On This Day

Tuesday, June 4, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	31	19	.620	--
Orioles	28	21	.571	2.5
Indians	29	22	.569	2.5
Twins	26	24	.520	5.0
Red Sox	25	25	.500	6.0
Athletics	23	25	.479	7.0
Angels	23	28	.451	8.5
Yankees	22	28	.440	9.0
White Sox	21	27	.438	9.0
Senators	20	29	.408	10.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Tigers 0

Tigers 2, Red Sox 0

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Senators 4, Athletics 2

Angels 5, Orioles 3

Twins 3, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	29	21	.580	--
Braves	27	23	.540	2.0
Phillies	24	21	.533	2.5
Giants	27	24	.529	2.5
Cubs	25	24	.510	3.5
Dodgers	27	26	.509	3.5
Reds	24	24	.500	4.0
Mets	21	27	.438	7.0
Astros	21	28	.429	7.5
Pirates	19	26	.422	7.5

Games

Reds 3, Braves 1

Cardinals 3, Astros 2

Dodgers 5, Pirates 0

Phillies 5, Giants 1

Mets 5, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ron Davis	3
1	Curt Flood	3
1	Mike Shannon	3
1	Tony Taylor	3
5	28 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Mike Epstein	1
1	Elrod Hendricks	1
1	Cleon Jones	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	2
1	Mike Epstein	2
1	Elrod Hendricks	2
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
1	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Tony Taylor	1
1	Carl Yastrzemski	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	2.67
2	Jim Merritt	1.40
3	Fergie Jenkins	1.29
4	Joe Coleman	1.14
5	Mike McCormick	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	9
2	Steve Carlton	8
2	Joe Coleman	8
2	Don Drysdale	8
2	Sammy Ellis	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	1
1	Sparky Lyle	1
1	Billy McCool	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.361
2	Frank Howard	.346
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.345
4	Curt Flood	.333
5	Rusty Staub	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	43
2	Boog Powell	32
3	Willie Horton	31
4	Ken Harrelson	30
4	2 others tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	22
2	Jose Cardenal	12
2	Maury Wills	12
4	Willie Davis	11
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	1.21
2	Luis Tiant	1.34
3	Tommy John	1.41
4	Jerry Koosman	1.43
5	Stan Williams	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jerry Koosman	9
1	Juan Marichal	9
3	Denny McLain	8
3	Luis Tiant	8
5	3 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	111
2	Luis Tiant	87
3	Denny McLain	84
4	Juan Marichal	82
4	Bill Singer	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	10
2	Phil Regan	9
3	Joe Hoerner	6
4	Jack Aker	5
4	5 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.446
2	Felix Millan	.426
3	Willie Stargell	.388
4	Frank Howard	.375
4	Pete Rose	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	21
2	Bob Bailey	14
2	Ken Harrelson	14
4	Johnny Callison	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	6
2	Bert Campaneris	5
2	Jose Cardenal	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.00
1	Woodie Fryman	0.00
3	Gary Bell	0.25
4	Pat Dobson	0.51
5	Larry Jaster	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	4
1	Don Drysdale	4
3	Steve Carlton	3
3	Woodie Fryman	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	33
2	Don Drysdale	29
3	Luis Tiant	27
4	Gary Bell	25
4	2 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sparky Lyle	2
1	Phil Regan	2
1	Al Worthington	2
4	Dave Baldwin	1
4	23 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.421
2	Frank Howard	.343
3	Alex Johnson	.342
4	Matty Alou	.333
5	2 tied	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	14
2	Willie Horton	10
3	Ken Harrelson	8
3	Willie Stargell	8
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	27
2	Ken Harrelson	24
3	Willie Stargell	23
4	Andy Kosco	22
5	Bill Freehan	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	14
2	Sonny Jackson	8
3	Willie Davis	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.26
2	Larry Jaster	0.31
3	Ron Kline	0.36
4	Joe Horlen	0.67
5	Steve Carlton	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
2	Gary Bell	5
2	Steve Carlton	5
2	Bill Hands	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	62
2	Luis Tiant	55
3	Don Drysdale	51
4	Denny McLain	46
5	3 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	7
2	Al Worthington	6
3	Frank Linzy	4
3	Wilbur Wood	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.358
2	Curt Flood	.339
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.338
4	Tony Gonzalez	.333
5	Rusty Staub	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	45
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Carl Yastrzemski	41
4	Jim Wynn	35
5	4 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	107
2	Orlando Cepeda	106
3	Hank Aaron	103
3	Harmon Killebrew	103
5	Frank Howard	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	62
2	Lou Brock	36
3	Joe Morgan	28
3	Vada Pinson	28
3	Maury Wills	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	1.91
2	Tommy John	1.92
3	Larry Jaster	2.07
4	Bob Gibson	2.18
5	Nelson Briles	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	22
2	Denny McLain	20
3	Nelson Briles	19
3	Fergie Jenkins	19
3	Earl Wilson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	282
2	Luis Tiant	252
3	Fergie Jenkins	244
4	Jim Bunning	234
5	Bill Singer	225

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	27
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	Al Worthington	19
4	Joe Hoerner	18
5	3 tied	16