On This Day

Tuesday, July 23, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	60	36	.625	--
Orioles	53	41	.564	6.0
Indians	55	43	.561	6.0
Red Sox	50	45	.526	9.5
Angels	47	50	.485	13.5
Athletics	46	49	.484	13.5
Twins	46	50	.479	14.0
Yankees	44	49	.473	14.5
White Sox	40	52	.435	18.0
Senators	33	59	.359	25.0

Games

Angels 3, Twins 1

Twins 3, Angels 1

Tigers 6, Senators 4

Orioles 8, Indians 6

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	63	34	.649	--
Braves	50	46	.521	12.5
Reds	47	45	.511	13.5
Giants	49	48	.505	14.0
Phillies	46	47	.495	15.0
Cubs	48	50	.490	15.5
Mets	47	52	.475	17.0
Pirates	45	50	.474	17.0
Dodgers	44	53	.454	19.0
Astros	42	56	.429	21.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Astros 1

Reds 7, Pirates 6

Cardinals 11, Phillies 5

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Mets 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Perez	5
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	5
3	Johnny Bench	4
3	Vic Davalillo	4
3	Willie McCovey	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Azcue	1
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	Frank Howard	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	4
1	Boog Powell	4
3	Willie McCovey	3
4	Lou Brock	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buford	3
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Horace Clarke	1
2	Vic Davalillo	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Cuellar	1.17
2	George Brunet	1.00
3	Pat Jarvis	0.88
4	Juan Marichal	0.78
5	Stan Williams	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	1
1	Stan Bahnsen	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	Larry Jaster	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	8
2	Mike Cuellar	7
2	Pat Jarvis	7
2	Juan Marichal	7
2	Denny McLain	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Dick Hughes	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Jon Warden	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.332
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Alex Johnson	.317
4	Tom Haller	.313
5	Curt Flood	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	28
2	Willie McCovey	24
3	Ken Harrelson	23
3	Willie Horton	23
5	Dick Allen	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	76
2	Frank Howard	70
3	Willie McCovey	63
4	Boog Powell	60
5	Jim Ray Hart	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	30
2	Bert Campaneris	28
3	Lou Brock	24
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	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	19
2	Juan Marichal	18
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	166
4	Fergie Jenkins	152
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	Aurelio Rodriguez	.450
2	Lou Brock	.442
3	Luis Aparicio	.431
4	Roberto Clemente	.400
5	Tom Haller	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	5
1	Ken Harrelson	5
3	Reggie Jackson	4
3	Willie McCovey	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	16
2	Mike Shannon	14
3	Jim Ray Hart	13
4	Ken Harrelson	12
5	12 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	10
2	Don Buford	5
2	Jose Cardenal	5
2	Ted Uhlaender	5
2	Maury Wills	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Regan	0.00
2	Steve Barber	0.38
3	Bob Gibson	0.50
4	George Brunet	0.53
5	Ray Washburn	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Bill Hands	3
2	Jim Hardin	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	27
2	Fergie Jenkins	24
2	Denny McLain	24
4	Sam McDowell	23
5	Tom Seaver	22

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	.370
2	Tom Haller	.365
3	Roberto Pena	.348
4	Glenn Beckert	.348
5	Luis Aparicio	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	10
2	Willie McCovey	8
3	Dick Allen	7
3	Ken Harrelson	7
3	Don Mincher	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Jackson	24
2	Dick Allen	23
3	Ken Harrelson	22
3	Jim Ray Hart	22
3	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	17
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	0.87
3	Vicente Romo	0.90
4	Bob Moose	0.92
5	Phil Niekro	1.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	59
2	Sam McDowell	56
2	Denny McLain	56
4	Tom Phoebus	54
5	Fergie Jenkins	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	6
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	.358
2	Curt Flood	.334
3	Alex Johnson	.312
4	Tony Gonzalez	.309
5	Roberto Clemente	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	40
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Hank Aaron	33
3	Carl Yastrzemski	33
5	Dick Allen	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	109
2	Ken Harrelson	106
3	Frank Howard	103
4	Hank Aaron	99
5	Ernie Banks	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	48
2	Lou Brock	43
2	Maury Wills	43
4	Jose Cardenal	28
4	Vada Pinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.00
2	Luis Tiant	1.65
3	Dick Selma	1.99
4	Don Drysdale	2.13
5	Tom Seaver	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	25
2	Nelson Briles	21
2	Luis Tiant	21
4	Jim Hardin	20
4	Juan Marichal	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	285
2	Fergie Jenkins	259
3	Luis Tiant	257
4	Dean Chance	234
5	Bill Singer	230

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
2	Turk Farrell	18
2	Joe Hoerner	18
2	Al Worthington	18
5	Phil Regan	17