On This Day

Sunday, July 28, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	38	.624	--
Orioles	55	43	.561	6.5
Indians	57	46	.553	7.0
Red Sox	52	46	.531	9.5
Athletics	50	50	.500	12.5
Twins	48	52	.480	14.5
Yankees	46	51	.474	15.0
Angels	47	54	.465	16.0
White Sox	43	54	.443	18.0
Senators	35	62	.361	26.0

Games

White Sox 2, Angels 1

Athletics 4, Twins 3

Red Sox 10, Senators 8

Indians 3, Yankees 2

Indians 4, Yankees 1

Orioles 5, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	67	36	.650	--
Braves	54	48	.529	12.5
Reds	49	47	.510	14.5
Giants	51	50	.505	15.0
Cubs	52	51	.505	15.0
Phillies	48	51	.485	17.0
Mets	49	55	.471	18.5
Pirates	47	53	.470	18.5
Dodgers	45	57	.441	21.5
Astros	44	58	.431	22.5

Games

Cubs 1, Dodgers 0

Giants 4, Astros 2

Cubs 8, Dodgers 3

Pirates 7, Cardinals 1

Phillies 3, Braves 0

Reds 5, Mets 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Davis	4
2	Glenn Beckert	3
2	Horace Clarke	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lee May	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Joe Azcue	1
2	Larry Brown	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Randy Hundley	4
1	Al McBean	4
3	Lee May	3
4	Bob Allison	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Foy	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	Lou Johnson	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Holtzman	2.00
2	Luis Tiant	1.43
3	Larry Jackson	1.33
4	Don Sutton	1.17
5	Fritz Peterson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Ken Holtzman	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Holtzman	10
1	Luis Tiant	10
3	Stan Williams	9
4	Don Sutton	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Paul Lindblad	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	Wilbur Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.335
2	Pete Rose	.326
3	Alex Johnson	.312
4	Curt Flood	.309
5	Rick Monday	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	28
2	Willie Horton	26
3	Ken Harrelson	24
3	Willie McCovey	24
5	Dick Allen	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	78
2	Frank Howard	71
3	Boog Powell	64
4	Willie McCovey	63
5	Jim Northrup	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	31
1	Maury Wills	31
3	Lou Brock	25
4	Jose Cardenal	22
5	Willie Davis	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.32
3	Sam McDowell	1.65
4	Jerry Koosman	1.76
5	Dave McNally	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	20
2	Juan Marichal	19
3	Luis Tiant	17
4	Bob Gibson	14
4	Jerry Koosman	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	201
2	Luis Tiant	184
3	Denny McLain	173
4	Fergie Jenkins	165
5	2 tied	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	17
2	Al Worthington	14
3	Wilbur Wood	13
4	Ted Abernathy	11
4	Joe Hoerner	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.462
2	Sal Bando	.455
3	Bob Allison	.412
4	Rich Reese	.393
5	2 tied	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
2	Dick Allen	5
2	Lee May	5
2	Reggie Smith	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Uhlaender	15
2	Ken Harrelson	14
2	Boog Powell	14
4	Dick Allen	13
4	Mike Shannon	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	6
2	Bert Campaneris	5
2	Jose Cardenal	5
2	Joe Foy	5
2	Ted Uhlaender	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
2	George Brunet	0.26
3	Ray Washburn	0.38
4	Clay Carroll	0.60
5	2 tied	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave McNally	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	George Brunet	3
2	Jack Fisher	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	32
2	Ken Holtzman	27
2	Luis Tiant	27
2	Don Wilson	27
5	Denny McLain	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	4
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
4	Dennis Higgins	3
4	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.377
2	Lee May	.351
3	Lou Brock	.349
4	Russ Snyder	.343
5	Mike Shannon	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	10
2	Ken Harrelson	8
2	Willie Horton	8
4	Dick Allen	7
5	9 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	25
2	Reggie Jackson	23
2	Mike Shannon	23
4	Ken Harrelson	21
4	Jim Wynn	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Maury Wills	10
3	Hank Aaron	6
3	Sandy Alomar	6
3	6 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Regan	0.00
2	Bob Gibson	0.40
3	Vicente Romo	0.90
4	George Brunet	0.93
5	Juan Marichal	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Luis Tiant	6
3	Steve Barber	5
3	George Brunet	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	66
2	Sam McDowell	58
3	Denny McLain	55
4	Fergie Jenkins	53
5	Tom Phoebus	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	5
1	Clay Carroll	5
1	Joe Hoerner	5
1	Phil Regan	5
1	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.357
2	Curt Flood	.330
3	Tony Gonzalez	.311
4	Alex Johnson	.311
5	Pete Rose	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	38
1	Willie McCovey	38
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Willie Horton	32
4	Carl Yastrzemski	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	107
2	Ken Harrelson	104
3	Hank Aaron	100
4	Frank Howard	96
5	Ernie Banks	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Lou Brock	42
2	Maury Wills	42
4	Vada Pinson	30
5	Jose Cardenal	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.65
3	Dick Selma	1.89
4	Dave McNally	2.02
5	Jerry Koosman	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	25
2	Luis Tiant	22
3	Nelson Briles	21
4	Jim Hardin	20
4	Juan Marichal	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	289
2	Luis Tiant	273
3	Fergie Jenkins	263
4	Dean Chance	232
5	Bill Singer	226

Saves

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