On This Day

Friday, July 26, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	62	37	.626	--
Orioles	54	42	.563	6.5
Indians	55	45	.550	7.5
Red Sox	51	45	.531	9.5
Twins	48	50	.490	13.5
Athletics	48	50	.490	13.5
Yankees	45	49	.479	14.5
Angels	47	52	.475	15.0
White Sox	41	54	.432	19.0
Senators	34	61	.358	26.0

Games

White Sox 3, Angels 1

Twins 10, Athletics 4

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Yankees 5, Indians 0

Tigers 4, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	66	35	.653	--
Braves	54	46	.540	11.5
Reds	48	46	.511	14.5
Giants	49	50	.495	16.0
Cubs	49	51	.490	16.5
Phillies	46	51	.474	18.0
Mets	48	54	.471	18.5
Pirates	46	52	.469	18.5
Dodgers	45	54	.455	20.0
Astros	44	56	.440	21.5

Games

Astros 4, Giants 1

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 9, Pirates 1

Dodgers 3, Cubs 2

Braves 5, Phillies 4

Mets 2, Reds 0

Braves 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Taylor	5
2	Curt Flood	4
2	Bob Johnson	4
2	Felix Millan	4
2	Mike Shannon	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Elston Howard	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Sal Bando	3
1	Julian Javier	3
1	Duane Josephson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Vic Davalillo	1
1	Joe Foy	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam McDowell	1.43
2	Jerry Koosman	1.33
3	Milt Pappas	1.25
4	Tony Cloninger	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	Jim Kaat	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	10
2	Jeff James	9
3	Jerry Koosman	8
4	Chuck Dobson	7
4	Denny Lemaster	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Daryl Patterson	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Claude Raymond	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.338
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Curt Flood	.313
4	Alex Johnson	.313
5	Rick Monday	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	28
2	Willie McCovey	24
3	Ken Harrelson	23
3	Willie Horton	23
5	Dick Allen	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	76
2	Frank Howard	70
3	Willie McCovey	63
4	Boog Powell	62
5	Jim Northrup	60

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	Don Drysdale	1.63
4	Sam McDowell	1.65
5	Jerry Koosman	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	19
2	Juan Marichal	18
3	Luis Tiant	16
4	Bob Gibson	14
4	Jerry Koosman	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	201
2	Luis Tiant	174
3	Denny McLain	166
4	Fergie Jenkins	152
5	Bill Singer	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	16
2	Al Worthington	14
3	Ted Abernathy	11
3	Joe Hoerner	11
3	Wilbur Wood	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.457
2	Roberto Clemente	.405
3	Mike Shannon	.400
4	Sal Bando	.386
5	Alex Johnson	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	5
1	Ken Harrelson	5
3	Don Lock	4
3	Willie McCovey	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Shannon	17
2	Dick Allen	14
2	Ted Uhlaender	14
4	Jim Ray Hart	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
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	George Brunet	0.33
2	Bob Gibson	0.33
4	Ray Washburn	0.38
5	Steve Barber	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	3
1	George Brunet	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Jim Hardin	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	33
2	Jerry Koosman	28
3	Bob Gibson	27
3	Don Wilson	27
5	Dean Chance	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Clay Carroll	3
2	Joe Hoerner	3
2	Sparky Lyle	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Shannon	.367
2	Lou Brock	.363
3	Aurelio Rodriguez	.361
4	Tom Haller	.357
5	Don Buford	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	9
2	Hank Aaron	7
2	Dick Allen	7
2	Ken Harrelson	7
2	Jim Wynn	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	24
1	Mike Shannon	24
3	Jim Wynn	22
4	Ken Harrelson	21
5	3 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
2	Maury Wills	9
3	Matty Alou	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.33
2	Tom Phoebus	0.83
3	Vicente Romo	0.87
4	Bob Moose	0.92
5	Steve Barber	0.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	62
2	Luis Tiant	56
3	Denny McLain	48
4	Bob Gibson	47
4	Tom Phoebus	47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.359
2	Curt Flood	.334
3	Alex Johnson	.311
4	Tony Oliva	.310
5	Tony Gonzalez	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	39
2	Frank Howard	38
3	Hank Aaron	34
4	Carl Yastrzemski	33
5	Dick Allen	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	109
2	Hank Aaron	102
2	Ken Harrelson	102
4	Frank Howard	100
5	3 tied	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Lou Brock	41
2	Maury Wills	41
4	Vada Pinson	30
5	Jose Cardenal	27

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	289
2	Luis Tiant	263
3	Fergie Jenkins	259
4	Dean Chance	240
5	Bill Singer	226

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	23
2	Turk Farrell	18
2	Joe Hoerner	18
2	Al Worthington	18
5	Phil Regan	17