On This Day

Monday, September 16, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	97	54	.642	--
Orioles	87	65	.572	10.5
Yankees	80	71	.530	17.0
Indians	81	72	.529	17.0
Red Sox	79	72	.523	18.0
Athletics	76	75	.503	21.0
Twins	72	79	.477	25.0
Angels	65	87	.428	32.5
White Sox	62	89	.411	35.0
Senators	58	93	.384	39.0

Games

Orioles 8, Red Sox 1

Twins 4, Angels 3

Tigers 9, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	93	58	.616	--
Giants	81	70	.536	12.0
Reds	78	71	.523	14.0
Cubs	78	74	.513	15.5
Braves	76	75	.503	17.0
Pirates	74	76	.493	18.5
Phillies	71	80	.470	22.0
Dodgers	69	82	.457	24.0
Mets	67	84	.444	26.0
Astros	67	84	.444	26.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Braves 0

Giants 8, Reds 4

Pirates 6, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Alley	4
2	Don Buford	3
2	Leo Cardenas	3
2	Norm Cash	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Buford	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	Boog Powell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	5
2	Don Buford	4
2	Willie McCovey	4
4	Jesus Alou	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Hall	1.00
2	John Hiller	0.78
3	Tom Phoebus	0.50
4	Jim Lonborg	0.40
5	Dock Ellis	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dock Ellis	1
1	John Hiller	1
1	Jim Merritt	1
1	Tom Phoebus	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	John Hiller	7
2	Tom Phoebus	6
3	Woodie Fryman	4
3	Bill Landis	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Eddie Watt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.341
2	Matty Alou	.330
3	Felipe Alou	.315
4	Alex Johnson	.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	Willie McCovey	97
3	Billy Williams	97
5	Ron Santo	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	55
2	Bert Campaneris	54
3	Maury Wills	48
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	.432
2	Curt Flood	.407
3	Glenn Beckert	.390
4	Jim Northrup	.386
5	Danny Cater	.380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	16
2	Willie McCovey	14
3	Willie Horton	13
4	Danny Cater	12
4	Willie Mays	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Don Buford	5
2	Bert Campaneris	5
2	Cesar Tovar	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Nash	0.00
2	Bob Veale	0.33
3	Don Sutton	0.33
4	Ray Culp	0.50
5	Jim Perry	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Peterson	4
2	Steve Blass	3
2	John Hiller	3
2	Denny McLain	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	34
2	Steve Blass	26
2	Don Wilson	26
4	Fergie Jenkins	25
4	3 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	3
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	Cecil Upshaw	3
4	Jim Brewer	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.406
2	Hank Aaron	.391
3	Glenn Beckert	.373
4	Pete Rose	.364
5	Curt Flood	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
1	Billy Williams	10
3	Willie Horton	9
4	Frank Howard	8
5	12 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	29
2	Willie Horton	25
3	Matty Alou	21
4	Willie McCovey	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	6
1	Fritz Peterson	6
3	Stan Bahnsen	5
3	Pat Jarvis	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	63
2	Bob Gibson	61
3	Fergie Jenkins	53
4	Earl Wilson	51
5	Don Sutton	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	7
2	Dennis Higgins	5
3	Frank Linzy	4
3	Vicente Romo	4
5	9 tied	3