On This Day

Wednesday, June 19, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	42	23	.646	--
Indians	35	31	.530	7.5
Orioles	33	30	.524	8.0
Twins	34	31	.523	8.0
Red Sox	31	30	.508	9.0
Athletics	32	32	.500	9.5
Angels	31	34	.477	11.0
Yankees	29	35	.453	12.5
White Sox	27	34	.443	13.0
Senators	24	38	.387	16.5

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 1

Red Sox 8, Tigers 5

Twins 4, Senators 0

Athletics 5, Orioles 3

Angels 3, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	40	25	.615	--
Braves	34	30	.531	5.5
Giants	35	32	.522	6.0
Phillies	30	29	.508	7.0
Dodgers	34	33	.507	7.0
Pirates	30	31	.492	8.0
Cubs	30	33	.476	9.0
Reds	30	33	.476	9.0
Mets	30	33	.476	9.0
Astros	25	39	.391	14.5

Games

Braves 3, Reds 1

Pirates 2, Dodgers 1

Giants 5, Phillies 1

Cardinals 4, Cubs 0

Mets 8, Astros 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Felix Millan	4
2	Lou Brock	3
2	Joe Lahoud	3
2	Frank Quilici	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	4
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
3	Jackie Hernandez	2
3	Cleon Jones	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Alley	1
1	Dick McAuliffe	1
1	Rick Monday	1
1	Reggie Smith	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Steve Carlton	9.00
2	Dean Chance	3.33
3	Bill Singer	1.25
4	Jerry Koosman	1.17
5	Luis Tiant	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Catfish Hunter	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	10
1	Bill Singer	10
3	Wade Blasingame	9
3	Steve Carlton	9
5	2 tied	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lee Stange	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.362
2	Pete Rose	.358
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.329
4	Alex Johnson	.323
5	Curt Flood	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	23
2	Willie Horton	18
3	Ken Harrelson	16
4	Willie McCovey	15
5	Jim Ray Hart	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	50
2	Ken Harrelson	49
3	Boog Powell	42
4	Willie McCovey	41
5	Tony Perez	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	25
2	Maury Wills	18
3	Jose Cardenal	16
4	Willie Davis	13
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	1.29
2	Luis Tiant	1.29
3	Bob Gibson	1.30
4	Tommy John	1.42
5	Jerry Koosman	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	13
2	Jerry Koosman	11
2	Denny McLain	11
4	Woodie Fryman	10
4	Luis Tiant	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	135
2	Bill Singer	110
3	Luis Tiant	109
4	Juan Marichal	108
5	Dean Chance	104

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	.435
3	Reggie Smith	.425
4	Matty Alou	.420
5	Tom Haller	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
2	Jim Ray Hart	5
2	Willie McCovey	5
4	Dick Allen	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	19
2	Ernie Banks	13
2	Willie McCovey	13
4	Jim Ray Hart	12
5	Joe Pepitone	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	6
2	Jose Cardenal	4
3	Bert Campaneris	3
3	Jackie Hernandez	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
1	Ron Willis	0.00
3	Ted Abernathy	0.46
4	Pat Dobson	0.54
5	Phil Regan	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Woodie Fryman	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Denny McLain	3
5	30 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	29
2	Bill Singer	28
3	Juan Marichal	26
4	Don Sutton	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.389
2	Matty Alou	.381
3	Felix Millan	.378
4	Pete Rose	.364
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	11
2	Willie Stargell	10
3	Willie Horton	9
4	Dick Allen	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	33
2	Willie Stargell	24
3	Joe Pepitone	22
4	Jim Ray Hart	20
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	9
2	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Willie Davis	8
4	Maury Wills	7
5	Ted Uhlaender	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Dobson	0.52
2	Don Drysdale	0.62
3	Woodie Fryman	0.72
4	Jim Nash	0.89
5	Blue Moon Odom	0.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	57
2	Juan Marichal	56
3	Dean Chance	53
4	Luis Tiant	49
5	Denny McLain	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Wilbur Wood	4
1	Al Worthington	4
5	Cal Koonce	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.355
2	Curt Flood	.333
3	Tony Gonzalez	.331
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.327
5	Rusty Staub	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	43
2	Carl Yastrzemski	39
3	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Willie McCovey	35
5	Hank Aaron	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	104
2	Hank Aaron	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	33
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.78
2	Bill Singer	1.95
3	Joe Horlen	2.04
4	Larry Jaster	2.09
5	Tommy John	2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	284
2	Luis Tiant	251
3	Bill Singer	242
4	Fergie Jenkins	240
5	Dean Chance	233

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	24
2	Ted Abernathy	23
3	Al Worthington	20
4	Bob Locker	17
5	2 tied	16