On This Day

Sunday, August 11, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	74	42	.638	--
Orioles	66	48	.579	7.0
Red Sox	62	54	.534	12.0
Indians	63	56	.529	12.5
Athletics	60	55	.522	13.5
Twins	54	59	.478	18.5
Yankees	51	60	.459	20.5
Angels	53	63	.457	21.0
White Sox	48	65	.425	24.5
Senators	42	71	.372	30.5

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 1

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5

Athletics 8, Senators 3

Angels 11, Orioles 1

Twins 11, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	76	41	.650	--
Cubs	62	55	.530	14.0
Giants	60	56	.517	15.5
Braves	60	57	.513	16.0
Reds	57	55	.509	16.5
Pirates	56	61	.479	20.0
Phillies	53	61	.465	21.5
Dodgers	53	64	.453	23.0
Mets	54	66	.450	23.5
Astros	51	66	.436	25.0

Games

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Astros 5, Pirates 1

Dodgers 1, Phillies 0

Giants 2, Mets 1

Giants 5, Mets 0

Cubs 8, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Kessinger	5
1	Felix Millan	5
1	Tom Satriano	5
1	Mickey Stanley	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Smith	2
1	Billy Williams	2
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	Johnny Bench	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rick Reichardt	6
2	Billy Williams	5
3	Tony Oliva	4
4	Joe Keough	3
4	Reggie Smith	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Bobby Bonds	1
2	Joe Foy	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Sadecki	3.25
2	Don Drysdale	2.00
3	Dean Chance	1.00
4	Pat Jarvis	0.80
4	Stan Williams	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Sadecki	13
2	Don Drysdale	8
2	Sparky Lyle	8
2	Gary Nolan	8
5	Jim Lonborg	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	Jack Lamabe	1
1	Phil Niekro	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.328
2	Pete Rose	.324
3	Alex Johnson	.322
4	Felipe Alou	.309
5	Tommy Helms	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	32
2	Willie McCovey	30
3	Ken Harrelson	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	76
4	Boog Powell	71
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	40
2	Maury Wills	35
3	Lou Brock	30
4	Jose Cardenal	29
5	Willie Davis	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.04
2	Luis Tiant	1.46
3	Sam McDowell	1.70
4	Wilbur Wood	1.76
5	Don Drysdale	1.79

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	217
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	Bert Campaneris	.464
2	Felipe Alou	.460
3	Rod Carew	.422
4	Alex Johnson	.409
5	Tommy Davis	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	8
2	Ernie Banks	6
2	Ken Harrelson	6
2	Willie McCovey	6
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	19
2	Joe Foy	16
2	Billy Williams	16
4	Donn Clendenon	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	9
2	Willie Davis	8
3	Jose Cardenal	7
4	Lou Brock	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Locker	0.00
1	Gary Wagner	0.00
1	Sparky Lyle	0.00
1	Jack Billingham	0.00
5	Denny McLain	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nelson Briles	3
1	Bill Hands	3
1	Jim Hannan	3
1	Ron Kline	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	33
2	Ray Sadecki	32
3	Blue Moon Odom	29
4	Stan Williams	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	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bert Campaneris	.395
2	Alex Johnson	.390
3	Tommy Davis	.367
4	Roberto Clemente	.364
4	Aurelio Rodriguez	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	11
1	Billy Williams	11
3	Willie McCovey	10
4	Ernie Banks	8
5	7 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	31
2	Billy Williams	26
3	Donn Clendenon	22
3	Willie McCovey	22
3	Mike Shannon	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
1	Bert Campaneris	14
3	Jose Cardenal	12
4	Maury Wills	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Locker	0.33
2	Ray Washburn	0.91
3	Bob Gibson	0.96
4	Nelson Briles	1.22
5	Juan Marichal	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Dave McNally	6
3	Nelson Briles	5
3	Bob Gibson	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	50
1	Ray Sadecki	50
1	Luis Tiant	50
4	Sam McDowell	49
5	Dean Chance	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	7
2	Clay Carroll	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
4	Sparky Lyle	5
4	Vicente Romo	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.357
2	Alex Johnson	.317
3	Roberto Clemente	.313
4	Tony Gonzalez	.313
5	Curt Flood	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	42
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	109
3	Hank Aaron	100
4	Frank Howard	98
5	Tony Perez	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	55
2	Lou Brock	45
3	Maury Wills	43
4	Jose Cardenal	29
5	Reggie Smith	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.03
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
3	Dave McNally	1.97
4	Gaylord Perry	1.99
5	Tom Seaver	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	26
2	Luis Tiant	23
3	Nelson Briles	22
4	Jim Hardin	21
5	Juan Marichal	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	282
2	Luis Tiant	280
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	Al Worthington	17
4	Turk Farrell	16
4	Joe Hoerner	16