On This Day

Wednesday, September 18, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	98	54	.645	--
Orioles	87	67	.565	12.0
Red Sox	81	72	.529	17.5
Yankees	80	72	.526	18.0
Indians	81	73	.526	18.0
Athletics	77	76	.503	21.5
Twins	73	80	.477	25.5
Angels	66	88	.429	33.0
White Sox	63	90	.412	35.5
Senators	59	93	.388	39.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 0

Twins 4, Angels 3

Angels 4, Twins 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	94	59	.614	--
Giants	82	71	.536	12.0
Reds	79	72	.523	14.0
Cubs	79	75	.513	15.5
Braves	77	76	.503	17.0
Pirates	75	77	.493	18.5
Phillies	72	81	.471	22.0
Dodgers	70	83	.458	24.0
Mets	68	85	.444	26.0
Astros	68	85	.444	26.0

Games

Braves 2, Astros 0

Reds 2, Dodgers 0

Cardinals 2, Giants 0

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Cubs 7, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Fregosi	4
1	Don Kessinger	4
3	Glenn Beckert	3
3	Donn Clendenon	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jerry Koosman	1
1	Adolfo Phillips	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Smith	3
2	Glenn Beckert	2
2	Jim Fregosi	2
2	Bobby Knoop	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Fregosi	1
1	Joe Torre	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roger Nelson	2.60
2	Jim McGlothlin	2.00
3	Ray Washburn	1.60
4	Phil Niekro	1.17
5	Dean Chance	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Jerry Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roger Nelson	13
2	Jerry Koosman	8
2	Ray Washburn	8
4	Dean Chance	7
4	Phil Niekro	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Marty Pattin	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.340
2	Matty Alou	.329
3	Alex Johnson	.316
4	Felipe Alou	.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	Billy Williams	98
4	Willie McCovey	97
5	2 tied	89

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	Bobby Bolin	1.96

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	24
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	.468
2	Jim Lefebvre	.429
3	Mickey Mantle	.394
4	Tony Perez	.393
5	Norm Cash	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	16
2	Willie Horton	13
3	Willie Mays	12
3	Willie McCovey	12
5	3 tied	10

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	Mickey Lolich	0.00
2	Ray Culp	0.33
3	Jim Perry	0.50
4	Frank Linzy	0.61
5	Bob Veale	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	3
1	Ray Culp	3
1	John Hiller	3
1	Denny McLain	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	34
2	Don Sutton	30
3	Steve Blass	26
3	Dean Chance	26
3	Don Wilson	26

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	.408
2	Glenn Beckert	.393
3	Hank Aaron	.391
4	Curt Flood	.352
5	Jim Northrup	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
2	Billy Williams	9
3	Willie Horton	8
4	Frank Howard	7
5	8 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	29
2	Willie Horton	23
3	Matty Alou	21
3	Danny Cater	21
3	Ron Santo	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	22
2	Maury Wills	13
3	Bert Campaneris	12
3	Cesar Tovar	12
5	Don Buford	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Perry	0.29
2	Frank Linzy	0.36
3	Mudcat Grant	0.61
4	Fritz Peterson	0.93
5	Joe Horlen	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	6
1	Fritz Peterson	6
3	Stan Bahnsen	5
3	Ray Culp	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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