On This Day

Wednesday, July 24, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	60	37	.619	--
Orioles	54	41	.568	5.0
Indians	55	44	.556	6.0
Red Sox	50	45	.526	9.0
Athletics	48	49	.495	12.0
Twins	47	50	.485	13.0
Angels	47	51	.480	13.5
Yankees	44	49	.473	14.0
White Sox	40	54	.426	18.5
Senators	34	59	.366	24.0

Games

Athletics 1, White Sox 0

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Twins 12, Angels 1

Senators 6, Tigers 3

Orioles 1, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	64	34	.653	--
Braves	51	46	.526	12.5
Reds	47	45	.511	14.0
Giants	49	49	.500	15.0
Cubs	49	50	.495	15.5
Phillies	46	48	.489	16.0
Pirates	45	50	.474	17.5
Mets	47	53	.470	18.0
Dodgers	44	54	.449	20.0
Astros	43	56	.434	21.5

Games

Astros 1, Dodgers 0

Cubs 2, Giants 0

Cardinals 3, Phillies 1

Braves 3, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Campaneris	5
2	Hank Allen	4
2	Rick Monday	4
4	Sandy Alomar	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Charles	1
1	Ken McMullen	1
1	Rick Renick	1
1	Ron Santo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken McMullen	4
2	Ted Uhlaender	3
3	Curt Flood	2
3	Frank Kostro	2
3	Ron Santo	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	3
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Bob Allison	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Wilson	2.00
2	Jim Nash	1.25
3	Dean Chance	1.00
3	Blue Moon Odom	1.00
3	Luis Tiant	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Jim Hannan	1
1	Ken Holtzman	1
1	Dave McNally	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy John	7
2	Dean Chance	6
2	Ken Holtzman	6
2	Blue Moon Odom	6
2	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	1
1	Barry Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.332
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Alex Johnson	.317
4	Curt Flood	.311
5	Tom Haller	.309

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	61
5	Jim Ray Hart	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	31
2	Maury Wills	30
3	Lou Brock	24
4	Jose Cardenal	22
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.01
2	Luis Tiant	1.29
3	Sam McDowell	1.62
4	Don Drysdale	1.63
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	174
3	Denny McLain	166
4	Fergie Jenkins	152
5	2 tied	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	16
2	Al Worthington	14
3	Ted Abernathy	11
3	Joe Hoerner	11
5	2 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.455
2	Lou Brock	.418
3	Roberto Clemente	.400
4	Luis Aparicio	.394
5	Alex Johnson	.392

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	17
2	Mike Shannon	14
3	Jim Ray Hart	13
4	Ken Harrelson	12
4	Ted Uhlaender	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	10
2	Don Buford	5
2	Bert Campaneris	5
2	Jose Cardenal	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	4
1	Dave McNally	4
3	Steve Barber	3
3	Bill Hands	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	33
2	Don Wilson	27
3	Fergie Jenkins	24
3	Denny McLain	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Brock	.386
2	Tom Haller	.361
3	Aurelio Rodriguez	.351
4	Mike Shannon	.347
5	Glenn Beckert	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	10
2	Ken Harrelson	7
2	Don Mincher	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	6 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	23
1	Jim Northrup	23
3	Jim Ray Hart	22
3	Reggie Jackson	22
3	Mike Shannon	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Maury Wills	9
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Matty Alou	7
3	Cleon Jones	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Regan	0.00
2	Bob Gibson	0.40
3	Tom Phoebus	0.83
4	Tom Seaver	0.87
5	Vicente Romo	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	George Brunet	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Dave McNally	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	56
1	Luis Tiant	56
3	Sam McDowell	52
4	Tom Phoebus	47
5	Mickey Lolich	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	6
2	Ted Abernathy	5
2	John Boozer	5
2	Joe Hoerner	5
2	Lee Stange	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.358
2	Curt Flood	.333
3	Alex Johnson	.313
4	Tony Gonzalez	.309
5	Tony Oliva	.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	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	51
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	1.64
3	Dick Selma	1.99
4	Dave McNally	2.07
5	Don Drysdale	2.11

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	Luis Tiant	263
3	Fergie Jenkins	259
4	Dean Chance	240
5	Bill Singer	230

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
2	Joe Hoerner	19
3	Turk Farrell	18
3	Al Worthington	18
5	Phil Regan	17