On This Day

Monday, July 15, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	56	32	.636	--
Orioles	48	37	.565	6.5
Indians	50	41	.549	7.5
Red Sox	46	40	.535	9.0
Athletics	42	45	.483	13.5
Angels	42	46	.477	14.0
Twins	41	45	.477	14.0
Yankees	39	45	.464	15.0
White Sox	37	47	.440	17.0
Senators	30	53	.361	23.5

Games

Angels 4, Tigers 0

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Indians 4, Twins 2

Athletics 12, Red Sox 5

Orioles 8, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	58	31	.652	--
Braves	48	40	.545	9.5
Phillies	45	40	.529	11.0
Giants	45	44	.506	13.0
Reds	42	44	.488	14.5
Cubs	43	47	.478	15.5
Mets	41	48	.461	17.0
Pirates	40	47	.460	17.0
Dodgers	41	49	.456	17.5
Astros	38	51	.427	20.0

Games

Braves 4, Giants 2

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 2

Phillies 5, Mets 3

Cubs 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Cater	4
2	Dick Allen	3
2	Al Kaline	3
2	Dave Marshall	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	2
1	Ken Harrelson	2
3	Jim Fregosi	1
3	Reggie Jackson	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	3
1	Ken Harrelson	3
1	Reggie Jackson	3
4	Tommy Davis	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Danny Cater	1
1	Willie Davis	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Lolich	1.25
2	Jim Nash	1.00
3	Dave McNally	0.88
4	Fergie Jenkins	0.86
5	Nolan Ryan	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	1
1	Cisco Carlos	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Fergie Jenkins	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave McNally	7
1	Nolan Ryan	7
3	Fergie Jenkins	6
4	Larry Jackson	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Mel Nelson	1
1	Ed Sprague	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.329
2	Matty Alou	.327
3	Curt Flood	.320
4	Dick Allen	.314
5	Alex Johnson	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	26
2	Willie Horton	22
2	Willie McCovey	22
4	Dick Allen	20
4	Ken Harrelson	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	69
2	Frank Howard	63
3	Willie McCovey	58
4	Jim Northrup	54
5	4 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	16

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	Wilbur Wood	1.77

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	139
5	Juan Marichal	133

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	13
1	Al Worthington	13
3	Joe Hoerner	10
3	Wilbur Wood	10
5	3 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Russ Snyder	.417
2	Dick Allen	.394
3	Lou Brock	.383
4	John Donaldson	.378
5	Bobby Knoop	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	6
1	Don Mincher	6
3	Bill Freehan	5
3	Reggie Jackson	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	21
2	Jim Wynn	15
3	Bill Freehan	11
3	Ken Harrelson	11
3	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	9
2	Maury Wills	6
3	Reggie Jackson	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Britton	0.00
2	Phil Niekro	0.53
3	Bob Gibson	0.67
4	Tom Phoebus	0.69
5	Dick Selma	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Niekro	4
1	Chris Short	4
3	George Brunet	3
3	Bob Gibson	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	40
2	Mickey Lolich	33
3	Luis Tiant	32
4	Tom Phoebus	30
4	Chris Short	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	5
1	Stan Williams	5
3	Joe Hoerner	4
3	Lee Stange	4
5	8 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.389
2	Russ Snyder	.373
3	Roberto Pena	.370
4	Lou Brock	.355
5	Dick Allen	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	12
2	Willie McCovey	9
3	Hank Aaron	8
3	Reggie Jackson	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	28
2	Dick Allen	27
3	Jim Northrup	25
4	Reggie Jackson	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Cleon Jones	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	Reggie Jackson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.33
2	Jim Britton	1.01
3	Sam McDowell	1.11
4	Phil Niekro	1.11
5	Ted Abernathy	1.16

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	60
2	Fergie Jenkins	55
2	Sam McDowell	55
4	Tom Phoebus	53
5	Denny McLain	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	8
2	Lee Stange	6
3	John Boozer	5
3	Pat Dobson	5
3	Steve Hamilton	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.344
2	Curt Flood	.340
3	Tony Gonzalez	.316
4	Rusty Staub	.313
5	Roberto Clemente	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	40
2	Frank Howard	38
3	Carl Yastrzemski	37
4	Hank Aaron	35
5	4 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	112
2	Ken Harrelson	107
3	Hank Aaron	103
4	Carl Yastrzemski	97
5	2 tied	96

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	1.04
2	Luis Tiant	1.99
3	Don Drysdale	2.11
4	Sonny Siebert	2.12
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	5 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	293
2	Luis Tiant	264
3	Fergie Jenkins	258
4	Dean Chance	223
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	Al Worthington	17