On This Day

Monday, June 24, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	45	26	.634	--
Indians	38	34	.528	7.5
Twins	36	33	.522	8.0
Orioles	34	32	.515	8.5
Athletics	35	33	.515	8.5
Red Sox	34	33	.507	9.0
Angels	33	36	.478	11.0
Yankees	31	36	.463	12.0
White Sox	30	38	.441	13.5
Senators	25	40	.385	17.0

Games

Athletics 3, Angels 2

Twins 1, White Sox 0

Tigers 14, Indians 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
Reds	34	35	.493	9.5
Mets	33	35	.485	10.0
Pirates	31	35	.470	11.0
Cubs	31	38	.449	12.5
Astros	28	41	.406	15.5

Games

Astros 3, Cubs 1

Reds 6, Mets 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Glenn Beckert	3
1	Bud Harrelson	3
1	Cleon Jones	3
4	Johnny Bench	2
4	14 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Northrup	2
2	Reggie Jackson	1
2	Lee May	1
2	Jim Price	1
2	Rick Reichardt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Northrup	8
2	Lee May	4
3	Ed Charles	3
3	Reggie Jackson	3
5	2 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cleon Jones	2
1	Rick Reichardt	2
3	Bob Allison	1
3	Jim Fregosi	1
3	Mike Hershberger	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rickey Clark	1.29
2	Blue Moon Odom	1.00
3	Denny McLain	0.89
4	Dean Chance	0.80
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Denny McLain	1
1	Blue Moon Odom	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rickey Clark	9
2	Denny McLain	8
3	Blue Moon Odom	7
4	Larry Dierker	6
5	Mike Paul	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Sprague	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.365
2	Pete Rose	.346
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.318
4	Alex Johnson	.317
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	Larry Jaster	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	14
2	Denny McLain	13
3	Jerry Koosman	11
3	Luis Tiant	11
5	Woodie Fryman	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	139
2	Denny McLain	118
2	Luis Tiant	118
4	Bill Singer	114
5	Juan Marichal	113

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	Frank Quilici	.516
2	Ed Charles	.474
3	Matty Alou	.467
4	Maury Wills	.457
5	Ken Harrelson	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	8
2	Dick Allen	7
3	Ken Harrelson	6
4	Johnny Bench	4
4	Cleon Jones	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	25
2	Willie McCovey	19
3	Cleon Jones	13
4	Reggie Jackson	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
2	Ted Abernathy	0.44
3	Cecil Upshaw	0.47
4	Steve Carlton	0.53
5	Dean Chance	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
1	Denny McLain	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
3	Dean Chance	3
3	Bob Gibson	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	34
2	Denny McLain	29
3	Sam McDowell	25
3	Luis Tiant	25
5	Dean Chance	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Wilbur Wood	4
3	Pat Dobson	3
3	Phil Regan	3
5	11 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.407
2	Ed Charles	.397
3	Felix Millan	.391
4	Maury Wills	.365
5	Ken Harrelson	.355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	39
2	Jim Northrup	25
3	Joe Pepitone	22
4	Willie McCovey	21
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	9
1	Maury Wills	9
3	Bert Campaneris	7
4	Cleon Jones	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.57
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	7
1	Denny McLain	7
3	Luis Tiant	6
4	Don Drysdale	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	60
2	Denny McLain	59
3	Luis Tiant	53
4	Sam McDowell	49
5	Dean Chance	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	5
1	Wilbur Wood	5
3	Roy Face	4
4	Pat Dobson	3
4	6 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.356
2	Curt Flood	.336
3	Tony Gonzalez	.327
4	Rusty Staub	.324
5	Roberto Clemente	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	43
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	102
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	1.73
2	Luis Tiant	2.06
3	Larry Jaster	2.11
4	Jim Kaat	2.14
5	Bill Singer	2.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	279
2	Luis Tiant	253
3	Fergie Jenkins	250
4	Dean Chance	233
5	Bill Singer	222

Saves

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