On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 50 27 .649 --
Indians 43 37 .538 8.5
Orioles 38 35 .521 10.0
Twins 39 36 .520 10.0
Athletics 38 38 .500 11.5
Red Sox 37 38 .493 12.0
Angels 37 40 .481 13.0
Yankees 33 40 .452 15.0
White Sox 32 40 .444 15.5
Senators 28 44 .389 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 48 30 .615 --
Braves 40 37 .519 7.5
Giants 41 38 .519 7.5
Pirates 37 36 .507 8.5
Reds 38 38 .500 9.0
Dodgers 40 40 .500 9.0
Mets 36 39 .480 10.5
Phillies 34 37 .479 10.5
Cubs 34 42 .447 13.0
Astros 33 44 .429 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Callison 3
1 Dalton Jones 3
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Maury Wills 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 Tommy Matchick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 3
2 John Briggs 2
2 Jackie Hernandez 2
2 Willie Horton 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Adolfo Phillips 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gerry Arrigo 1.67
2 Denny Lemaster 1.40
3 Larry Jaster 1.20
4 Al McBean 1.17
5 Earl Wilson 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Wilson 9
2 Denny Lemaster 7
2 Al McBean 7
4 Larry Jaster 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .353
2 Pete Rose .340
3 Ken Harrelson .315
4 Rusty Staub .311
5 Curt Flood .311

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 61
2 Frank Howard 58
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 1.13
2 Luis Tiant 1.19
3 Don Drysdale 1.46
4 Tommy John 1.54
5 Jim Nash 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 15
2 Denny McLain 14
3 Luis Tiant 12
4 Jerry Koosman 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 154
2 Luis Tiant 131
3 Juan Marichal 123
3 Denny McLain 123
5 2 tied 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 13
2 Phil Regan 12
3 Wilbur Wood 9
4 Roy Face 8
4 Turk Farrell 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Charles .421
2 Ted Uhlaender .412
3 Ken McMullen .394
3 Manny Mota .394
5 Roberto Pena .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
1 Willie McCovey 6
3 Orlando Cepeda 4
3 Jim Fregosi 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 17
2 Jim Northrup 16
3 Orlando Cepeda 13
4 Cleon Jones 12
4 Willie McCovey 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 4
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Cleon Jones 4
1 Maury Wills 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cecil Upshaw 0.00
2 Bob Gibson 0.33
3 Milt Pappas 0.54
4 Luis Tiant 0.67
5 Pete Mikkelsen 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Denny Lemaster 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
2 Mike Cuellar 28
2 Denny Lemaster 28
2 Luis Tiant 28
5 Sam McDowell 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Williams 4
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
4 Tom Burgmeier 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Charles .418
2 Maury Wills .380
3 Felix Millan .368
4 Matty Alou .359
5 Tony Oliva .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 11
2 Tony Oliva 9
3 Dick Allen 7
3 Ken Harrelson 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 32
2 Jim Northrup 26
3 Willie McCovey 25
4 Orlando Cepeda 23
5 Jim Ray Hart 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.57
2 Cecil Upshaw 0.64
3 Ted Abernathy 0.79
4 Pat Dobson 0.85
4 Milt Pappas 0.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
1 Juan Marichal 7
3 Denny McLain 6
4 Tom Seaver 5
4 Luis Tiant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 60
2 Luis Tiant 50
3 Juan Marichal 48
4 Mike Cuellar 47
4 Bob Gibson 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .352
2 Curt Flood .335
3 Rusty Staub .325
4 Roberto Clemente .321
5 Tony Gonzalez .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 42
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 105
3 Ken Harrelson 103
3 Frank Howard 103
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 1.24
2 Luis Tiant 1.92
3 Tommy John 1.98
4 Larry Jaster 2.11
5 Bill Singer 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 23
2 Nelson Briles 20
2 Earl Wilson 20
4 Mike McCormick 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 282
2 Luis Tiant 255
3 Fergie Jenkins 249
4 Bill Singer 222
5 Dean Chance 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 24
2 Minnie Rojas 20
3 Turk Farrell 18
3 Al Worthington 18
5 2 tied 17