On This Day

Monday, June 17, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 41 22 .651 --
Orioles 32 29 .525 8.0
Indians 33 31 .516 8.5
Red Sox 30 29 .508 9.0
Twins 32 31 .508 9.0
Athletics 31 31 .500 9.5
Yankees 29 33 .468 11.5
Angels 29 34 .460 12.0
White Sox 27 32 .458 12.0
Senators 24 36 .400 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 38 25 .603 --
Braves 33 29 .532 4.5
Giants 34 30 .531 4.5
Dodgers 34 31 .523 5.0
Phillies 28 28 .500 6.5
Cubs 30 31 .492 7.0
Mets 29 31 .483 7.5
Reds 29 32 .475 8.0
Pirates 28 31 .475 8.0
Astros 23 38 .377 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Maury Wills 4
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Bernie Allen 2
2 Bob Allison 2
2 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 Jim Maloney 1
1 Willie Stargell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matty Alou 3
2 Bob Allison 2
2 Sal Bando 2
2 Dave Giusti 2
2 Bill Voss 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Bobby Cox 1
1 Jackie Hernandez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kaat 0.78
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.75
3 Gene Brabender 0.62
3 Blue Moon Odom 0.62
5 Al McBean 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Giusti 7
1 Jim Kaat 7
1 Al McBean 7
4 Jim McGlothlin 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Bob Locker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .350
2 Carl Yastrzemski .333
3 Alex Johnson .320
4 Curt Flood .317
5 Jerry Grote .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 22
2 Willie Horton 17
3 Ken Harrelson 15
4 Willie McCovey 14
5 5 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Ken Harrelson 44
3 Boog Powell 42
4 Willie McCovey 40
4 Tony Perez 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 25
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 Denny McLain 11
3 Jerry Koosman 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 Denny McLain 100
4 Bill Singer 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 12
2 Phil Regan 11
3 Wilbur Wood 8
4 Roy Face 7
5 5 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maury Wills .443
2 Tom Haller .410
3 Matty Alou .400
3 Ed Charles .400
5 Ron Swoboda .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Harrelson 5
1 Willie McCovey 5
3 Ernie Banks 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 14 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 15
2 Ernie Banks 13
2 Willie McCovey 13
2 Boog Powell 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 5
2 Ted Uhlaender 4
3 Bert Campaneris 3
3 Jose Cardenal 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.00
1 Jim Nash 0.00
1 Ron Willis 0.00
4 Pat Dobson 0.36
5 Ted Abernathy 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
1 Minnie Rojas 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 29
2 Mickey Lolich 25
2 Don Sutton 25
4 Ray Sadecki 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
2 Wilbur Wood 3
3 Ted Abernathy 2
3 Wayne Granger 2
3 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .400
2 Ed Charles .368
3 Carl Yastrzemski .355
4 Felix Millan .345
5 Pete Rose .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Harrelson 10
2 Willie Horton 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
4 Ernie Banks 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 28
2 Joe Pepitone 22
2 Willie Stargell 22
4 Jim Ray Hart 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Jose Cardenal 8
3 Willie Davis 7
4 Joe Foy 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Dobson 0.53
2 Don Drysdale 0.60
3 Jim Nash 0.63
4 Woodie Fryman 0.67
5 Tommy John 0.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 53
2 Sam McDowell 50
3 Mickey Lolich 49
4 Denny McLain 48
5 3 tied 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .362
2 Tony Gonzalez .332
3 Curt Flood .329
4 Carl Yastrzemski .329
5 Rusty Staub .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 42
2 Carl Yastrzemski 40
3 Harmon Killebrew 38
4 Hank Aaron 34
4 Willie McCovey 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 105
2 Carl Yastrzemski 104
3 Hank Aaron 102
4 Jim Ray Hart 101
5 Willie McCovey 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 55
2 Lou Brock 34
3 Maury Wills 32
4 Vada Pinson 31
5 Joe Morgan 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.85
2 Bill Singer 1.93
3 Tommy John 2.03
4 Joe Horlen 2.04
5 Larry Jaster 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 22
2 Denny McLain 21
3 Nelson Briles 19
4 Fergie Jenkins 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 288
2 Fergie Jenkins 245
2 Luis Tiant 245
4 Bill Singer 232
5 Gaylord Perry 224

Saves

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