On This Day

Tuesday, August 13, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	75	43	.636	--
Orioles	68	48	.586	6.0
Red Sox	64	54	.542	11.0
Indians	64	57	.529	12.5
Athletics	60	57	.513	14.5
Twins	55	60	.478	18.5
Yankees	53	60	.469	19.5
Angels	53	65	.449	22.0
White Sox	48	67	.417	25.5
Senators	43	72	.374	30.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Indians 1, Tigers 0

Twins 8, Senators 4

Orioles 6, Athletics 5

Yankees 3, Angels 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	76	43	.639	--
Cubs	64	55	.538	12.0
Giants	61	56	.521	14.0
Braves	61	58	.513	15.0
Reds	58	56	.509	15.5
Pirates	56	62	.475	19.5
Phillies	54	62	.466	20.5
Mets	55	66	.455	22.0
Dodgers	53	65	.449	22.5
Astros	52	67	.437	24.0

Games

Cubs 10, Cardinals 3

Reds 9, Braves 8

Giants 3, Pirates 0

Astros 5, Phillies 0

Mets 2, Dodgers 0

Phillies 4, Astros 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Cater	4
1	Pete Rose	4
1	Rusty Staub	4
4	Hank Allen	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Leo Cardenas	1
1	Paul Casanova	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Santo	4
2	Don Buford	3
2	Tito Francona	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Bonds	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Marichal	1.40
2	Sonny Siebert	1.33
3	Don Wilson	1.29
4	Mike Cuellar	1.12
5	Pat Dobson	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Tom Hall	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	12
2	Mike Cuellar	9
2	Don Wilson	9
4	Sonny Siebert	8
5	2 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Gary Wagner	1
1	Eddie Watt	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.333
2	Matty Alou	.328
3	Alex Johnson	.320
4	Felipe Alou	.311
5	Tommy Helms	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	32
2	Willie McCovey	30
3	Ken Harrelson	29
4	Willie Horton	27
5	Dick Allen	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	95
2	Frank Howard	80
3	Willie McCovey	76
4	Boog Powell	73
5	2 tied	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	42
2	Maury Wills	35
3	Lou Brock	31
4	Jose Cardenal	29
5	Willie Davis	25

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	Wilbur Wood	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	24
2	Juan Marichal	21
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	190
5	Bill Singer	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	20
2	Al Worthington	15
3	Wilbur Wood	14
4	Joe Hoerner	12
5	4 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.484
2	Bert Campaneris	.455
3	Rod Carew	.442
4	Tito Francona	.378
5	Dal Maxvill	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	16
1	Billy Williams	16
3	Rick Reichardt	14
3	Ron Santo	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	11
2	Willie Davis	8
3	Jose Cardenal	7
4	Lou Brock	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Locker	0.00
1	Sparky Lyle	0.00
1	Jack Billingham	0.00
4	Andy Messersmith	0.64
5	Barry Moore	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Hands	4
1	Denny McLain	4
1	Pete Richert	4
4	Nelson Briles	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Sadecki	32
2	Fergie Jenkins	25
3	Bobby Bolin	24
4	Bob Gibson	23
4	3 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Watt	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Lew Krausse	3
2	Daryl Patterson	3
2	Phil Regan	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bert Campaneris	.403
2	Aurelio Rodriguez	.372
3	Tony Oliva	.364
4	Alex Johnson	.360
5	Pete Rose	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	12
2	Ken Harrelson	11
3	Dick Allen	8
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Willie McCovey	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	31
2	Billy Williams	28
3	Boog Powell	23
4	Rick Reichardt	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	16
2	Lou Brock	12
2	Jose Cardenal	12
4	Willie Davis	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Locker	0.00
2	Bob Gibson	0.96
3	Clay Carroll	1.06
4	Juan Marichal	1.09
5	Don Wilson	1.10

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	Fergie Jenkins	57
2	Ray Sadecki	50
2	Luis Tiant	50
4	Dean Chance	46
4	Denny McLain	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	7
2	Clay Carroll	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
4	Lindy McDaniel	5
4	Eddie Watt	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.354
2	Alex Johnson	.315
3	Tony Gonzalez	.311
4	Roberto Clemente	.310
5	Curt Flood	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	42
2	Frank Howard	39
3	Ken Harrelson	33
4	Willie Horton	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	111
2	Willie McCovey	109
3	Hank Aaron	98
3	Frank Howard	98
5	2 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	57
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	Gaylord Perry	1.99
4	Dave McNally	2.07
5	Don Drysdale	2.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	280
2	Sam McDowell	274
3	Fergie Jenkins	256
4	Dean Chance	243
5	Bill Singer	230

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	21
2	Phil Regan	20
3	Al Worthington	18
4	Turk Farrell	16
5	2 tied	15