On This Day

Sunday, July 21, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	59	36	.621	--
Orioles	52	40	.565	5.5
Indians	54	42	.563	5.5
Red Sox	49	44	.527	9.0
Twins	45	48	.484	13.0
Angels	45	49	.479	13.5
Athletics	45	49	.479	13.5
Yankees	43	48	.473	14.0
White Sox	40	51	.440	17.0
Senators	33	58	.363	24.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 3

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

White Sox 5, Angels 1

Angels 7, White Sox 0

Orioles 5, Tigers 2

Orioles 4, Tigers 1

Twins 7, Athletics 5

Twins 10, Athletics 0

Indians 4, Yankees 1

Yankees 8, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	61	34	.642	--
Braves	50	44	.532	10.5
Phillies	46	45	.505	13.0
Reds	46	45	.505	13.0
Giants	48	47	.505	13.0
Cubs	47	49	.490	14.5
Pirates	45	49	.479	15.5
Mets	45	52	.464	17.0
Dodgers	43	52	.453	18.0
Astros	41	55	.427	20.5

Games

Pirates 6, Braves 0

Reds 12, Phillies 6

Astros 2, Giants 1

Giants 6, Astros 1

Cubs 7, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 2, Mets 0

Mets 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sal Bando	5
1	Davey Johnson	5
3	Bob Allison	4
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	2
1	Reggie Smith	2
1	Billy Williams	2
4	Bernie Allen	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	5
2	Bob Allison	4
2	Reggie Smith	4
4	Leo Cardenas	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	2
2	Bernie Allen	1
2	Matty Alou	1
2	Tommy McCraw	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jerry Koosman	2.40
2	Bob Gibson	1.86
3	Clyde Wright	1.17
4	Ray Culp	1.00
5	2 tied	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Dick Bosman	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	13 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	13
2	Jerry Koosman	12
3	Ray Culp	7
3	Jim Hardin	7
3	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Gene Brabender	1
1	Tom Dukes	1
1	Sparky Lyle	1
1	6 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.336
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Alex Johnson	.316
4	Curt Flood	.310
5	Tom Haller	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	27
2	Willie Horton	23
2	Willie McCovey	23
4	Ken Harrelson	22
5	Dick Allen	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	75
2	Frank Howard	69
3	Willie McCovey	59
4	Jim Ray Hart	57
5	3 tied	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	29
2	Bert Campaneris	28
3	Lou Brock	23
4	Jose Cardenal	21
5	Willie Davis	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.01
2	Luis Tiant	1.29
3	Sam McDowell	1.62
4	Don Drysdale	1.66
5	Tom Seaver	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	18
2	Juan Marichal	17
3	Luis Tiant	16
4	Bob Gibson	13
4	Jerry Koosman	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	191
2	Luis Tiant	168
3	Denny McLain	159
4	Fergie Jenkins	151
5	Bill Singer	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	15
2	Al Worthington	14
3	Ted Abernathy	11
4	Joe Hoerner	10
4	2 others tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Brock	.451
2	Sal Bando	.434
3	Luis Aparicio	.431
4	Jerry Grote	.389
5	Tom Haller	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	6
2	Reggie Jackson	5
3	Ken Harrelson	4
3	Reggie Smith	4
3	Jim Wynn	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	19
2	Ernie Banks	14
3	Jim Ray Hart	12
3	Jim Wynn	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Matty Alou	4
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Jose Cardenal	4
2	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Regan	0.00
2	George Brunet	0.36
3	Steve Barber	0.38
4	Tom Seaver	0.45
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Regan	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	George Brunet	3
2	Bill Hands	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Phoebus	29
2	Dean Chance	27
3	Denny McLain	26
4	Ray Culp	24
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vicente Romo	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
3	John Boozer	3
3	Tom Dukes	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Glenn Beckert	.360
2	Lou Brock	.358
3	Luis Aparicio	.348
4	Roberto Pena	.336
5	3 tied	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	26
2	Dick Allen	25
3	Reggie Jackson	24
4	Jim Northrup	23
4	Billy Williams	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Maury Wills	10
3	Matty Alou	7
3	Cleon Jones	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.40
2	Tom Seaver	0.80
3	Vicente Romo	0.90
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.07
5	Sam McDowell	1.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	59
2	Sam McDowell	56
3	Tom Phoebus	54
4	Fergie Jenkins	49
4	Denny McLain	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	John Boozer	5
3	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.359
2	Curt Flood	.333
3	Roberto Clemente	.313
4	Alex Johnson	.309
5	Tony Gonzalez	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	39
1	Willie McCovey	39
3	Carl Yastrzemski	35
4	Hank Aaron	34
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	109
2	Willie McCovey	106
3	Frank Howard	102
4	Hank Aaron	101
5	Ernie Banks	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	49
2	Lou Brock	42
2	Maury Wills	42
4	Jose Cardenal	29
4	Vada Pinson	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.00
2	Luis Tiant	1.71
3	Dick Selma	1.99
4	Sonny Siebert	2.12
5	Don Drysdale	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	24
2	Nelson Briles	21
2	Luis Tiant	21
4	Jim Hardin	20
4	Mel Stottlemyre	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	285
2	Fergie Jenkins	265
3	Luis Tiant	262
4	Dean Chance	236
5	Bill Singer	230

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	25
2	Turk Farrell	18
2	Joe Hoerner	18
2	Al Worthington	18
5	2 tied	16