On This Day

Sunday, July 7, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	55	28	.663	--
Indians	47	39	.547	9.5
Orioles	43	37	.538	10.5
Red Sox	43	38	.531	11.0
Twins	39	42	.481	15.0
Athletics	39	43	.476	15.5
Angels	39	44	.470	16.0
Yankees	36	43	.456	17.0
White Sox	34	44	.436	18.5
Senators	30	47	.390	22.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Twins 3

Red Sox 6, Twins 3

Indians 8, Angels 3

Angels 9, Indians 7

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Tigers 7, Athletics 6

Yankees 3, Orioles 1

Orioles 3, Yankees 2

White Sox 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	53	30	.639	--
Reds	42	39	.519	10.0
Braves	43	40	.518	10.0
Giants	42	42	.500	11.5
Pirates	40	41	.494	12.0
Phillies	38	40	.487	12.5
Dodgers	41	44	.482	13.0
Mets	39	43	.476	13.5
Cubs	39	45	.464	14.5
Astros	35	48	.422	18.0

Games

Astros 5, Braves 4

Cubs 4, Pirates 3

Dodgers 6, Reds 5

Cubs 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 2, Giants 0

Phillies 4, Mets 3

Mets 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sal Bando	6
1	Jose Cardenal	6
3	Vic Davalillo	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	13 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sal Bando	3
2	Hank Aaron	2
2	Elrod Hendricks	2
2	Reggie Jackson	2
2	Carl Yastrzemski	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sal Bando	6
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Duke Sims	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	Don Mincher	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	3
2	Horace Clarke	1
2	Cleon Jones	1
2	Jim Northrup	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Phoebus	2.00
2	Ray Culp	1.75
3	Denny McLain	1.50
4	Lew Krausse	1.20
4	Mel Stottlemyre	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Regan	2
2	Ray Culp	1
2	Larry Dierker	1
2	Sammy Ellis	1
2	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Phoebus	10
2	Denny McLain	9
3	Ray Culp	7
3	Luis Tiant	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Tom Burgmeier	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Tom Dukes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.344
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Rusty Staub	.317
4	Curt Flood	.316
5	Felipe Alou	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	25
2	Willie Horton	21
3	Willie McCovey	20
4	Hank Aaron	18
4	Ken Harrelson	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	64
2	Frank Howard	61
3	Jim Northrup	54
4	Willie McCovey	53
5	Tony Perez	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	26
2	Maury Wills	25
3	Jose Cardenal	17
4	Willie Davis	15
5	Lou Brock	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.06
2	Luis Tiant	1.24
3	Don Drysdale	1.37
4	Sam McDowell	1.55
5	Wilbur Wood	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	16
2	Juan Marichal	15
3	Luis Tiant	14
4	Bob Gibson	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	168
2	Luis Tiant	157
3	Denny McLain	142
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	3 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Pena	.415
2	Ed Kranepool	.368
2	Mike Ryan	.368
4	Russ Snyder	.362
5	Jim Wynn	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Norm Cash	5
2	Bill Freehan	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Northrup	21
2	Reggie Jackson	14
2	Lee May	14
4	Bill Freehan	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	7
2	Sandy Alomar	6
2	Reggie Jackson	6
2	Cleon Jones	6
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vicente Romo	0.00
1	Bob Moose	0.00
3	Bob Gibson	0.33
4	Sam McDowell	0.38
5	Cecil Upshaw	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	4
1	Denny McLain	4
1	Luis Tiant	4
4	Clay Carroll	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	48
2	Tom Phoebus	35
3	Sam McDowell	33
4	Denny McLain	32
5	Chris Short	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	4
2	Ted Abernathy	3
2	Tom Burgmeier	3
2	Pat Dobson	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.385
2	Matty Alou	.378
3	Maury Wills	.366
4	Roberto Pena	.357
5	Russ Snyder	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	10
2	Hank Aaron	9
3	Dick Allen	8
3	Norm Cash	8
3	Ken Harrelson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	34
2	Jim Northrup	26
3	Willie McCovey	25
4	Reggie Jackson	21
5	Hank Aaron	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Cleon Jones	8
3	Lou Brock	7
3	Reggie Jackson	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.17
2	Cecil Upshaw	0.58
3	Ted Abernathy	0.65
4	Luis Tiant	1.08
5	Sam McDowell	1.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	70
2	Fergie Jenkins	57
2	Sam McDowell	57
2	Denny McLain	57
5	2 tied	49

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	Carl Yastrzemski	.321
4	Tony Gonzalez	.320
5	Rusty Staub	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	40
2	Willie McCovey	39
2	Carl Yastrzemski	39
4	Hank Aaron	36
5	Harmon Killebrew	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	109
2	Ken Harrelson	103
3	Hank Aaron	102
4	Frank Howard	101
5	2 tied	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Maury Wills	39
3	Lou Brock	38
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.15
2	Luis Tiant	1.89
3	Larry Jaster	2.08
4	Jim Kaat	2.11
5	Don Drysdale	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	24
2	Nelson Briles	21
3	Mel Stottlemyre	19
3	Luis Tiant	19
3	Earl Wilson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	286
2	Luis Tiant	271
3	Fergie Jenkins	249
4	Bill Singer	223
5	Dean Chance	218

Saves

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