On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	23	14	.622	--
Indians	21	16	.568	2.0
Orioles	20	17	.541	3.0
Twins	20	17	.541	3.0
Red Sox	19	18	.514	4.0
Angels	18	20	.474	5.5
White Sox	16	19	.457	6.0
Athletics	17	21	.447	6.5
Yankees	16	22	.421	7.5
Senators	16	22	.421	7.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Angels 0

Twins 4, Tigers 3

Orioles 4, Yankees 3

Senators 2, White Sox 0

Athletics 2, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	21	16	.568	--
Giants	22	17	.564	0.0
Braves	21	18	.538	1.0
Phillies	18	17	.514	2.0
Reds	19	19	.500	2.5
Cubs	20	20	.500	2.5
Dodgers	19	21	.475	3.5
Mets	17	21	.447	4.5
Astros	17	21	.447	4.5
Pirates	16	20	.444	4.5

Games

Giants 2, Braves 1

Astros 1, Reds 0

Pirates 13, Cubs 6

Phillies 8, Mets 0

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Stargell	5
2	Johnny Callison	3
2	Frank Howard	3
2	Randy Hundley	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Stargell	3
2	Dick Allen	2
2	Don Wert	2
4	Sam Bowens	1
4	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	7
2	Dick Allen	4
2	Randy Hundley	4
4	Jim Perry	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Willie Davis	1
2	Lee May	1
2	Willie Stargell	1
2	Pete Ward	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Woodie Fryman	2.25
2	Bob Gibson	2.00
2	Jim Nash	2.00
4	Don Drysdale	1.60
5	Gary Bell	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Frank Bertaina	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Nash	10
2	Gary Bell	9
2	Woodie Fryman	9
4	Don Drysdale	8
5	4 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Baldwin	1
1	Dave Wickersham	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.350
2	Frank Howard	.348
3	Curt Flood	.329
4	Alex Johnson	.325
5	Rusty Staub	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	17
2	Willie Horton	10
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Jim Ray Hart	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	17
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Tony Oliva	8
3	Roy White	8
5	5 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.87
2	Luis Tiant	1.20
3	Bob Gibson	1.34
4	Bob Veale	1.50
5	Tommy John	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Koosman	6
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Denny McLain	6
1	Ray Sadecki	6
5	12 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	90
2	Bill Singer	75
3	Nolan Ryan	65
3	Luis Tiant	65
5	3 tied	60

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	9
2	Phil Regan	7
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Dave Baldwin	5
3	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elston Howard	.394
2	Frank Howard	.386
3	Ken McMullen	.385
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.385
5	Willie Stargell	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	11
2	Willie Horton	5
3	Jim Ray Hart	4
3	Andy Kosco	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	18
2	Andy Kosco	16
3	Al Kaline	14
4	Boog Powell	11
4	Willie Stargell	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Maury Wills	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Sonny Jackson	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	0.00
1	Dick Kelley	0.00
1	Ron Kline	0.00
1	Bill Kelso	0.00
1	3 others tied	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ron Perranoski	4
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Rich Nye	3
2	Gaylord Perry	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Singer	31
1	Bob Veale	31
3	Gerry Arrigo	27
3	Sam McDowell	27
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	4
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Al Worthington	4
4	Wilbur Wood	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Alex Johnson	.364
2	Frank Howard	.359
3	Pete Rose	.339
4	Willie McCovey	.333
4	Rusty Staub	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	14
2	Willie Horton	8
3	Willie McCovey	7
3	Ken McMullen	7
3	Roger Repoz	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	25
2	Willie McCovey	24
3	Andy Kosco	22
4	Johnny Bench	19
4	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	14
2	Maury Wills	8
3	Roy White	7
4	Sonny Jackson	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	0.53
2	Joe Horlen	0.68
3	Stan Williams	0.74
4	Bob Gibson	0.94
5	Don Drysdale	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Ron Reed	5
3	Bill Hands	4
3	Jim Hardin	4
3	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	63
2	Bill Singer	51
3	Luis Tiant	49
4	Gerry Arrigo	48
5	Nolan Ryan	46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Curt Flood	.341
3	Tony Gonzalez	.333
4	Rusty Staub	.327
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	45
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	37
4	Jim Wynn	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	109
1	Carl Yastrzemski	109
3	Orlando Cepeda	106
4	Tony Perez	105
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	64
2	Lou Brock	42
3	Maury Wills	33
4	Joe Morgan	29
4	Vada Pinson	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	1.98
2	Tommy John	2.06
3	Luis Tiant	2.15
4	Bob Gibson	2.20
5	Jim Bunning	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	23
2	Earl Wilson	21
3	Fergie Jenkins	20
4	Denny McLain	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	269
2	Luis Tiant	255
3	Fergie Jenkins	246
4	Jim Bunning	240
5	Bill Singer	229

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	28
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	Al Worthington	20
4	John Wyatt	19
5	Dooley Womack	18