On This Day

Friday, June 21, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	43	24	.642	--
Orioles	34	30	.531	7.5
Indians	36	32	.529	7.5
Twins	34	32	.515	8.5
Red Sox	32	32	.500	9.5
Athletics	32	33	.492	10.0
Angels	31	35	.470	11.5
Yankees	30	35	.462	12.0
White Sox	29	35	.453	12.5
Senators	25	38	.397	16.0

Games

Orioles 4, Angels 2

Red Sox 6, White Sox 3

Indians 4, Tigers 3

Senators 7, Athletics 3

White Sox 10, Red Sox 4

Yankees 11, Twins 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	42	25	.627	--
Braves	35	31	.530	6.5
Giants	36	33	.522	7.0
Phillies	31	30	.508	8.0
Dodgers	35	35	.500	8.5
Mets	32	33	.492	9.0
Pirates	31	33	.484	9.5
Cubs	31	34	.477	10.0
Reds	30	35	.462	11.0
Astros	26	40	.394	15.5

Games

Astros 2, Phillies 1

Giants 3, Pirates 0

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Mets 5, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Harrelson	6
2	Tommy McCraw	5
3	Bernie Allen	4
4	Sandy Alomar	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bernie Allen	1
1	Johnny Bench	1
1	Bobby Cox	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Cox	4
2	Bernie Allen	3
2	Bob Allison	3
2	Ed Charles	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	Vic Davalillo	1
1	John Donaldson	1
1	Sonny Jackson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike Cuellar	2.00
2	Dave McNally	1.00
2	Phil Niekro	1.00
4	Chuck Dobson	0.88
5	Sonny Siebert	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Cisco Carlos	1
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Cuellar	12
2	Chuck Dobson	7
2	Dave McNally	7
2	Jerry Stephenson	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	Bill Landis	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.362
2	Pete Rose	.355
3	Curt Flood	.323
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.321
5	Alex Johnson	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	24
2	Willie Horton	18
3	Ken Harrelson	16
4	Willie McCovey	15
5	Jim Ray Hart	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	53
2	Ken Harrelson	52
3	Boog Powell	44
4	Willie McCovey	42
5	Tony Perez	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	25
2	Maury Wills	20
3	Jose Cardenal	16
4	Willie Davis	13
5	Sonny Jackson	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.21
2	Don Drysdale	1.29
3	Luis Tiant	1.29
4	Jerry Koosman	1.51
5	Jim Nash	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	13
2	Denny McLain	12
3	Jerry Koosman	11
4	Woodie Fryman	10
4	Luis Tiant	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	135
2	Denny McLain	110
2	Bill Singer	110
4	Luis Tiant	109
5	Juan Marichal	108

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	12
1	Al Worthington	12
3	Wilbur Wood	9
4	Roy Face	7
5	5 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.481
2	Ed Charles	.447
3	Reggie Smith	.442
4	Maury Wills	.431
5	Ken Harrelson	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
2	Willie McCovey	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Dick Allen	4
5	12 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	22
2	Willie McCovey	14
3	Boog Powell	12
4	Ernie Banks	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Jose Cardenal	4
3	Bert Campaneris	3
3	Jackie Hernandez	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
2	Ted Abernathy	0.42
3	Ron Willis	0.55
4	Cecil Upshaw	0.57
5	Phil Regan	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	Denny McLain	3
5	29 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	31
2	Dean Chance	28
3	Mike Cuellar	27
4	Denny McLain	25
4	Ray Sadecki	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Wilbur Wood	4
3	Phil Regan	3
4	Ted Abernathy	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.388
2	Felix Millan	.369
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.363
4	Pete Rose	.358
5	Ken Harrelson	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	11
2	Willie Stargell	9
3	Willie Horton	8
4	Dick Allen	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	36
2	Joe Pepitone	22
2	Willie Stargell	22
4	Frank Howard	19
5	4 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	9
2	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Maury Wills	8
4	Willie Davis	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.62
2	Woodie Fryman	0.72
3	Jim Nash	0.89
4	Pat Dobson	0.95
5	John Hiller	0.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
2	Woodie Fryman	6
2	Denny McLain	6
4	Don Drysdale	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	51
2	Fergie Jenkins	50
3	Juan Marichal	48
4	Bob Gibson	47
4	Mickey Lolich	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	5
1	Wilbur Wood	5
3	Roy Face	4
3	Al Worthington	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.355
2	Curt Flood	.334
3	Tony Gonzalez	.327
4	Rusty Staub	.323
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	44
2	Carl Yastrzemski	38
3	Hank Aaron	35
3	Harmon Killebrew	35
3	Willie McCovey	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	104
2	Frank Howard	103
3	Orlando Cepeda	102
3	Jim Ray Hart	102
3	Willie McCovey	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	53
2	Maury Wills	35
3	Lou Brock	33
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.70
2	Bill Singer	1.95
3	Larry Jaster	2.11
4	Luis Tiant	2.14
5	Jim Kaat	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	21
1	Denny McLain	21
3	Nelson Briles	19
3	Earl Wilson	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	284
2	Fergie Jenkins	251
3	Luis Tiant	244
4	Dean Chance	233
5	Bill Singer	228

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	24
2	Ted Abernathy	23
3	Al Worthington	20
4	Turk Farrell	16
4	2 others tied	16