On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	78	43	.645	--
Orioles	70	51	.579	8.0
Red Sox	66	57	.537	13.0
Indians	66	58	.532	13.5
Athletics	62	59	.512	16.0
Yankees	56	61	.479	20.0
Twins	57	63	.475	20.5
Angels	55	67	.451	23.5
White Sox	49	71	.408	28.5
Senators	45	74	.378	32.0

Games

Tigers 10, Red Sox 9

Angels 5, Senators 3

Indians 6, White Sox 5

Orioles 8, Twins 2

Yankees 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	45	.634	--
Giants	64	57	.529	13.0
Reds	61	56	.521	14.0
Cubs	64	59	.520	14.0
Braves	63	59	.516	14.5
Pirates	58	64	.475	19.5
Phillies	55	65	.458	21.5
Mets	56	68	.452	22.5
Astros	55	68	.447	23.0
Dodgers	54	67	.446	23.0

Games

Giants 6, Phillies 4

Pirates 3, Dodgers 0

Reds 4, Cubs 0

Astros 1, Mets 0

Braves 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Norm Cash	5
2	Sandy Alomar	3
2	Mike Andrews	3
2	John Briggs	3
2	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Andrews	1
1	Chris Cannizzaro	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Bill Freehan	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	5
2	Mike Andrews	3
2	Ty Cline	3
2	Andy Kosco	3
2	Brooks Robinson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Alomar	1
1	Mark Belanger	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tony Cloninger	1.25
2	Don Wilson	1.17
3	Dave McNally	1.00
4	Stan Williams	0.70
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Pat Jarvis	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	7
1	Stan Williams	7
1	Don Wilson	7
4	John Boozer	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Horacio Pina	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.336
2	Matty Alou	.333
3	Alex Johnson	.323
4	Felipe Alou	.313
5	Tony Oliva	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	34
2	Ken Harrelson	32
3	Willie McCovey	30
4	Willie Horton	27
5	Dick Allen	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	101
2	Frank Howard	84
3	Willie McCovey	77
4	Boog Powell	74
5	Tony Perez	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	42
2	Maury Wills	35
3	Lou Brock	31
4	Jose Cardenal	30
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	22
3	Luis Tiant	18
4	Bob Gibson	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	222
2	Luis Tiant	216
3	Denny McLain	202
4	Fergie Jenkins	197
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	.475
2	Bert Campaneris	.438
3	Mike Andrews	.417
4	Norm Cash	.400
5	Tony Oliva	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
1	Billy Williams	6
3	Bill Freehan	5
3	Willie McCovey	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	17
2	Rick Reichardt	14
3	Norm Cash	13
4	Don Buford	12
4	5 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mickey Lolich	0.00
1	Jack Billingham	0.00
1	Bob Locker	0.00
4	Bobby Bolin	0.40
5	Barry Moore	0.43

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	Jim Merritt	27
3	Luis Tiant	26
4	Fergie Jenkins	25
4	Jim Kaat	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	3
1	Lew Krausse	3
1	Gary Wagner	3
1	Eddie Watt	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bert Campaneris	.425
2	Tony Oliva	.392
3	Mike Andrews	.376
4	Tony Perez	.363
5	Pete Rose	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	12
2	Billy Williams	11
3	Frank Howard	8
4	Bob Allison	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	31
2	Billy Williams	24
3	Donn Clendenon	22
4	Al Kaline	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Locker	0.00
2	Don Wilson	0.96
3	Bob Gibson	0.96
4	Nelson Briles	1.05
5	Bobby Bolin	1.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	58
2	Luis Tiant	53
3	Ray Sadecki	50
4	Bob Gibson	49
5	Denny McLain	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	7
2	Lindy McDaniel	6
2	Phil Regan	6
4	Sparky Lyle	5
5	6 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.355
2	Alex Johnson	.317
3	Pete Rose	.311
4	Tony Oliva	.309
5	Roberto Clemente	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	41
2	Frank Howard	40
3	Ken Harrelson	36
4	Hank Aaron	30
4	3 others tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	117
2	Willie McCovey	106
3	Frank Howard	100
4	Hank Aaron	94
4	Ernie Banks	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	57
2	Lou Brock	44
3	Maury Wills	42
4	Jose Cardenal	30
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.03
2	Luis Tiant	1.65
3	Dave McNally	1.88
4	Gaylord Perry	1.96
5	Tom Seaver	1.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	281
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