On This Day

Sunday, June 9, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	35	20	.636	--
Indians	32	24	.571	3.5
Orioles	30	24	.556	4.5
Twins	28	27	.509	7.0
Red Sox	26	28	.481	8.5
Athletics	25	28	.472	9.0
Yankees	26	30	.464	9.5
Senators	24	30	.444	10.5
Angels	25	32	.439	11.0
White Sox	22	30	.423	11.5

Games

Indians 2, Tigers 0

Senators 7, Twins 4

Yankees 8, Angels 1

Yankees 3, Angels 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	33	23	.589	--
Dodgers	32	26	.552	2.0
Braves	29	25	.537	3.0
Giants	30	26	.536	3.0
Reds	27	26	.509	4.5
Phillies	25	25	.500	5.0
Cubs	26	28	.481	6.0
Mets	24	29	.453	7.5
Pirates	21	29	.420	9.0
Astros	22	32	.407	10.0

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 5

Reds 7, Cardinals 6

Pirates 3, Astros 1

Dodgers 4, Phillies 3

Giants 5, Mets 4

Giants 4, Mets 1

Braves 4, Cubs 0

Cardinals 10, Reds 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee May	6
2	Curt Flood	5
3	Leo Cardenas	4
3	Tommy Helms	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Torre	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Mack Jones	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vada Pinson	4
2	Johnny Bench	3
2	Lou Brock	3
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Alley	1
1	Horace Clarke	1
1	Bobby Cox	1
1	Jack Lamabe	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luis Tiant	1.50
2	Denny McLain	1.33
3	Mike McCormick	1.11
4	Steve Barber	1.00
4	Gaylord Perry	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	1
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	George Culver	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike McCormick	10
2	Steve Barber	8
2	Woodie Fryman	8
2	Gaylord Perry	8
5	2 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Claude Raymond	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.356
2	Frank Howard	.342
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.339
4	Curt Flood	.333
5	Alex Johnson	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	22
2	Willie Horton	16
3	Harmon Killebrew	12
4	Jim Ray Hart	11
4	Willie Mays	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	47
2	Tony Perez	35
2	Boog Powell	35
4	Willie Horton	33
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	22
2	Jose Cardenal	14
3	Willie Davis	12
3	Maury Wills	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	1.22
2	Don Drysdale	1.31
3	Stan Williams	1.31
4	Tommy John	1.41
5	Jerry Koosman	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	10
2	Jerry Koosman	9
2	Denny McLain	9
2	Luis Tiant	9
5	2 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	114
2	Bill Singer	97
3	Luis Tiant	93
4	Juan Marichal	90
5	Denny McLain	89

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	12
2	Phil Regan	9
3	Joe Hoerner	6
4	Jack Aker	5
4	8 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felix Millan	.457
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.412
3	Felipe Alou	.408
4	Fred Valentine	.387
5	Lee May	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	5
1	Ken Harrelson	5
1	Willie Horton	5
1	Carl Yastrzemski	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	14
1	Joe Pepitone	14
3	Jim Northrup	13
4	Orlando Cepeda	11
4	5 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	7
2	Willie Davis	4
2	Joe Foy	4
2	Tony Taylor	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Dobson	0.47
2	Larry Jaster	0.53
3	Don Drysdale	0.54
4	Jim Weaver	0.73
5	Woodie Fryman	0.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
1	Luis Tiant	4
3	Gary Bell	3
3	Woodie Fryman	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Lolich	28
1	Luis Tiant	28
3	Don Drysdale	26
3	Woodie Fryman	26
5	3 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cal Koonce	3
1	Al Worthington	3
3	Darold Knowles	2
3	Fred Lasher	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.415
2	Frank Howard	.373
3	Felix Millan	.352
4	Matty Alou	.344
5	Tommy Helms	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	16
2	Willie Horton	11
3	Willie Stargell	8
4	Ken Harrelson	7
5	8 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	31
2	Andy Kosco	24
3	Ken Harrelson	23
4	Willie Stargell	22
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	11
2	Jose Cardenal	8
3	Willie Davis	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.41
2	Larry Jaster	0.49
3	Jim Nash	0.68
4	Woodie Fryman	0.75
5	Blue Moon Odom	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	7
2	Juan Marichal	6
3	Gary Bell	5
3	Woodie Fryman	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	51
1	Luis Tiant	51
3	Don Drysdale	50
3	Woodie Fryman	50
3	Juan Marichal	50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.355
2	Curt Flood	.337
3	Tony Gonzalez	.335
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.330
5	Rusty Staub	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Carl Yastrzemski	40
4	Hank Aaron	34
4	2 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	111
2	Carl Yastrzemski	106
3	Hank Aaron	105
3	Frank Howard	105
5	Jim Ray Hart	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	58
2	Lou Brock	37
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Joe Morgan	28
4	Maury Wills	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	1.92
2	Larry Jaster	1.92
3	Tommy John	1.95
4	Luis Tiant	2.11
5	Nelson Briles	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	23
2	Nelson Briles	20
2	Denny McLain	20
4	Fergie Jenkins	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	283
2	Luis Tiant	255
3	Fergie Jenkins	242
4	Bill Singer	236
5	Gaylord Perry	231

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	27
2	Ted Abernathy	21
2	Al Worthington	21
4	Joe Hoerner	18
5	2 tied	16