On This Day

Thursday, June 6, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	33	19	.635	--
Indians	31	22	.585	2.5
Orioles	29	22	.569	3.5
Twins	27	25	.519	6.0
Red Sox	25	27	.481	8.0
Athletics	23	27	.460	9.0
Angels	24	29	.453	9.5
Yankees	23	29	.442	10.0
Senators	22	29	.431	10.5
White Sox	21	29	.420	11.0

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 3

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Senators 4, Athletics 3

Twins 2, Yankees 0

Angels 8, Orioles 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	31	21	.596	--
Phillies	25	22	.532	3.5
Braves	27	24	.529	3.5
Giants	28	25	.528	3.5
Dodgers	29	26	.527	3.5
Reds	25	24	.510	4.5
Cubs	25	26	.490	5.5
Mets	23	27	.460	7.0
Astros	21	30	.412	9.5
Pirates	19	28	.404	9.5

Games

Cardinals 4, Astros 0

Dodgers 4, Pirates 2

Giants 7, Phillies 2

Mets 5, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Azcue	3
1	Roberto Clemente	3
1	Tony Gonzalez	3
1	Mike Hershberger	3
5	27 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Charles	2
1	Jim Ray Hart	2
3	Gene Alley	1
3	Curt Blefary	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	6
2	Norm Cash	3
2	Ed Charles	3
2	Elrod Hendricks	3
2	Carl Yastrzemski	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Buddy Bradford	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	Cleon Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Wilson	1.12
2	Bob Gibson	1.00
2	Juan Marichal	1.00
4	Dave Boswell	0.80
5	Don Sutton	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Bertaina	1
1	Dave Boswell	1
1	Tom Burgmeier	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Wilson	9
2	Ken Holtzman	8
2	Juan Marichal	8
2	Don Sutton	8
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dennis Higgins	1
1	Fred Lasher	1
1	Minnie Rojas	1
1	Ron Taylor	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.356
2	Frank Howard	.353
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.342
4	Curt Flood	.329
5	Alex Johnson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	22
2	Willie Horton	15
3	Jim Ray Hart	11
3	Harmon Killebrew	11
5	5 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	47
2	Tony Perez	34
3	Boog Powell	32
4	Willie Horton	31
5	3 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	22
2	Jose Cardenal	12
2	Maury Wills	12
4	Willie Davis	11
5	Tony Oliva	10

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	Juan Marichal	10
2	Jerry Koosman	9
2	Denny McLain	9
4	Woodie Fryman	8
4	Luis Tiant	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	111
2	Bill Singer	94
3	Juan Marichal	90
4	Luis Tiant	87
5	Denny McLain	85

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	11
2	Phil Regan	9
3	Joe Hoerner	6
4	Jack Aker	5
4	6 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felix Millan	.442
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.429
3	Roberto Clemente	.378
4	Pete Rose	.373
5	Vada Pinson	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	5
1	Willie Horton	5
1	Frank Howard	5
1	Carl Yastrzemski	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	14
1	Joe Pepitone	14
3	Frank Howard	13
4	Jim Northrup	12
4	Willie Stargell	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	5
1	Jose Cardenal	5
3	Willie Davis	4
3	Tony Taylor	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.00
2	Woodie Fryman	0.33
3	Gary Bell	0.34
4	Pat Dobson	0.51
5	Bill Hands	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Steve Carlton	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	30
2	Denny McLain	26
3	Jim Hardin	23
3	Catfish Hunter	23
3	Dave McNally	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Darold Knowles	2
1	Cal Koonce	2
1	Fred Lasher	2
1	Sparky Lyle	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.414
2	Frank Howard	.367
3	Alex Johnson	.333
4	Ron Santo	.324
5	Vada Pinson	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	16
2	Willie Horton	10
3	Willie Stargell	8
4	Ken Harrelson	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	31
2	Ken Harrelson	23
2	Willie Stargell	23
4	Andy Kosco	22
5	Jim Northrup	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.15
2	Larry Jaster	0.49
3	Woodie Fryman	0.52
4	Joe Horlen	0.67
5	Steve Carlton	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Juan Marichal	6
3	Gary Bell	5
3	Steve Carlton	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	55
2	Juan Marichal	53
3	Bill Singer	50
4	Sam McDowell	48
5	Don Drysdale	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	7
2	Phil Regan	6
3	Frank Linzy	4
3	Wilbur Wood	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.351
2	Tony Gonzalez	.339
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.338
4	Curt Flood	.337
5	Rusty Staub	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	47
2	Carl Yastrzemski	42
3	Harmon Killebrew	41
4	Jim Ray Hart	35
5	Jim Wynn	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	110
2	Orlando Cepeda	108
3	Frank Howard	106
4	Jim Ray Hart	105
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	Bob Gibson	2.08
5	Bill Singer	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	22
2	Denny McLain	20
3	Nelson Briles	19
3	Fergie Jenkins	19
5	Earl Wilson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	280
2	Luis Tiant	249
3	Fergie Jenkins	244
4	Jim Bunning	234
5	Bill Singer	233

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	28
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	Al Worthington	20
4	Joe Hoerner	18
5	Darold Knowles	17