jaster	1.92
4	Bill Singer	2.17
5	Bob Gibson	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	22
2	Denny McLain	20
3	Nelson Briles	19
3	Fergie Jenkins	19
3	Earl Wilson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	280
2	Luis Tiant	252
3	Fergie Jenkins	244
4	Bill Singer	237
5	Jim Bunning	234

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	27
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	Al Worthington	19
4	Joe Hoerner	18
5	Darold Knowles	17