On This Day

Thursday, July 25, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	61	37	.622	--
Orioles	54	41	.568	5.5
Indians	55	44	.556	6.5
Red Sox	50	45	.526	9.5
Athletics	48	49	.495	12.5
Twins	47	50	.485	13.5
Angels	47	51	.480	14.0
Yankees	44	49	.473	14.5
White Sox	40	54	.426	19.0
Senators	34	60	.362	25.0

Games

Tigers 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	65	34	.657	--
Braves	52	46	.531	12.5
Reds	48	45	.516	14.0
Giants	49	49	.500	15.5
Cubs	49	50	.495	16.0
Phillies	46	49	.484	17.0
Pirates	45	51	.469	18.5
Mets	47	54	.465	19.0
Dodgers	44	54	.449	20.5
Astros	43	56	.434	22.0

Games

Reds 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Phillies 0

Braves 4, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Matty Alou	3
1	Donn Clendenon	3
1	Tommy Helms	3
1	Manny Mota	3
1	Cookie Rojas	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Northrup	2
2	Joe Torre	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Northrup	3
1	Joe Torre	3
3	Johnny Edwards	2
3	Art Shamsky	2
5	6 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	1
1	Del Unser	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	1.00
2	Dick Selma	0.83
3	Joe Sparma	0.71
4	Bruce Howard	0.67
4	Phil Niekro	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Culver	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Phil Niekro	1
1	Joe Sparma	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	6
2	Dick Selma	5
2	Chris Short	5
2	Joe Sparma	5
2	Bob Veale	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.337
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Alex Johnson	.316
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 Northrup	59

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	0.96
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	14
5	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	.400
2	Roberto Clemente	.400
4	Luis Aparicio	.394
5	Mike Shannon	.389

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	15
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	Bob Gibson	0.33
3	Ray Washburn	0.38
4	Steve Barber	0.38
5	George Brunet	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	4
1	Dave McNally	4
3	Steve Barber	3
3	Bob Gibson	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	33
2	Bob Gibson	27
2	Don Wilson	27
4	Fergie Jenkins	24
4	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
3	John Boozer	3
3	Clay Carroll	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Brock	.378
2	Tom Haller	.361
3	Mike Shannon	.352
4	Aurelio Rodriguez	.347
5	Don Buford	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	9
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	Mike Shannon	23
3	Jim Ray Hart	22
4	Ken Harrelson	21
5	3 tied	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Regan	0.00
2	Bob Gibson	0.33
3	Tom Phoebus	0.83
4	Tom Seaver	0.87
5	Vicente Romo	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	6
1	Denny McLain	6
3	George Brunet	5
3	Dave McNally	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	56
2	Sam McDowell	52
3	Denny McLain	48
4	Bob Gibson	47
4	Tom Phoebus	47

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	.357
2	Curt Flood	.333
3	Alex Johnson	.313
4	Pete Rose	.309
5	Tony Gonzalez	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	39
1	Willie McCovey	39
3	Hank Aaron	33
3	Carl Yastrzemski	33
5	Dick Allen	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	109
2	Ken Harrelson	103
3	Frank Howard	101
4	Hank Aaron	99
5	3 tied	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Lou Brock	43
3	Maury Wills	42
4	Vada Pinson	29
5	Jose Cardenal	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.64
3	Dick Selma	1.93
4	Dave McNally	2.07
5	Sonny Siebert	2.09

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	279
2	Luis Tiant	263
3	Fergie Jenkins	259
4	Dean Chance	240
5	Bill Singer	222

Saves

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