On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	83	50	.624	--
Orioles	78	55	.586	5.0
Red Sox	71	63	.530	12.5
Indians	72	64	.529	12.5
Athletics	68	66	.507	15.5
Yankees	65	66	.496	17.0
Twins	63	71	.470	20.5
Angels	60	75	.444	24.0
White Sox	56	77	.421	27.0
Senators	51	80	.389	31.0

Games

Athletics 5, Red Sox 3

White Sox 3, Yankees 0

Indians 3, Twins 2

Tigers 6, Angels 1

Senators 3, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	84	50	.627	--
Reds	71	59	.546	11.0
Giants	72	60	.545	11.0
Cubs	70	66	.515	15.0
Braves	66	68	.493	18.0
Pirates	64	69	.481	19.5
Astros	62	72	.463	22.0
Phillies	60	72	.455	23.0
Mets	61	75	.449	24.0
Dodgers	57	76	.429	26.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Cubs 4

Reds 5, Mets 2

Braves 9, Phillies 2

Giants 4, Astros 3

Reds 8, Mets 3

Cubs 7, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 8, Pirates 0

Braves 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Felipe Alou	5
1	Woody Woodward	5
4	Deron Johnson	4
4	Don Kessinger	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	Deron Johnson	3
2	Jim Northrup	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Foy	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Sandy Alomar	1
2	Cesar Tovar	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	2.00
1	Pat Jarvis	2.00
3	Luis Tiant	1.67
4	Denny McLain	1.38
5	Dave Boswell	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	1
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Jim Hannan	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	14
2	Denny McLain	11
3	Gerry Arrigo	8
3	Dave Boswell	8
3	Pat Jarvis	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Dennis Higgins	1
1	Phil Regan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.348
2	Matty Alou	.336
3	Alex Johnson	.329
4	Felipe Alou	.317
5	Willie McCovey	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	37
2	Ken Harrelson	32
3	Willie McCovey	31
4	Willie Horton	30
5	Dick Allen	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	101
2	Frank Howard	91
3	Willie McCovey	83
4	Tony Perez	80
4	Billy Williams	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	47
2	Maury Wills	42
3	Lou Brock	37
4	Jose Cardenal	36
5	Willie Davis	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.03
2	Luis Tiant	1.59
3	Sam McDowell	1.87
4	Denny McLain	1.88
5	Jerry Koosman	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	26
2	Juan Marichal	23
3	Bob Gibson	19
4	Luis Tiant	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	232
2	Luis Tiant	230
3	Denny McLain	222
4	Bob Gibson	215
5	Fergie Jenkins	210

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	22
2	Al Worthington	15
3	Joe Hoerner	14
3	Wilbur Wood	14
5	2 tied	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.437
2	Alex Johnson	.419
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.391
4	Matty Alou	.390
5	Hank Aaron	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	5
1	Frank Howard	5
1	Reggie Jackson	5
1	Fred Whitfield	5
1	Jim Wynn	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Whitfield	15
2	Tony Perez	13
3	Matty Alou	12
3	Orlando Cepeda	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mark Belanger	7
1	Jose Cardenal	7
1	Maury Wills	7
4	Sandy Alomar	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
1	Diego Segui	0.00
3	John Hiller	0.33
4	Steve Blass	0.35
5	Ray Washburn	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	4
2	Stan Bahnsen	3
2	Steve Blass	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	47
2	Denny McLain	29
3	Jim Hardin	27
4	Don Sutton	26
5	Dean Chance	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	6
2	Dennis Higgins	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	Diego Segui	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.417
2	Pete Rose	.397
3	Alex Johnson	.396
4	Bert Campaneris	.376
5	Hank Aaron	.368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	29
2	Carl Yastrzemski	25
3	Donn Clendenon	24
4	Ken Harrelson	23
4	Tony Perez	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	16
2	Jose Cardenal	14
3	Lou Brock	12
3	Willie Davis	12
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.77
2	Lindy McDaniel	0.96
3	Denny McLain	1.21
4	Bob Gibson	1.25
5	Gaylord Perry	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	6
2	Gerry Arrigo	5
2	Nelson Briles	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	70
2	Ray Sadecki	54
3	Denny McLain	49
4	Blue Moon Odom	48
5	Dean Chance	47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.349
2	Pete Rose	.324
3	Alex Johnson	.318
4	Felipe Alou	.307
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Ken Harrelson	35
4	Hank Aaron	33
5	Willie Horton	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	115
2	Frank Howard	106
3	Willie McCovey	105
4	Billy Williams	100
5	Tony Perez	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	58
2	Lou Brock	49
3	Maury Wills	48
4	Jose Cardenal	36
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.02
2	Luis Tiant	1.57
3	Tom Seaver	1.91
4	Stan Bahnsen	1.94
5	Dave McNally	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	27
2	Juan Marichal	23
3	Nelson Briles	22
3	Bob Gibson	22
3	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	276
2	Sam McDowell	274
3	Fergie Jenkins	261
4	Dean Chance	246
5	Bob Gibson	243

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	22
2	Ted Abernathy	19
3	Al Worthington	15
4	Roy Face	14
4	2 others tied	14