On This Day

Saturday, June 22, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	43	25	.632	--
Indians	37	32	.536	6.5
Orioles	34	31	.523	7.5
Red Sox	33	32	.508	8.5
Twins	34	33	.507	8.5
Athletics	33	33	.500	9.0
Angels	32	35	.478	10.5
Yankees	31	35	.470	11.0
White Sox	29	36	.446	12.5
Senators	25	39	.391	16.0

Games

Angels 5, Orioles 2

Red Sox 7, White Sox 2

Indians 2, Tigers 0

Yankees 5, Twins 2

Athletics 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	43	25	.632	--
Giants	37	33	.529	7.0
Braves	35	32	.522	7.5
Phillies	32	30	.516	8.0
Dodgers	36	35	.507	8.5
Mets	32	34	.485	10.0
Pirates	31	34	.477	10.5
Cubs	31	35	.470	11.0
Reds	31	35	.470	11.0
Astros	26	41	.388	16.5

Games

Phillies 7, Astros 6

Giants 10, Pirates 3

Cardinals 6, Braves 1

Reds 7, Cubs 1

Dodgers 5, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luis Aparicio	3
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	Ty Cline	3
1	Len Gabrielson	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	2
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Johnny Bench	1
2	Curt Blefary	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	4
2	Johnny Bench	3
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Len Gabrielson	3
2	Tim McCarver	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Gene Alley	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lew Krausse	1.60
2	Stan Bahnsen	1.12
3	Danny Frisella	0.83
4	Pat Jarvis	0.78
5	Jim Maloney	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Steve Hargan	1
1	Lew Krausse	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Bahnsen	9
2	Lew Krausse	8
3	Pat Jarvis	7
4	Jim Maloney	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Minnie Rojas	1
1	Don Sutton	1
1	Stan Williams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.362
2	Pete Rose	.353
3	Alex Johnson	.323
4	Curt Flood	.319
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	24
2	Willie Horton	18
3	Ken Harrelson	16
3	Willie McCovey	16
5	Jim Ray Hart	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	54
2	Frank Howard	53
3	Willie McCovey	46
4	Boog Powell	44
5	Tony Perez	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	25
2	Maury Wills	21
3	Jose Cardenal	16
4	Willie Davis	13
5	Sonny Jackson	11

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	Phil Regan	12
1	Al Worthington	12
3	Wilbur Wood	9
4	Roy Face	7
4	Turk Farrell	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.479
2	Reggie Smith	.432
3	Maury Wills	.431
4	Ed Charles	.410
5	Ken Harrelson	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	6
1	Ken Harrelson	6
1	Willie McCovey	6
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	Johnny Bench	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	24
2	Willie McCovey	18
3	Boog Powell	12
4	Johnny Bench	11
4	Jack Hiatt	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Gene Alley	3
2	Bert Campaneris	3
2	Jose Cardenal	3
2	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
2	Ted Abernathy	0.42
3	Phil Regan	0.63
4	Ron Willis	0.73
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	Denny McLain	3
4	Stan Bahnsen	2
4	29 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	31
2	Mike Cuellar	27
3	Denny McLain	25
4	Denny Lemaster	24
4	2 others tied	24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.403
2	Matty Alou	.402
3	Felix Millan	.384
4	Ken Harrelson	.364
5	Pete Rose	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	11
2	Willie Horton	8
3	Dick Allen	7
3	Frank Howard	7
3	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	38
2	Joe Pepitone	22
3	Johnny Bench	19
3	Frank Howard	19
3	Willie McCovey	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	9
1	Maury Wills	9
3	Bert Campaneris	8
4	Gene Alley	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.81
2	Woodie Fryman	0.84
3	Pat Dobson	0.95
4	John Hiller	0.99
5	Bob Gibson	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
2	Denny McLain	6
3	Don Drysdale	5
3	Woodie Fryman	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	51
2	Fergie Jenkins	50
3	Juan Marichal	48
4	Sam McDowell	45
5	2 tied	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	5
1	Wilbur Wood	5
3	Roy Face	4
4	Turk Farrell	3
4	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.355
2	Curt Flood	.334
3	Tony Gonzalez	.327
4	Rusty Staub	.322
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	44
2	Carl Yastrzemski	38
3	Willie McCovey	36
4	Harmon Killebrew	35
5	Hank Aaron	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	106
2	Orlando Cepeda	105
3	Frank Howard	103
4	Hank Aaron	101
4	Jim Ray Hart	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	53
2	Maury Wills	36
3	Lou Brock	32
3	Vada Pinson	32
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.70
2	Bill Singer	1.95
3	Larry Jaster	2.11
4	Luis Tiant	2.14
5	Jim Kaat	2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	275
2	Fergie Jenkins	251
3	Luis Tiant	244
4	Dean Chance	233
5	Bill Singer	228

Saves

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