On This Day

Saturday, June 15, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	40	21	.656	--
Orioles	32	26	.552	6.5
Indians	33	29	.532	7.5
Red Sox	29	29	.500	9.5
Twins	30	31	.492	10.0
Athletics	28	31	.475	11.0
Yankees	28	32	.467	11.5
Angels	28	33	.459	12.0
White Sox	25	31	.446	12.5
Senators	24	34	.414	14.5

Games

Angels 5, Senators 4

White Sox 7, Tigers 4

Red Sox 9, Indians 3

Twins 3, Orioles 1

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	37	25	.597	--
Giants	33	29	.532	4.0
Braves	31	29	.517	5.0
Dodgers	33	31	.516	5.0
Phillies	28	27	.509	5.5
Cubs	30	30	.500	6.0
Reds	29	30	.492	6.5
Mets	28	30	.483	7.0
Pirates	25	31	.446	9.0
Astros	23	35	.397	12.0

Games

Giants 9, Mets 5

Pirates 13, Astros 2

Braves 3, Cubs 2

Cardinals 2, Reds 0

Phillies 6, Dodgers 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Freehan	4
2	Matty Alou	3
2	Don Bosch	3
2	Billy Bryan	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Ken Berry	1
1	Don Bosch	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Berry	5
2	Willie McCovey	4
2	Freddie Patek	4
4	Bernie Allen	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Ken Boswell	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	Joe Foy	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	3.25
2	Don Sutton	1.17
3	Dave McNally	1.00
4	Dean Chance	0.83
5	Larry Jackson	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	13
2	Larry Jackson	7
2	Juan Marichal	7
2	Don Sutton	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Waslewski	1
1	Wilbur Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.349
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.338
3	Alex Johnson	.329
4	Curt Flood	.322
5	Rusty Staub	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	22
2	Willie Horton	17
3	Ken Harrelson	14
3	Willie McCovey	14
5	3 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	48
2	Ken Harrelson	41
3	Tony Perez	40
3	Boog Powell	40
5	Willie McCovey	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	23
2	Maury Wills	17
3	Jose Cardenal	15
4	Willie Davis	12
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.30
2	Luis Tiant	1.32
3	Don Drysdale	1.37
4	Tommy John	1.42
5	Jerry Koosman	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	12
2	Jerry Koosman	10
2	Denny McLain	10
4	Woodie Fryman	9
4	Luis Tiant	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	128
2	Juan Marichal	105
3	Luis Tiant	103
4	Bill Singer	100
5	Denny McLain	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	12
2	Phil Regan	11
3	Wilbur Wood	7
4	Ted Abernathy	6
4	3 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.417
2	Maury Wills	.415
3	Tom Haller	.415
4	Roberto Clemente	.375
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	5
1	Willie McCovey	5
1	Tony Oliva	5
4	Ernie Banks	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	16
2	Ernie Banks	13
2	Boog Powell	13
4	Willie McCovey	12
4	Joe Pepitone	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	5
2	Jose Cardenal	4
2	Joe Foy	4
4	Don Buford	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Willis	0.00
2	Pat Dobson	0.31
3	Blue Moon Odom	0.33
4	Claude Osteen	0.36
5	Ted Abernathy	0.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	4
1	Juan Marichal	4
3	Woodie Fryman	3
3	John Hiller	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	30
1	Juan Marichal	30
3	Dean Chance	27
4	Don Sutton	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	4
2	Wilbur Wood	3
3	Ted Abernathy	2
3	Roy Face	2
3	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.385
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.361
3	Tony Gonzalez	.342
4	Felix Millan	.342
5	Tommy Helms	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	10
1	Frank Howard	10
3	Willie Horton	9
4	Willie Stargell	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	28
2	Frank Howard	24
3	Willie Stargell	22
4	Joe Pepitone	21
5	Andy Kosco	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	8
2	Bert Campaneris	7
2	Willie Davis	7
2	Maury Wills	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Dobson	0.56
2	Woodie Fryman	0.57
3	Don Drysdale	0.60
4	Blue Moon Odom	0.63
5	Jim Nash	0.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
2	Don Drysdale	6
2	Woodie Fryman	6
4	Jerry Koosman	5
4	Denny McLain	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	59
2	Sam McDowell	55
3	Luis Tiant	52
4	Dean Chance	49
4	Woodie Fryman	49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.362
2	Tony Gonzalez	.333
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.333
4	Curt Flood	.329
5	Rusty Staub	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Carl Yastrzemski	40
3	Harmon Killebrew	39
4	Willie McCovey	34
5	Hank Aaron	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	106
2	Orlando Cepeda	105
3	Hank Aaron	101
3	Jim Ray Hart	101
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	53
2	Lou Brock	35
3	Maury Wills	32
4	Vada Pinson	30
5	Joe Morgan	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.85
2	Joe Horlen	1.96
3	Bill Singer	1.98
4	Tommy John	2.03
5	Larry Jaster	2.09

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	254
3	Fergie Jenkins	238
4	Bill Singer	236
5	Dean Chance	229

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	26
2	Ted Abernathy	23
3	Al Worthington	20
4	Joe Hoerner	17
5	2 tied	16