On This Day

Friday, August 16, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	77	43	.642	--
Orioles	69	51	.575	8.0
Red Sox	66	56	.541	12.0
Indians	65	58	.528	13.5
Athletics	62	58	.517	15.0
Twins	57	62	.479	19.5
Yankees	55	61	.474	20.0
Angels	54	67	.446	23.5
White Sox	49	70	.412	27.5
Senators	45	73	.381	31.0

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 0

Senators 4, Angels 2

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Twins 5, Orioles 2

Yankees 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	44	.639	--
Giants	63	57	.525	14.0
Cubs	64	58	.525	14.0
Reds	60	56	.517	15.0
Braves	62	59	.512	15.5
Pirates	57	64	.471	20.5
Phillies	55	64	.462	21.5
Mets	56	67	.455	22.5
Dodgers	54	66	.450	23.0
Astros	54	68	.443	24.0

Games

Giants 7, Phillies 5

Dodgers 8, Pirates 4

Reds 11, Cubs 7

Braves 5, Cardinals 1

Astros 3, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cookie Rojas	4
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Felix Millan	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Leo Cardenas	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	Dick Dietz	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Hunt	3
1	Mack Jones	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Cookie Rojas	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Matty Alou	1
1	Bobby Bonds	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Seaver	1.43
2	Bill Harrelson	1.40
3	Jim Kaat	1.33
4	Sam McDowell	1.25
5	Denny McLain	1.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Tom Dukes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	12
2	Tom Seaver	10
3	Denny McLain	9
4	Jerry Johnson	8
5	Bill Harrelson	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Baldwin	1
1	Jack Billingham	1
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.333
2	Matty Alou	.332
3	Alex Johnson	.320
4	Felipe Alou	.314
5	Tony Oliva	.307

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	99
2	Frank Howard	84
3	Willie McCovey	77
4	Boog Powell	73
5	4 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	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.04
2	Luis Tiant	1.54
3	Sam McDowell	1.69
4	Wilbur Wood	1.84
5	Don Drysdale	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	25
2	Juan Marichal	21
3	Luis Tiant	18
4	Bob Gibson	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	222
2	Luis Tiant	216
3	Denny McLain	202
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	.491
2	Bert Campaneris	.429
3	Tony Oliva	.426
4	Mike Andrews	.392
5	Dal Maxvill	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	16
2	Rick Reichardt	15
3	Doug Rader	14
4	Bill Freehan	13
5	5 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	9
2	Bert Campaneris	8
3	Cesar Tovar	6
4	Tommie Agee	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Billingham	0.00
1	Bob Locker	0.00
3	Bobby Bolin	0.40
4	Barry Moore	0.43
5	Andy Messersmith	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Lolich	4
1	Denny McLain	4
1	Pete Richert	4
4	Nelson Briles	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Sadecki	33
2	Tom Seaver	29
3	Jim Merritt	28
4	Luis Tiant	26
5	Jim Kaat	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Krausse	4
1	Eddie Watt	4
3	Clay Carroll	3
3	Sparky Lyle	3
3	Gary Wagner	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bert Campaneris	.423
2	Tony Oliva	.405
3	Aurelio Rodriguez	.363
4	Felipe Alou	.355
5	Mike Andrews	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	11
1	Billy Williams	11
3	Ernie Banks	9
4	Frank Howard	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	29
2	Billy Williams	24
3	Donn Clendenon	23
4	Al Kaline	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	16
2	Jose Cardenal	11
3	Willie Davis	10
3	Joe Foy	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Nelson Briles	1.05
3	Juan Marichal	1.09
4	Don Wilson	1.13
5	Bobby Bolin	1.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	53
2	Fergie Jenkins	51
3	Ray Sadecki	50
4	Bob Gibson	49
5	2 tied	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	8
2	Phil Regan	7
3	Lindy McDaniel	6
4	Sparky Lyle	5
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.356
2	Alex Johnson	.315
3	Tony Oliva	.311
4	Pete Rose	.308
5	Roberto Clemente	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	41
1	Willie McCovey	41
3	Ken Harrelson	35
4	Willie Horton	32
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	115
2	Willie McCovey	106
3	Frank Howard	102
4	Hank Aaron	94
4	Ernie Banks	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	57
2	Lou Brock	44
3	Maury Wills	43
4	Jose Cardenal	29
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.03
2	Luis Tiant	1.72
3	Dave McNally	1.87
4	Gaylord Perry	1.96
5	Nelson Briles	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	27
2	Nelson Briles	23
2	Luis Tiant	23
4	Jim Hardin	22
5	Juan Marichal	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	289
2	Sam McDowell	279
3	Fergie Jenkins	256
4	Dean Chance	237
5	Bill Singer	233

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	21
2	Phil Regan	20
3	Al Worthington	17
4	Turk Farrell	15
4	Bob Locker	15