On This Day

Monday, August 12, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	75	42	.641	--
Orioles	67	48	.583	7.0
Red Sox	63	54	.538	12.0
Indians	63	57	.525	13.5
Athletics	60	56	.517	14.5
Twins	54	60	.474	19.5
Yankees	52	60	.464	20.5
Angels	53	64	.453	22.0
White Sox	48	66	.421	25.5
Senators	43	71	.377	30.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 6, Indians 3

Senators 2, Twins 0

Orioles 3, Athletics 1

Yankees 5, Angels 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	76	42	.644	--
Cubs	63	55	.534	13.0
Giants	60	56	.517	15.0
Braves	61	57	.517	15.0
Reds	57	56	.504	16.5
Pirates	56	61	.479	19.5
Phillies	53	61	.465	21.0
Dodgers	53	64	.453	22.5
Mets	54	66	.450	23.0
Astros	51	66	.436	24.5

Games

Cubs 7, Cardinals 3

Braves 9, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Fregosi	3
1	Frank Howard	3
1	Bubba Morton	3
1	Bill Robinson	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Horton	2
2	Ken Berry	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	Jim Hickman	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Horton	3
2	Felipe Alou	2
2	Jim Beauchamp	2
2	Paul Blair	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Mike Lum	1
1	Tommy McCraw	1
1	Cesar Tovar	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Phoebus	2.50
2	Denny McLain	0.83
3	Jim Kaat	0.75
4	Ray Culp	0.67
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Denny McLain	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Phoebus	10
2	Jim Kaat	6
3	Jack Fisher	5
3	Lew Krausse	5
3	Denny McLain	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Brabender	1
1	Bill Landis	1
1	Cecil Upshaw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.328
2	Pete Rose	.328
3	Alex Johnson	.321
4	Felipe Alou	.311
5	Tommy Helms	.302

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	Billy Williams	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	41
2	Maury Wills	35
3	Lou Brock	31
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	Don Drysdale	1.79
5	Dave McNally	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	24
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	193
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	Felipe Alou	.484
2	Bert Campaneris	.456
3	Rod Carew	.417
4	Alex Johnson	.396
5	Tito Francona	.390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	17
1	Billy Williams	17
3	Joe Foy	15
4	Rick Reichardt	14
4	Carl Yastrzemski	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	10
2	Jose Cardenal	7
2	Willie Davis	7
4	Lou Brock	6
4	Cesar Tovar	6

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	Tony Cloninger	0.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Hands	4
1	Denny McLain	4
3	Nelson Briles	3
3	Ray Culp	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Sadecki	32
2	Blue Moon Odom	29
3	Ray Culp	25
4	Bobby Bolin	24
5	4 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Lew Krausse	3
1	Daryl Patterson	3
1	Phil Regan	3
1	Eddie Watt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bert Campaneris	.406
2	Alex Johnson	.374
3	Aurelio Rodriguez	.372
4	Tony Oliva	.359
5	Roberto Clemente	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	12
2	Ken Harrelson	11
3	Willie McCovey	9
4	Ernie Banks	8
5	7 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	31
2	Billy Williams	28
3	Rick Reichardt	22
3	Mike Shannon	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	15
2	Lou Brock	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	Clay Carroll	1.09
5	Bobby Bolin	1.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Sadecki	50
1	Luis Tiant	50
3	Dean Chance	48
4	Denny McLain	46
5	3 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	7
2	Clay Carroll	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
4	Jack Aker	4
4	9 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.358
2	Alex Johnson	.316
3	Roberto Clemente	.312
4	Tony Gonzalez	.310
5	Curt Flood	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	42
2	Frank Howard	39
3	Ken Harrelson	33
4	Hank Aaron	32
4	Willie Horton	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	111
2	Willie McCovey	109
3	Hank Aaron	99
4	Frank Howard	98
5	Ernie Banks	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	56
2	Lou Brock	46
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