On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	98	54	.645	--
Orioles	87	66	.569	11.5
Red Sox	80	72	.526	18.0
Yankees	80	72	.526	18.0
Indians	81	73	.526	18.0
Athletics	77	76	.503	21.5
Twins	72	79	.477	25.5
Angels	65	87	.428	33.0
White Sox	63	90	.412	35.5
Senators	59	93	.388	39.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Orioles 0

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 8, White Sox 1

Senators 4, Indians 2

Tigers 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	93	59	.612	--
Giants	82	70	.539	11.0
Reds	78	72	.520	14.0
Cubs	78	75	.510	15.5
Braves	76	76	.500	17.0
Pirates	75	76	.497	17.5
Phillies	71	81	.467	22.0
Dodgers	70	82	.461	23.0
Mets	68	84	.447	25.0
Astros	68	84	.447	25.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Reds 5

Giants 1, Cardinals 0

Astros 5, Braves 1

Pirates 4, Phillies 2

Mets 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Felipe Alou	3
1	Danny Cater	3
1	Bill Melton	3
1	Claude Osteen	3
1	Cap Peterson	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Alley	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Leo Cardenas	1
1	Ed Charles	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Cater	3
2	John Bateman	2
2	Frank Howard	2
2	Bill Melton	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Bonds	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	Jerry Grote	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gaylord Perry	4.50
2	Bob Gibson	1.67
3	Mike Cuellar	1.33
3	Ray Culp	1.33
5	Jim McAndrew	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	Jim McAndrew	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Culp	12
2	Bob Gibson	10
3	Gaylord Perry	9
4	Mike Cuellar	8
4	Sam McDowell	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Bruce Dal Canton	1
1	Bob Humphreys	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.341
2	Matty Alou	.330
3	Felipe Alou	.318
4	Alex Johnson	.315
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.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	107
2	Frank Howard	104
3	Willie McCovey	97
3	Billy Williams	97
5	2 tied	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	55
2	Bert Campaneris	54
3	Maury Wills	49
4	Jose Cardenal	39
5	Willie Davis	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.13
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
3	Wilbur Wood	1.84
4	Sam McDowell	1.86
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	Sam McDowell	269
2	Denny McLain	265
3	Luis Tiant	248
4	Bob Gibson	246
5	Fergie Jenkins	243

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	.477
2	Jim Lefebvre	.400
3	Mickey Mantle	.394
4	Hank Aaron	.380
5	Willie Mays	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	7
2	Ernie Banks	6
3	Willie Horton	5
3	Graig Nettles	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	15
2	Willie McCovey	14
3	Willie Horton	13
4	Willie Mays	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	10
2	Don Buford	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Bobby Bonds	5
3	Bert Campaneris	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Veale	0.00
1	Mickey Lolich	0.00
3	Ray Culp	0.33
3	Don Sutton	0.33
5	Jim Perry	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Peterson	4
2	Steve Blass	3
2	Ray Culp	3
2	John Hiller	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	34
2	Sam McDowell	30
3	Steve Blass	26
3	Don Wilson	26
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brewer	3
1	Clay Carroll	3
1	Frank Linzy	3
4	Dennis Higgins	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.423
2	Hank Aaron	.387
3	Glenn Beckert	.376
4	Pete Rose	.357
5	Jim Northrup	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	29
2	Willie Horton	24
3	Matty Alou	21
3	Danny Cater	21
5	5 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	24
2	Maury Wills	14
3	Bert Campaneris	12
3	Cesar Tovar	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Perry	0.30
2	Mudcat Grant	0.64
3	Fritz Peterson	0.93
4	Joe Horlen	1.05
5	Steve Blass	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	6
1	Fritz Peterson	6
3	Stan Bahnsen	5
3	Ray Culp	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	71
2	Denny McLain	63
3	Earl Wilson	51
4	Don Sutton	50
5	Mickey Lolich	48

Saves

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