On This Day

Tuesday, June 18, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	42	22	.656	--
Orioles	33	29	.532	8.0
Indians	34	31	.523	8.5
Twins	33	31	.516	9.0
Red Sox	30	30	.500	10.0
Athletics	31	32	.492	10.5
Angels	30	34	.469	12.0
Yankees	29	34	.460	12.5
White Sox	27	33	.450	13.0
Senators	24	37	.393	16.5

Games

Indians 4, White Sox 1

Tigers 2, Red Sox 1

Twins 9, Senators 8

Orioles 3, Athletics 2

Angels 3, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	39	25	.609	--
Braves	33	30	.524	5.5
Phillies	30	28	.517	6.0
Dodgers	34	32	.515	6.0
Giants	34	32	.515	6.0
Cubs	30	32	.484	8.0
Reds	30	32	.484	8.0
Pirates	29	31	.483	8.0
Mets	29	33	.468	9.0
Astros	25	38	.397	13.5

Games

Reds 7, Braves 5

Astros 6, Mets 5

Pirates 3, Dodgers 2

Astros 3, Mets 2

Phillies 10, Giants 2

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0

Phillies 9, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Allen	5
1	Ed Charles	5
1	Jim Ray Hart	5
1	Pete Rose	5
5	2 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	2
1	Jim Ray Hart	2
1	Cookie Rojas	2
4	Johnny Bench	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rusty Staub	4
2	Paul Casanova	3
2	Clay Dalrymple	3
2	Cookie Rojas	3
2	Ted Uhlaender	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sal Bando	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.40
2	Denny Lemaster	1.00
2	Tom Phoebus	1.00
2	Jose Santiago	1.00
2	Earl Wilson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Dock Ellis	1
1	Woodie Fryman	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nolan Ryan	12
2	Denny Lemaster	10
2	Tom Phoebus	10
4	Jose Santiago	8
5	4 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Dobson	1
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Pete Richert	1
1	Stan Williams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.363
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.330
3	Alex Johnson	.320
4	Felipe Alou	.318
5	Curt Flood	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	23
2	Willie Horton	17
3	Ken Harrelson	15
3	Willie McCovey	15
5	Jim Ray Hart	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	50
2	Ken Harrelson	45
3	Boog Powell	42
4	Willie McCovey	41
5	Tony Perez	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	25
2	Maury Wills	17
3	Jose Cardenal	16
4	Willie Davis	13
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	1.29
2	Bob Gibson	1.30
3	Luis Tiant	1.32
4	Tommy John	1.42
5	Jerry Koosman	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	12
2	Denny McLain	11
3	Woodie Fryman	10
3	Jerry Koosman	10
5	Luis Tiant	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	135
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	Ed Charles	.442
2	Maury Wills	.419
3	Tom Haller	.405
4	Matty Alou	.380
5	Reggie Smith	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	6
2	Ken Harrelson	5
2	Jim Ray Hart	5
4	Ernie Banks	4
5	12 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	15
2	Willie McCovey	14
3	Ernie Banks	13
4	Jim Ray Hart	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
1	Ron Willis	0.00
3	Pat Dobson	0.35
4	Ted Abernathy	0.46
5	Phil Regan	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Woodie Fryman	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	Denny McLain	3
1	Minnie Rojas	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	29
2	Mickey Lolich	25
2	Don Sutton	25
4	Denny Lemaster	24
4	Sam McDowell	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Wilbur Wood	3
3	Ted Abernathy	2
3	Pat Dobson	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.395
2	Matty Alou	.375
3	Pete Rose	.364
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.355
5	Tony Gonzalez	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	10
1	Willie Stargell	10
3	Jim Ray Hart	8
3	Willie Horton	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	29
2	Willie Stargell	23
3	Joe Pepitone	22
4	Johnny Bench	20
4	Jim Ray Hart	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	9
2	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Willie Davis	8
4	Ted Uhlaender	6
4	Maury Wills	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Dobson	0.52
2	Don Drysdale	0.62
3	Woodie Fryman	0.72
4	Tommy John	0.85
5	Jim Nash	0.89

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	57
2	Juan Marichal	53
3	Denny McLain	48
4	Woodie Fryman	45
5	Mickey Lolich	44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.357
2	Tony Gonzalez	.333
3	Curt Flood	.331
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.328
5	Rusty Staub	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	43
2	Carl Yastrzemski	39
3	Harmon Killebrew	38
4	Willie McCovey	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	103
1	Orlando Cepeda	103
3	Jim Ray Hart	102
3	Carl Yastrzemski	102
5	Willie McCovey	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	54
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	Joe Horlen	2.04
4	Larry Jaster	2.09
5	Tommy John	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	22
2	Denny McLain	21
3	Nelson Briles	20
4	Earl Wilson	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	284
2	Fergie Jenkins	245
2	Luis Tiant	245
4	Bill Singer	232
5	Dean Chance	223

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	25
2	Ted Abernathy	23
3	Al Worthington	20
4	Bob Locker	17
5	2 tied	16