On This Day

Wednesday, August 14, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	76	43	.639	--
Orioles	68	49	.581	7.0
Red Sox	65	55	.542	11.5
Indians	64	58	.525	13.5
Athletics	61	57	.517	14.5
Twins	55	61	.474	19.5
Yankees	54	60	.474	19.5
Angels	53	66	.445	23.0
White Sox	49	68	.419	26.0
Senators	44	72	.379	30.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 7, White Sox 5

Yankees 5, Angels 2

Tigers 3, Indians 0

Senators 4, Twins 2

Athletics 4, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	77	43	.642	--
Cubs	64	56	.533	13.0
Giants	62	56	.525	14.0
Reds	59	56	.513	15.5
Braves	61	59	.508	16.0
Pirates	56	63	.471	20.5
Phillies	55	62	.470	20.5
Mets	56	66	.459	22.0
Dodgers	53	66	.445	23.5
Astros	52	68	.433	25.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Cubs 1

Reds 7, Braves 4

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Phillies 4, Astros 3

Mets 4, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Andrews	4
1	Ken Berry	4
1	Ken Harrelson	4
4	Sandy Alomar	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	2
1	Frank Howard	2
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	John Bateman	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	4
1	Don Lock	4
3	Felipe Alou	3
3	Ken Harrelson	3
3	Mack Jones	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buford	1
1	Ken Harrelson	1
1	Allan Lewis	1
1	Phil Roof	1
1	Cesar Tovar	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gaylord Perry	2.00
2	Jim Merritt	1.75
3	Luis Tiant	1.29
4	Jerry Stephenson	1.00
5	Chuck Dobson	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	1
1	Stan Bahnsen	1
1	Chuck Dobson	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	9
2	Jerry Stephenson	8
3	Bob Gibson	7
3	Jim Merritt	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	Sparky Lyle	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.333
2	Matty Alou	.328
3	Alex Johnson	.321
4	Felipe Alou	.311
5	Tommy Helms	.303

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	34
2	Ken Harrelson	31
3	Willie McCovey	30
4	Willie Horton	27
5	Dick Allen	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	98
2	Frank Howard	84
3	Willie McCovey	77
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	1.54
3	Sam McDowell	1.70
4	Don Drysdale	1.79
5	Wilbur Wood	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	24
2	Juan Marichal	21
3	Luis Tiant	18
4	Bob Gibson	17
5	Jerry Koosman	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	217
2	Luis Tiant	216
3	Denny McLain	193
4	Fergie Jenkins	190
5	Bill Singer	179

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	.492
2	Bert Campaneris	.446
3	Rod Carew	.411
4	Tony Oliva	.405
5	Bill Robinson	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	7
2	Ken Harrelson	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Willie McCovey	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	17
2	Rick Reichardt	14
2	Billy Williams	14
4	Don Buford	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	9
2	Willie Davis	8
3	Jose Cardenal	7
4	Cesar Tovar	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sparky Lyle	0.00
1	Jack Billingham	0.00
1	Bob Locker	0.00
1	Gary Wagner	0.00
5	Barry Moore	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Lolich	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
1	Luis Tiant	32
3	Jim Merritt	28
4	Fergie Jenkins	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Watt	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Lew Krausse	3
2	Sparky Lyle	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bert Campaneris	.425
2	Tony Oliva	.385
3	Aurelio Rodriguez	.372
4	Alex Johnson	.358
5	Mike Andrews	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	13
2	Billy Williams	11
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Frank Howard	8
3	Willie McCovey	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	32
2	Billy Williams	24
3	Donn Clendenon	21
3	Frank Howard	21
3	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	16
2	Jose Cardenal	12
3	Lou Brock	11
4	Don Buford	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clay Carroll	0.80
2	Bob Gibson	0.96
3	Bobby Bolin	1.01
4	Juan Marichal	1.09
5	Don Wilson	1.13

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	Luis Tiant	53
3	Ray Sadecki	50
4	Bob Gibson	49
5	Bill Singer	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	7
1	Phil Regan	7
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
4	Sparky Lyle	5
4	Lindy McDaniel	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.353
2	Alex Johnson	.317
3	Tony Oliva	.312
4	Tommy Helms	.309
5	Pete Rose	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	41
1	Willie McCovey	41
3	Ken Harrelson	35
4	Willie Horton	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	114
2	Willie McCovey	106
3	Frank Howard	102
4	Hank Aaron	98
5	3 tied	92

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	1.72
3	Gaylord Perry	1.93
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	289
2	Sam McDowell	274
3	Fergie Jenkins	256
4	Dean Chance	243
5	Bill Singer	236

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	21
2	Phil Regan	20
3	Al Worthington	17
4	Turk Farrell	16
5	2 tied	15