On This Day

Saturday, May 25, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	24	14	.632	--
Orioles	23	17	.575	2.0
Indians	22	18	.550	3.0
Twins	21	18	.538	3.5
Red Sox	20	19	.513	4.5
Angels	20	21	.488	5.5
Yankees	18	22	.450	7.0
Athletics	17	22	.436	7.5
White Sox	16	21	.432	7.5
Senators	16	25	.390	9.5

Games

Angels 5, Indians 1

Twins 1, Red Sox 0

Tigers 2, Athletics 1

Yankees 1, White Sox 0

Orioles 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	18	.571	--
Cardinals	22	18	.550	1.0
Braves	22	20	.524	2.0
Phillies	19	18	.514	2.5
Cubs	21	21	.500	3.0
Dodgers	21	22	.488	3.5
Reds	19	21	.475	4.0
Pirates	18	20	.474	4.0
Mets	18	22	.450	5.0
Astros	18	22	.450	5.0

Games

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Astros 3, Dodgers 2

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Cubs 3, Giants 0

Mets 9, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vada Pinson	4
2	Tommie Agee	3
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	Donn Clendenon	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Hinton	1
1	Ron Santo	1
1	Ed Stroud	1
1	Joe Torre	1
1	Al Weis	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Donn Clendenon	3
1	Jerry Grote	3
1	Tommy Helms	3
1	Chuck Hinton	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Berry	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Bubba Morton	1
1	Ron Swoboda	1
1	Ted Uhlaender	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Hardin	1.43
2	Jerry Koosman	1.17
3	Denny McLain	1.14
4	Fergie Jenkins	1.00
5	Lew Krausse	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	Jim Hardin	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Fergie Jenkins	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Hardin	10
2	Sam McDowell	9
3	Denny McLain	8
4	Jerry Koosman	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Howard	.355
2	Pete Rose	.351
3	Curt Flood	.325
4	Rusty Staub	.325
5	Alex Johnson	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	18
2	Willie Horton	11
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Jim Ray Hart	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	36
2	Willie McCovey	27
2	Tony Perez	27
2	Boog Powell	27
5	Ron Swoboda	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	19
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Sonny Jackson	9
4	Willie Davis	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.87
2	Luis Tiant	1.20
3	Tommy John	1.31
4	Bob Gibson	1.34
5	Jerry Koosman	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Koosman	7
1	Juan Marichal	7
1	Denny McLain	7
4	Jim Hardin	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	99
2	Bill Singer	75
3	Nolan Ryan	68
4	Denny McLain	67
5	Juan Marichal	66

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Howard	.429
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.404
3	Willie Stargell	.364
4	Jake Gibbs	.359
5	Vada Pinson	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	11
2	Willie Horton	6
3	Jim Ray Hart	4
3	Andy Kosco	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	19
2	Andy Kosco	15
3	Hank Aaron	11
3	Boog Powell	11
3	Willie Stargell	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	7
2	Sonny Jackson	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
4	Gene Alley	4
4	Ken Berry	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	0.00
1	Don Drysdale	0.00
1	Woodie Fryman	0.00
1	Ron Kline	0.00
5	Jim Nash	0.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	Rich Nye	3
1	Ron Reed	3
5	33 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	36
2	Gerry Arrigo	29
3	Jose Santiago	28
3	Bob Veale	28
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	Phil Regan	3
3	Ted Abernathy	2
3	Jack Aker	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Howard	.381
2	Alex Johnson	.351
3	Willie Stargell	.345
4	Willie McCovey	.333
5	Pete Rose	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	15
2	Willie Horton	9
3	Willie McCovey	7
4	Bill Freehan	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	26
2	Willie McCovey	23
3	Andy Kosco	22
4	Johnny Bench	21
5	Boog Powell	19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Kline	0.32
2	Luis Tiant	0.53
3	Joe Horlen	0.56
4	Stan Williams	0.74
5	Jim Nash	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	6
1	Ron Reed	6
3	George Brunet	4
3	Steve Carlton	4
3	16 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	72
2	Gerry Arrigo	54
3	Bill Singer	51
4	Nolan Ryan	49
4	Luis Tiant	49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.347
2	Curt Flood	.341
3	Tony Gonzalez	.334
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.332
5	Rusty Staub	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	44
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	37
4	Jim Wynn	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	110
2	Harmon Killebrew	107
3	Orlando Cepeda	105
3	Frank Howard	105
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	65
2	Lou Brock	40
3	Maury Wills	33
4	Joe Morgan	29
5	Vada Pinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	1.92
2	Tommy John	1.96
3	Nelson Briles	2.15
4	Luis Tiant	2.19
5	Bob Gibson	2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	275
2	Fergie Jenkins	247
3	Luis Tiant	243
4	Jim Bunning	240
5	Bill Singer	229

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	27
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	Al Worthington	20
4	Dooley Womack	18
4	John Wyatt	18