On This Day

Wednesday, June 12, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 38 20 .655 --
Orioles 32 24 .571 5.0
Indians 33 26 .559 5.5
Twins 28 30 .483 10.0
Athletics 27 29 .482 10.0
Red Sox 26 28 .481 10.0
Yankees 26 32 .448 12.0
White Sox 24 30 .444 12.0
Angels 25 32 .439 12.5
Senators 24 32 .429 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 35 24 .593 --
Giants 32 27 .542 3.0
Braves 30 27 .526 4.0
Dodgers 32 29 .525 4.0
Reds 28 28 .500 5.5
Cubs 28 29 .491 6.0
Phillies 25 26 .490 6.0
Mets 27 29 .482 6.5
Astros 23 32 .418 10.0
Pirates 22 31 .415 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tito Francona 3
1 Marty Martinez 3
1 Ron Swoboda 3
1 Maury Wills 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 Tito Francona 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Roberto Clemente 2
1 Pat Jarvis 2
1 Floyd Robinson 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Jackie Hernandez 1
2 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.29
2 Pat Jarvis 1.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
4 Bobby Bolin 0.86
5 Jim Maloney 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Al Jackson 1
1 Pat Jarvis 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 9
2 Bobby Bolin 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Jim Maloney 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Ron Taylor 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .360
2 Carl Yastrzemski .339
3 Alex Johnson .332
4 Frank Howard .329
5 Curt Flood .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 22
2 Willie Horton 16
3 Jim Ray Hart 12
3 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Willie McCovey 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 48
2 Tony Perez 40
3 Boog Powell 39
4 Ron Santo 35
5 3 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 23
2 Jose Cardenal 14
2 Maury Wills 14
4 Willie Davis 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 1.22
2 Don Drysdale 1.37
3 Bob Gibson 1.40
4 Tommy John 1.41
5 Jerry Koosman 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 11
2 Jerry Koosman 9
2 Denny McLain 9
2 Luis Tiant 9
5 3 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 114
2 Juan Marichal 98
3 Bill Singer 97
4 Luis Tiant 93
5 2 tied 89

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 12
2 Phil Regan 10
3 Joe Hoerner 6
3 Frank Linzy 6
3 Wilbur Wood 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Millan .415
2 Adolfo Phillips .390
3 Carl Yastrzemski .385
4 Felipe Alou .382
5 Tom Haller .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Oliva 5
2 Johnny Callison 4
2 Norm Cash 4
2 Ed Charles 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 13
1 Mike Shannon 13
3 Boog Powell 12
4 Orlando Cepeda 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 4
1 Willie Davis 4
1 Joe Foy 4
4 Buddy Bradford 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Willis 0.00
2 Blue Moon Odom 0.33
3 Pat Dobson 0.38
4 Ted Abernathy 0.64
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 4
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Larry Jaster 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 32
2 Mickey Lolich 31
3 Fergie Jenkins 28
4 Dave Boswell 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cal Koonce 3
1 Phil Regan 3
3 Wayne Granger 2
3 Darold Knowles 2
3 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .385
2 Joe Torre .358
3 Frank Howard .349
4 Matty Alou .348
5 Pete Rose .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 13
2 Willie Horton 10
3 Willie Stargell 8
4 Ernie Banks 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 29
2 Andy Kosco 22
2 Boog Powell 22
2 Willie Stargell 22
5 Ken Harrelson 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Jose Cardenal 7
2 Willie Davis 7
4 Gene Alley 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.50
2 Don Drysdale 0.52
3 Blue Moon Odom 0.63
4 Jim Nash 0.79
5 Tommy John 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 7
2 Juan Marichal 6
3 Woodie Fryman 5
4 Gary Bell 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 52
2 Don Drysdale 49
3 Bill Singer 48
4 Mickey Lolich 47
5 2 tied 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .355
2 Curt Flood .336
3 Carl Yastrzemski .330
4 Tony Gonzalez .330
5 Rusty Staub .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 42
2 Harmon Killebrew 41
3 Carl Yastrzemski 40
4 Hank Aaron 34
4 Jim Ray Hart 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 108
2 Carl Yastrzemski 105
3 Hank Aaron 104
4 Jim Ray Hart 103
5 Tony Perez 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 55
2 Lou Brock 35
3 Maury Wills 30
4 Vada Pinson 29
5 Joe Morgan 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.95
2 Joe Horlen 1.96
3 Larry Jaster 2.00
4 Bob Gibson 2.03
5 Bill Singer 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 23
2 Denny McLain 20
3 Nelson Briles 19
4 Fergie Jenkins 18
4 Earl Wilson 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 283
2 Luis Tiant 244
3 Fergie Jenkins 241
4 Bill Singer 233
5 Dean Chance 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 26
2 Ted Abernathy 22
3 Al Worthington 20
4 Joe Hoerner 18
5 2 tied 16