On This Day

Sunday, September 15, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	96	54	.640	--
Orioles	86	65	.570	10.5
Yankees	80	70	.533	16.0
Indians	81	72	.529	16.5
Red Sox	79	71	.527	17.0
Athletics	76	75	.503	20.5
Twins	71	79	.473	25.0
Angels	65	86	.430	31.5
White Sox	62	89	.411	34.5
Senators	58	93	.384	38.5

Games

Twins 3, Red Sox 2

Angels 4, White Sox 1

Indians 2, Orioles 0

Tigers 13, Athletics 0

Yankees 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	93	58	.616	--
Giants	80	70	.533	12.5
Reds	78	70	.527	13.5
Cubs	78	74	.513	15.5
Braves	76	74	.507	16.5
Pirates	73	76	.490	19.0
Phillies	71	79	.473	21.5
Dodgers	68	82	.453	24.5
Mets	67	84	.444	26.0
Astros	67	84	.444	26.0

Games

Cardinals 7, Astros 4

Braves 5, Dodgers 2

Reds 4, Giants 0

Cubs 4, Phillies 0

Pirates 3, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Flood	5
2	Lou Brock	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Jay Johnstone	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Freehan	2
1	Jim Northrup	2
3	Bob Allison	1
3	Max Alvis	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Freehan	4
2	Roger Maris	3
2	Jim Northrup	3
4	Bob Allison	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Leon McFadden	1
1	Dave Nelson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Lolich	2.40
2	Steve Blass	2.00
3	Ray Sadecki	1.75
4	George Culver	1.33
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	George Culver	1
1	Fergie Jenkins	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Lolich	12
2	Steve Blass	10
3	Steve Carlton	9
4	George Culver	8
4	Jim Kaat	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Cecil Upshaw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.340
2	Matty Alou	.329
3	Alex Johnson	.316
4	Felipe Alou	.314
5	Curt Flood	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Willie Horton	36
3	Ken Harrelson	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	97
4	Willie McCovey	93
5	Ron Santo	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	55
2	Bert Campaneris	54
3	Maury Wills	47
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.13
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
3	Sam McDowell	1.77
4	Wilbur Wood	1.84
5	Jerry Koosman	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	30
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Bob Gibson	21
4	Dave McNally	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	265
2	Sam McDowell	261
3	Luis Tiant	248
4	Fergie Jenkins	243
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	Carl Yastrzemski	.444
2	Curt Flood	.424
3	Danny Cater	.418
4	Jim Northrup	.390
5	Glenn Beckert	.381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	16
2	Willie Horton	14
3	Johnny Bench	12
3	Danny Cater	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Cesar Tovar	7
3	Don Buford	5
3	Bert Campaneris	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Nash	0.00
2	Bob Veale	0.33
3	Don Sutton	0.33
4	Jim Perry	0.47
5	Joe Verbanic	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
1	Fritz Peterson	4
3	Steve Blass	3
3	Ray Culp	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	43
2	Steve Blass	26
2	Don Wilson	26
4	Fergie Jenkins	25
4	2 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	3
1	Cecil Upshaw	3
3	Jim Brewer	2
3	Turk Farrell	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.398
2	Hank Aaron	.396
3	Pete Rose	.364
4	Glenn Beckert	.359
5	Curt Flood	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	11
2	Billy Williams	10
3	Willie Horton	9
4	Frank Howard	8
5	Jim Wynn	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	29
2	Willie Horton	25
3	Matty Alou	21
3	Ernie Banks	21
3	Roy White	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	24
2	Cesar Tovar	13
3	Bert Campaneris	12
3	Maury Wills	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mudcat Grant	0.61
2	Jim Perry	0.84
3	Fritz Peterson	0.98
4	Frank Linzy	1.04
5	Joe Horlen	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	6
1	Denny McLain	6
1	Fritz Peterson	6
4	Stan Bahnsen	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	72
2	Bob Gibson	61
3	Fergie Jenkins	53
4	Earl Wilson	51
5	Don Sutton	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	8
2	Dennis Higgins	5
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	Vicente Romo	4
5	9 tied	3