On This Day

Sunday, June 23, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	44	26	.629	--
Indians	38	33	.535	6.5
Orioles	34	32	.515	8.0
Twins	35	33	.515	8.0
Red Sox	34	33	.507	8.5
Athletics	34	33	.507	8.5
Angels	33	35	.485	10.0
Yankees	31	36	.463	11.5
White Sox	30	37	.448	12.5
Senators	25	40	.385	16.5

Games

Angels 3, Orioles 2

Red Sox 6, White Sox 2

White Sox 10, Red Sox 1

Indians 3, Tigers 0

Tigers 4, Indians 1

Athletics 9, Senators 0

Twins 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	44	26	.629	--
Giants	38	33	.535	6.5
Braves	36	33	.522	7.5
Phillies	32	31	.508	8.5
Dodgers	36	36	.500	9.0
Mets	33	34	.493	9.5
Reds	33	35	.485	10.0
Pirates	31	35	.470	11.0
Cubs	31	37	.456	12.0
Astros	27	41	.397	16.0

Games

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Astros 7, Phillies 4

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Reds 9, Cubs 8

Braves 5, Cardinals 1

Mets 5, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 3, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Adolfo Phillips	5
1	Ted Uhlaender	5
3	Johnny Bench	4
3	Russ Gibson	4
3	Tony Perez	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Ken Berry	1
2	Don Buford	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Ward	5
2	Cleon Jones	4
3	Johnny Edwards	3
3	Mike Hershberger	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Sandy Alomar	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Billy Harris	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Lonborg	999.00
2	Luis Tiant	1.80
3	Fergie Jenkins	1.25
4	Jim Merritt	1.00
5	Tom Phoebus	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	2
2	Gary Bell	1
2	Denny Lemaster	1
2	Juan Marichal	1
2	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	10
2	Luis Tiant	9
3	Jim Merritt	8
4	Tom Phoebus	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Dobson	1
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Ron Taylor	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.365
2	Pete Rose	.349
3	Alex Johnson	.320
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.318
5	Curt Flood	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	24
2	Willie Horton	18
2	Willie McCovey	18
4	Ken Harrelson	16
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	55
2	Frank Howard	53
3	Willie McCovey	48
4	Boog Powell	44
5	Tony Perez	43

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	Luis Tiant	1.20
2	Bob Gibson	1.21
3	Don Drysdale	1.29
4	Jim Nash	1.42
5	Jerry Koosman	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	14
2	Denny McLain	12
3	Jerry Koosman	11
3	Luis Tiant	11
5	Woodie Fryman	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	139
2	Luis Tiant	118
3	Bill Singer	114
4	Juan Marichal	113
5	Fergie Jenkins	112

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	.500
2	Maury Wills	.457
3	Ken Harrelson	.412
4	Ed Charles	.410
5	Ted Uhlaender	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	8
2	Dick Allen	7
3	Ken Harrelson	6
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	25
2	Willie McCovey	20
3	Cleon Jones	13
4	Pete Ward	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
2	Ted Abernathy	0.35
3	Cecil Upshaw	0.47
4	Al Jackson	0.73
4	Ron Willis	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Ted Abernathy	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Denny McLain	3
2	Luis Tiant	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	41
2	Luis Tiant	31
3	Mike Cuellar	27
4	Sam McDowell	25
4	Denny McLain	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Wilbur Wood	4
3	Pat Dobson	3
3	Phil Regan	3
5	12 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.406
2	Ed Charles	.403
3	Felix Millan	.389
4	Maury Wills	.361
5	Ken Harrelson	.355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	39
2	Joe Pepitone	22
3	Willie McCovey	21
4	Johnny Bench	19
4	3 others tied	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	Ted Abernathy	0.59
2	Don Drysdale	0.81
3	Jim Nash	0.89
4	Pat Dobson	0.90
5	Bob Gibson	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	8
2	Denny McLain	6
2	Luis Tiant	6
4	Don Drysdale	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	60
2	Juan Marichal	53
2	Luis Tiant	53
4	Denny McLain	51
5	Sam McDowell	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	5
1	Wilbur Wood	5
3	Roy Face	4
4	Pat Dobson	3
4	7 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.358
2	Curt Flood	.333
3	Tony Gonzalez	.327
4	Rusty Staub	.322
5	Roberto Clemente	.319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	108
2	Orlando Cepeda	106
3	Frank Howard	103
4	Hank Aaron	101
5	Jim Ray Hart	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	53
2	Maury Wills	36
3	Lou Brock	33
4	Vada Pinson	32
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.70
2	Luis Tiant	2.06
3	Bill Singer	2.08
4	Larry Jaster	2.11
5	Jim Kaat	2.14

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	279
2	Fergie Jenkins	261
3	Luis Tiant	253
4	Bill Singer	232
5	Dean Chance	229

Saves

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