On This Day

Sunday, June 2, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	30	17	.638	--
Orioles	27	20	.574	3.0
Indians	27	22	.551	4.0
Twins	24	24	.500	6.5
Red Sox	23	24	.489	7.0
Athletics	23	24	.489	7.0
Yankees	22	26	.458	8.5
White Sox	21	25	.457	8.5
Angels	22	27	.449	9.0
Senators	19	29	.396	11.5

Games

Orioles 4, Red Sox 3

White Sox 3, Twins 2

White Sox 4, Twins 3

Indians 10, Senators 5

Senators 11, Indians 3

Athletics 5, Angels 2

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 8, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	27	21	.563	--
Giants	27	22	.551	0.5
Braves	26	22	.542	1.0
Cubs	25	23	.521	2.0
Phillies	22	21	.512	2.5
Reds	23	23	.500	3.0
Dodgers	25	26	.490	3.5
Astros	21	26	.447	5.5
Pirates	19	24	.442	5.5
Mets	20	27	.426	6.5

Games

Giants 5, Dodgers 1

Pirates 8, Braves 4

Braves 10, Pirates 5

Reds 5, Phillies 3

Cardinals 6, Mets 3

Cubs 3, Astros 2

Cardinals 3, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Felipe Alou	7
2	Felix Millan	6
2	Tony Oliva	6
2	Willie Stargell	6
5	4 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Oliva	2
1	Willie Stargell	2
3	Ken Boswell	1
3	Billy Bryan	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	6
2	Mickey Stanley	5
3	Tim Cullen	4
3	Deron Johnson	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Reggie Jackson	2
2	Gene Alley	1
2	Sandy Alomar	1
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Marichal	1.75
2	Jim Hannan	1.50
3	Jim Nash	1.33
4	Dick Hughes	1.17
5	Dave Boswell	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Jim Hannan	1
1	Steve Hargan	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	8
1	Jim Nash	8
3	Dick Hughes	7
3	Juan Marichal	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Niekro	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	Billy Rohr	1
1	Ron Willis	1
1	Wilbur Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.365
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.351
3	Frank Howard	.350
4	Alex Johnson	.333
5	Curt Flood	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	20
2	Willie Horton	15
3	Ken Harrelson	10
3	Harmon Killebrew	10
3	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	43
2	Willie Horton	31
3	Willie Stargell	30
4	Hank Aaron	29
4	5 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	1.33
2	Luis Tiant	1.37
3	Tommy John	1.41
4	Stan Williams	1.52
5	Jerry Koosman	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	9
2	Jerry Koosman	8
2	Denny McLain	8
4	Woodie Fryman	7
4	Luis Tiant	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	109
2	Denny McLain	84
3	Juan Marichal	82
3	Bill Singer	82
5	Luis Tiant	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	10
2	Phil Regan	9
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Dave Baldwin	5
3	5 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Stargell	.455
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.436
3	Felix Millan	.412
4	Alex Johnson	.389
5	Pete Rose	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Stargell	8
2	Willie Horton	6
3	Ken Harrelson	5
4	Dick Allen	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	21
2	Bob Bailey	14
3	Ken Harrelson	13
4	Alex Johnson	11
4	2 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.00
1	Woodie Fryman	0.00
3	Gary Bell	0.33
4	Larry Jaster	0.36
5	Larry Jackson	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Mike Cuellar	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Woodie Fryman	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	32
2	Sam McDowell	31
3	Juan Marichal	30
4	Dave Boswell	26
5	Chuck Dobson	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	3
2	Fred Lasher	2
2	Wilbur Wood	2
2	Al Worthington	2
5	24 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.413
2	Alex Johnson	.364
3	Willie Stargell	.363
4	Frank Howard	.360
5	Matty Alou	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	16
2	Willie Horton	13
3	Ken Harrelson	9
4	Willie Stargell	8
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	30
2	Ken Harrelson	25
3	Willie Stargell	23
4	Willie Horton	22
4	Andy Kosco	22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.30
2	Joe Horlen	0.58
3	Larry Jaster	0.59
4	Ron Kline	0.67
5	2 tied	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Bill Hands	5
2	Denny McLain	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	60
2	Luis Tiant	58
3	Juan Marichal	50
4	Denny McLain	46
5	2 tied	45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.356
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.341
3	Curt Flood	.339
4	Tony Gonzalez	.337
5	Rusty Staub	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	45
2	Harmon Killebrew	44
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Hank Aaron	35
4	Jim Wynn	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	107
2	Orlando Cepeda	106
3	Hank Aaron	105
3	Harmon Killebrew	105
5	Frank Howard	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	64
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	1.91
3	Larry Jaster	2.07
4	Nelson Briles	2.16
5	Jim Kaat	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	23
2	Fergie Jenkins	20
2	Denny McLain	20
4	Earl Wilson	19
5	Nelson Briles	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	4 tied	16