On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	66	41	.617	--
Orioles	59	46	.562	6.0
Indians	59	50	.541	8.0
Red Sox	57	50	.533	9.0
Athletics	54	52	.509	11.5
Yankees	50	53	.485	14.0
Twins	50	55	.476	15.0
Angels	49	59	.454	17.5
White Sox	46	58	.442	18.5
Senators	39	65	.375	25.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Angels 3

Red Sox 5, Angels 3

Senators 3, White Sox 1

White Sox 6, Senators 2

Indians 4, Athletics 1

Twins 4, Tigers 0

Yankees 3, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	38	.651	--
Cubs	57	52	.523	14.0
Braves	57	52	.523	14.0
Reds	54	50	.519	14.5
Giants	54	53	.505	16.0
Pirates	53	55	.491	17.5
Phillies	49	57	.462	20.5
Mets	50	60	.455	21.5
Dodgers	48	60	.444	22.5
Astros	46	62	.426	24.5

Games

Braves 1, Reds 0

Reds 5, Braves 3

Phillies 2, Astros 1

Giants 7, Pirates 0

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Dodgers 8, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rick Reichardt	5
2	Jerry Adair	4
2	Felipe Alou	4
2	Tommy Davis	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rick Reichardt	2
2	Jerry Adair	1
2	Bob Bailey	1
2	Bobby Bonds	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	5
2	Ken Harrelson	4
3	Dalton Jones	3
3	Willie McCovey	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	2
1	Carl Yastrzemski	2
3	Tommie Agee	1
3	Sandy Alomar	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Singer	1.43
2	Dean Chance	1.33
3	Ray Sadecki	1.20
4	Sam McDowell	1.00
5	Blue Moon Odom	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Sadecki	12
2	Bill Singer	10
3	Dean Chance	8
4	Sam McDowell	6
4	Chris Short	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Barry Moore	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	Vicente Romo	1
1	Lee Stange	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.334
2	Pete Rose	.326
3	Alex Johnson	.319
4	Tommy Helms	.306
5	Curt Flood	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	31
2	Ken Harrelson	27
3	Willie Horton	26
3	Willie McCovey	26
5	Dick Allen	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	88
2	Frank Howard	77
3	Willie McCovey	68
3	Boog Powell	68
5	Jim Northrup	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	35
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Lou Brock	29
4	Jose Cardenal	24
5	Willie Davis	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.50
3	Sam McDowell	1.62
4	Jerry Koosman	1.83
5	Wilbur Wood	1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	216
2	Luis Tiant	190
3	Denny McLain	182
4	Fergie Jenkins	172
5	Bill Singer	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	19
2	Al Worthington	14
3	Wilbur Wood	13
4	Ted Abernathy	11
4	2 others tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	John Roseboro	.429
2	Bob Allison	.426
3	Alex Johnson	.412
4	Tommy Davis	.407
5	Aurelio Rodriguez	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
1	Lee May	6
3	Bob Allison	5
3	Frank Howard	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	17
2	Boog Powell	15
3	Donn Clendenon	13
4	Sal Bando	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Lou Brock	6
2	Don Buford	6
2	Jose Cardenal	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Locker	0.00
2	Bob Gibson	0.33
3	George Culver	0.39
4	Ken Holtzman	0.55
5	Clay Carroll	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave McNally	4
2	Gerry Arrigo	3
2	Dick Ellsworth	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	32
2	Sam McDowell	30
3	Ray Sadecki	29
4	Bob Gibson	27
4	4 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	5
2	Clay Carroll	3
2	Sparky Lyle	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.375
2	Alex Johnson	.356
3	Sal Bando	.355
4	Tony Oliva	.351
5	Luis Aparicio	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	10
2	Dick Allen	8
2	Reggie Jackson	8
2	Billy Williams	8
5	Willie Horton	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	27
2	Dick Allen	26
3	Billy Williams	22
4	Mike Shannon	21
5	4 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	18
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Bert Campaneris	9
4	Don Buford	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.40
2	George Brunet	0.63
3	Juan Marichal	0.95
4	Dave McNally	1.09
5	Fergie Jenkins	1.22

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	62
2	Fergie Jenkins	50
3	Dean Chance	49
3	Denny McLain	49
5	Bill Singer	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	7
2	Lee Stange	6
3	Clay Carroll	5
3	Vicente Romo	5
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.360
2	Curt Flood	.320
3	Alex Johnson	.315
4	Tony Gonzalez	.313
5	Tony Oliva	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	40
2	Frank Howard	39
3	Hank Aaron	32
4	Ken Harrelson	31
4	Willie Horton	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	111
2	Ken Harrelson	108
3	Hank Aaron	101
4	Frank Howard	99
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	51
2	Lou Brock	45
3	Maury Wills	44
4	Jose Cardenal	27
4	Vada Pinson	27

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	25
2	Nelson Briles	22
2	Luis Tiant	22
4	Jim Hardin	20
4	Juan Marichal	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	298
2	Luis Tiant	270
3	Fergie Jenkins	264
4	Dean Chance	242
5	Bill Singer	226

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	21
2	Phil Regan	20
3	Al Worthington	17
4	Turk Farrell	16
4	Joe Hoerner	16