On This Day

Friday, July 5, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	53	27	.663	--
Indians	46	37	.554	8.5
Orioles	41	36	.532	10.5
Red Sox	40	38	.513	12.0
Twins	39	39	.500	13.0
Athletics	38	41	.481	14.5
Angels	37	43	.463	16.0
Yankees	35	41	.461	16.0
White Sox	33	43	.434	18.0
Senators	29	46	.387	21.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Twins 2

Indians 5, Angels 1

Tigers 8, Athletics 5

Yankees 2, Orioles 1

White Sox 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	51	30	.630	--
Pirates	40	37	.519	9.0
Reds	41	38	.519	9.0
Braves	41	39	.513	9.5
Giants	42	40	.512	9.5
Phillies	37	38	.493	11.0
Dodgers	40	43	.482	12.0
Mets	37	42	.468	13.0
Cubs	35	45	.438	15.5
Astros	34	46	.425	16.5

Games

Astros 13, Braves 9

Pirates 4, Cubs 0

Reds 2, Dodgers 0

Phillies 3, Mets 1

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clete Boyer	4
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	John Bateman	3
2	Larry Brown	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Freehan	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	John Bateman	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Freehan	6
2	Clete Boyer	3
2	Larry Brown	3
2	Danny Cater	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Alomar	2
2	Nate Colbert	1
2	Vic Davalillo	1
2	Tommy Helms	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chris Short	2.20
2	Bob Veale	1.67
3	Dave McNally	1.33
4	Fritz Peterson	1.00
5	2 tied	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Wayne Granger	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chris Short	11
2	Dave McNally	8
3	Steve Carlton	6
3	Wayne Granger	6
3	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Pat Dobson	1
1	Lee Stange	1
1	Stan Williams	1
1	Wilbur Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.351
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Ken Harrelson	.313
4	Rusty Staub	.312
5	Curt Flood	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	25
2	Willie Horton	20
2	Willie McCovey	20
4	Ken Harrelson	18
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	64
2	Frank Howard	58
3	Willie McCovey	53
4	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	1.37
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	10
4	Ted Abernathy	8
4	2 others tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Pena	.407
2	Boog Powell	.380
3	Ken Harrelson	.371
4	Manny Mota	.368
5	Len Gabrielson	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	5
1	Bill Freehan	5
1	Jim Fregosi	5
1	Willie McCovey	5
1	Jim Northrup	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Northrup	20
2	Ken Harrelson	15
3	Bill Freehan	13
3	Lee May	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Alomar	6
1	Maury Wills	6
3	Reggie Jackson	5
3	Cleon Jones	5
5	Lou Brock	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	0.00
1	Vicente Romo	0.00
3	Luis Tiant	0.32
4	Bob Gibson	0.50
5	Gaylord Perry	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	4
2	Wayne Granger	3
2	Denny McLain	3
2	Camilo Pascual	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	41
2	Chris Short	31
3	Mike Cuellar	28
4	Mickey Lolich	26
4	Dave McNally	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	5
2	Pat Dobson	3
2	Ron Taylor	3
4	Ted Abernathy	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.388
2	Maury Wills	.382
3	Matty Alou	.365
4	Ken Harrelson	.354
5	Jim Fregosi	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	10
2	Norm Cash	9
3	Ken Harrelson	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	34
2	Jim Northrup	26
3	Willie McCovey	25
4	Jim Ray Hart	22
5	Tony Perez	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.17
2	Cecil Upshaw	0.62
3	Luis Tiant	0.69
3	Ted Abernathy	0.69
5	Milt Pappas	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Bob Gibson	6
2	Juan Marichal	6
4	Ted Abernathy	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	63
2	Fergie Jenkins	51
3	Denny McLain	49
4	Mickey Lolich	47
5	2 tied	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	6
2	Pat Dobson	5
2	Roy Face	5
2	Ron Taylor	5
2	Wilbur Wood	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.352
2	Curt Flood	.334
3	Rusty Staub	.319
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.317
5	Tony Gonzalez	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	40
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Carl Yastrzemski	37
4	Harmon Killebrew	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	109
2	Orlando Cepeda	104
3	Ken Harrelson	103
4	Tony Perez	102
5	3 tied	98

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	Jim Kaat	2.10
5	Don Drysdale	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	23
2	Nelson Briles	21
3	Earl Wilson	19
4	Juan Marichal	18
4	4 others 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	24
2	Minnie Rojas	19
3	Turk Farrell	18
3	Al Worthington	18
5	2 tied	17