On This Day

Thursday, September 5, 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 60 82 .423 29.5
Senators 56 84 .400 32.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy McCraw 3
2 Jerry McNertney 2
3 Brant Alyea 1
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry McNertney 2
2 Camilo Pascual 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy McCraw 1
1 Del Unser 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Nyman 0.67
2 Camilo Pascual 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Nyman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Nyman 4
1 Camilo Pascual 4
3 Gary Peters 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Peters 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 .417
2 Carl Yastrzemski .412
3 Cleon Jones .400
4 Hank Aaron .396
5 Pete Rose .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Bob Allison 4
1 Ken Boyer 4
1 Frank Howard 4
1 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 15
2 Johnny Bench 13
2 Ken Boyer 13
2 Jim Northrup 13
2 Roy White 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Cesar Tovar 8
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Maury Wills 7
5 Jose Cardenal 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Blass 0.00
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.59
4 Cecil Upshaw 0.63
5 Steve Hamilton 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 37
2 Don Sutton 32
3 Mickey Lolich 29
4 Denny McLain 26
4 Earl Wilson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Vicente Romo 3
1 Diego Segui 3
4 Turk Farrell 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .400
2 Hank Aaron .362
3 Felipe Alou .357
3 Matty Alou .357
5 Cleon Jones .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 9
1 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 Donn Clendenon 20
4 2 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 1.22
5 Eddie Fisher 1.28

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 Lindy McDaniel 4
3 Phil Regan 4
3 2 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 .309
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 278
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