On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	71	42	.628	--
Orioles	65	47	.580	5.5
Red Sox	62	51	.549	9.0
Indians	60	56	.517	12.5
Athletics	58	55	.513	13.0
Twins	52	59	.468	18.0
Yankees	51	58	.468	18.0
Angels	52	62	.456	19.5
White Sox	48	62	.436	21.5
Senators	42	69	.378	28.0

Games

White Sox 1, Indians 0

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

Athletics 4, Senators 2

Senators 3, Athletics 2

Orioles 3, Angels 0

Twins 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	75	40	.652	--
Cubs	60	55	.522	15.0
Reds	57	53	.518	15.5
Braves	59	56	.513	16.0
Giants	57	55	.509	16.5
Pirates	55	59	.482	19.5
Phillies	53	59	.473	20.5
Mets	53	63	.457	22.5
Dodgers	51	64	.443	24.0
Astros	49	65	.430	25.5

Games

Cardinals 1, Braves 0

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Mets 5, Giants 4

Astros 2, Pirates 1

Reds 7, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Campaneris	6
2	Danny Cater	3
2	Dick Green	3
2	Alex Johnson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Bonds	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Gates Brown	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Foy	4
2	Dick Green	3
2	Rick Joseph	3
4	Ken Boyer	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	2
1	Cesar Tovar	2
3	Tommie Agee	1
3	Bernie Allen	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	2.00
1	Dave McNally	2.00
3	Juan Pizarro	1.33
4	Bob Gibson	1.25
5	Catfish Hunter	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Tommy John	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave McNally	8
2	Catfish Hunter	6
3	Chuck Dobson	5
3	Pat Dobson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Ron Taylor	1
1	Gary Wagner	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.330
2	Pete Rose	.327
3	Alex Johnson	.322
4	Tommy Helms	.304
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	73
4	Boog Powell	71
5	2 tied	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	39
2	Maury Wills	34
3	Lou Brock	30
4	Jose Cardenal	27
5	Willie Davis	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.04
2	Luis Tiant	1.48
3	Sam McDowell	1.72
4	Dave McNally	1.83
5	Don Drysdale	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	23
2	Juan Marichal	20
3	Luis Tiant	17
4	Bob Gibson	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	216
2	Luis Tiant	197
3	Denny McLain	188
4	Fergie Jenkins	178
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	4 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.426
2	Bert Campaneris	.420
3	Chuck Hinton	.395
4	Bill Robinson	.394
5	Felipe Alou	.391

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	Donn Clendenon	14
2	Joe Foy	14
2	Al Kaline	14
2	Carl Yastrzemski	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	8
1	Willie Davis	8
3	Lou Brock	6
3	Vic Davalillo	6
5	4 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	Barry Moore	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Nelson Briles	3
2	Joe Coleman	3
2	Dick Ellsworth	3
2	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Singer	27
2	Fergie Jenkins	26
3	Catfish Hunter	25
3	Sam McDowell	25
3	Ray Sadecki	25

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	Alex Johnson	.381
2	Tommy Davis	.375
3	Bert Campaneris	.374
4	Roberto Clemente	.372
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	16
2	Bert Campaneris	13
3	Jose Cardenal	10
4	Don Buford	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Washburn	0.91
2	Bob Gibson	0.96
3	Dave McNally	1.09
4	Juan Marichal	1.23
5	Don Wilson	1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	51
2	Bob Gibson	50
2	Fergie Jenkins	50
4	Sam McDowell	48
5	Denny McLain	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	7
2	Clay Carroll	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
4	Joe Hoerner	5
4	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.362
2	Alex Johnson	.318
3	Curt Flood	.314
4	Roberto Clemente	.313
5	Tony Gonzalez	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	41
2	Frank Howard	39
3	Hank Aaron	33
3	Ken Harrelson	33
5	Willie Horton	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	110
2	Ken Harrelson	109
3	Hank Aaron	101
4	Frank Howard	97
5	2 tied	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	54
2	Lou Brock	46
3	Maury Wills	43
4	Jose Cardenal	29
5	Reggie Smith	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.03
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
3	Dave McNally	1.94
4	Gaylord Perry	2.01
5	Stan Bahnsen	2.06

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	281
2	Luis Tiant	277
3	Fergie Jenkins	252
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