On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 81 45 .643 --
Orioles 73 52 .584 7.5
Red Sox 68 60 .531 14.0
Indians 69 61 .531 14.0
Athletics 64 62 .508 17.0
Yankees 59 63 .484 20.0
Twins 59 66 .472 21.5
Angels 57 70 .449 24.5
White Sox 52 74 .413 29.0
Senators 47 76 .382 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 47 .633 --
Giants 67 59 .532 13.0
Reds 65 58 .528 13.5
Cubs 68 61 .527 13.5
Braves 63 64 .496 17.5
Pirates 61 66 .480 19.5
Phillies 58 67 .464 21.5
Astros 59 69 .461 22.0
Mets 58 71 .450 23.5
Dodgers 54 72 .429 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Julian Javier 3
1 Freddie Patek 3
1 Pete Rose 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
2 Jerry Adair 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Dick Green 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Matty Alou 3
3 Leo Cardenas 2
3 Tommy Davis 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Matty Alou 1
2 Jim Fregosi 1
2 Lou Johnson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 2.00
2 Jim Merritt 1.33
3 Don Sutton 1.29
4 Tommy John 1.00
4 Stan Williams 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 Jim Merritt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 9
2 Mickey Lolich 8
3 Gaylord Perry 7
4 Catfish Hunter 6
4 Chris Short 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Vicente Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .345
2 Matty Alou .336
3 Alex Johnson .325
4 Felipe Alou .308
5 Rod Carew .301

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 35
2 Ken Harrelson 32
3 Willie McCovey 30
4 Willie Horton 29
5 Dick Allen 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 101
2 Frank Howard 87
3 Billy Williams 79
4 Willie McCovey 78
4 Tony Perez 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 42
2 Maury Wills 41
3 Lou Brock 36
4 Jose Cardenal 32
5 Willie Davis 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.00
2 Luis Tiant 1.62
3 Sam McDowell 1.66
4 Jerry Koosman 1.77
5 Denny McLain 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 25
2 Juan Marichal 23
3 Bob Gibson 18
3 Luis Tiant 18
5 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 229
2 Luis Tiant 222
3 Fergie Jenkins 205
3 Denny McLain 205
5 Bob Gibson 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 21
2 Al Worthington 15
3 Wilbur Wood 14
4 Joe Hoerner 13
5 Roy Face 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .456
2 Fred Whitfield .405
3 Felix Millan .396
4 Bert Campaneris .393
5 Norm Cash .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 7
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Ernie Banks 5
2 Bill Freehan 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 21
2 Tony Perez 17
3 Donn Clendenon 16
4 Fred Whitfield 15
5 Tom Satriano 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Freddie Patek 7
1 Maury Wills 7
4 Mark Belanger 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.33
2 Don Wilson 0.36
3 Bobby Bolin 0.37
4 Barry Moore 0.40
5 Don Cardwell 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 4
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
2 Jim Kaat 25
2 Jim Merritt 25
2 Luis Tiant 25
5 4 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 5
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Gary Wagner 3
4 Danny Coombs 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bert Campaneris .405
2 Pete Rose .385
3 Felipe Alou .365
4 Dick Dietz .358
5 Tony Perez .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 11
2 Ernie Banks 10
3 Ken Harrelson 9
4 Frank Howard 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 29
2 Donn Clendenon 28
3 Ken Harrelson 25
4 Tony Perez 23
5 Al Kaline 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Lou Brock 13
3 Maury Wills 12
4 Willie Davis 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Moore 0.62
2 Bobby Bolin 0.75
3 Don Wilson 0.91
4 Bob Gibson 0.96
5 John Hiller 1.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 54
1 Luis Tiant 54
3 Blue Moon Odom 48
4 Bob Gibson 47
5 Denny McLain 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
2 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Phil Regan 5
4 Roy Face 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .350
2 Alex Johnson .319
3 Pete Rose .318
4 Tony Oliva .307
5 Roberto Clemente .305

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 41
2 Willie McCovey 40
3 Ken Harrelson 35
4 Willie Horton 31
4 Billy Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 115
2 Willie McCovey 105
3 Frank Howard 103
4 Tony Perez 100
5 Billy Williams 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 55
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Maury Wills 47
4 Jose Cardenal 32
5 Reggie Smith 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.99
2 Luis Tiant 1.70
3 Tom Seaver 1.92
4 Dave McNally 1.95
5 Gaylord Perry 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 26
2 Juan Marichal 23
3 Nelson Briles 22
3 Luis Tiant 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 282
2 Luis Tiant 271
3 Fergie Jenkins 261
4 Dean Chance 243
5 Bill Singer 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 21
2 Ted Abernathy 20
3 Al Worthington 16
4 Joe Hoerner 15
5 4 tied 14