On This Day

Friday, July 19, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	59	33	.641	--
Indians	52	41	.559	7.5
Orioles	49	40	.551	8.5
Red Sox	47	43	.522	11.0
Athletics	44	47	.484	14.5
Twins	43	47	.478	15.0
Yankees	42	46	.477	15.0
Angels	43	48	.473	15.5
White Sox	39	49	.443	18.0
Senators	32	56	.364	25.0

Games

Senators 7, Red Sox 3

Angels 2, White Sox 0

Tigers 5, Orioles 4

Athletics 4, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	59	33	.641	--
Braves	50	42	.543	9.0
Phillies	46	43	.517	11.5
Giants	46	46	.500	13.0
Reds	44	45	.494	13.5
Cubs	46	48	.489	14.0
Mets	44	50	.468	16.0
Pirates	43	49	.467	16.0
Dodgers	42	51	.452	17.5
Astros	40	53	.430	19.5

Games

Pirates 2, Braves 0

Reds 9, Phillies 2

Cubs 6, Dodgers 2

Astros 3, Giants 1

Mets 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Campaneris	4
2	Johnny Bench	3
2	Don Buford	3
2	Lee May	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Reggie Jackson	1
1	Cleon Jones	1
1	Tommy Matchick	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Jackson	3
1	Cap Peterson	3
1	Vada Pinson	3
4	Johnny Bench	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Matty Alou	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	Danny Cater	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fergie Jenkins	1.20
2	Juan Pizarro	0.88
3	Bob Moose	0.75
4	Al Jackson	0.71
5	Wally Bunker	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	1
1	George Culver	1
1	Pat Dobson	1
1	Bruce Howard	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	12
2	Juan Pizarro	7
3	Bob Moose	6
4	Bruce Howard	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Dennis Higgins	1
1	Diego Segui	1
1	Steve Shea	1
1	Ron Taylor	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.331
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Curt Flood	.312
4	Alex Johnson	.310
5	Jerry Grote	.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	66
3	Willie McCovey	59
4	Jim Northrup	55
4	Tony Perez	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	29
2	Bert Campaneris	27
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	Fergie Jenkins	151
5	Bill Singer	140

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	.476
2	Lou Brock	.431
3	Jerry Grote	.410
4	Joe Azcue	.390
5	Luis Aparicio	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	6
1	Reggie Jackson	6
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Ken Harrelson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	19
2	Ernie Banks	13
2	Reggie Jackson	13
2	Jim Wynn	13
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Maury Wills	4
3	Matty Alou	3
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Brunet	0.26
2	Phil Niekro	0.33
3	Bob Gibson	0.50
4	Steve Barber	0.72
5	Chris Short	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	4
1	Phil Regan	4
3	Fergie Jenkins	3
3	Denny McLain	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	32
2	Fergie Jenkins	29
3	Tom Seaver	25
3	Chris Short	25
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lee Stange	5
2	John Boozer	3
2	Joe Hoerner	3
2	Vicente Romo	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Brock	.372
2	Glenn Beckert	.348
3	Roberto Pena	.344
4	Jose Cardenal	.333
5	Russ Snyder	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	10
2	Reggie Jackson	9
3	Willie McCovey	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	26
1	Ken Harrelson	26
3	Reggie Jackson	24
4	Jim Northrup	23
5	Jim Ray Hart	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Cleon Jones	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.40
2	Sam McDowell	1.13
3	Tom Seaver	1.17
4	Ted Abernathy	1.27
5	Phil Niekro	1.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	60
1	Luis Tiant	60
3	Denny McLain	55
4	Sam McDowell	51
5	Tom Seaver	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	7
2	Lee Stange	6
3	John Boozer	5
3	Ron Taylor	5
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.353
2	Curt Flood	.334
3	Roberto Clemente	.315
4	Tony Gonzalez	.309
5	Rusty Staub	.308

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	103
4	Frank Howard	99
5	Ernie Banks	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	48
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	2.15
5	Tom Seaver	2.18

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	Fergie Jenkins	265
3	Luis Tiant	260
4	Bill Singer	230
5	Dean Chance	224

Saves

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