On This Day

Tuesday, July 30, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 64 39 .621 --
Orioles 56 45 .554 7.0
Indians 58 47 .552 7.0
Red Sox 54 47 .535 9.0
Athletics 51 51 .500 12.5
Twins 48 53 .475 15.0
Yankees 47 52 .475 15.0
Angels 48 54 .471 15.5
White Sox 44 55 .444 18.0
Senators 36 63 .364 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 36 .657 --
Reds 52 47 .525 14.0
Braves 54 51 .514 15.0
Giants 52 51 .505 16.0
Cubs 53 52 .505 16.0
Pirates 50 53 .485 18.0
Phillies 48 54 .471 19.5
Mets 49 57 .462 20.5
Dodgers 46 58 .442 22.5
Astros 45 59 .433 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Donn Clendenon 5
1 Maury Wills 5
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Matty Alou 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adolfo Phillips 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Donn Clendenon 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 4
1 Adolfo Phillips 4
3 Jerry May 3
3 Lee Maye 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Cleon Jones 1
2 Norm Miller 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.33
2 Sam McDowell 1.00
3 Bill Singer 0.88
4 Earl Wilson 0.83
5 Chuck Dobson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 9
2 Chuck Dobson 8
2 Bob Gibson 8
4 Bill Singer 7
5 Phil Niekro 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Daryl Patterson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .333
2 Pete Rose .331
3 Alex Johnson .316
4 Tommy Helms .312
5 Curt Flood .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 30
2 Willie Horton 26
3 Ken Harrelson 25
3 Willie McCovey 25
5 Dick Allen 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 81
2 Frank Howard 74
3 Willie McCovey 65
3 Boog Powell 65
5 Jim Northrup 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 33
2 Maury Wills 32
3 Lou Brock 26
4 Jose Cardenal 22
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.96
2 Luis Tiant 1.32
3 Sam McDowell 1.63
4 Jerry Koosman 1.76
5 Wilbur Wood 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 20
2 Juan Marichal 19
3 Luis Tiant 17
4 Bob Gibson 15
5 Jerry Koosman 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 210
2 Luis Tiant 184
3 Denny McLain 173
4 Fergie Jenkins 165
5 Bill Singer 157

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 .453
2 Bob Allison .441
3 Sal Bando .441
4 Bert Campaneris .414
5 Tony Oliva .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 6
2 Ken Harrelson 5
2 Don Lock 5
2 Reggie Smith 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Uhlaender 16
2 Sal Bando 13
3 Lou Brock 12
3 Ron Fairly 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Don Buford 6
2 Joe Foy 6
2 Ted Uhlaender 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
2 Bob Gibson 0.33
3 George Brunet 0.35
3 Ray Washburn 0.35
5 Ron Kline 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 3
1 Steve Blass 3
1 George Culver 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dean Chance 29
2 Bob Gibson 27
2 Ken Holtzman 27
2 Sam McDowell 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Phil Regan 4
4 Jim Brewer 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Aurelio Rodriguez .387
2 Tony Oliva .348
3 Sal Bando .346
4 Lou Brock .339
5 Lee May .336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 27
2 Ken Harrelson 24
3 Billy Williams 22
4 Reggie Jackson 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Maury Wills 11
3 Bert Campaneris 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.50
2 Ray Washburn 0.90
3 George Brunet 0.93
4 Juan Marichal 0.95
5 Ron Kline 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Denny McLain 6
3 Steve Barber 5
3 George Brunet 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 67
2 Luis Tiant 53
3 Denny McLain 50
4 Fergie Jenkins 49
5 Bob Gibson 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 6
2 John Boozer 5
2 Joe Hoerner 5
2 Phil Regan 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .356
2 Curt Flood .330
3 Alex Johnson .314
4 Tony Gonzalez .313
5 Roberto Clemente .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 39
2 Frank Howard 38
3 Hank Aaron 33
4 Carl Yastrzemski 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 109
2 Ken Harrelson 107
3 Hank Aaron 99
4 Frank Howard 96
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 50
2 Lou Brock 43
2 Maury Wills 43
4 Vada Pinson 29
5 Jose Cardenal 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.96
2 Luis Tiant 1.65
3 Dave McNally 2.02
4 Tom Seaver 2.03
5 Dick Selma 2.13

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 292
2 Luis Tiant 273
3 Fergie Jenkins 263
4 Dean Chance 237
5 Bill Singer 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 22
2 Turk Farrell 18
2 Phil Regan 18
2 Al Worthington 18
5 Joe Hoerner 16