On This Day

Saturday, July 6, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	53	28	.654	--
Indians	46	38	.548	8.5
Orioles	42	36	.538	9.5
Red Sox	41	38	.519	11.0
Twins	39	40	.494	13.0
Athletics	39	41	.488	13.5
Angels	38	43	.469	15.0
Yankees	35	42	.455	16.0
White Sox	33	44	.429	18.0
Senators	30	46	.395	20.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Twins 2

Angels 2, Indians 0

Athletics 4, Tigers 1

Orioles 5, Yankees 1

Senators 8, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	52	30	.634	--
Reds	42	38	.525	9.0
Braves	43	39	.524	9.0
Pirates	40	39	.506	10.5
Giants	42	41	.506	10.5
Phillies	37	39	.487	12.0
Dodgers	40	44	.476	13.0
Mets	38	42	.475	13.0
Cubs	37	45	.451	15.0
Astros	34	48	.415	18.0

Games

Cubs 10, Pirates 2

Reds 3, Dodgers 2

Braves 5, Astros 0

Braves 2, Astros 1

Cubs 6, Pirates 1

Cardinals 3, Giants 0

Mets 11, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Glenn Beckert	6
2	Phil Linz	5
3	Randy Hundley	4
3	Cleon Jones	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Edwards	1
1	Mike Epstein	1
1	Jose Pagan	1
1	Ron Santo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Lock	4
2	Mike Epstein	3
2	Jim Hickman	3
2	Cleon Jones	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Glenn Beckert	1
1	Johnny Edwards	1
1	Curt Flood	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam McDowell	2.80
2	Bob Gibson	0.90
3	Chuck Dobson	0.88
4	Fergie Jenkins	0.86
5	Steve Barber	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	14
2	Bob Gibson	9
3	Steve Barber	8
4	Chuck Dobson	7
4	Denny Lemaster	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Lee Stange	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.347
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Rusty Staub	.318
4	Curt Flood	.316
5	Ken Harrelson	.314

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	59
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	3 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.06
2	Luis Tiant	1.11
3	Don Drysdale	1.37
4	Tommy John	1.54
5	Sam McDowell	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	15
1	Denny McLain	15
3	Luis Tiant	13
4	Bob Gibson	11
4	Jerry Koosman	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	168
2	Luis Tiant	150
3	Denny McLain	133
4	Fergie Jenkins	128
4	2 others tied	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	13
1	Al Worthington	13
3	Wilbur Wood	10
4	Ted Abernathy	9
5	2 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Pena	.417
2	Len Gabrielson	.381
3	Mike Ryan	.371
4	Boog Powell	.362
5	Glenn Beckert	.356

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	19
2	Bill Freehan	13
2	Lee May	13
4	Ken Harrelson	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Alomar	6
1	Reggie Jackson	6
3	Cleon Jones	5
3	Maury Wills	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	4
2	Clay Carroll	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Denny McLain	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	41
2	Sam McDowell	33
3	Chris Short	31
4	Fergie Jenkins	26
4	Jim Maloney	26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.386
2	Maury Wills	.373
3	Matty Alou	.370
4	Ken Harrelson	.353
5	Frank Quilici	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	10
2	Norm Cash	9
3	Ken Harrelson	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	2 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	4 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Cleon Jones	8
3	Reggie Jackson	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.14
2	Cecil Upshaw	0.62
3	Ted Abernathy	0.68
4	Luis Tiant	0.69
5	Milt Pappas	0.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	63
2	Fergie Jenkins	57
2	Sam McDowell	57
4	Denny Lemaster	49
5	2 tied	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	6
2	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Pat Dobson	5
2	Roy Face	5
2	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.351
2	Curt Flood	.339
3	Rusty Staub	.322
4	Tony Gonzalez	.317
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.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	Ken Harrelson	103
3	Orlando Cepeda	101
4	Tony Perez	100
5	Frank Howard	99

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	1.15
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	296
2	Luis Tiant	264
3	Fergie Jenkins	249
4	Bill Singer	228
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