On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	71	41	.634	--
Orioles	64	47	.577	6.5
Red Sox	61	51	.545	10.0
Indians	60	55	.522	12.5
Athletics	57	54	.514	13.5
Yankees	51	57	.472	18.0
Twins	51	59	.464	19.0
Angels	52	61	.460	19.5
White Sox	47	62	.431	22.5
Senators	41	68	.376	28.5

Games

Red Sox 1, White Sox 0

Tigers 13, Indians 1

Senators 7, Angels 2

Orioles 10, Twins 3

Athletics 6, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	74	40	.649	--
Cubs	60	54	.526	14.0
Braves	59	55	.518	15.0
Reds	56	53	.514	15.5
Giants	57	54	.514	15.5
Pirates	55	58	.487	18.5
Phillies	52	59	.468	20.5
Mets	52	63	.452	22.5
Dodgers	51	63	.447	23.0
Astros	48	65	.425	25.5

Games

Pirates 4, Astros 3

Phillies 1, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 1, Reds 0

Cubs 4, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Brant Alyea	3
1	Vic Davalillo	3
1	Denis Menke	3
1	Bill Robinson	3
5	30 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Freehan	2
1	Ken McMullen	2
3	Dick Allen	1
3	Hank Allen	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Freehan	4
2	Paul Blair	3
2	Frank Fernandez	3
2	Ken McMullen	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sal Bando	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	Vic Davalillo	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rick Wise	1.67
2	Ray Culp	1.25
3	Bill Hands	1.00
3	Ray Washburn	1.00
5	Bill Singer	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	Jim Hannan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Cuellar	8
1	Jim Hannan	8
3	Bill Singer	6
3	Ray Washburn	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Lew Krausse	1
1	Dave Leonhard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.333
2	Pete Rose	.322
3	Alex Johnson	.318
4	Tommy Helms	.305
5	Felipe Alou	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	32
2	Ken Harrelson	29
3	Willie McCovey	28
4	Willie Horton	27
5	Dick Allen	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	93
2	Frank Howard	79
3	Willie McCovey	71
3	Boog Powell	71
5	Jim Northrup	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	37
2	Maury Wills	34
3	Lou Brock	29
4	Jose Cardenal	27
5	Willie Davis	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.08
2	Luis Tiant	1.48
3	Sam McDowell	1.72
4	Don Drysdale	1.86
5	Denny McLain	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	23
2	Juan Marichal	20
3	Luis Tiant	17
4	Bob Gibson	15
4	Mel Stottlemyre	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	216
2	Luis Tiant	197
3	Denny McLain	188
4	Fergie Jenkins	174
5	Bill Singer	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	20
2	Wilbur Wood	14
2	Al Worthington	14
4	Joe Hoerner	12
5	3 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.431
2	Chuck Hinton	.400
3	Felipe Alou	.391
4	Bert Campaneris	.390
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Billy Williams	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	17
2	Al Kaline	14
2	Carl Yastrzemski	14
4	Donn Clendenon	13
5	Tommy Davis	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	8
2	Bert Campaneris	6
2	Vic Davalillo	6
4	Lou Brock	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Locker	0.00
1	Wilbur Wood	0.00
3	Denny McLain	0.25
4	Mike Kekich	0.56
5	John Hiller	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Nelson Briles	3
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Dick Ellsworth	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Singer	27
2	Sam McDowell	25
2	Ray Sadecki	25
4	Bob Gibson	24
4	Blue Moon Odom	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Daryl Patterson	4
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Wilbur Wood	4
4	Clay Carroll	3
4	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.376
2	Tony Oliva	.373
3	Roberto Clemente	.367
4	Alex Johnson	.366
5	Aurelio Rodriguez	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	11
2	Dick Allen	8
2	Willie McCovey	8
2	Billy Williams	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	29
2	Dick Allen	23
3	Tommy Davis	21
3	Boog Powell	21
3	Mike Shannon	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
2	Bert Campaneris	11
3	Jose Cardenal	10
4	Don Buford	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Washburn	0.91
2	Juan Marichal	1.11
3	Bob Gibson	1.15
4	Dave McNally	1.26
5	Don Wilson	1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	51
2	Sam McDowell	48
3	Fergie Jenkins	46
3	Denny McLain	46
5	2 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	7
2	Clay Carroll	5
2	Joe Hoerner	5
2	Sparky Lyle	5
2	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.364
2	Curt Flood	.314
3	Alex Johnson	.314
4	Tony Gonzalez	.313
5	Tony Oliva	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	41
2	Frank Howard	40
3	Hank Aaron	33
3	Ken Harrelson	33
5	Willie Horton	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	109
2	Willie McCovey	108
3	Hank Aaron	101
4	Frank Howard	100
5	Tony Perez	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	52
2	Lou Brock	45
3	Maury Wills	43
4	Jose Cardenal	29
5	Reggie Smith	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.07
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
3	Gaylord Perry	2.01
4	Dave McNally	2.03
5	Tom Seaver	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	26
2	Nelson Briles	22
2	Luis Tiant	22
4	Jim Hardin	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	289
2	Luis Tiant	277
3	Fergie Jenkins	257
4	Dean Chance	243
5	Bill Singer	230

Saves

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