On This Day

Sunday, June 30, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	48	27	.640	--
Indians	42	36	.538	7.5
Orioles	38	34	.528	8.5
Twins	38	35	.521	9.0
Athletics	38	36	.514	9.5
Angels	37	38	.493	11.0
Red Sox	35	38	.479	12.0
Yankees	33	39	.458	13.5
White Sox	31	40	.437	15.0
Senators	27	44	.380	19.0

Games

Indians 7, Red Sox 5

White Sox 12, Tigers 0

Angels 8, Senators 4

Yankees 4, Athletics 2

Orioles 6, Twins 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	46	30	.605	--
Braves	39	36	.520	6.5
Giants	40	37	.519	6.5
Dodgers	40	38	.513	7.0
Pirates	36	36	.500	8.0
Reds	37	37	.500	8.0
Mets	36	38	.486	9.0
Phillies	33	36	.478	9.5
Cubs	33	41	.446	12.0
Astros	32	43	.427	13.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Reds 5, Giants 3

Cubs 6, Cardinals 2

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Mets 1, Astros 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sandy Alomar	4
1	Lee May	4
3	Tommy McCraw	3
3	Curt Motton	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Oliva	2
2	Ken Harrelson	1
2	Jim Hickman	1
2	Reggie Jackson	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Voss	4
2	Jim Hickman	3
2	Tony Oliva	3
2	Duke Sims	3
2	Willie Stargell	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Alomar	3
2	Matty Alou	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Buddy Bradford	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Cuellar	1.80
2	Tom Seaver	1.33
3	Tommy John	1.00
4	Bill Hands	0.78
5	4 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Rickey Clark	1
1	George Culver	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Cuellar	9
2	Tom Seaver	8
3	Bill Hands	7
4	George Culver	6
4	Bob Veale	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Burgmeier	1
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.355
2	Pete Rose	.345
3	Curt Flood	.314
3	Rusty Staub	.314
5	Ken Harrelson	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	25
2	Willie McCovey	20
3	Willie Horton	18
4	Ken Harrelson	17
5	2 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	58
2	Frank Howard	57
3	Willie McCovey	52
4	Boog Powell	49
5	Jim Northrup	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	25
2	Maury Wills	21
3	Jose Cardenal	17
4	Willie Davis	15
5	Sonny Jackson	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.14
2	Luis Tiant	1.19
3	Don Drysdale	1.21
4	Tommy John	1.54
5	Jim Nash	1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	143
2	Luis Tiant	131
3	Denny McLain	123
4	Juan Marichal	119
5	2 tied	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	13
2	Phil Regan	12
3	Wilbur Wood	9
4	Turk Farrell	8
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.432
2	Frank Quilici	.415
3	Bobby Tolan	.410
4	Ted Uhlaender	.408
5	Manny Mota	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	6
1	Willie McCovey	6
3	Cleon Jones	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Northrup	18
2	Ken Harrelson	17
3	Reggie Jackson	14
3	Cleon Jones	14
5	Willie McCovey	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Freddie Patek	5
2	Sandy Alomar	4
2	Lou Brock	4
2	Cleon Jones	4
2	Maury Wills	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
1	Cecil Upshaw	0.00
3	Don Drysdale	0.40
4	Milt Pappas	0.54
5	Luis Tiant	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Ted Abernathy	3
2	Steve Blass	3
2	Lew Krausse	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Cuellar	37
2	Fergie Jenkins	32
3	Ray Sadecki	29
4	Denny McLain	28
4	Luis Tiant	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Dobson	4
2	Steve Hamilton	3
2	Stan Williams	3
4	Jim Brewer	2
4	12 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.410
2	Felix Millan	.380
3	Maury Wills	.371
4	Ken Harrelson	.351
5	Matty Alou	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	11
2	Ken Harrelson	9
2	Tony Oliva	9
4	Dick Allen	7
4	Norm Cash	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	35
2	Jim Northrup	26
3	Willie McCovey	25
4	Orlando Cepeda	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Willie Davis	7
2	Cleon Jones	7
4	Sandy Alomar	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.50
2	Cecil Upshaw	0.68
3	Pat Dobson	0.72
4	Don Drysdale	0.81
5	Ted Abernathy	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	6
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Denny McLain	6
1	Luis Tiant	6
5	2 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	60
2	Luis Tiant	54
3	Mike Cuellar	47
4	Juan Marichal	44
5	3 tied	43

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	.352
2	Curt Flood	.335
3	Rusty Staub	.326
4	Tony Gonzalez	.322
5	Roberto Clemente	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	43
2	Willie McCovey	40
3	Carl Yastrzemski	37
4	Harmon Killebrew	35
5	Hank Aaron	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	111
2	Orlando Cepeda	104
3	Frank Howard	103
4	Ken Harrelson	100
5	Hank Aaron	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Maury Wills	36
3	Lou Brock	35
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.26
2	Luis Tiant	1.92
3	Tommy John	1.98
4	Larry Jaster	2.03
5	Don Drysdale	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	23
2	Nelson Briles	20
2	Mike McCormick	20
4	Earl Wilson	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	274
2	Luis Tiant	255
3	Fergie Jenkins	250
4	Dean Chance	231
5	Bill Singer	221

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
2	Minnie Rojas	21
3	Al Worthington	19
4	Turk Farrell	18
5	2 tied	16