On This Day

Thursday, July 18, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 58 33 .637 --
Indians 52 41 .559 7.0
Orioles 49 39 .557 7.5
Red Sox 47 42 .528 10.0
Twins 43 46 .483 14.0
Athletics 43 47 .478 14.5
Yankees 42 46 .477 14.5
Angels 42 48 .467 15.5
White Sox 39 48 .448 17.0
Senators 31 56 .356 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 32 .648 --
Braves 50 41 .549 9.0
Phillies 46 42 .523 11.5
Giants 46 45 .505 13.0
Reds 43 45 .489 14.5
Cubs 45 48 .484 15.0
Mets 43 50 .462 17.0
Pirates 42 49 .462 17.0
Dodgers 42 50 .457 17.5
Astros 39 53 .424 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Davenport 4
2 Matty Alou 3
2 Roy White 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Harrelson 1
1 Frank Robinson 1
1 Roy White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommie Aaron 4
2 Frank Quilici 2
2 Ted Uhlaender 2
2 Roy White 2
5 24 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Aaron 1
1 Ed Charles 1
1 Horace Clarke 1
1 Joe Foy 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.43
2 Pat Jarvis 1.40
3 Juan Marichal 1.25
4 Earl Wilson 0.83
5 Dave Giusti 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 10
2 Pat Jarvis 7
3 Dave Boswell 6
3 Dave Giusti 6
3 Al McBean 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .331
2 Pete Rose .329
3 Curt Flood .315
4 Alex Johnson .315
5 Felix Millan .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 26
2 Willie Horton 23
2 Willie McCovey 23
4 Ken Harrelson 21
5 Dick Allen 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 71
2 Frank Howard 65
3 Willie McCovey 59
4 Jim Northrup 55
5 Dick Allen 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 28
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 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 18
2 Juan Marichal 17
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 .435
2 Lou Brock .434
3 Hank Aaron .389
4 Tommie Aaron .385
5 Jerry Grote .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 6
1 Don Mincher 6
3 Reggie Jackson 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 20
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 7
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Horace Clarke 3
3 4 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 Phil Regan 4
2 George Brunet 3
2 Jeff James 3
2 Denny McLain 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 32
2 Tom Seaver 25
2 Chris Short 25
4 Tom Phoebus 23
4 Don Wilson 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Charles .365
2 Lou Brock .361
3 Glenn Beckert .358
4 Roberto Pena .351
5 Jose Cardenal .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 28
2 Ken Harrelson 27
3 Jim Northrup 24
4 Jim Ray Hart 21
4 Reggie Jackson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Maury Wills 11
3 Cleon Jones 8
4 Hank Aaron 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.40
2 Sam McDowell 1.13
3 Ted Abernathy 1.17
4 Tom Seaver 1.17
5 Phil Niekro 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 7
2 Ted Abernathy 6
2 Luis Tiant 6
4 Bob Gibson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 60
2 Sam McDowell 58
2 Tom Phoebus 58
4 Denny McLain 55
5 Tom Seaver 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Williams 8
2 Lee Stange 6
3 John Boozer 5
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .350
2 Curt Flood .337
3 Roberto Clemente .315
4 Tony Gonzalez .309
5 Rusty Staub .309

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 108
2 Ken Harrelson 105
3 Hank Aaron 104
4 Frank Howard 98
5 Ernie Banks 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 47
2 Lou Brock 43
3 Maury Wills 42
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 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 288
2 Luis Tiant 260
3 Fergie Jenkins 253
4 Bill Singer 230
5 Dean Chance 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 23
2 Joe Hoerner 19
3 Turk Farrell 18
4 Bob Locker 17
4 Al Worthington 17