On This Day

Thursday, September 19, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 99 54 .647 --
Orioles 87 67 .565 12.5
Red Sox 81 72 .529 18.0
Indians 81 73 .526 18.5
Yankees 80 73 .523 19.0
Athletics 77 76 .503 22.0
Twins 73 80 .477 26.0
Angels 66 88 .429 33.5
White Sox 63 90 .412 36.0
Senators 59 93 .388 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 94 60 .610 --
Giants 83 71 .539 11.0
Reds 79 73 .520 14.0
Cubs 79 75 .513 15.0
Braves 78 76 .506 16.0
Pirates 75 77 .493 18.0
Phillies 72 81 .471 21.5
Dodgers 71 83 .461 23.0
Mets 68 85 .444 25.5
Astros 68 86 .442 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Norm Cash 3
1 Ron Hunt 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Norm Cash 2
3 Jim Ray Hart 1
3 Mickey Mantle 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Ray Hart 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Norm Cash 3
4 Felipe Alou 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 3
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Marty Martinez 1
2 Chico Ruiz 1
2 Jim Wynn 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alan Foster 0.80
2 Denny McLain 0.64
3 Rich Robertson 0.60
4 George Culver 0.57
5 Mel Stottlemyre 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Denny McLain 1
1 Milt Pappas 1
1 Rich Robertson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny McLain 7
2 Rich Robertson 6
2 Cecil Upshaw 6
4 George Culver 4
4 Alan Foster 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Cecil Upshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .338
2 Matty Alou .329
3 Felipe Alou .318
4 Alex Johnson .316
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 58
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 31
2 Juan Marichal 25
3 Bob Gibson 21
4 Dave McNally 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny McLain 272
2 Sam McDowell 269
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 Mickey Mantle .484
2 Jim Lefebvre .474
3 Norm Cash .457
4 Carl Yastrzemski .429
5 Danny Cater .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 14
2 Willie Horton 12
3 Norm Cash 11
4 Danny Cater 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
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 Denny McLain 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Ray Culp 3
2 Fritz Peterson 3
2 Chris Short 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny McLain 41
2 Steve Blass 26
2 Don Wilson 26
4 Ray Culp 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .404
2 Glenn Beckert .398
3 Hank Aaron .383
4 Jim Northrup .360
5 Curt Flood .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 28
2 Willie Horton 23
3 Matty Alou 21
3 Danny Cater 21
5 5 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 23
2 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Cesar Tovar 12
2 Maury Wills 12
5 Don Buford 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Perry 0.29
2 Mudcat Grant 0.56
3 Fritz Peterson 0.93
4 Joe Horlen 1.05
5 Steve Blass 1.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny McLain 70
2 Bob Gibson 60
3 Don Sutton 50
4 Mickey Lolich 48
5 Sam McDowell 47

Saves

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