On This Day

Thursday, July 4, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	52	27	.658	--
Indians	45	37	.549	8.5
Orioles	41	35	.539	9.5
Red Sox	39	38	.506	12.0
Twins	39	38	.506	12.0
Athletics	38	40	.487	13.5
Angels	37	42	.468	15.0
Yankees	34	41	.453	16.0
White Sox	32	43	.427	18.0
Senators	29	45	.392	20.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 2

Indians 6, Twins 3

Tigers 13, Angels 10

Orioles 4, White Sox 3

Senators 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	50	30	.625	--
Braves	41	38	.519	8.5
Giants	42	39	.519	8.5
Pirates	39	37	.513	9.0
Reds	40	38	.513	9.0
Dodgers	40	42	.488	11.0
Phillies	36	38	.486	11.0
Mets	37	41	.474	12.0
Cubs	35	44	.443	14.5
Astros	33	46	.418	16.5

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 2

Phillies 7, Cubs 4

Reds 7, Astros 4

Mets 4, Pirates 3

Giants 6, Braves 4

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2

Pirates 3, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roberto Pena	5
1	Maury Wills	5
3	Dick Allen	4
3	Ed Stroud	4
3	Billy Williams	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	2
1	Don Mincher	2
1	Jim Northrup	2
1	Brooks Robinson	2
1	Billy Williams	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Northrup	5
1	Billy Williams	5
3	Dick Dietz	4
4	Johnny Callison	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	4
2	Carl Yastrzemski	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Dick Allen	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	1.00
1	Bob Moose	1.00
3	Jeff James	0.75
3	Jose Santiago	0.75
5	Claude Osteen	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Jim Hannan	1
1	Jeff James	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Osteen	8
2	Juan Pizarro	7
3	Jim Bunning	6
3	Jeff James	6
3	Gary Nolan	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	John Boozer	1
1	John Hiller	1
1	Dick Hughes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.348
2	Pete Rose	.334
3	Ken Harrelson	.314
4	Rusty Staub	.311
5	Alex Johnson	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	25
2	Willie Horton	20
2	Willie McCovey	20
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
3	Jim Northrup	52
5	Tony Perez	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	26
2	Maury Wills	25
3	Jose Cardenal	17
4	Willie Davis	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	1.11
2	Bob Gibson	1.13
3	Don Drysdale	1.46
4	Tommy John	1.54
5	Sam McDowell	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	15
1	Denny McLain	15
3	Luis Tiant	13
4	Jerry Koosman	11
5	5 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	154
2	Luis Tiant	150
3	Denny McLain	133
4	Juan Marichal	123
5	2 tied	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	13
1	Al Worthington	13
3	Wilbur Wood	9
4	Ted Abernathy	8
4	2 others tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Pena	.407
2	Boog Powell	.391
3	Jim Fregosi	.377
4	Len Gabrielson	.372
5	Ed Charles	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	5
1	Jim Fregosi	5
1	Willie McCovey	5
1	Jim Northrup	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Northrup	20
2	Ken Harrelson	12
2	Billy Williams	12
4	Lee May	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Reggie Jackson	5
2	Cleon Jones	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cecil Upshaw	0.00
1	Vicente Romo	0.00
3	Luis Tiant	0.32
4	Bob Gibson	0.33
5	Milt Pappas	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Ted Abernathy	3
2	Steve Blass	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	41
2	Denny McLain	33
3	Fergie Jenkins	31
4	Mike Cuellar	28
5	Tom Phoebus	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	4
2	Ron Taylor	3
2	Cecil Upshaw	3
4	Ted Abernathy	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.407
2	Maury Wills	.385
3	Tom Haller	.347
3	Ken Harrelson	.347
5	Matty Alou	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	11
2	Norm Cash	9
3	Dick Allen	7
3	Ken Harrelson	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	31
2	Jim Northrup	27
3	Willie McCovey	25
4	Tony Perez	22
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Cleon Jones	8
3	Lou Brock	6
3	Reggie Jackson	6
3	Freddie Patek	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.17
2	Cecil Upshaw	0.33
3	Milt Pappas	0.70
4	Ted Abernathy	0.73
5	Luis Tiant	0.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Bob Gibson	6
2	Juan Marichal	6
2	Luis Tiant	6
5	2 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	69
2	Fergie Jenkins	60
3	Denny McLain	49
4	Mike Cuellar	47
5	Mickey Lolich	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
1	Ron Taylor	5
1	Stan Williams	5
4	Ted Abernathy	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.350
2	Curt Flood	.332
3	Rusty Staub	.320
4	Tony Gonzalez	.316
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	41
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Carl Yastrzemski	37
4	Harmon Killebrew	35
5	Hank Aaron	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	109
2	Orlando Cepeda	104
3	Ken Harrelson	102
3	Tony Perez	102
5	Frank Howard	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Maury Wills	39
3	Lou Brock	35
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.20
2	Luis Tiant	1.83
3	Tommy John	2.08
4	Bill Singer	2.14
5	Larry Jaster	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	23
2	Nelson Briles	21
3	Mike McCormick	19
3	Earl Wilson	19
5	5 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	282
2	Luis Tiant	264
3	Fergie Jenkins	249
4	Bill Singer	222
5	Dean Chance	221

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	25
2	Minnie Rojas	19
3	Turk Farrell	18
3	Al Worthington	18
5	2 tied	17