On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	67	41	.620	--
Orioles	60	46	.566	6.0
Indians	60	51	.541	8.5
Red Sox	57	51	.528	10.0
Athletics	55	53	.509	12.0
Yankees	50	54	.481	15.0
Twins	50	56	.472	16.0
Angels	50	59	.459	17.5
White Sox	47	58	.448	18.5
Senators	39	66	.371	26.5

Games

Angels 12, Red Sox 6

White Sox 7, Senators 2

Athletics 5, Indians 0

Indians 7, Athletics 4

Tigers 2, Twins 1

Orioles 5, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	39	.645	--
Cubs	58	52	.527	13.0
Reds	55	50	.524	13.5
Braves	57	53	.518	14.0
Giants	55	53	.509	15.0
Pirates	53	56	.486	17.5
Phillies	50	57	.467	19.5
Mets	51	61	.455	21.0
Dodgers	49	61	.445	22.0
Astros	46	63	.422	24.5

Games

Reds 6, Braves 4

Phillies 3, Astros 2

Giants 2, Pirates 0

Mets 8, Dodgers 4

Cubs 6, Cardinals 5

Dodgers 2, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Campaneris	5
1	Vic Davalillo	5
3	Bud Harrelson	4
3	Tony Horton	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Paul Casanova	1
1	Wayne Causey	1
1	Tommy Davis	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bert Campaneris	4
1	Rick Reichardt	4
3	Vic Davalillo	3
3	Tommy Davis	3
3	Carl Yastrzemski	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	2
2	Sandy Alomar	1
2	Matty Alou	1
2	Mark Belanger	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Kekich	3.67
2	Bobby Bolin	1.43
3	Tony Cloninger	1.00
4	Sonny Siebert	0.88
5	Jim Kaat	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	Chuck Dobson	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Kekich	11
2	Bobby Bolin	10
2	Bob Gibson	10
4	Tony Cloninger	8
5	Sonny Siebert	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Krausse	1
1	Joe Niekro	1
1	Marty Pattin	1
1	Vicente Romo	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.334
2	Pete Rose	.332
3	Alex Johnson	.319
4	Tommy Helms	.310
5	Curt Flood	.302

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	90
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	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.08
2	Luis Tiant	1.50
3	Sam McDowell	1.62
4	Wilbur Wood	1.81
5	Jerry Koosman	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	22
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	186
4	Fergie Jenkins	174
5	Bill Singer	167

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Allison	.408
2	John Roseboro	.400
3	Tommy Davis	.397
4	Bert Campaneris	.394
5	Don Kessinger	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	6
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Ken Harrelson	5
2	Frank Howard	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	15
1	Boog Powell	15
3	Donn Clendenon	13
3	Ted Uhlaender	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	7
2	Lou Brock	6
2	Don Buford	6
4	Jose Cardenal	5
4	Joe Foy	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holtzman	0.00
1	Phil Regan	0.00
1	Wilbur Wood	0.00
4	George Culver	0.39
5	Clay Carroll	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Bill Hands	3
2	Jim Hannan	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	37
2	Sam McDowell	30
3	Bobby Bolin	28
4	Jerry Koosman	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	5
2	Wilbur Wood	4
3	Clay Carroll	3
3	Sparky Lyle	3
3	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sal Bando	.375
2	Luis Aparicio	.361
3	Aurelio Rodriguez	.356
4	Alex Johnson	.352
5	Tommy Davis	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	10
2	Dick Allen	8
2	Reggie Jackson	8
4	Rick Reichardt	7
4	Billy Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	29
2	Dick Allen	25
3	Ted Uhlaender	21
4	Sal Bando	20
4	3 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.95
2	Bob Gibson	0.96
3	Dave McNally	1.09
4	Ray Washburn	1.13
5	George Brunet	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	George Brunet	6
2	Dave McNally	6
4	Bob Gibson	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	62
2	Bob Gibson	54
3	Denny McLain	53
4	Fergie Jenkins	52
5	Dean Chance	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	6
1	Vicente Romo	6
1	Lee Stange	6
4	Clay Carroll	5
4	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.361
2	Curt Flood	.318
3	Tony Gonzalez	.316
4	Alex Johnson	.316
5	Pete Rose	.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	109
3	Hank Aaron	100
4	Frank Howard	99
5	Tony Perez	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Lou Brock	45
3	Maury Wills	44
4	Jose Cardenal	27
4	Vada Pinson	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.07
2	Luis Tiant	1.70
3	Dave McNally	1.97
4	Tom Seaver	1.98
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	289
2	Luis Tiant	270
3	Fergie Jenkins	266
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