On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	65	40	.619	--
Orioles	58	45	.563	6.0
Indians	58	49	.542	8.0
Red Sox	54	49	.524	10.0
Athletics	53	51	.510	11.5
Yankees	49	52	.485	14.0
Twins	49	54	.476	15.0
Angels	48	56	.462	16.5
White Sox	45	56	.446	18.0
Senators	37	64	.366	26.0

Games

Orioles 5, Indians 1

Senators 9, Tigers 3

Twins 4, White Sox 1

Yankees 1, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	36	.664	--
Braves	56	51	.523	15.0
Reds	53	49	.520	15.5
Cubs	55	52	.514	16.0
Giants	53	52	.505	17.0
Pirates	52	54	.491	18.5
Phillies	48	56	.462	21.5
Mets	49	59	.454	22.5
Dodgers	47	59	.443	23.5
Astros	45	61	.425	25.5

Games

Pirates 6, Reds 1

Giants 2, Dodgers 0

Cubs 4, Astros 1

Braves 4, Mets 2

Cardinals 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Matty Alou	3
1	John Bateman	3
1	Rod Carew	3
1	Don Kessinger	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bernie Allen	1
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Curt Blefary	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Hansen	4
2	Willie Stargell	3
3	Bernie Allen	2
3	Bob Allison	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Scott	2
2	Curt Blefary	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Don Lock	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Bahnsen	4.00
2	Juan Marichal	1.67
3	Steve Carlton	1.00
4	Dave Giusti	0.88
5	Joe Coleman	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	1
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Bahnsen	12
2	Joe Coleman	7
2	Dave Giusti	7
4	Luis Tiant	6
5	Juan Marichal	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Phil Regan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.338
2	Pete Rose	.331
3	Alex Johnson	.316
4	Curt Flood	.310
5	Tommy Helms	.307

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	83
2	Frank Howard	74
3	Willie McCovey	65
3	Boog Powell	65
5	Jim Northrup	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	34
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Lou Brock	28
4	Jose Cardenal	24
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.50
3	Sam McDowell	1.63
4	Jerry Koosman	1.83
5	Dave McNally	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	21
2	Juan Marichal	20
3	Luis Tiant	17
4	Bob Gibson	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	210
2	Luis Tiant	190
3	Denny McLain	182
4	Fergie Jenkins	172
5	Bill Singer	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	18
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	Bob Allison	.488
2	Aurelio Rodriguez	.418
3	Bert Campaneris	.418
4	Reggie Smith	.409
5	Sal Bando	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
1	Lee May	6
3	Bob Allison	5
3	Billy Williams	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Uhlaender	14
2	Sal Bando	13
2	Donn Clendenon	13
2	Ken Harrelson	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Jose Cardenal	6
2	Joe Foy	6
2	Maury Wills	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clay Carroll	0.00
1	Bob Locker	0.00
3	Bob Gibson	0.33
4	Ray Washburn	0.35
5	Juan Marichal	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
1	Dave McNally	4
3	Gerry Arrigo	3
3	Stan Bahnsen	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	33
2	Bob Gibson	27
2	Dave Giusti	27
2	Jerry Koosman	27
2	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	4
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
1	Phil Regan	4
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Wilbur Wood	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.405
2	Tommy Helms	.356
3	Luis Aparicio	.353
4	Sal Bando	.349
5	Lou Brock	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	9
2	Dick Allen	8
2	Willie Horton	8
2	Reggie Jackson	8
2	Billy Williams	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	27
2	Ken Harrelson	25
3	Billy Williams	22
4	Donn Clendenon	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	17
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Bert Campaneris	9
4	Don Buford	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.40
2	George Brunet	0.63
3	Juan Marichal	0.82
4	Ray Washburn	0.90
5	Ron Kline	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Fergie Jenkins	6
2	Juan Marichal	6
2	Dave McNally	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	59
1	Luis Tiant	59
3	Fergie Jenkins	56
3	Sam McDowell	56
5	Tom Phoebus	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	6
2	Clay Carroll	5
2	Joe Hoerner	5
2	Lee Stange	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.360
2	Curt Flood	.328
3	Alex Johnson	.312
4	Tony Gonzalez	.312
5	Pete Rose	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	39
2	Frank Howard	38
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Ken Harrelson	32
5	Willie Horton	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	108
1	Willie McCovey	108
3	Hank Aaron	103
4	Frank Howard	96
5	Ernie Banks	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	51
2	Lou Brock	45
3	Maury Wills	44
4	Jose Cardenal	28
4	Vada Pinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.70
3	Dave McNally	1.97
4	Tom Seaver	2.03
5	Stan Bahnsen	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	26
2	Nelson Briles	22
2	Luis Tiant	22
4	Jim Hardin	20
4	Juan Marichal	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	292
2	Luis Tiant	270
3	Fergie Jenkins	264
4	Dean Chance	234
5	Bill Singer	224

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	22
2	Phil Regan	19
3	Turk Farrell	17
3	Al Worthington	17
5	Joe Hoerner	16