On This Day

Saturday, July 13, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	56	30	.651	--
Orioles	46	37	.554	8.5
Indians	48	41	.539	9.5
Red Sox	45	39	.536	10.0
Twins	41	43	.488	14.0
Athletics	41	44	.482	14.5
Yankees	39	43	.476	15.0
Angels	40	46	.465	16.0
White Sox	34	47	.420	19.5
Senators	30	50	.375	23.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Angels 6

Yankees 4, White Sox 2

Twins 7, Tigers 6

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Orioles 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	56	31	.644	--
Braves	46	40	.535	9.5
Giants	45	42	.517	11.0
Phillies	42	40	.512	11.5
Reds	42	42	.500	12.5
Mets	41	45	.477	14.5
Pirates	40	45	.471	15.0
Cubs	41	47	.466	15.5
Dodgers	41	47	.466	15.5
Astros	36	51	.414	20.0

Games

Braves 5, Dodgers 1

Giants 8, Reds 1

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Cubs 2, Mets 1

Cardinals 5, Astros 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roberto Clemente	5
2	Dick Allen	3
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Donn Clendenon	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Mincher	2
2	Mike Andrews	1
2	Julio Gotay	1
2	Jim Ray Hart	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	3
1	Willie McCovey	3
1	Mike Shannon	3
1	Jim Wynn	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	2
1	Julian Javier	2
1	Maury Wills	2
4	Felipe Alou	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Culp	1.40
2	Tom Seaver	1.33
3	Steve Carlton	1.00
3	Juan Marichal	1.00
3	Tom Phoebus	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Pat Jarvis	1
1	Lew Krausse	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Phoebus	8
1	Tom Seaver	8
3	Steve Carlton	7
3	Ray Culp	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	Joe Hoerner	1
1	Dick Kelley	1
1	Lee Stange	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.333
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Curt Flood	.324
4	Rusty Staub	.317
5	Alex Johnson	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	25
2	Willie Horton	22
2	Willie McCovey	22
4	Jim Ray Hart	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	64
2	Frank Howard	61
3	Willie McCovey	58
4	Jim Northrup	54
5	2 tied	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	27
2	Bert Campaneris	26
3	Lou Brock	19
4	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	16
3	Luis Tiant	14
4	Bob Gibson	12
4	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	183
2	Luis Tiant	157
3	Denny McLain	147
4	Fergie Jenkins	133
4	Juan Marichal	133

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Russ Snyder	.395
2	Lou Brock	.393
3	Lee May	.385
4	Del Unser	.381
5	Curt Flood	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	6
1	Don Mincher	6
3	Bill Freehan	5
4	Norm Cash	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Wynn	13
2	Dick Allen	12
2	Jim Ray Hart	12
4	Curt Flood	11
4	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	9
2	Reggie Jackson	6
2	Maury Wills	6
4	Sandy Alomar	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Britton	0.00
1	Lee Stange	0.00
1	Phil Regan	0.00
4	Phil Niekro	0.36
5	Wilbur Wood	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Chris Short	4
4	Bob Gibson	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	40
2	Luis Tiant	39
3	Tom Phoebus	30
3	Chris Short	30
5	Denny McLain	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	4
1	Lee Stange	4
3	Steve Hamilton	3
3	Joe Hoerner	3
3	Stan Williams	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Pena	.369
2	Russ Snyder	.359
3	Len Gabrielson	.354
4	Lou Brock	.352
5	Frank Quilici	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	10
2	Dick Allen	8
2	Ken Harrelson	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	34
2	Willie McCovey	26
3	Jim Northrup	25
4	Jim Ray Hart	23
5	Reggie Jackson	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Lou Brock	12
3	Cleon Jones	8
4	Reggie Jackson	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
2	Chris Short	6
4	Ted Abernathy	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	69
2	Luis Tiant	64
3	Denny McLain	58
4	Tom Phoebus	56
5	2 tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lee Stange	6
1	Stan Williams	6
3	Pat Dobson	5
3	Steve Hamilton	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.349
2	Curt Flood	.343
3	Rusty Staub	.320
4	Tony Gonzalez	.315
5	Roberto Clemente	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	40
2	Carl Yastrzemski	38
3	Frank Howard	37
4	Hank Aaron	35
5	Harmon Killebrew	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	113
2	Ken Harrelson	102
3	Hank Aaron	101
4	Carl Yastrzemski	98
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Lou Brock	43
3	Maury Wills	41
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.07
2	Luis Tiant	1.93
3	Don Drysdale	2.08
4	Larry Jaster	2.12
5	Sonny Siebert	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	24
2	Nelson Briles	20
2	Mel Stottlemyre	20
4	Luis Tiant	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	293
2	Luis Tiant	258
3	Fergie Jenkins	254
4	Dean Chance	227
4	Bill Singer	227

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
2	Joe Hoerner	19
3	Turk Farrell	18
3	Minnie Rojas	18
5	2 tied	17