On This Day

Sunday, July 14, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	56	31	.644	--
Orioles	47	37	.560	7.5
Indians	49	41	.544	8.5
Red Sox	46	39	.541	9.0
Twins	41	44	.482	14.0
Athletics	41	45	.477	14.5
Angels	41	46	.471	15.0
Yankees	39	44	.470	15.0
White Sox	36	47	.434	18.0
Senators	30	52	.366	23.5

Games

Angels 7, Tigers 3

White Sox 7, Senators 2

White Sox 6, Senators 5

Indians 6, Twins 3

Red Sox 5, Athletics 3

Orioles 6, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	57	31	.648	--
Braves	47	40	.540	9.5
Phillies	44	40	.524	11.0
Giants	45	43	.511	12.0
Reds	42	44	.488	14.0
Cubs	42	47	.472	15.5
Mets	41	47	.466	16.0
Pirates	40	46	.465	16.0
Dodgers	41	48	.461	16.5
Astros	38	51	.427	19.5

Games

Braves 4, Giants 2

Astros 5, Reds 4

Astros 6, Reds 1

Phillies 9, Mets 2

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1

Cubs 6, Pirates 2

Phillies 5, Mets 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Leon Wagner	5
3	Clay Dalrymple	4
3	Alex Johnson	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	2
1	John Briggs	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Norm Cash	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	6
2	Tommy Davis	5
3	Billy Williams	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	John Briggs	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Sal Bando	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Clay Dalrymple	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Wilson	2.57
2	Grant Jackson	1.62
3	Luis Tiant	1.20
4	Al Jackson	1.00
4	Rick Wise	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Grant Jackson	1
1	Larry Jaster	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Wilson	18
2	Grant Jackson	13
3	Al Jackson	9
4	Rick Wise	8
5	Danny Frisella	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	1
1	Bobby Locke	1
1	Cecil Upshaw	1
1	Gary Waslewski	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.329
2	Matty Alou	.328
3	Curt Flood	.323
4	Alex Johnson	.311
5	Rusty Staub	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	26
2	Willie Horton	22
2	Willie McCovey	22
4	Hank Aaron	19
4	Jim Ray Hart	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	66
2	Frank Howard	63
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	20
4	Jose Cardenal	17
5	Willie Davis	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.06
2	Luis Tiant	1.36
3	Don Drysdale	1.59
4	Sam McDowell	1.64
5	Tommy John	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	17
2	Juan Marichal	16
3	Luis Tiant	15
4	Bob Gibson	12
4	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	183
2	Luis Tiant	163
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	Joe Hoerner	10
3	Wilbur Wood	10
5	2 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Dietz	.433
2	Russ Snyder	.387
3	Bobby Knoop	.378
4	Lou Brock	.377
5	Roberto Pena	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Mincher	6
2	Bill Freehan	5
2	Reggie Jackson	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	18
2	Jim Wynn	15
3	Jim Ray Hart	12
3	Don Mincher	12
3	Billy Williams	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	10
2	Maury Wills	6
3	Sandy Alomar	5
3	Reggie Jackson	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Britton	0.00
2	Phil Niekro	0.36
3	Bob Gibson	0.67
4	Tom Phoebus	0.69
5	2 tied	0.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	40
2	Luis Tiant	32
3	Tom Phoebus	30
3	Chris Short	30
5	Mickey Lolich	28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.397
2	Roberto Pena	.375
3	Russ Snyder	.359
4	Len Gabrielson	.354
5	Lou Brock	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	10
2	Willie McCovey	9
3	Hank Aaron	8
4	Norm Cash	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	32
2	Jim Northrup	25
3	Dick Allen	24
4	Jim Ray Hart	23
4	Willie McCovey	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Maury Wills	11
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	Ted Abernathy	1.06
4	Sam McDowell	1.11
5	Phil Niekro	1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	70
2	Tom Phoebus	56
3	Sam McDowell	55
4	Denny McLain	52
5	2 tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	7
2	Lee Stange	6
3	Pat Dobson	5
3	Steve Hamilton	5
5	5 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.346
2	Curt Flood	.342
3	Roberto Clemente	.315
4	Tony Gonzalez	.314
5	Rusty Staub	.313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	112
2	Ken Harrelson	104
3	Hank Aaron	103
4	Frank Howard	98
4	Carl Yastrzemski	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	49
2	Lou Brock	43
3	Maury Wills	41
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.07
2	Luis Tiant	1.99
3	Don Drysdale	2.08
4	Sonny Siebert	2.15
5	Larry Jaster	2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	293
2	Luis Tiant	264
3	Fergie Jenkins	254
4	Dean Chance	227
5	Bill Singer	222

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
2	Joe Hoerner	19
3	Turk Farrell	18
4	Bob Locker	17
4	2 others tied	17