On This Day

Friday, May 31, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	28	16	.636	--
Orioles	26	19	.578	2.5
Indians	26	20	.565	3.0
Twins	24	21	.533	4.5
Red Sox	22	23	.489	6.5
Angels	22	25	.468	7.5
Yankees	21	24	.467	7.5
Athletics	21	24	.467	7.5
White Sox	18	25	.419	9.5
Senators	17	28	.378	11.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Orioles 0

White Sox 2, Twins 1

Indians 8, Senators 3

Angels 3, Athletics 0

Tigers 1, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	21	.553	--
Braves	25	21	.543	0.5
Cardinals	24	21	.533	1.0
Phillies	21	20	.512	2.0
Reds	22	22	.500	2.5
Cubs	23	23	.500	2.5
Dodgers	24	25	.490	3.0
Astros	21	24	.467	4.0
Mets	20	24	.455	4.5
Pirates	18	23	.439	5.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Giants 0

Braves 5, Pirates 2

Astros 3, Cubs 1

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Cardinals 2, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Kenworthy	4
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Johnny Bench	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Tommy Harper	1
1	Ken Harrelson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buck Rodgers	3
2	Hank Aaron	2
2	John Bateman	2
2	Tommy Harper	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Briggs	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Mike Hershberger	1
1	Tony Horton	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Jaster	3.50
2	Chuck Dobson	1.44
3	Jim Merritt	1.20
4	Phil Niekro	1.17
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Larry Jaster	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Dobson	13
2	Mickey Lolich	8
2	Mike McCormick	8
2	Tom Seaver	8
5	3 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Culver	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.365
2	Frank Howard	.343
3	Curt Flood	.337
4	Alex Johnson	.331
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	19
2	Willie Horton	14
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Ken Harrelson	9
3	6 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	40
2	Willie Horton	30
3	Tony Perez	29
4	Rusty Staub	28
4	Ron Swoboda	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	22
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Jose Cardenal	11
4	Willie Davis	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.76
2	Don Drysdale	1.33
3	Luis Tiant	1.37
4	Tommy John	1.41
5	Joe Horlen	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Koosman	8
1	Juan Marichal	8
1	Denny McLain	8
4	Luis Tiant	7
5	10 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	109
2	Luis Tiant	81
3	Denny McLain	80
4	Juan Marichal	75
4	Bill Singer	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	10
2	Phil Regan	7
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Dave Baldwin	5
3	4 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.426
2	Willie Stargell	.405
3	Tommy Helms	.388
4	Lee Thomas	.382
5	Alex Johnson	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Horton	6
1	Willie Stargell	6
3	Frank Howard	5
4	Dick Allen	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	15
2	Bob Bailey	13
3	Frank Howard	12
4	Johnny Bench	11
4	Alex Johnson	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	6
2	Sonny Jackson	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Jose Cardenal	4
3	Willie Davis	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.00
1	Woodie Fryman	0.00
3	Joe Horlen	0.26
4	Larry Jaster	0.36
5	Stan Williams	0.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Mike Cuellar	3
2	Woodie Fryman	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	31
2	Luis Tiant	30
3	Denny McLain	28
3	Jim Nash	28
5	Don Drysdale	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Lasher	2
1	Wilbur Wood	2
1	Al Worthington	2
4	Ted Abernathy	1
4	23 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.375
2	Rusty Staub	.368
3	Alex Johnson	.366
4	Matty Alou	.354
5	Frank Howard	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	15
2	Willie Horton	12
3	Ken Harrelson	9
4	Willie Mays	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	27
2	Ken Harrelson	25
3	Andy Kosco	23
4	Willie Horton	22
5	Johnny Bench	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	15
2	Sonny Jackson	8
3	Maury Wills	7
4	Rod Carew	6
4	Alex Johnson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	0.33
2	Don Drysdale	0.53
3	Larry Jaster	0.57
4	Jim Nash	0.66
5	Stan Williams	0.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Juan Marichal	5
2	Sam McDowell	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	76
2	Luis Tiant	58
3	Denny McLain	51
4	Dean Chance	45
4	Don Drysdale	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	7
2	Phil Regan	5
3	Frank Linzy	4
3	Bob Locker	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.350
2	Curt Flood	.341
3	Tony Gonzalez	.336
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.335
5	Rusty Staub	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	44
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	37
5	Jim Wynn	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	108
2	Hank Aaron	106
3	Orlando Cepeda	105
4	Harmon Killebrew	104
5	Willie McCovey	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	65
2	Lou Brock	36
3	Joe Morgan	28
3	Vada Pinson	28
3	Maury Wills	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	1.84
2	Joe Horlen	1.92
3	Larry Jaster	2.12
4	Nelson Briles	2.16
5	Jim Kaat	2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	280
2	Luis Tiant	246
3	Fergie Jenkins	241
4	Jim Bunning	235
5	Bill Singer	225

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	27
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	Al Worthington	19
4	Joe Hoerner	17
5	5 tied	16