On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	56	29	.659	--
Orioles	45	37	.549	9.5
Indians	48	40	.545	9.5
Red Sox	44	39	.530	11.0
Twins	40	43	.482	15.0
Athletics	40	44	.476	15.5
Angels	40	45	.471	16.0
Yankees	38	43	.469	16.0
White Sox	34	46	.425	19.5
Senators	30	49	.380	23.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Angels 2

Tigers 5, Twins 1

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Orioles 3, Senators 2

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	55	31	.640	--
Braves	45	40	.529	9.5
Giants	44	42	.512	11.0
Phillies	41	40	.506	11.5
Reds	42	41	.506	11.5
Mets	41	44	.482	13.5
Pirates	40	44	.476	14.0
Dodgers	41	46	.471	14.5
Cubs	40	47	.460	15.5
Astros	36	50	.419	19.0

Games

Braves 7, Dodgers 0

Giants 11, Reds 4

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Mets 4, Cubs 0

Cardinals 8, Astros 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Flood	4
1	Jim Ray Hart	4
3	Jesus Alou	3
3	Jose Cardenal	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	2
2	Johnny Bench	1
2	Don Buford	1
2	Andy Etchebarren	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	5
2	Tito Francona	3
2	Jerry Grote	3
4	Tommie Aaron	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Matty Alou	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Ken Berry	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	2.67
2	Sam McDowell	2.14
3	Gary Bell	2.00
4	Jim Britton	1.00
5	Tom Murphy	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Jim Britton	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	15
2	Gary Bell	8
2	Bob Gibson	8
4	Jim Britton	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Sparky Lyle	1
1	Pete Richert	1
1	Vicente Romo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.340
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Curt Flood	.323
4	Rusty Staub	.318
5	Felix Millan	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	25
2	Willie Horton	21
2	Willie McCovey	21
4	Hank Aaron	18
4	2 others tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	64
2	Frank Howard	61
3	Willie McCovey	55
4	Jim Northrup	54
5	Tony Perez	53

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.06
2	Luis Tiant	1.24
3	Don Drysdale	1.59
4	Wilbur Wood	1.63
5	Sam McDowell	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	17
2	Juan Marichal	15
3	Luis Tiant	14
4	Bob Gibson	12
4	Jerry Koosman	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	183
2	Luis Tiant	157
3	Denny McLain	147
4	Fergie Jenkins	133
5	2 tied	128

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Brock	.407
2	Lee May	.404
3	Russ Snyder	.394
4	Tom Haller	.391
5	Curt Flood	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	6
2	Norm Cash	5
2	Bill Freehan	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	12
1	Curt Flood	12
3	Dick Allen	11
3	Bill Freehan	11
3	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
2	Reggie Jackson	6
3	Sandy Alomar	5
4	Maury Wills	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Britton	0.00
1	Vicente Romo	0.00
1	Lee Stange	0.00
4	Phil Niekro	0.36
5	Gaylord Perry	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Phil Niekro	3
2	Phil Regan	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	40
2	Luis Tiant	39
3	Denny McLain	29
4	Mickey Lolich	28
4	Tom Phoebus	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	4
2	Tom Burgmeier	3
2	Lee Stange	3
2	Stan Williams	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Pena	.374
2	Russ Snyder	.356
3	Len Gabrielson	.353
4	Lou Brock	.350
5	Matty Alou	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	9
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Dick Allen	8
2	Ken Harrelson	8
2	Reggie Jackson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	34
2	Jim Northrup	25
3	Willie McCovey	23
4	Jim Ray Hart	21
4	Reggie Jackson	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Lou Brock	10
3	Reggie Jackson	7
3	Cleon Jones	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.33
2	Jim Britton	0.94
3	Sam McDowell	1.05
4	Ted Abernathy	1.15
5	Wilbur Wood	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	8
2	Bob Gibson	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Chris Short	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	69
2	Luis Tiant	64
3	Denny McLain	58
4	Fergie Jenkins	55
5	Denny Lemaster	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	6
2	Pat Dobson	5
2	Lee Stange	5
4	Ted Abernathy	4
4	5 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.352
2	Curt Flood	.342
3	Rusty Staub	.320
4	Tony Gonzalez	.315
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	40
2	Carl Yastrzemski	38
3	Frank Howard	37
4	Hank Aaron	35
4	Harmon Killebrew	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	111
2	Ken Harrelson	103
3	Hank Aaron	101
4	Tony Perez	99
5	Carl Yastrzemski	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Lou Brock	41
3	Maury Wills	39
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.07
2	Luis Tiant	1.91
3	Don Drysdale	2.08
4	Larry Jaster	2.12
5	Bill Singer	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	24
2	Nelson Briles	20
3	Mel Stottlemyre	19
3	Luis Tiant	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	293
2	Luis Tiant	267
3	Fergie Jenkins	254
4	Dean Chance	225
5	Bill Singer	223

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	25
2	Turk Farrell	18
2	Joe Hoerner	18
2	Minnie Rojas	18
5	2 tied	17