On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	84	50	.627	--
Orioles	78	56	.582	6.0
Red Sox	72	63	.533	12.5
Indians	72	65	.526	13.5
Athletics	68	67	.504	16.5
Yankees	65	67	.492	18.0
Twins	64	71	.474	20.5
Angels	60	76	.441	25.0
White Sox	57	77	.425	27.0
Senators	52	80	.394	31.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Athletics 2

White Sox 1, Yankees 0

Twins 3, Indians 2

Tigers 2, Angels 0

Senators 5, Orioles 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	85	50	.630	--
Reds	71	60	.542	12.0
Giants	72	61	.541	12.0
Cubs	70	66	.515	15.5
Braves	67	68	.496	18.0
Pirates	64	70	.478	20.5
Astros	63	72	.467	22.0
Mets	62	75	.453	24.0
Phillies	60	73	.451	24.0
Dodgers	57	76	.429	27.0

Games

Astros 6, Giants 1

Braves 6, Phillies 0

Mets 2, Reds 0

Cardinals 5, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Bernie Allen	3
1	Gene Alley	3
1	Mike Andrews	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Foy	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Smith	5
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	Joe Foy	3
2	Ken McMullen	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	4
2	Sal Bando	1
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	Jose Cardenal	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Lolich	3.00
2	Cal Koonce	2.00
3	George Brunet	1.33
4	Jim Kaat	1.25
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Bosman	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Lolich	12
2	Jim Kaat	10
3	Roger Nelson	8
3	Mike Paul	8
5	Ray Washburn	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Taylor	1
1	Wilbur Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.345
2	Matty Alou	.333
3	Alex Johnson	.328
4	Felipe Alou	.318
5	Rusty Staub	.298

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	38
2	Ken Harrelson	32
3	Willie Horton	31
3	Willie McCovey	31
5	Dick Allen	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	101
2	Frank Howard	92
3	Willie McCovey	83
4	Tony Perez	80
4	Billy Williams	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	48
2	Maury Wills	42
3	Lou Brock	41
4	Jose Cardenal	37
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	Wilbur Wood	15
2	Al Worthington	15
4	Joe Hoerner	14
5	2 tied	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.434
2	Pete Rose	.423
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.407
4	Alex Johnson	.400
5	Tim McCarver	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Ernie Banks	5
1	Fred Whitfield	5
4	Dick Allen	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Perez	13
1	Fred Whitfield	13
3	Hank Aaron	12
3	Matty Alou	12
3	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	10
2	Jose Cardenal	8
3	Mark Belanger	7
3	Maury Wills	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
1	Dooley Womack	0.00
3	Ray Washburn	0.32
4	John Hiller	0.33
5	Steve Blass	0.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	3
1	Steve Blass	3
1	Dave Giusti	3
1	Jim Hardin	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	40
2	Denny McLain	29
3	Jim Kaat	28
4	Jim Hardin	27
5	Don Sutton	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	5
2	Dennis Higgins	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
4	Jack Billingham	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.421
2	Pete Rose	.386
3	Bert Campaneris	.385
4	Alex Johnson	.376
5	Hank Aaron	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	28
2	Donn Clendenon	23
2	Tony Perez	23
2	Carl Yastrzemski	23
5	Ken Harrelson	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	17
2	Lou Brock	15
2	Jose Cardenal	15
4	Willie Davis	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.80
2	Denny McLain	1.21
3	Ray Washburn	1.24
4	Bob Gibson	1.25
5	Eddie Fisher	1.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	70
2	Ray Sadecki	54
3	Denny McLain	49
4	Luis Tiant	46
5	3 tied	45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.346
2	Pete Rose	.321
3	Alex Johnson	.318
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.311
5	Felipe Alou	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	43
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Ken Harrelson	34
4	Hank Aaron	33
4	Willie Horton	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	114
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	53
3	Maury Wills	48
4	Jose Cardenal	37
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.02
2	Luis Tiant	1.58
3	Tom Seaver	1.91
4	Stan Bahnsen	1.94
5	Dave McNally	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	26
2	Juan Marichal	23
3	Nelson Briles	22
3	Bob Gibson	22
3	Luis Tiant	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	18
3	Wilbur Wood	15
3	Al Worthington	15
5	3 tied	14