On This Day

Thursday, June 27, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 46 26 .639 --
Twins 37 33 .529 8.0
Orioles 36 33 .522 8.5
Indians 39 36 .520 8.5
Athletics 36 34 .514 9.0
Red Sox 35 35 .500 10.0
Angels 34 37 .479 11.5
Yankees 31 37 .456 13.0
White Sox 30 38 .441 14.0
Senators 26 41 .388 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 45 28 .616 --
Braves 38 34 .528 6.5
Giants 39 35 .527 6.5
Dodgers 38 37 .507 8.0
Phillies 33 33 .500 8.5
Reds 35 36 .493 9.0
Mets 35 36 .493 9.0
Pirates 33 36 .478 10.0
Cubs 31 40 .437 13.0
Astros 30 42 .417 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Pena 4
2 John Bateman 3
2 Ed Charles 3
2 Ken Harrelson 3
2 Zoilo Versalles 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Len Gabrielson 1
2 Zoilo Versalles 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 4
2 Tommie Aaron 2
2 Len Gabrielson 2
2 Ken Harrelson 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Curt Blefary 1
1 Zoilo Versalles 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Hardin 1.25
2 Jose Santiago 1.20
3 Denny Lemaster 1.17
4 Chris Short 0.60
5 Dave Boswell 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 Jose Santiago 1
1 Don Sutton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Lemaster 7
2 Juan Marichal 6
2 Jose Santiago 6
2 Chris Short 6
5 Jim Hardin 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Ron Taylor 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .362
2 Pete Rose .341
3 Ken Harrelson .322
4 Alex Johnson .321
5 Rusty Staub .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 24
2 Willie McCovey 20
3 Willie Horton 18
4 Ken Harrelson 16
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 57
2 Frank Howard 54
3 Willie McCovey 52
4 Boog Powell 47
5 Tony Perez 46

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 Bob Gibson 1.14
2 Luis Tiant 1.20
3 Don Drysdale 1.21
4 Jim Nash 1.42
5 Tommy John 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 143
2 Juan Marichal 119
3 Denny McLain 118
3 Luis Tiant 118
5 Bill Singer 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 12
1 Al Worthington 12
3 Wilbur Wood 9
4 Turk Farrell 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Quilici .485
2 Ed Charles .465
3 Ted Uhlaender .447
4 Matty Alou .442
5 Ken Harrelson .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 8
2 Dick Allen 6
2 Ken Harrelson 6
4 Cleon Jones 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 27
2 Willie McCovey 20
3 Cleon Jones 14
3 Jim Northrup 14
5 Matty Alou 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Freddie Patek 5
3 Cleon Jones 4
3 Rick Monday 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.00
1 Cecil Upshaw 0.00
3 Dean Chance 0.39
4 Don Drysdale 0.40
5 Ted Abernathy 0.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Dean Chance 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Lemaster 30
2 Sam McDowell 29
2 Denny McLain 29
4 Mike Cuellar 28
4 2 others tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Dobson 4
2 Roy Face 3
2 Turk Farrell 3
2 Stan Williams 3
2 Wilbur Wood 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Charles .413
2 Matty Alou .396
3 Felix Millan .391
4 Maury Wills .370
5 Ken Harrelson .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 11
2 Ken Harrelson 9
3 Dick Allen 7
3 Willie Horton 7
3 Tony Oliva 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 37
2 Willie McCovey 25
2 Jim Northrup 25
4 Orlando Cepeda 20
4 Boog Powell 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Cleon Jones 7
3 Jose Cardenal 6
4 Gene Alley 5
4 7 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Abernathy 0.56
2 Pat Dobson 0.72
3 Don Drysdale 0.81
4 Bob Gibson 0.87
5 Jim Nash 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 7
2 Bob Gibson 6
2 Denny McLain 6
4 Don Drysdale 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 56
2 Juan Marichal 53
3 Denny McLain 51
4 Bob Gibson 48
5 Jim Maloney 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 5
1 Wilbur Wood 5
3 Pat Dobson 4
3 Roy Face 4
3 Ron Taylor 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .351
2 Curt Flood .336
3 Tony Gonzalez .329
4 Rusty Staub .326
5 Roberto Clemente .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 43
2 Willie McCovey 40
3 Carl Yastrzemski 37
4 Harmon Killebrew 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 112
2 Orlando Cepeda 103
3 Jim Ray Hart 102
3 Frank Howard 102
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 50
2 Maury Wills 36
3 Lou Brock 34
4 Vada Pinson 31
5 Joe Morgan 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.65
2 Luis Tiant 1.93
3 Larry Jaster 1.97
4 Stan Williams 2.16
5 Jim Kaat 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 22
2 Mike McCormick 20
3 Nelson Briles 19
3 Ray Sadecki 19
3 Earl Wilson 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 274
2 Fergie Jenkins 250
3 Luis Tiant 249
4 Dean Chance 229
5 2 tied 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 24
2 Minnie Rojas 22
3 Turk Farrell 18
3 Al Worthington 18
5 2 tied 16