On This Day

Wednesday, July 3, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	51	27	.654	--
Indians	44	37	.543	8.5
Orioles	40	35	.533	9.5
Twins	39	37	.513	11.0
Red Sox	38	38	.500	12.0
Athletics	38	39	.494	12.5
Angels	37	41	.474	14.0
Yankees	34	40	.459	15.0
White Sox	32	42	.432	17.0
Senators	28	45	.384	20.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Indians 1, Twins 0

Tigers 5, Angels 2

Orioles 3, White Sox 1

Yankees 4, Senators 1

Orioles 1, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	49	30	.620	--
Braves	41	37	.526	7.5
Pirates	38	36	.514	8.5
Giants	41	39	.513	8.5
Reds	39	38	.506	9.0
Dodgers	40	41	.494	10.0
Phillies	35	37	.486	10.5
Mets	36	40	.474	11.5
Cubs	34	43	.442	14.0
Astros	33	45	.423	15.5

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Reds 9, Astros 7

Braves 2, Giants 0

Pirates 8, Mets 1

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Boog Powell	4
2	Paul Blair	3
2	Don Buford	3
2	Danny Cater	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	Bobby Cox	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Perez	5
2	Gene Alley	2
2	Glenn Beckert	2
2	Norm Cash	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Reggie Jackson	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Mark Belanger	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luis Tiant	3.17
2	Denny McLain	1.67
3	Jim Merritt	1.40
4	Tom Phoebus	1.20
5	Ken Holtzman	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Jim Hardin	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	19
2	Tom Phoebus	12
3	Denny McLain	10
4	Ken Holtzman	8
5	Jim Merritt	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Raymond	1
1	Chris Short	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.352
2	Pete Rose	.335
3	Ken Harrelson	.319
4	Rusty Staub	.313
5	Curt Flood	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	25
2	Willie McCovey	20
3	Willie Horton	19
4	Ken Harrelson	17
5	2 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	61
2	Frank Howard	58
3	Willie McCovey	52
4	Tony Perez	51
5	Boog Powell	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	26
2	Maury Wills	21
3	Jose Cardenal	17
4	Willie Davis	15
5	Sonny Jackson	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	1.11
2	Bob Gibson	1.13
3	Don Drysdale	1.46
4	Tommy John	1.54
5	Sam McDowell	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	15
1	Denny McLain	15
3	Luis Tiant	13
4	Jerry Koosman	11
5	5 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	154
2	Luis Tiant	150
3	Denny McLain	133
4	Juan Marichal	123
5	2 tied	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	13
2	Phil Regan	12
3	Wilbur Wood	9
4	Roy Face	8
4	Turk Farrell	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Boog Powell	.413
2	Manny Mota	.406
3	Roberto Pena	.385
4	Ted Uhlaender	.380
5	Ken Harrelson	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	5
2	Dick Allen	4
2	Norm Cash	4
2	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	16
2	Jim Northrup	15
3	Orlando Cepeda	13
4	Reggie Jackson	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Reggie Jackson	5
2	Sandy Alomar	4
2	Lou Brock	4
2	Cleon Jones	4
2	Maury Wills	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cecil Upshaw	0.00
2	Bob Gibson	0.33
3	Milt Pappas	0.38
4	Luis Tiant	0.49
5	Gaylord Perry	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
1	Luis Tiant	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
3	Steve Blass	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	47
2	Denny McLain	33
3	Fergie Jenkins	31
4	Mike Cuellar	28
5	Tom Phoebus	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Upshaw	3
1	Stan Williams	3
3	Tom Burgmeier	2
3	Pat Dobson	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Charles	.403
2	Maury Wills	.376
3	Matty Alou	.354
4	Ken Harrelson	.350
5	Adolfo Phillips	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	11
2	Dick Allen	7
2	Norm Cash	7
2	Ken Harrelson	7
2	Tony Oliva	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	32
2	Willie McCovey	25
3	Jim Northrup	24
4	Orlando Cepeda	22
4	Tony Perez	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Cleon Jones	7
3	Lou Brock	6
3	Willie Davis	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.17
2	Cecil Upshaw	0.33
3	Milt Pappas	0.70
4	Luis Tiant	0.74
5	Ted Abernathy	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Bob Gibson	6
2	Juan Marichal	6
2	Luis Tiant	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	69
2	Fergie Jenkins	60
3	Denny McLain	49
4	Mike Cuellar	47
5	3 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
2	Pat Dobson	4
2	Ron Taylor	4
2	Stan Williams	4
2	Wilbur Wood	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.353
2	Curt Flood	.334
3	Rusty Staub	.326
4	Tony Gonzalez	.319
5	Roberto Clemente	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Carl Yastrzemski	37
4	Harmon Killebrew	35
5	Hank Aaron	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	110
2	Orlando Cepeda	104
3	Ken Harrelson	103
3	Frank Howard	103
5	Tony Perez	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	51
2	Maury Wills	36
3	Lou Brock	35
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.20
2	Luis Tiant	1.83
3	Tommy John	1.98
4	Larry Jaster	2.11
5	Bill Singer	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	23
2	Nelson Briles	21
3	Earl Wilson	20
4	Mike McCormick	19
5	5 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	282
2	Luis Tiant	264
3	Fergie Jenkins	249
4	Bill Singer	222
5	Dean Chance	219

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
2	Minnie Rojas	20
3	Turk Farrell	18
3	Al Worthington	18
5	2 tied	17