On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	57	33	.633	--
Orioles	49	38	.563	6.5
Indians	52	41	.559	6.5
Red Sox	47	41	.534	9.0
Athletics	43	46	.483	13.5
Twins	42	46	.477	14.0
Yankees	41	46	.471	14.5
Angels	42	48	.467	15.0
White Sox	38	48	.442	17.0
Senators	31	55	.360	24.0

Games

Indians 4, Angels 2

White Sox 1, Orioles 0

Red Sox 6, Twins 5

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Senators 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	59	31	.656	--
Braves	49	41	.544	10.0
Phillies	46	42	.523	12.0
Giants	45	45	.500	14.0
Reds	43	45	.489	15.0
Cubs	45	48	.484	15.5
Pirates	42	48	.467	17.0
Dodgers	42	50	.457	18.0
Mets	42	50	.457	18.0
Astros	39	52	.429	20.5

Games

Reds 7, Dodgers 4

Astros 5, Braves 2

Mets 5, Pirates 4

Pirates 8, Mets 2

Cubs 8, Phillies 4

Phillies 8, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Glenn Beckert	4
2	Joe Azcue	3
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Larry Brown	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	Leo Cardenas	1
2	Willie Horton	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	6
2	Gene Alley	3
2	Larry Brown	3
2	Russ Nixon	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Mickey Mantle	1
1	Tommy McCraw	1
1	Dave Nelson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Phoebus	1.67
2	Bill Singer	0.89
3	Bill Hands	0.78
4	Gary Nolan	0.75
5	Jeff James	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Danny Coombs	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Singer	8
2	Bill Hands	7
3	Gary Nolan	6
3	Gary Ross	6
3	Mel Stottlemyre	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Dennis Higgins	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.329
2	Matty Alou	.325
3	Curt Flood	.318
4	Alex Johnson	.315
5	Rusty Staub	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	26
2	Willie Horton	23
2	Willie McCovey	23
4	Dick Allen	20
4	Ken Harrelson	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	70
2	Frank Howard	65
3	Willie McCovey	59
4	Dick Allen	54
4	Jim Northrup	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	27
2	Bert Campaneris	26
3	Lou Brock	23
4	Jose Cardenal	18
5	Willie Davis	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.06
2	Luis Tiant	1.36
3	Sam McDowell	1.62
4	Don Drysdale	1.64
5	Wilbur Wood	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	18
2	Juan Marichal	16
3	Luis Tiant	15
4	Bob Gibson	12
4	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	186
2	Luis Tiant	163
3	Denny McLain	155
4	Bill Singer	140
5	Fergie Jenkins	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	14
2	Al Worthington	13
3	Joe Hoerner	10
3	Lee Stange	10
3	Wilbur Wood	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Brown	.408
2	Lou Brock	.407
3	Joe Azcue	.388
4	Tom Haller	.386
5	Mike Shannon	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	6
1	Don Mincher	6
3	Willie Horton	5
3	Reggie Jackson	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	21
2	Jim Wynn	14
3	Ernie Banks	13
4	Larry Brown	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Maury Wills	6
3	Cleon Jones	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Regan	0.00
2	Phil Niekro	0.33
3	George Brunet	0.36
4	Bob Gibson	0.50
5	Larry Jaster	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
1	Phil Regan	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
3	George Brunet	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.380
2	Glenn Beckert	.358
3	Lou Brock	.356
4	Roberto Pena	.351
5	Russ Snyder	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	12
2	Willie McCovey	9
3	Hank Aaron	8
3	Reggie Jackson	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	28
2	Ken Harrelson	26
3	Jim Northrup	23
4	Jim Ray Hart	21
4	Reggie Jackson	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Maury Wills	10
3	Cleon Jones	8
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.40
2	Ted Abernathy	1.11
3	Sam McDowell	1.13
4	Phil Niekro	1.32
5	Phil Regan	1.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	60
2	Sam McDowell	58
2	Tom Phoebus	58
4	Denny McLain	55
5	Fergie Jenkins	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	8
2	Lee Stange	6
3	John Boozer	5
4	Pat Dobson	4
4	5 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.348
2	Curt Flood	.339
3	Roberto Clemente	.317
4	Rusty Staub	.311
5	Alex Johnson	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	41
2	Frank Howard	38
3	Hank Aaron	35
3	Carl Yastrzemski	35
5	3 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	112
2	Ken Harrelson	107
3	Hank Aaron	103
4	Frank Howard	98
5	Ernie Banks	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	47
2	Lou Brock	43
3	Maury Wills	41
4	Vada Pinson	30
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.04
2	Luis Tiant	1.89
3	Sonny Siebert	2.12
4	Don Drysdale	2.13
5	Larry Jaster	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	25
2	Nelson Briles	21
3	Mel Stottlemyre	20
3	Luis Tiant	20
5	Jim Hardin	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	288
2	Luis Tiant	260
3	Fergie Jenkins	258
4	Bill Singer	230
5	Dean Chance	228

Saves

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