On This Day

Sunday, September 29, 1968

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1968 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 2, 1968

Detroit Tigers at St. Louis Cardinals

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 103 59 .636 --
Orioles 91 71 .562 12.0
Indians 86 75 .534 16.5
Red Sox 86 76 .531 17.0
Yankees 83 79 .512 20.0
Athletics 82 80 .506 21.0
Twins 79 83 .488 24.0
White Sox 67 95 .414 36.0
Angels 67 95 .414 36.0
Senators 65 96 .404 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 97 65 .599 --
Giants 88 74 .543 9.0
Cubs 84 78 .519 13.0
Reds 83 79 .512 14.0
Braves 81 81 .500 16.0
Pirates 80 82 .494 17.0
Phillies 76 86 .469 21.0
Dodgers 76 86 .469 21.0
Mets 73 89 .451 24.0
Astros 72 90 .444 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Paul Casanova 3
1 Clay Dalrymple 3
1 Russ Gibson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 3
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Clay Dalrymple 1
2 Tom Egan 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 7
2 Bill Melton 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Julian Javier 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 2
2 John Briggs 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Horace Clarke 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.57
2 Alan Foster 1.50
2 Jim Maloney 1.50
4 Jim Nash 0.89
5 Jim Merritt 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Maloney 1
1 Jim Merritt 1
1 Barry Moore 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 11
2 Jim Maloney 9
3 Jim Nash 8
4 Ray Culp 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .335
2 Matty Alou .332
3 Felipe Alou .317
4 Alex Johnson .312
5 Curt Flood .301

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 44
2 Willie Horton 36
2 Willie McCovey 36
4 Ken Harrelson 35
5 Dick Allen 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 109
2 Frank Howard 106
3 Willie McCovey 105
4 Ron Santo 98
4 Billy Williams 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 62
1 Bert Campaneris 62
3 Maury Wills 52
4 Jose Cardenal 40
5 Willie Davis 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.12
2 Luis Tiant 1.60
3 Sam McDowell 1.81
4 Wilbur Wood 1.87
5 Dave McNally 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 31
2 Juan Marichal 26
3 Bob Gibson 22
3 Dave McNally 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 283
2 Denny McLain 280
3 Bob Gibson 268
4 Luis Tiant 264
5 Fergie Jenkins 260

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 25
2 Al Worthington 18
3 Clay Carroll 17
3 Joe Hoerner 17
5 Wilbur Wood 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .422
2 Jim Wynn .400
3 Tommie Agee .395
4 Paul Popovich .386
5 Gene Alley .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 4
1 Jim Northrup 4
1 Adolfo Phillips 4
1 Jim Wynn 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 12
2 Dick Allen 10
2 Norm Cash 10
2 Danny Cater 10
2 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Dave Nelson 5
3 Cesar Tovar 5
3 Maury Wills 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Linzy 0.00
1 Dick Bosman 0.00
3 Ray Culp 1.03
4 Bob Gibson 1.08
4 Blue Moon Odom 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 3
1 Ray Culp 3
1 Dick Ellsworth 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 41
2 Jim Maloney 33
3 Bob Gibson 32
4 Steve Blass 30
5 Mickey Lolich 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 4
2 Cecil Upshaw 3
3 Bruce Dal Canton 2
3 Mudcat Grant 2
3 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Beckert .371
2 Roberto Clemente .368
3 Willie Mays .365
4 Jim Northrup .364
5 Cleon Jones .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 8
2 Jim Wynn 7
2 Carl Yastrzemski 7
4 Ernie Banks 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Cater 24
1 Ron Santo 24
3 Willie McCovey 22
4 Willie Mays 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Bert Campaneris 14
3 Cesar Tovar 13
4 Maury Wills 10
5 Don Buford 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Linzy 0.35
2 Mudcat Grant 0.64
3 Marty Pattin 1.00
4 Bob Veale 1.11
5 Blue Moon Odom 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 6
1 Ray Culp 6
1 Chris Short 6
4 Fergie Jenkins 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 58
1 Denny McLain 58
3 Bob Gibson 53
4 Steve Blass 51
4 2 others tied 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 7
2 Cecil Upshaw 5
3 Clay Carroll 4
3 Turk Farrell 4
3 4 others tied 4