On This Day

Monday, July 22, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	59	36	.621	--
Indians	55	42	.567	5.0
Orioles	52	41	.559	6.0
Red Sox	50	44	.532	8.5
Angels	46	49	.484	13.0
Athletics	46	49	.484	13.0
Twins	45	49	.479	13.5
Yankees	43	49	.467	14.5
White Sox	40	52	.435	17.5
Senators	33	58	.363	24.0

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 0

Angels 6, Twins 5

Indians 7, Orioles 3

Red Sox 7, Yankees 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	62	34	.646	--
Braves	50	45	.526	11.5
Reds	46	45	.505	13.5
Phillies	46	46	.500	14.0
Giants	48	48	.500	14.0
Cubs	48	49	.495	14.5
Pirates	45	49	.479	16.0
Mets	46	52	.469	17.0
Dodgers	43	53	.448	19.0
Astros	42	55	.433	20.5

Games

Mets 5, Braves 2

Astros 4, Dodgers 0

Cubs 7, Giants 2

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Andrews	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Don Buford	3
2	Joe Foy	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Buford	1
1	Dave Duncan	1
1	Ken Harrelson	1
1	Reggie Jackson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Lock	3
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	3
1	Tom Tresh	3
4	Rocky Colavito	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bobby Bonds	1
1	Ron Brand	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Giusti	1.00
1	Marty Pattin	1.00
3	Jim Britton	0.67
4	Jack Fisher	0.60
5	Woodie Fryman	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	Wayne Granger	1
1	Catfish Hunter	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Giusti	8
2	Jim Britton	6
2	Marty Pattin	6
4	Woodie Fryman	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Burgmeier	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Sparky Lyle	1
1	Phil Regan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.336
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Alex Johnson	.316
4	Tom Haller	.314
5	Curt Flood	.313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	76
2	Frank Howard	69
3	Willie McCovey	60
4	Jim Ray Hart	57
5	Boog Powell	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	29
2	Bert Campaneris	28
3	Lou Brock	23
4	Jose Cardenal	22
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	16
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	.458
2	Luis Aparicio	.431
3	Tom Haller	.410
4	Roberto Clemente	.400
4	Alex Johnson	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	5
1	Ken Harrelson	5
3	Reggie Jackson	4
3	Reggie Smith	4
5	13 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	16
2	Ken Harrelson	12
2	Jim Ray Hart	12
2	Mike Shannon	12
5	7 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	9
2	Jose Cardenal	5
3	Matty Alou	4
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	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	0.47
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	3
1	George Brunet	3
1	Bill Hands	3
1	Jim Hardin	3
1	Dave McNally	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	27
2	Fergie Jenkins	23
2	Sam McDowell	23
4	Bob Gibson	21
4	Don Wilson	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	John Boozer	3
2	Joe Hoerner	3
2	Sparky Lyle	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Brock	.373
2	Tom Haller	.365
3	Luis Aparicio	.360
4	Glenn Beckert	.358
5	Roberto Pena	.343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	25
2	Ken Harrelson	24
2	Reggie Jackson	24
4	Jim Northrup	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Maury Wills	9
3	Matty Alou	7
3	Cleon Jones	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.40
2	Tom Seaver	0.80
3	Vicente Romo	0.90
4	Phil Niekro	1.09
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	Ted Abernathy	5
2	John Boozer	5
2	Lee Stange	5
2	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.359
2	Curt Flood	.335
3	Roberto Clemente	.311
4	Alex Johnson	.309
5	Rusty Staub	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	39
2	Willie McCovey	38
3	Carl Yastrzemski	34
4	Hank Aaron	33
5	Dick Allen	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	107
2	Willie McCovey	106
3	Frank Howard	102
4	Hank Aaron	99
5	Ernie Banks	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	48
2	Lou Brock	42
2	Maury Wills	42
4	Jose Cardenal	30
5	Vada Pinson	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.00
2	Luis Tiant	1.71
3	Dick Selma	1.99
4	Don Drysdale	2.14
5	Sonny Siebert	2.17

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	237
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	Phil Regan	17