On This Day

Thursday, June 20, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	43	23	.652	--
Orioles	33	30	.524	8.5
Twins	34	31	.523	8.5
Indians	35	32	.522	8.5
Red Sox	31	31	.500	10.0
Athletics	32	32	.500	10.0
Angels	31	34	.477	11.5
Yankees	29	35	.453	13.0
White Sox	28	34	.452	13.0
Senators	24	38	.387	17.0

Games

White Sox 8, Indians 4

Tigers 5, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	41	25	.621	--
Braves	35	30	.538	5.5
Phillies	31	29	.517	7.0
Giants	35	33	.515	7.0
Dodgers	35	34	.507	7.5
Pirates	31	32	.492	8.5
Mets	31	33	.484	9.0
Cubs	30	34	.469	10.0
Reds	30	34	.469	10.0
Astros	25	40	.385	15.5

Games

Braves 3, Reds 1

Pirates 7, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0

Mets 5, Astros 3

Phillies 2, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Matty Alou	4
1	Maury Wills	4
3	Gene Alley	3
3	Mickey Stanley	3
3	Leon Wagner	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Fairey	1
1	Len Gabrielson	1
1	Cleon Jones	1
1	Art Shamsky	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cleon Jones	4
1	Mickey Stanley	4
3	Gene Alley	2
3	Tommy Davis	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Tony Taylor	1
1	Leon Wagner	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny McLain	2.00
2	Fergie Jenkins	1.83
3	Tommy John	1.33
4	Tom Seaver	1.20
5	Bob Gibson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Billingham	1
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Tommy John	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Seaver	12
2	Fergie Jenkins	11
3	Denny McLain	10
4	Tommy John	8
5	Bob Gibson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Purdin	1
1	Bill Short	1
1	Cecil Upshaw	1
1	Wilbur Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.368
2	Pete Rose	.353
3	Curt Flood	.322
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.322
5	Alex Johnson	.321

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	19
3	Jose Cardenal	16
4	Willie Davis	13
5	6 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.21
2	Don Drysdale	1.29
3	Luis Tiant	1.29
4	Jerry Koosman	1.51
5	Jim Nash	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	13
2	Denny McLain	12
3	Jerry Koosman	11
4	Woodie Fryman	10
4	Luis Tiant	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	135
2	Denny McLain	110
2	Bill Singer	110
4	Luis Tiant	109
5	Juan Marichal	108

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	12
2	Phil Regan	11
3	Wilbur Wood	9
4	Roy Face	7
5	5 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.463
2	Maury Wills	.441
3	Ed Charles	.436
4	Reggie Smith	.425
5	Tom Haller	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	19
2	Jim Ray Hart	13
2	Willie McCovey	13
4	Ernie Banks	11
5	3 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
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	Ted Abernathy	0.46
4	Pat Dobson	0.54
5	Cecil Upshaw	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	4
1	Juan Marichal	4
3	Steve Blass	3
3	Denny McLain	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	31
2	Dean Chance	28
2	Bob Gibson	28
4	Juan Marichal	26
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Wilbur Wood	4
3	Ted Abernathy	2
3	Pat Dobson	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.396
2	Felix Millan	.364
3	Ed Charles	.362
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.356
5	Pete Rose	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	11
2	Willie Stargell	10
3	Dick Allen	8
3	Willie Horton	8
5	Carl Yastrzemski	7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	9
2	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Willie Davis	8
2	Maury Wills	8
5	2 tied	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	Denny McLain	6
4	Don Drysdale	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	57
2	Dean Chance	53
3	Denny McLain	51
4	Fergie Jenkins	50
5	Luis Tiant	49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.356
2	Curt Flood	.333
3	Tony Gonzalez	.327
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.325
5	Rusty Staub	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	43
2	Carl Yastrzemski	38
3	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Willie McCovey	35
5	Hank Aaron	34

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	54
2	Lou Brock	34
2	Maury Wills	34
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.70
2	Bill Singer	1.95
3	Joe Horlen	2.04
4	Luis Tiant	2.14
5	Larry Jaster	2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	284
2	Fergie Jenkins	251
3	Luis Tiant	244
4	Dean Chance	233
5	Bill Singer	228

Saves

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