On This Day

Tuesday, June 11, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	37	20	.649	--
Orioles	32	24	.571	4.5
Indians	33	25	.569	4.5
Twins	28	29	.491	9.0
Red Sox	26	28	.481	9.5
Athletics	26	29	.473	10.0
Yankees	26	32	.448	11.5
White Sox	24	30	.444	11.5
Angels	25	32	.439	12.0
Senators	24	32	.429	12.5

Games

Athletics 2, Indians 0

Tigers 3, Twins 1

Tigers 3, Twins 2

Orioles 8, Senators 4

White Sox 9, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	35	23	.603	--
Giants	31	27	.534	4.0
Dodgers	32	28	.533	4.0
Braves	29	27	.518	5.0
Reds	28	27	.509	5.5
Phillies	25	26	.490	6.5
Cubs	27	29	.482	7.0
Mets	26	29	.473	7.5
Pirates	22	30	.423	10.0
Astros	23	32	.418	10.5

Games

Cardinals 6, Braves 0

Pirates 7, Giants 4

Reds 9, Cubs 7

Astros 5, Phillies 1

Mets 3, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Bench	3
1	Curt Flood	3
1	Tom Haller	3
1	Tommy Helms	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	John Donaldson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Russ Snyder	5
2	Tony Perez	4
3	Bill Mazeroski	3
3	Tom Tresh	3
3	Pete Ward	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Denis Menke	1
1	Manny Mota	1
1	Mike Shannon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Dierker	1.57
2	Pat Dobson	1.00
2	Joe Sparma	1.00
4	Sonny Siebert	0.86
5	Dean Chance	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Chuck Dobson	1
1	Pat Dobson	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Dierker	11
2	Pat Dobson	10
3	Dave Boswell	6
3	Sonny Siebert	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Daryl Patterson	1
1	Wilbur Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.358
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.339
3	Curt Flood	.333
3	Alex Johnson	.333
5	Frank Howard	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	22
2	Willie Horton	16
3	Harmon Killebrew	12
3	Willie McCovey	12
5	3 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	48
2	Tony Perez	39
2	Boog Powell	39
4	Ernie Banks	33
4	4 others tied	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	23
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	Bob Gibson	1.40
4	Tommy John	1.41
5	Jerry Koosman	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	11
2	Jerry Koosman	9
2	Denny McLain	9
2	Luis Tiant	9
5	3 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	114
2	Juan Marichal	98
3	Bill Singer	97
4	Luis Tiant	93
5	2 tied	89

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	12
2	Phil Regan	10
3	Joe Hoerner	6
3	Wilbur Wood	6
5	10 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felix Millan	.423
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.419
3	Felipe Alou	.407
4	Joe Torre	.400
5	Adolfo Phillips	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Horton	5
1	Tony Oliva	5
3	Johnny Callison	4
3	Norm Cash	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Shannon	13
2	Tony Perez	12
2	Boog Powell	12
4	Orlando Cepeda	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	4
1	Willie Davis	4
1	Joe Foy	4
4	Buddy Bradford	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Dobson	0.38
2	Blue Moon Odom	0.50
3	Ted Abernathy	0.64
4	Don Drysdale	0.74
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	John Hiller	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	32
2	Dave Boswell	26
3	Don Sutton	25
4	Ken Holtzman	23
4	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cal Koonce	3
1	Phil Regan	3
1	Al Worthington	3
4	Wayne Granger	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.404
2	Frank Howard	.355
3	Matty Alou	.348
4	Alex Johnson	.345
5	Tommy Helms	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	15
2	Willie Horton	10
3	Willie Stargell	8
4	Ernie Banks	7
4	Ken Harrelson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	31
2	Andy Kosco	24
3	Ken Harrelson	23
4	Boog Powell	22
4	Willie Stargell	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.30
2	Woodie Fryman	0.50
3	Jim Nash	0.79
4	Blue Moon Odom	0.79
5	Tommy John	0.82

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	Juan Marichal	52
2	Luis Tiant	51
3	Bill Singer	48
4	Don Drysdale	47
5	Don Sutton	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	6
2	Al Worthington	5
3	Wilbur Wood	4
4	Ted Abernathy	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.355
2	Curt Flood	.337
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.330
4	Tony Gonzalez	.330
5	Rusty Staub	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	43
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Carl Yastrzemski	40
4	Hank Aaron	34
5	Jim Ray Hart	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	108
2	Hank Aaron	105
2	Carl Yastrzemski	105
4	Jim Ray Hart	102
4	Harmon Killebrew	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	56
2	Lou Brock	36
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Joe Morgan	28
4	Maury Wills	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	1.95
2	Larry Jaster	2.00
3	Bob Gibson	2.03
4	Bill Singer	2.05
5	Joe Horlen	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	23
2	Denny McLain	20
3	Nelson Briles	19
4	Earl Wilson	18
5	7 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	283
2	Luis Tiant	244
3	Fergie Jenkins	235
4	Bill Singer	233
5	Dean Chance	228

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	26
2	Ted Abernathy	22
3	Al Worthington	20
4	Joe Hoerner	18
5	2 tied	16