On This Day

Wednesday, April 24, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 9 2 .818 --
Orioles 7 4 .636 2.0
Twins 7 4 .636 2.0
Red Sox 6 4 .600 2.5
Senators 7 6 .538 3.0
Yankees 6 6 .500 3.5
Indians 5 6 .455 4.0
Angels 5 8 .385 5.0
Athletics 5 8 .385 5.0
White Sox 0 9 .000 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 4 .692 --
Giants 7 5 .583 1.5
Pirates 6 5 .545 2.0
Dodgers 7 6 .538 2.0
Braves 6 6 .500 2.5
Phillies 6 7 .462 3.0
Astros 5 6 .455 3.0
Reds 5 7 .417 3.5
Mets 5 7 .417 3.5
Cubs 4 7 .364 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curt Flood 3
2 Max Alvis 2
2 Rod Carew 2
2 Danny Cater 2
2 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Hernandez 1
1 Jim Lefebvre 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Curt Motton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Flood 5
2 Jim Lefebvre 3
2 Paul Schaal 3
4 Jim Hardin 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Jackie Hernandez 1
2 Rick Monday 1
2 Rick Reichardt 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Hargan 2.33
2 Clyde Wright 0.83
3 Jim Bunning 0.67
4 Ray Washburn 0.57
5 Stan Bahnsen 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Jim Hardin 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Hargan 7
2 Jim Bunning 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Clyde Wright 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Eddie Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .414
2 Bob Allison .405
3 Pete Rose .400
4 Orlando Cepeda .396
5 Sandy Valdespino .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Ron Swoboda 5
3 Jim Ray Hart 4
3 Harmon Killebrew 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 14
2 Ron Swoboda 13
2 Billy Williams 13
4 Curt Flood 11
4 Zoilo Versalles 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 6
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Tony Oliva 5
2 Maury Wills 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.33
2 Ray Sadecki 0.50
3 Ted Abernathy 0.64
4 Camilo Pascual 0.76
5 Paul Lindblad 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Al McBean 3
1 Jon Warden 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 27
1 Sam McDowell 27
3 Chris Short 26
4 Jerry Koosman 24
4 Bill Singer 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Watt 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
3 Dave Baldwin 2
3 Danny Frisella 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Curt Flood .343
3 Matty Alou .342
4 Rusty Staub .334
5 Tony Gonzalez .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Carl Yastrzemski 46
3 Hank Aaron 42
4 Frank Howard 37
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 121
2 Harmon Killebrew 119
3 Orlando Cepeda 115
4 Hank Aaron 114
5 Jim Ray Hart 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 55
2 Lou Brock 50
3 Don Buford 32
3 Maury Wills 32
5 Joe Morgan 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.05
2 Bill Monbouquette 2.13
3 Chris Short 2.21
4 Jim Bunning 2.26
5 Joe Horlen 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Wilson 23
2 Mike McCormick 22
3 Dean Chance 21
3 Jim Lonborg 21
5 Fergie Jenkins 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 264
2 Fergie Jenkins 240
2 Sam McDowell 240
4 Jim Lonborg 233
5 Luis Tiant 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 27
2 Ted Abernathy 22
3 John Wyatt 20
4 Dooley Womack 19
5 2 tied 18