On This Day

Wednesday, June 26, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	46	26	.639	--
Orioles	36	32	.529	8.0
Indians	39	35	.527	8.0
Twins	36	33	.522	8.5
Athletics	36	34	.514	9.0
Red Sox	34	35	.493	10.5
Angels	34	37	.479	11.5
Yankees	31	37	.456	13.0
White Sox	30	38	.441	14.0
Senators	26	41	.388	17.5

Games

Athletics 3, Angels 0

Senators 8, Indians 2

Orioles 6, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	45	28	.616	--
Giants	39	34	.534	6.0
Braves	37	34	.521	7.0
Phillies	33	32	.508	8.0
Dodgers	37	37	.500	8.5
Reds	35	36	.493	9.0
Mets	34	36	.486	9.5
Pirates	33	36	.478	10.0
Cubs	31	40	.437	13.0
Astros	30	41	.423	14.0

Games

Phillies 3, Braves 2

Astros 2, Cubs 1

Dodgers 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 3, Pirates 0

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1

Reds 7, Mets 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Brock	4
1	Mike Shannon	4
3	Matty Alou	3
3	Roberto Clemente	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elston Howard	1
1	Mike Lum	1
1	Boog Powell	1
1	Brooks Robinson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Perez	3
2	Bernie Allen	2
2	Matty Alou	2
2	Jim French	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Freddie Patek	2
2	Gene Alley	1
2	Matty Alou	1
2	Glenn Beckert	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	1.75
1	Dave Giusti	1.75
3	Dave McNally	1.29
4	Chuck Dobson	1.20
4	Don Drysdale	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	1
1	John Boozer	1
1	Chuck Dobson	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave McNally	9
2	Bob Gibson	7
2	Dave Giusti	7
2	Jim Maloney	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Ron Kline	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.362
2	Pete Rose	.341
3	Alex Johnson	.321
4	Rusty Staub	.320
5	Ken Harrelson	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	24
2	Willie Horton	18
2	Willie McCovey	18
4	Ken Harrelson	16
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	55
2	Frank Howard	54
3	Willie McCovey	48
4	Boog Powell	47
5	Tony Perez	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	25
2	Maury Wills	21
3	Jose Cardenal	16
4	Willie Davis	13
5	Sonny Jackson	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.14
2	Luis Tiant	1.20
3	Don Drysdale	1.21
4	Jim Nash	1.42
5	Tommy John	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	14
2	Denny McLain	13
3	Jerry Koosman	11
3	Luis Tiant	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	139
2	Denny McLain	118
2	Luis Tiant	118
4	Bill Singer	114
5	Juan Marichal	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	12
1	Al Worthington	12
3	Wilbur Wood	9
4	Turk Farrell	8
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Quilici	.516
2	Ed Charles	.450
3	Matty Alou	.442
4	Ted Uhlaender	.438
5	Maury Wills	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	6
1	Ken Harrelson	6
1	Willie McCovey	6
4	Cleon Jones	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	25
2	Willie McCovey	16
3	Cleon Jones	14
3	Jim Northrup	14
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Freddie Patek	5
3	Cleon Jones	4
3	Rick Monday	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
1	Cecil Upshaw	0.00
3	Dean Chance	0.39
4	Ted Abernathy	0.49
5	Pete Mikkelsen	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Ted Abernathy	3
2	Steve Blass	3
2	Dean Chance	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	34
2	Denny McLain	29
3	Mike Cuellar	28
3	Dave Giusti	28
5	Bob Gibson	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Dobson	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Stan Williams	3
2	Wilbur Wood	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.396
2	Ed Charles	.395
3	Felix Millan	.391
4	Maury Wills	.370
5	Ken Harrelson	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	10
2	Willie McCovey	9
3	Dick Allen	7
3	Willie Horton	7
3	Tony Oliva	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	36
2	Jim Northrup	26
3	Willie McCovey	21
4	Orlando Cepeda	20
4	Boog Powell	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Jose Cardenal	8
3	Cleon Jones	7
4	Bert Campaneris	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.56
2	Don Drysdale	0.81
3	Bob Gibson	0.87
4	Jim Nash	0.89
5	Pat Dobson	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
2	Bob Gibson	6
2	Denny McLain	6
4	Don Drysdale	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	56
2	Denny McLain	51
3	Dean Chance	48
3	Bob Gibson	48
5	Juan Marichal	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	5
1	Wilbur Wood	5
3	Pat Dobson	4
3	Roy Face	4
5	8 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.350
2	Curt Flood	.336
3	Tony Gonzalez	.330
4	Rusty Staub	.328
5	Roberto Clemente	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	43
2	Willie McCovey	38
3	Carl Yastrzemski	37
4	Hank Aaron	34
4	Harmon Killebrew	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	108
2	Orlando Cepeda	103
2	Jim Ray Hart	103
4	Hank Aaron	102
4	Frank Howard	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	51
2	Maury Wills	36
3	Lou Brock	34
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.65
2	Luis Tiant	1.93
3	Larry Jaster	1.96
4	Bill Singer	2.15
5	Jim Kaat	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	22
2	Mike McCormick	21
3	Nelson Briles	19
3	Ray Sadecki	19
3	Earl Wilson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	279
2	Fergie Jenkins	250
3	Luis Tiant	249
4	Dean Chance	233
5	Ray Sadecki	224

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
2	Minnie Rojas	22
3	Turk Farrell	18
3	Al Worthington	18
5	2 tied	16