On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	69	41	.627	--
Orioles	61	47	.565	7.0
Red Sox	59	51	.536	10.0
Indians	60	53	.531	10.5
Athletics	55	53	.509	13.0
Twins	51	56	.477	16.5
Yankees	50	55	.476	16.5
Angels	51	60	.459	18.5
White Sox	47	60	.439	20.5
Senators	40	67	.374	27.5

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 2

Tigers 2, Indians 1

Tigers 5, Indians 2

Angels 10, Senators 3

Senators 1, Angels 0

Twins 5, Orioles 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	40	.643	--
Cubs	59	53	.527	13.0
Reds	56	51	.523	13.5
Braves	58	54	.518	14.0
Giants	56	54	.509	15.0
Pirates	54	57	.486	17.5
Phillies	51	58	.468	19.5
Mets	52	62	.456	21.0
Dodgers	50	62	.446	22.0
Astros	47	64	.423	24.5

Games

Pirates 4, Dodgers 1

Giants 4, Phillies 1

Mets 4, Astros 1

Reds 5, Cardinals 0

Cubs 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Northrup	5
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Chuck Hinton	4
2	Dick McAuliffe	4
2	Don Mincher	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Leo Cardenas	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kevin Collins	4
2	Carl Yastrzemski	3
3	Bob Allison	2
3	Mike Epstein	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Paul Blair	1
1	Vic Davalillo	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Joe Foy	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luis Tiant	1.75
2	Joe Coleman	1.33
3	Jim Merritt	1.29
4	John Hiller	1.20
5	Gaylord Perry	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Mickey Lolich	1
1	Jim Lonborg	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Giusti	9
1	Jim Merritt	9
3	Joe Coleman	8
4	Luis Tiant	7
4	Stan Williams	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Sparky Lyle	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.329
2	Pete Rose	.326
3	Alex Johnson	.320
4	Tommy Helms	.308
5	Felipe Alou	.303

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	70
4	Willie McCovey	69
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	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.08
2	Luis Tiant	1.48
3	Sam McDowell	1.62
4	Wilbur Wood	1.81
5	Don Drysdale	1.86

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	197
3	Denny McLain	186
4	Fergie Jenkins	174
5	Bill Singer	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	20
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	.429
2	Bert Campaneris	.421
3	John Roseboro	.405
4	Felipe Alou	.387
5	Chuck Hinton	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	5
1	Boog Powell	5
3	Bob Allison	4
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	15
2	Al Kaline	14
2	Boog Powell	14
2	Carl Yastrzemski	14
5	Tommy Davis	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holtzman	0.00
2	George Culver	0.39
3	Clay Carroll	0.47
4	Mike Kekich	0.56
5	Denny McLain	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Nelson Briles	3
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Jim Hannan	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	29
2	Stan Williams	28
3	Denny McLain	27
4	Sam McDowell	25
5	3 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Wilbur Wood	4
3	Clay Carroll	3
3	Daryl Patterson	3
5	12 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sal Bando	.394
2	Alex Johnson	.371
3	Tommy Davis	.363
4	Hank Aaron	.351
5	Aurelio Rodriguez	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	10
2	Dick Allen	8
3	Bob Allison	7
3	Ernie Banks	7
3	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	27
2	Dick Allen	25
3	Tommy Davis	21
3	Mike Shannon	21
3	Ted Uhlaender	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	18
2	Bert Campaneris	9
3	Don Buford	8
3	Joe Foy	8
3	Maury Wills	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Regan	0.35
2	Juan Marichal	1.11
3	Ray Washburn	1.13
4	Bob Gibson	1.15
5	Dave McNally	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Dave McNally	6
3	George Brunet	5
3	Bill Hands	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	53
2	Sam McDowell	48
3	Dean Chance	47
3	Luis Tiant	47
5	Fergie Jenkins	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	7
2	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	.358
2	Tony Gonzalez	.317
3	Curt Flood	.316
4	Alex Johnson	.315
5	Tommy Helms	.311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	109
2	Willie McCovey	106
3	Hank Aaron	101
4	Frank Howard	98
5	Tony Perez	95

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.07
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
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	22
2	Luis Tiant	22
4	Jim Hardin	20
4	Juan Marichal	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	289
2	Luis Tiant	277
3	Fergie Jenkins	257
4	Dean Chance	238
5	Bill Singer	226

Saves

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