On This Day

Tuesday, June 25, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	46	26	.639	--
Indians	39	34	.534	7.5
Orioles	35	32	.522	8.5
Twins	36	33	.522	8.5
Athletics	35	34	.507	9.5
Red Sox	34	34	.500	10.0
Angels	34	36	.486	11.0
Yankees	31	37	.456	13.0
White Sox	30	38	.441	14.0
Senators	25	41	.379	18.0

Games

Angels 7, Athletics 6

Indians 6, Senators 1

Orioles 6, Red Sox 0

Tigers 8, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	44	27	.620	--
Giants	39	33	.542	5.5
Braves	37	33	.529	6.5
Phillies	32	32	.500	8.5
Dodgers	36	37	.493	9.0
Mets	34	35	.493	9.0
Reds	34	36	.486	9.5
Pirates	32	35	.478	10.0
Cubs	31	39	.443	12.5
Astros	29	41	.414	14.5

Games

Braves 6, Phillies 1

Giants 9, Dodgers 0

Astros 4, Cubs 2

Pirates 3, Cardinals 2

Mets 4, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jesus Alou	3
1	Danny Cater	3
1	Tommy Helms	3
1	Cleon Jones	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Bonds	1
1	Danny Cater	1
1	Cleon Jones	1
1	Don Mincher	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Bonds	4
2	Jim Ray Hart	3
2	Frank Robinson	3
4	Danny Cater	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Weis	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Billy Harris	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ron Reed	2.50
1	Ray Sadecki	2.50
3	Wally Bunker	1.17
3	Mike Cuellar	1.17
5	Ray Culp	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wally Bunker	1
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Ron Reed	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ron Reed	10
1	Ray Sadecki	10
3	Wally Bunker	7
3	Mike Cuellar	7
3	George Culver	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Dobson	1
1	Jim McGlothlin	1
1	Luke Walker	1
1	Stan Williams	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.359
2	Pete Rose	.341
3	Rusty Staub	.323
4	Alex Johnson	.320
5	Curt Flood	.316

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	45
5	2 tied	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	12

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	Maury Wills	.451
3	Matty Alou	.444
4	Ed Charles	.429
5	Ken Harrelson	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	7
1	Willie McCovey	7
3	Ken Harrelson	6
4	Cleon Jones	5
5	Johnny Bench	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	25
2	Willie McCovey	18
3	Cleon Jones	14
3	Jim Northrup	14
5	Pete Ward	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Cleon Jones	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Jackie Hernandez	3
3	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
2	Ted Abernathy	0.44
3	Cecil Upshaw	0.47
4	Dean Chance	0.62
5	Pete Mikkelsen	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Ted Abernathy	3
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	34
2	Denny McLain	29
2	Ray Sadecki	29
4	Mike Cuellar	28
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Dobson	4
1	Roy Face	4
1	Wilbur Wood	4
4	Stan Williams	3
5	10 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.394
2	Felix Millan	.393
3	Ed Charles	.392
4	Maury Wills	.386
5	Ken Harrelson	.372

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	27
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	Cleon Jones	7
4	Bert Campaneris	6
4	Tony Taylor	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.57
2	Don Drysdale	0.81
3	Pat Dobson	0.89
4	Jim Nash	0.89
5	Bob Gibson	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
2	Denny McLain	6
2	Luis Tiant	6
4	Don Drysdale	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	56
2	Luis Tiant	53
3	Denny McLain	51
4	Dean Chance	48
5	Juan Marichal	47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.351
2	Curt Flood	.336
3	Tony Gonzalez	.331
4	Rusty Staub	.329
5	Roberto Clemente	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	108
2	Jim Ray Hart	103
3	Hank Aaron	102
3	Orlando Cepeda	102
3	Frank Howard	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	52
2	Maury Wills	36
3	Lou Brock	34
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.73
2	Larry Jaster	1.89
3	Luis Tiant	1.93
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	Ray Sadecki	19
3	Earl Wilson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	279
2	Fergie Jenkins	250
3	Luis Tiant	249
4	Dean Chance	233
5	Ray Sadecki	224

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	23
1	Minnie Rojas	23
3	Al Worthington	19
4	Turk Farrell	17
5	2 tied	16