On This Day

Sunday, May 12, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 10 .643 --
Indians 16 12 .571 2.0
Orioles 16 12 .571 2.0
Twins 16 14 .533 3.0
Athletics 14 15 .483 4.5
Red Sox 13 15 .464 5.0
Senators 13 15 .464 5.0
Angels 14 17 .452 5.5
Yankees 13 17 .433 6.0
White Sox 10 16 .385 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 10 .643 --
Pirates 14 13 .519 3.5
Giants 15 14 .517 3.5
Phillies 14 14 .500 4.0
Braves 15 15 .500 4.0
Dodgers 14 15 .483 4.5
Reds 14 15 .483 4.5
Cubs 14 16 .467 5.0
Astros 13 15 .464 5.0
Mets 12 16 .429 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Foy 5
1 Jerry Grote 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
4 Mike Andrews 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 2
2 Glenn Beckert 1
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 Jerry Grote 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 3
2 Mike Andrews 2
2 Sal Bando 2
2 Glenn Beckert 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 Curt Flood 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Ellsworth 1.80
1 Luis Tiant 1.80
3 Dick Kelley 0.86
4 Jeff James 0.80
4 Don Sutton 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Arrigo 1
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
2 Dick Ellsworth 9
2 Luis Tiant 9
4 Don Sutton 8
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .371
2 Jerry Grote .352
3 Curt Flood .348
4 Alex Johnson .327
5 Max Alvis .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Harmon Killebrew 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 24
1 Ron Swoboda 24
3 Tony Perez 21
4 Roger Repoz 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Maury Wills 9
3 Roy White 8
4 Jose Cardenal 7
4 Tony Oliva 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.02
2 Luis Tiant 1.03
3 Camilo Pascual 1.17
4 Jose Santiago 1.29
5 Gerry Arrigo 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 Al McBean 5
1 Denny McLain 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 73
2 Denny McLain 52
3 Ray Sadecki 51
3 Luis Tiant 51
5 Bill Singer 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 8
2 Joe Hoerner 5
3 Jack Aker 4
3 Dave Baldwin 4
3 5 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alex Johnson .393
2 Tito Francona .381
3 Jerry Grote .380
4 Willie McCovey .364
5 Al Kaline .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 7
2 Bill Freehan 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Pete Ward 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 19
2 Johnny Bench 12
2 Rusty Staub 12
4 Bill Freehan 11
4 Roger Repoz 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Don Kessinger 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
2 Maury Wills 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Dick Kelley 0.40
3 Joe Horlen 0.43
4 Nolan Ryan 0.56
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Sam McDowell 3
2 Denny McLain 3
2 Joe Niekro 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 40
2 Luis Tiant 35
3 Bob Gibson 28
4 Dean Chance 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 5
2 Bob Locker 4
2 Phil Regan 4
4 Turk Farrell 3
5 11 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .342
2 Matty Alou .337
3 Roberto Clemente .336
4 Tony Gonzalez .334
5 Rusty Staub .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Carl Yastrzemski 46
3 Frank Howard 41
4 Hank Aaron 40
5 Jim Wynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 119
2 Harmon Killebrew 116
3 Tony Perez 110
4 Orlando Cepeda 109
5 Jim Wynn 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 61
2 Lou Brock 44
3 Maury Wills 33
4 Joe Morgan 31
5 Vada Pinson 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.01
2 Chris Short 2.14
3 Luis Tiant 2.16
4 Al McBean 2.26
5 Tommy John 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 23
2 Fergie Jenkins 21
2 Earl Wilson 21
4 Jim Lonborg 20
5 Denny McLain 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 270
2 Luis Tiant 259
3 Jim Bunning 256
4 Fergie Jenkins 247
5 Gaylord Perry 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 28
2 Ted Abernathy 21
2 Al Worthington 21
4 John Wyatt 19
5 2 tied 18