On This Day

Wednesday, September 4, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	89	52	.631	--
Orioles	81	60	.574	8.0
Red Sox	76	65	.539	13.0
Indians	76	68	.528	14.5
Yankees	70	70	.500	18.5
Athletics	71	71	.500	18.5
Twins	67	74	.475	22.0
Angels	61	81	.430	28.5
White Sox	59	82	.418	30.0
Senators	56	83	.403	32.0

Games

Indians 9, Angels 5

Red Sox 10, Twins 2

Tigers 4, Athletics 2

White Sox 3, Senators 0

Orioles 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	89	52	.631	--
Giants	75	65	.536	13.5
Reds	72	65	.526	15.0
Cubs	74	69	.517	16.0
Braves	71	70	.504	18.0
Pirates	68	72	.486	20.5
Phillies	65	75	.464	23.5
Astros	64	77	.454	25.0
Mets	64	79	.448	26.0
Dodgers	61	79	.436	27.5

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Cubs 7, Giants 6

Dodgers 3, Phillies 0

Reds 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Bobby Bonds	4
2	Tommy Davis	4
2	Adolfo Phillips	4
2	Carl Yastrzemski	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Johnny Bench	1
1	Mike Hershberger	1
1	Don Kessinger	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Azcue	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Ty Cline	3
2	Willie McCovey	3
2	Ron Santo	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Bonds	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Jim French	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Sutton	1.71
2	Ken Holtzman	0.89
3	Larry Jackson	0.86
4	Dean Chance	0.75
5	Dave McNally	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	John Hiller	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Sutton	12
2	Ken Holtzman	8
3	Dave McNally	7
4	Dean Chance	6
4	Larry Jackson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Pat Dobson	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	Dennis Ribant	1
1	Vicente Romo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.348
2	Matty Alou	.337
3	Alex Johnson	.324
4	Felipe Alou	.311
5	Willie McCovey	.297

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	39
2	Ken Harrelson	33
3	Willie McCovey	32
4	Willie Horton	31
5	2 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	103
2	Frank Howard	98
3	Willie McCovey	88
4	Ron Santo	86
5	Billy Williams	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	49
2	Maury Wills	47
3	Lou Brock	46
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.99
2	Luis Tiant	1.70
3	Sam McDowell	1.85
4	Wilbur Wood	1.86
5	Denny McLain	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	27
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Bob Gibson	20
4	Dave McNally	19
4	Luis Tiant	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	246
2	Luis Tiant	232
3	Denny McLain	231
4	Bob Gibson	223
5	Fergie Jenkins	222

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	23
2	Al Worthington	16
3	Joe Hoerner	15
3	Wilbur Wood	15
5	Clay Carroll	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Glenn Beckert	.435
2	Cleon Jones	.432
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.415
4	Hank Aaron	.410
5	Tommy Davis	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Bob Allison	5
1	Ernie Banks	5
1	Ron Santo	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Santo	16
2	Hank Aaron	14
2	Matty Alou	14
2	Billy Williams	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	10
2	Maury Wills	9
3	Cesar Tovar	8
4	Bert Campaneris	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mudcat Grant	0.00
2	Steve Blass	0.35
3	Steve Carlton	0.48
4	Steve Hamilton	0.64
5	Ray Washburn	0.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fergie Jenkins	4
2	Stan Bahnsen	3
2	Steve Blass	3
2	Jim Brewer	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	37
2	Don Sutton	32
3	Mickey Lolich	29
4	Jim Kaat	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vicente Romo	4
2	Clay Carroll	3
2	Joe Hoerner	3
2	Phil Regan	3
2	Diego Segui	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.393
2	Felipe Alou	.369
3	Hank Aaron	.358
4	Felix Millan	.352
5	Cleon Jones	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
2	Billy Williams	9
3	Frank Howard	8
3	Reggie Jackson	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	27
2	Ron Santo	26
3	Frank Howard	21
4	Johnny Bench	20
4	3 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	17
2	Bert Campaneris	14
2	Jose Cardenal	14
2	Cesar Tovar	14
2	Maury Wills	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.65
2	Ray Washburn	1.02
3	Gary Nolan	1.03
4	Steve Blass	1.16
5	Lindy McDaniel	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Lolich	6
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Fergie Jenkins	5
2	Denny McLain	5
2	Dave McNally	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	60
2	Jim Merritt	50
2	Ray Sadecki	50
4	Fergie Jenkins	48
4	Jim Kaat	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	8
2	Gary Wagner	5
3	Joe Hoerner	4
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.344
2	Pete Rose	.332
3	Alex Johnson	.316
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.312
5	Curt Flood	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Ken Harrelson	34
4	Willie Horton	33
5	Billy Williams	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	110
2	Willie McCovey	107
3	Frank Howard	106
4	Tony Perez	98
5	Billy Williams	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	57
2	Lou Brock	54
3	Maury Wills	49
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.99
2	Luis Tiant	1.73
3	Dave McNally	1.96
4	Tom Seaver	2.00
5	Stan Bahnsen	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	27
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Bob Gibson	23
3	Luis Tiant	23
5	Nelson Briles	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	280
2	Luis Tiant	271
3	Fergie Jenkins	265
4	Bob Gibson	251
5	Dean Chance	242

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	23
2	Ted Abernathy	16
2	Al Worthington	16
4	Joe Hoerner	15
4	2 others tied	15