On This Day

Saturday, May 18, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	20	12	.625	--
Indians	18	14	.563	2.0
Orioles	18	14	.563	2.0
Red Sox	18	15	.545	2.5
Twins	17	15	.531	3.0
Senators	15	18	.455	5.5
Angels	15	18	.455	5.5
Athletics	15	18	.455	5.5
White Sox	13	17	.433	6.0
Yankees	13	21	.382	8.0

Games

Indians 1, Orioles 0

Senators 8, Tigers 4

White Sox 4, Athletics 2

Red Sox 4, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	20	13	.606	--
Giants	19	15	.559	1.5
Braves	18	16	.529	2.5
Phillies	16	16	.500	3.5
Reds	17	17	.500	3.5
Cubs	18	18	.500	3.5
Dodgers	17	18	.486	4.0
Pirates	15	17	.469	4.5
Mets	15	18	.455	5.0
Astros	13	20	.394	7.0

Games

Dodgers 1, Astros 0

Reds 8, Pirates 3

Cubs 10, Giants 7

Mets 5, Braves 2

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken McMullen	4
2	Matty Alou	3
2	Dick Dietz	3
2	Frank Howard	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	2
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Roberto Clemente	1
2	Jim Ray Hart	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	4
2	Jerry Adair	2
2	Frank Bertaina	2
2	Roberto Clemente	2
2	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Williams	2
2	Gene Alley	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Williams	6.00
2	Ray Culp	1.25
3	Nelson Briles	1.00
3	Mel Queen	1.00
5	Don Drysdale	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Bertaina	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Ken Holtzman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	12
2	Ray Culp	10
3	Nelson Briles	7
3	Dick Selma	7
5	Don Drysdale	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Lamabe	1
1	Wilbur Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.362
2	Frank Howard	.347
3	Curt Flood	.346
4	Jerry Grote	.343
5	Rusty Staub	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	17
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Willie Horton	9
2	Willie McCovey	9
2	Roger Repoz	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	34
2	Willie McCovey	27
3	Ron Swoboda	26
4	Tony Perez	24
4	Boog Powell	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	17
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Roy White	8
4	Jose Cardenal	7
4	Tony Oliva	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.79
2	Dick Selma	1.13
3	Camilo Pascual	1.17
4	Luis Tiant	1.21
5	Nolan Ryan	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Nelson Briles	5
2	Jerry Koosman	5
2	Al McBean	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	78
2	Bill Singer	65
3	Luis Tiant	60
4	Nolan Ryan	58
5	Ray Sadecki	56

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	8
2	Phil Regan	6
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Joe Hoerner	5
5	7 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.422
2	Frank Howard	.373
3	Jerry Grote	.353
4	Luis Aparicio	.345
4	Joe Foy	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	12
2	Willie Horton	5
3	Bill Freehan	4
3	Willie McCovey	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	20
2	Willie McCovey	14
3	Bill Freehan	12
4	Boog Powell	11
5	4 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	9
2	Maury Wills	5
3	Matty Alou	4
3	Sonny Jackson	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Carlton	0.00
1	Dick Kelley	0.00
1	Ron Perranoski	0.00
1	Ron Kline	0.00
5	Joe Horlen	0.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Horlen	3
1	Ron Perranoski	3
1	Ron Reed	3
1	Dick Selma	3
5	32 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	29
2	Luis Tiant	28
3	Bob Gibson	26
3	Bill Singer	26
5	3 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Locker	4
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Al Worthington	4
4	Frank Linzy	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.362
2	Frank Howard	.356
3	Rick Monday	.351
4	Jerry Grote	.349
5	Alex Johnson	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	15
2	Willie Horton	8
2	Willie McCovey	8
2	Roger Repoz	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	30
2	Willie McCovey	25
3	Ron Swoboda	21
4	Boog Powell	20
4	Roger Repoz	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	16
2	Roy White	8
3	Maury Wills	7
4	Alex Johnson	6
4	Don Kessinger	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.57
2	Joe Horlen	0.77
3	Luis Tiant	0.96
4	Dick Selma	1.15
5	Tommy John	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Jose Santiago	5
4	Catfish Hunter	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	61
2	Bill Singer	53
3	Nolan Ryan	50
4	Luis Tiant	48
5	2 tied	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	7
2	Phil Regan	6
3	Ted Abernathy	4
3	Jack Aker	4
3	4 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.345
2	Curt Flood	.345
3	Tony Gonzalez	.335
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.329
5	Rusty Staub	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	48
2	Harmon Killebrew	47
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	39
5	Jim Wynn	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	112
1	Carl Yastrzemski	112
3	Orlando Cepeda	109
4	Frank Howard	107
4	Willie McCovey	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	64
2	Lou Brock	43
3	Maury Wills	33
4	Joe Morgan	30
5	Vada Pinson	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	2.12
2	Joe Horlen	2.17
3	Chris Short	2.19
4	Luis Tiant	2.20
5	Tommy John	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	22
1	Earl Wilson	22
3	Fergie Jenkins	21
4	Jim Lonborg	19
4	Denny McLain	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	264
2	Luis Tiant	259
3	Fergie Jenkins	248
4	Jim Bunning	245
5	Gaylord Perry	229

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	27
2	Ted Abernathy	21
2	Al Worthington	21
4	John Wyatt	19
5	Dooley Womack	18