On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	81	46	.638	--
Orioles	73	53	.579	7.5
Red Sox	69	60	.535	13.0
Indians	70	61	.534	13.0
Athletics	65	62	.512	16.0
Yankees	60	63	.488	19.0
Twins	59	67	.468	21.5
Angels	57	71	.445	24.5
White Sox	53	74	.417	28.0
Senators	47	77	.379	32.5

Games

White Sox 4, Twins 2

Athletics 9, Angels 4

Indians 6, Senators 2

Yankees 2, Tigers 1

Tigers 3, Yankees 3

Red Sox 4, Orioles 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	82	47	.636	--
Giants	68	59	.535	13.0
Reds	66	58	.532	13.5
Cubs	68	62	.523	14.5
Braves	64	64	.500	17.5
Pirates	61	67	.477	20.5
Astros	60	69	.465	22.0
Phillies	58	68	.460	22.5
Mets	58	72	.446	24.5
Dodgers	54	73	.425	27.0

Games

Braves 6, Phillies 0

Astros 3, Cubs 2

Giants 8, Dodgers 3

Reds 4, Mets 2

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Norm Cash	5
2	Willie McCovey	4
3	Matty Alou	3
3	Max Alvis	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Paul Blair	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Frank Howard	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
2	Sal Bando	3
3	Max Alvis	2
3	Ken Boyer	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Fregosi	2
2	Sandy Alomar	1
2	Don Buford	1
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Pizarro	1.00
2	Stan Bahnsen	0.88
3	Mike Paul	0.83
4	Joe Horlen	0.71
4	Earl Wilson	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	1
1	Joe Hoerner	1
1	Pat Jarvis	1
1	Lew Krausse	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	10
2	Mike McCormick	9
3	Stan Bahnsen	7
3	Mike Cuellar	7
5	Lindy McDaniel	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.347
2	Matty Alou	.339
3	Alex Johnson	.329
4	Felipe Alou	.309
5	Rusty Staub	.301

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	36
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	88
3	Willie McCovey	80
4	Billy Williams	79
5	Tony Perez	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	43
2	Maury Wills	41
3	Lou Brock	36
4	Jose Cardenal	32
5	Willie Davis	28

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	2 tied	186

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.493
2	Felix Millan	.420
3	Bert Campaneris	.410
4	Alex Johnson	.397
5	Fred Whitfield	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	6
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Reggie Jackson	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	19
2	Tony Perez	17
3	Donn Clendenon	15
3	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	Bert Campaneris	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.33
2	Don Wilson	0.36
3	Barry Moore	0.40
4	Lindy McDaniel	0.47
5	2 tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Lolich	4
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Pat Jarvis	3
2	Tommy John	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	31
2	Juan Pizarro	27
3	Jim Merritt	25
3	Luis Tiant	25
5	4 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	6
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	Gary Wagner	3
4	Jack Aker	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bert Campaneris	.411
2	Pete Rose	.391
3	Felipe Alou	.372
4	Alex Johnson	.371
5	Norm Cash	.368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	29
2	Donn Clendenon	28
3	Ken Harrelson	25
4	Tony Perez	21
4	Ron Santo	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	15
2	Lou Brock	12
2	Willie Davis	12
4	Maury Wills	11
5	Jose Cardenal	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barry Moore	0.62
2	John Hiller	0.89
3	Denny McLain	0.91
4	Don Wilson	0.91
5	2 tied	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	6
2	Nelson Briles	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Mickey Lolich	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	54
2	Fergie Jenkins	53
3	Blue Moon Odom	48
4	Bob Gibson	47
5	2 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	9
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	.353
2	Alex Johnson	.324
3	Pete Rose	.321
4	Tony Oliva	.311
5	Curt Flood	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Willie McCovey	40
3	Ken Harrelson	35
4	Hank Aaron	31
4	2 others tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	115
2	Willie McCovey	106
3	Frank Howard	104
4	Tony Perez	100
5	Billy Williams	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	56
2	Lou Brock	48
3	Maury Wills	47
4	Jose Cardenal	32
5	2 tied	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	246
5	Bill Singer	228

Saves

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