On This Day

Monday, August 5, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	67	41	.620	--
Orioles	61	46	.570	5.5
Indians	60	51	.541	8.5
Red Sox	58	51	.532	9.5
Athletics	55	53	.509	12.0
Yankees	50	55	.476	15.5
Twins	50	56	.472	16.0
Angels	50	59	.459	17.5
White Sox	47	59	.443	19.0
Senators	39	66	.371	26.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Orioles 5, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	39	.649	--
Cubs	58	53	.523	14.0
Braves	58	53	.523	14.0
Reds	55	51	.519	14.5
Giants	55	54	.505	16.0
Pirates	53	57	.482	18.5
Phillies	51	57	.472	19.5
Mets	51	62	.451	22.0
Dodgers	50	61	.450	22.0
Astros	47	63	.427	24.5

Games

Dodgers 1, Pirates 0

Phillies 6, Giants 4

Astros 6, Mets 5

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Braves 6, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zoilo Versalles	4
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Felix Millan	3
2	Doug Rader	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Bobby Cox	1
1	Tony Gonzalez	1
1	Ken Harrelson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Bateman	3
1	Milt Pappas	3
3	Don Buford	2
3	Tony Gonzalez	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Bob Aspromonte	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Phil Linz	1
1	Tony Taylor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave McNally	1.20
2	Jack Billingham	1.00
2	Dave Morehead	1.00
4	Milt Pappas	0.86
5	Tommy John	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Billingham	7
2	Dave McNally	6
2	Dave Morehead	6
2	Milt Pappas	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.331
2	Pete Rose	.330
3	Alex Johnson	.319
4	Tommy Helms	.306
5	Curt Flood	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	31
2	Ken Harrelson	28
3	Willie Horton	26
3	Willie McCovey	26
5	Dick Allen	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	91
2	Frank Howard	77
3	Boog Powell	69
4	Willie McCovey	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	21

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	Dave McNally	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	22
2	Juan Marichal	20
3	Luis Tiant	17
4	Bob Gibson	15
5	4 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	Joe Hoerner	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.411
2	John Roseboro	.405
3	Bert Campaneris	.403
4	Don Kessinger	.391
5	Johnny Bench	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
2	Boog Powell	5
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	Frank Howard	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	16
2	Boog Powell	14
3	Al Kaline	12
4	Donn Clendenon	11
4	7 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holtzman	0.00
1	Wilbur Wood	0.00
3	George Culver	0.39
4	Clay Carroll	0.47
5	Dean Chance	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Nelson Briles	3
2	Jim Hannan	3
2	Ken Holtzman	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	27
2	Sam McDowell	25
3	Stan Bahnsen	24
3	Bob Gibson	24
3	Blue Moon Odom	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Wilbur Wood	4
3	Clay Carroll	3
3	Daryl Patterson	3
5	11 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sal Bando	.389
2	Tommy Davis	.363
3	Aurelio Rodriguez	.360
4	Alex Johnson	.356
5	Lou Brock	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	10
2	Dick Allen	8
3	Ernie Banks	7
3	Reggie Jackson	7
3	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	27
2	Dick Allen	25
3	Mike Shannon	21
3	Ted Uhlaender	21
5	3 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	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Ray Washburn	1.13
3	Juan Marichal	1.23
4	Dave McNally	1.26
5	John Buzhardt	1.39

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
3	Clay Carroll	5
3	Joe Hoerner	5
3	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.359
2	Tony Gonzalez	.320
3	Curt Flood	.317
4	Alex Johnson	.314
5	Pete Rose	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	40
2	Frank Howard	39
3	Hank Aaron	32
3	Ken Harrelson	32
5	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	2 tied	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	Tom Seaver	1.98
4	Dave McNally	2.03
5	Stan Bahnsen	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	26
2	Nelson Briles	23
3	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	257
4	Dean Chance	242
5	Bill Singer	226

Saves

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