On This Day

Thursday, June 13, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	39	20	.661	--
Orioles	32	24	.571	5.5
Indians	33	27	.550	6.5
Athletics	28	29	.491	10.0
Red Sox	27	29	.482	10.5
Twins	28	31	.475	11.0
Yankees	26	32	.448	12.5
White Sox	24	30	.444	12.5
Angels	26	33	.441	13.0
Senators	24	32	.429	13.5

Games

Angels 4, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Angels 1

Athletics 1, Indians 0

Tigers 3, Twins 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	36	24	.600	--
Giants	32	28	.533	4.0
Dodgers	32	29	.525	4.5
Braves	30	28	.517	5.0
Phillies	26	26	.500	6.0
Cubs	29	29	.500	6.0
Reds	28	29	.491	6.5
Mets	27	29	.482	7.0
Pirates	23	31	.426	10.0
Astros	23	33	.411	11.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Braves 1

Pirates 8, Giants 7

Cubs 8, Reds 4

Phillies 3, Astros 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie McCovey	4
2	Gene Alley	3
2	Matty Alou	3
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Johnny Bench	1
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	Clay Dalrymple	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	4
1	Ken Harrelson	4
3	Willie McCovey	3
4	Donn Clendenon	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Tony Gonzalez	1
2	Jimmie Hall	1
2	Tommy Harper	1
2	Dave Nelson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Steve Carlton	1.40
2	Sam McDowell	1.27
3	Tom Murphy	1.00
4	Denny McLain	0.86
5	Gary Bell	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Hoerner	1
1	Jack Lamabe	1
1	Denny McLain	1
1	Minnie Rojas	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	14
2	Dave Giusti	9
3	Steve Carlton	7
3	Tom Murphy	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Hal Gilson	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	Clyde Wright	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.358
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.332
3	Alex Johnson	.329
4	Frank Howard	.329
5	Curt Flood	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	22
2	Willie Horton	16
3	Willie McCovey	13
4	Ernie Banks	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	48
2	Tony Perez	40
3	Boog Powell	39
4	Ernie Banks	37
5	Ron Santo	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	23
2	Maury Wills	16
3	Jose Cardenal	14
4	Willie Davis	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	1.22
2	Don Drysdale	1.37
3	Bob Gibson	1.40
4	Tommy John	1.41
5	Jerry Koosman	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	11
2	Denny McLain	10
3	Jerry Koosman	9
3	Luis Tiant	9
5	3 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	128
2	Juan Marichal	98
3	Bill Singer	97
4	Denny McLain	95
5	Luis Tiant	93

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	12
2	Phil Regan	11
3	Turk Farrell	6
3	Joe Hoerner	6
3	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tom Haller	.394
2	Felix Millan	.386
3	Felipe Alou	.383
4	Mike Shannon	.373
5	Matty Alou	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Oliva	5
2	Ernie Banks	4
2	Norm Cash	4
2	Ed Charles	4
2	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	13
1	Tony Perez	13
1	Mike Shannon	13
4	Ken Harrelson	12
4	Boog Powell	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	4
1	Maury Wills	4
3	Lou Brock	3
3	Don Buford	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Willis	0.00
1	Phil Regan	0.00
3	Blue Moon Odom	0.33
4	Pat Dobson	0.38
5	Dave McNally	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Larry Jaster	3
1	Mickey Lolich	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Lolich	31
2	Sam McDowell	29
3	Fergie Jenkins	28
4	Steve Carlton	25
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	4
2	Cal Koonce	3
3	Roy Face	2
3	Wayne Granger	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.374
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.368
3	Frank Howard	.349
4	Joe Torre	.347
5	Pete Rose	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	13
2	Willie Horton	10
3	Ken Harrelson	8
3	Willie Stargell	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	29
2	Ken Harrelson	24
3	Andy Kosco	22
3	Boog Powell	22
3	Willie Stargell	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	9
2	Jose Cardenal	7
2	Willie Davis	7
4	Gene Alley	6
4	Maury Wills	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Woodie Fryman	0.50
2	Don Drysdale	0.52
3	Blue Moon Odom	0.63
4	Jim Nash	0.68
5	Tommy John	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	7
2	Juan Marichal	6
3	Woodie Fryman	5
3	Denny McLain	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	55
2	Juan Marichal	52
3	Don Drysdale	49
4	Jim Nash	48
5	Mickey Lolich	47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.357
2	Tony Gonzalez	.332
3	Rusty Staub	.331
4	Curt Flood	.330
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Harmon Killebrew	41
3	Carl Yastrzemski	40
4	Hank Aaron	34
5	3 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	107
2	Carl Yastrzemski	105
3	Hank Aaron	103
4	Jim Ray Hart	102
5	3 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	55
2	Lou Brock	35
3	Maury Wills	32
4	Vada Pinson	29
5	Joe Morgan	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	1.96
2	Larry Jaster	2.00
3	Bob Gibson	2.03
4	Tommy John	2.05
5	Bill Singer	2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	288
2	Luis Tiant	244
3	Fergie Jenkins	241
4	Bill Singer	233
5	2 tied	224

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	26
2	Ted Abernathy	22
3	Al Worthington	20
4	Joe Hoerner	17
5	3 tied	16