On This Day

Friday, September 13, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	94	54	.635	--
Orioles	85	64	.570	9.5
Red Sox	79	69	.534	15.0
Indians	80	71	.530	15.5
Yankees	78	70	.527	16.0
Athletics	76	73	.510	18.5
Twins	69	79	.466	25.0
Angels	63	86	.423	31.5
White Sox	62	87	.416	32.5
Senators	58	91	.389	36.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Twins 0

White Sox 2, Angels 1

Indians 10, Orioles 2

Tigers 3, Athletics 0

Yankees 4, Senators 2

Yankees 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	91	58	.611	--
Giants	79	69	.534	11.5
Reds	77	69	.527	12.5
Cubs	77	73	.513	14.5
Braves	75	73	.507	15.5
Pirates	71	76	.483	19.0
Phillies	70	78	.473	20.5
Dodgers	67	81	.453	23.5
Mets	67	82	.450	24.0
Astros	67	82	.450	24.0

Games

Astros 4, Cardinals 2

Dodgers 2, Braves 0

Reds 6, Giants 3

Phillies 3, Cubs 1

Mets 2, Pirates 0

Cubs 9, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Allen	4
1	Dave Nelson	4
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	Horace Clarke	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	2
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Glenn Beckert	1
2	Leo Cardenas	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	3
1	Max Alvis	3
3	Ernie Banks	2
3	Leo Cardenas	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Alomar	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Glenn Beckert	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Culp	1.50
2	Chris Short	1.25
3	Dean Chance	1.00
3	Jim Maloney	1.00
3	Rich Nye	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Culp	9
1	Jim Maloney	9
1	Rich Nye	9
1	Earl Wilson	9
5	Stan Bahnsen	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Steve Shea	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.342
2	Matty Alou	.330
3	Alex Johnson	.320
4	Felipe Alou	.312
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.299

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Ken Harrelson	35
2	Willie Horton	35
4	Willie McCovey	34
5	Ernie Banks	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	106
2	Frank Howard	102
3	Billy Williams	95
4	Willie McCovey	93
5	Ron Santo	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	54
2	Lou Brock	52
3	Maury Wills	47
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.13
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
3	Sam McDowell	1.77
4	Wilbur Wood	1.85
5	Jerry Koosman	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	29
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Bob Gibson	21
4	Dave McNally	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	261
2	Denny McLain	255
3	Luis Tiant	248
4	Fergie Jenkins	239
5	Bob Gibson	236

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Glenn Beckert	.429
2	Jim Northrup	.421
3	Danny Cater	.400
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.391
5	Willie Davis	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	8
2	Ernie Banks	6
3	Johnny Bench	5
3	Graig Nettles	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	15
2	Johnny Bench	14
2	Danny Cater	14
2	Ron Santo	14
5	Roy White	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	11
2	Cesar Tovar	7
3	Bert Campaneris	6
4	Maury Wills	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Nash	0.00
2	Jim Perry	0.47
3	Bob Veale	0.48
4	Joe Verbanic	0.50
5	Fritz Peterson	0.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Peterson	4
1	Chris Short	4
3	Stan Bahnsen	3
3	Steve Blass	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	34
2	Denny McLain	33
3	Fergie Jenkins	29
3	Sam McDowell	29
5	Dave McNally	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brewer	3
1	Clay Carroll	3
1	Turk Farrell	3
4	Dennis Higgins	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.398
2	Hank Aaron	.376
3	Pete Rose	.367
4	Glenn Beckert	.356
5	Jim Northrup	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	11
2	Frank Howard	10
2	Billy Williams	10
4	Willie Horton	8
4	Jim Wynn	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	27
2	Willie Horton	23
3	Frank Howard	22
4	Matty Alou	21
4	Ernie Banks	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	21
2	Bert Campaneris	12
2	Cesar Tovar	12
2	Maury Wills	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mudcat Grant	0.67
2	Jim Perry	0.84
3	Fritz Peterson	0.94
4	Frank Linzy	1.00
5	Joe Horlen	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	6
1	Steve Blass	6
1	Chris Short	6
4	Bob Gibson	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	68
2	Denny McLain	62
3	Earl Wilson	51
4	Fergie Jenkins	49
5	Dean Chance	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	9
2	Dennis Higgins	5
3	Vicente Romo	4
3	Diego Segui	4
3	Gary Wagner	4