On This Day

Sunday, September 8, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 90 54 .625 --
Orioles 83 61 .576 7.0
Red Sox 77 67 .535 13.0
Indians 76 71 .517 15.5
Yankees 73 70 .510 16.5
Athletics 74 71 .510 16.5
Twins 69 75 .479 21.0
Angels 63 82 .434 27.5
White Sox 61 84 .421 29.5
Senators 56 87 .392 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 55 .621 --
Giants 78 66 .542 11.5
Reds 73 68 .518 15.0
Cubs 75 71 .514 15.5
Braves 73 71 .507 16.5
Pirates 70 73 .490 19.0
Phillies 67 76 .469 22.0
Astros 65 79 .451 24.5
Mets 65 81 .445 25.5
Dodgers 64 80 .444 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Cater 4
1 Jim Lefebvre 4
1 Billy Williams 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 2
2 Max Alvis 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 4
2 Graig Nettles 3
3 Sal Bando 2
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Tommie Aaron 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Wilson 1.80
2 Dave McNally 1.75
3 Joe Moeller 1.20
4 Dean Chance 1.00
5 Catfish Hunter 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Wilson 9
2 Dean Chance 7
2 Jack Fisher 7
2 Dave McNally 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Marty Pattin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .344
2 Matty Alou .333
3 Alex Johnson .321
4 Felipe Alou .310
5 Lee May .298

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 39
2 Ken Harrelson 33
3 Willie Horton 32
3 Willie McCovey 32
5 Ernie Banks 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 103
2 Frank Howard 98
3 Willie McCovey 89
4 Billy Williams 88
5 Ron Santo 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 51
1 Bert Campaneris 51
3 Maury Wills 47
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 Willie Davis 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.03
2 Luis Tiant 1.70
3 Wilbur Wood 1.81
4 Sam McDowell 1.84
5 Bobby Bolin 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 28
2 Juan Marichal 25
3 Bob Gibson 20
3 Dave McNally 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 253
2 Denny McLain 243
3 Luis Tiant 232
4 Bob Gibson 230
4 Fergie Jenkins 230

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .400
1 Jim Northrup .400
3 Hank Aaron .382
4 Tommy Davis .380
5 Cleon Jones .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Cater 15
2 Ron Santo 14
3 Johnny Bench 13
3 Joe Foy 13
3 Jim Northrup 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Cesar Tovar 9
3 Maury Wills 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Freddie Patek 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.00
1 Steve Hamilton 0.00
3 Fritz Peterson 0.26
4 Steve Blass 0.34
5 Joe Horlen 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 4
1 Fritz Peterson 4
3 Stan Bahnsen 3
3 Steve Blass 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny McLain 32
2 Earl Wilson 30
3 Bob Gibson 29
3 Dave McNally 29
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Ron Taylor 3
3 Clay Carroll 2
3 Turk Farrell 2
3 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .404
2 Glenn Beckert .357
3 Danny Cater .346
4 Jim Wynn .343
5 Hank Aaron .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 10
1 Billy Williams 10
3 Reggie Jackson 8
4 Frank Howard 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 28
2 Ron Santo 25
3 Tony Perez 22
4 Johnny Bench 20
4 Donn Clendenon 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 22
2 Cesar Tovar 15
3 Bert Campaneris 14
4 Maury Wills 13
5 Freddie Patek 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.86
2 Frank Linzy 1.00
3 Lindy McDaniel 1.07
4 Steve Blass 1.17
5 Gary Nolan 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave McNally 6
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Steve Blass 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 67
2 Fergie Jenkins 56
3 Denny McLain 55
4 Dave McNally 48
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
2 Gary Wagner 6
3 Lindy McDaniel 4
3 Vicente Romo 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .341
2 Pete Rose .331
3 Alex Johnson .314
4 Carl Yastrzemski .309
5 Lee May .309

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 110
2 Willie McCovey 108
3 Frank Howard 106
4 Tony Perez 99
4 Billy Williams 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 58
1 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Maury Wills 48
4 Jose Cardenal 38
5 Willie Davis 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.98
2 Luis Tiant 1.72
3 Dave McNally 1.89
4 Wilbur Wood 1.91
5 Tom Seaver 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 28
2 Juan Marichal 25
3 Bob Gibson 22
3 Luis Tiant 22
5 Dave McNally 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 285
2 Luis Tiant 266
3 Fergie Jenkins 265
4 Bob Gibson 254
5 Denny McLain 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 23
2 Al Worthington 16
3 Ted Abernathy 15
3 Joe Hoerner 15
3 2 others tied 15