On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 35 19 .648 --
Indians 31 24 .564 4.5
Orioles 30 24 .556 5.0
Twins 28 26 .519 7.0
Red Sox 26 28 .481 9.0
Athletics 25 28 .472 9.5
Angels 25 30 .455 10.5
Yankees 24 30 .444 11.0
Senators 23 30 .434 11.5
White Sox 22 30 .423 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 32 22 .593 --
Dodgers 31 26 .544 2.5
Braves 28 24 .538 3.0
Giants 28 26 .519 4.0
Phillies 25 24 .510 4.5
Reds 26 25 .510 4.5
Cubs 25 27 .481 6.0
Mets 24 27 .471 6.5
Astros 22 31 .415 9.5
Pirates 20 29 .408 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Haller 3
1 Pete Rose 3
3 Gene Alley 2
3 Ken Boyer 2
3 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curt Blefary 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Tony Horton 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bradford 3
1 Boog Powell 3
3 Bob Aspromonte 2
3 Curt Blefary 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Julian Javier 1
1 Davey Johnson 1
1 Denis Menke 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.43
2 Gary Peters 1.40
3 Dave McNally 0.71
4 Don Drysdale 0.62
4 Catfish Hunter 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 10
2 Gary Peters 7
3 Don Drysdale 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 John Buzhardt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .366
2 Frank Howard .343
3 Carl Yastrzemski .339
4 Curt Flood .326
5 Alex Johnson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 22
2 Willie Horton 16
3 Jim Ray Hart 11
3 Harmon Killebrew 11
5 6 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 47
2 Boog Powell 35
3 Tony Perez 34
4 Willie Horton 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 22
2 Jose Cardenal 14
3 Willie Davis 12
3 Maury Wills 12
5 Tony Oliva 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Drysdale 1.31
2 Stan Williams 1.31
3 Luis Tiant 1.34
4 Tommy John 1.41
5 Jerry Koosman 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 10
2 Jerry Koosman 9
2 Denny McLain 9
4 Don Drysdale 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 114
2 Bill Singer 94
3 Juan Marichal 90
4 Luis Tiant 87
5 Denny McLain 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 12
2 Phil Regan 9
3 Joe Hoerner 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 7 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Millan .488
2 Felipe Alou .409
3 Roberto Clemente .404
4 Carl Yastrzemski .400
5 Pete Rose .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 5
1 Ken Harrelson 5
1 Willie Horton 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Harrelson 14
1 Joe Pepitone 14
3 Jim Northrup 13
4 Frank Howard 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 7
2 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Joe Foy 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.33
2 Pat Dobson 0.50
3 Don Drysdale 0.54
4 Bill Hands 0.64
5 Larry Jaster 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 4
2 Gary Bell 3
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 28
2 Don Drysdale 26
2 Denny McLain 26
4 Dean Chance 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cal Koonce 3
1 Al Worthington 3
3 Darold Knowles 2
3 Fred Lasher 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .409
2 Frank Howard .373
3 Pete Rose .349
4 Felix Millan .347
5 Vada Pinson .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 16
2 Willie Horton 11
3 Willie Stargell 8
4 Ken Harrelson 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 31
2 Ken Harrelson 23
3 Andy Kosco 22
3 Willie Stargell 22
5 Jim Northrup 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Jose Cardenal 8
3 Willie Davis 7
4 Hank Aaron 6
4 Sonny Jackson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Drysdale 0.41
2 Larry Jaster 0.49
3 Woodie Fryman 0.52
4 Jim Nash 0.68
5 Blue Moon Odom 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 7
2 Juan Marichal 6
3 Gary Bell 5
3 Woodie Fryman 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 51
2 Don Drysdale 50
2 Juan Marichal 50
2 Bill Singer 50
5 2 tied 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .351
2 Curt Flood .335
3 Tony Gonzalez .334
4 Carl Yastrzemski .332
5 Rusty Staub .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 47
2 Carl Yastrzemski 42
3 Harmon Killebrew 41
4 Jim Ray Hart 35
5 Jim Wynn 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 109
1 Carl Yastrzemski 109
3 Frank Howard 106
4 Jim Ray Hart 105
5 Hank Aaron 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 58
2 Lou Brock 37
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Joe Morgan 28
4 Maury Wills 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.92
2 Joe Horlen 1.92
3 Larry Jaster 1.92
4 Nelson Briles 2.11
5 Bob Gibson 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 22
2 Nelson Briles 20
2 Denny McLain 20
4 Fergie Jenkins 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 283
2 Luis Tiant 249
3 Fergie Jenkins 235
4 Bill Singer 233
5 Dean Chance 229

Saves

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