On This Day

Monday, May 27, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 16 .600 --
Orioles 24 17 .585 0.5
Indians 24 18 .571 1.0
Twins 22 19 .537 2.5
Red Sox 21 20 .512 3.5
Angels 21 22 .488 4.5
Yankees 20 22 .476 5.0
Athletics 18 23 .439 6.5
White Sox 16 23 .410 7.5
Senators 16 26 .381 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 19 .558 --
Cardinals 22 19 .537 1.0
Braves 23 20 .535 1.0
Phillies 20 18 .526 1.5
Cubs 22 21 .512 2.0
Dodgers 22 23 .489 3.0
Reds 19 21 .475 3.5
Pirates 18 20 .474 3.5
Astros 19 23 .452 4.5
Mets 18 23 .439 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 3
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Ken Harrelson 3
1 Chuck Hinton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Ken Harrelson 1
2 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 3
1 Rusty Staub 3
1 Jim Wynn 3
4 Norm Cash 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Max Alvis 1
2 Larry Brown 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dean Chance 1.00
2 Stan Williams 0.86
3 Gary Bell 0.80
4 Sammy Ellis 0.67
5 Mickey Lolich 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Stan Williams 1
1 Don Wilson 1
1 Clyde Wright 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Bell 8
2 Dean Chance 7
3 Mickey Lolich 6
3 Stan Williams 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Paul 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Howard .359
2 Pete Rose .351
3 Rusty Staub .337
4 Curt Flood .329
5 Alex Johnson .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 19
2 Willie Horton 11
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Jim Ray Hart 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 39
2 Rusty Staub 28
3 Willie McCovey 27
3 Tony Perez 27
3 Boog Powell 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 20
2 Maury Wills 12
3 Jose Cardenal 10
4 Sonny Jackson 9
4 Roy White 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Williams 0.76
2 Luis Tiant 1.30
3 Tommy John 1.31
4 Bob Gibson 1.34
5 Don Drysdale 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 7
1 Juan Marichal 7
1 Denny McLain 7
4 Woodie Fryman 6
4 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 99
2 Luis Tiant 77
3 Bill Singer 75
4 Nolan Ryan 68
5 2 tied 67

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 .462
2 Jake Gibbs .389
3 Vada Pinson .388
4 Willie Stargell .386
5 Rusty Staub .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
2 Willie Horton 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Ernie Banks 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 20
2 Andy Kosco 14
3 Willie Stargell 12
4 Bob Bailey 10
4 4 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Sonny Jackson 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Gene Alley 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Drysdale 0.00
1 Woodie Fryman 0.00
1 Joe Horlen 0.00
1 Ron Kline 0.00
1 Fred Talbot 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 4
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 Ron Reed 3
4 Gary Bell 2
4 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 28
2 Don Drysdale 27
3 Sam McDowell 26
3 Bill Singer 26
3 Luis Tiant 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 Phil Regan 3
3 Wilbur Wood 2
4 Ted Abernathy 1
4 23 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Howard .381
2 Rusty Staub .360
3 Willie Stargell .349
4 Alex Johnson .345
5 Carl Yastrzemski .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 15
2 Willie Horton 9
3 Ken Harrelson 7
3 Willie McCovey 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 28
2 Andy Kosco 23
3 Johnny Bench 22
3 Willie McCovey 22
5 Rusty Staub 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 15
2 Sonny Jackson 8
3 Maury Wills 7
4 Luis Aparicio 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Kline 0.32
2 Joe Horlen 0.56
3 Stan Williams 0.63
4 Tommy John 0.71
5 Luis Tiant 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Denny McLain 6
1 Ron Reed 6
3 Luis Tiant 5
4 Gene Brabender 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 72
2 Luis Tiant 61
3 Dean Chance 49
3 Nolan Ryan 49
5 Jose Santiago 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 7
2 Al Worthington 6
3 Turk Farrell 4
3 Frank Linzy 4
3 Bob Locker 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .349
2 Curt Flood .342
3 Tony Gonzalez .337
4 Carl Yastrzemski .334
5 Rusty Staub .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 46
2 Harmon Killebrew 44
3 Carl Yastrzemski 42
4 Hank Aaron 37
5 Jim Wynn 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 110
2 Harmon Killebrew 106
3 Hank Aaron 105
3 Frank Howard 105
5 Orlando Cepeda 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 66
2 Lou Brock 37
3 Maury Wills 32
4 Joe Morgan 28
4 Vada Pinson 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.86
2 Joe Horlen 1.95
3 Luis Tiant 2.19
4 Nelson Briles 2.19
5 Jim Bunning 2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 275
2 Luis Tiant 255
3 Fergie Jenkins 247
4 Jim Bunning 235
5 Bill Singer 229

Saves

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