On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	72	42	.632	--
Orioles	66	47	.584	5.5
Red Sox	62	52	.544	10.0
Indians	61	56	.521	12.5
Athletics	59	55	.518	13.0
Twins	53	59	.473	18.0
Yankees	51	59	.464	19.0
Angels	52	63	.452	20.5
White Sox	48	63	.432	22.5
Senators	42	70	.375	29.0

Games

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

Athletics 4, Senators 1

Twins 3, Yankees 2

Orioles 1, Angels 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	76	40	.655	--
Cubs	61	55	.526	15.0
Reds	57	54	.514	16.5
Giants	58	56	.509	17.0
Braves	59	57	.509	17.0
Pirates	56	60	.483	20.0
Phillies	53	60	.469	21.5
Mets	54	64	.458	23.0
Dodgers	52	64	.448	24.0
Astros	50	66	.431	26.0

Games

Cardinals 7, Braves 1

Astros 16, Pirates 3

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2

Mets 3, Giants 1

Giants 1, Mets 0

Pirates 7, Astros 4

Cubs 8, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doug Rader	6
2	Denis Menke	5
3	Ken Boyer	4
3	Phil Linz	4
3	Freddie Patek	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	2
2	Norm Cash	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doug Rader	6
2	Norm Miller	5
3	Hector Torres	3
4	Dick Allen	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Jesus Alou	1
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Merritt	2.20
2	Bobby Bolin	1.80
3	Luis Tiant	1.25
4	Woodie Fryman	1.12
5	Blue Moon Odom	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Gene Brabender	1
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Merritt	11
2	Luis Tiant	10
3	Bobby Bolin	9
3	Woodie Fryman	9
5	Gaylord Perry	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.327
2	Alex Johnson	.324
3	Pete Rose	.323
4	Tommy Helms	.306
5	Felipe Alou	.305

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	95
2	Frank Howard	80
3	Willie McCovey	74
4	Boog Powell	71
5	Tony Perez	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	40
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	1.46
3	Sam McDowell	1.72
4	Wilbur Wood	1.76
5	Dave McNally	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	23
2	Juan Marichal	20
3	Luis Tiant	18
4	Bob Gibson	16
5	4 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	216
2	Luis Tiant	207
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	Alex Johnson	.429
2	Bert Campaneris	.420
3	Felipe Alou	.413
4	Tommy Davis	.403
5	Norm Cash	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	19
2	Donn Clendenon	14
2	Joe Foy	14
2	Lee May	14
2	Carl Yastrzemski	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	9
2	Willie Davis	8
3	Lou Brock	6
4	Jose Cardenal	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Locker	0.00
1	Gary Wagner	0.00
1	Jack Billingham	0.00
4	Denny McLain	0.25
5	Tony Cloninger	0.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	33
2	Bobby Bolin	32
3	Blue Moon Odom	29
4	Fergie Jenkins	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	4
2	Clay Carroll	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Lew Krausse	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Alex Johnson	.386
2	Bert Campaneris	.375
3	Tommy Davis	.371
4	Roberto Clemente	.366
5	Aurelio Rodriguez	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	11
2	Willie McCovey	9
2	Billy Williams	9
4	Dick Allen	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	31
2	Dick Allen	25
3	Donn Clendenon	22
4	Tommy Davis	21
4	4 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Bert Campaneris	14
3	Jose Cardenal	10
4	Don Buford	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Locker	0.35
2	Ray Washburn	0.91
3	Bob Gibson	0.96
4	Phil Regan	1.00
5	Dave McNally	1.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	51
2	Bob Gibson	50
2	Fergie Jenkins	50
2	Luis Tiant	50
5	Sam McDowell	48

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	.358
2	Alex Johnson	.319
3	Curt Flood	.313
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	Ken Harrelson	111
2	Willie McCovey	108
3	Hank Aaron	100
4	Frank Howard	98
5	Tony Perez	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	55
2	Lou Brock	45
3	Maury Wills	42
4	Jose Cardenal	29
5	Reggie Smith	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.03
2	Luis Tiant	1.65
3	Dave McNally	1.97
4	Gaylord Perry	2.01
5	Tom Seaver	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	26
2	Nelson Briles	23
2	Luis Tiant	23
4	Jim Hardin	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	287
2	Sam McDowell	281
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