On This Day

Thursday, July 11, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	55	29	.655	--
Orioles	44	37	.543	9.5
Indians	47	40	.540	9.5
Red Sox	43	39	.524	11.0
Twins	40	42	.488	14.0
Athletics	40	43	.482	14.5
Angels	40	44	.476	15.0
Yankees	37	43	.463	16.0
White Sox	34	45	.430	18.5
Senators	30	48	.385	22.0

Games

Angels 3, Red Sox 2

Twins 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Yankees 5, White Sox 4

Orioles 2, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	54	31	.635	--
Braves	44	40	.524	9.5
Reds	42	40	.512	10.5
Giants	43	42	.506	11.0
Phillies	40	40	.500	11.5
Pirates	40	43	.482	13.0
Dodgers	41	45	.477	13.5
Mets	40	44	.476	13.5
Cubs	40	46	.465	14.5
Astros	36	49	.424	18.0

Games

Braves 1, Dodgers 0

Giants 7, Reds 1

Cubs 2, Mets 0

Phillies 5, Pirates 0

Phillies 4, Pirates 1

Mets 1, Cubs 0

Astros 5, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 8, Astros 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Brock	6
2	Dick Allen	4
2	Bob Aspromonte	4
4	Gene Alley	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Larry Brown	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Dick Dietz	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	4
2	Rod Carew	3
2	Mickey Stanley	3
2	Jim Wynn	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	2
2	Horace Clarke	1
2	Tony Gonzalez	1
2	Julian Javier	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dean Chance	2.33
2	Dave McNally	1.50
2	Phil Niekro	1.50
4	Joe Coleman	1.14
5	Mickey Lolich	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Chuck Dobson	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Coleman	8
2	Dean Chance	7
2	Mickey Lolich	7
4	Chuck Dobson	6
4	5 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	1
1	Tom Dukes	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.341
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Rusty Staub	.318
4	Curt Flood	.317
5	Felipe Alou	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	25
2	Willie Horton	21
3	Willie McCovey	20
4	Hank Aaron	18
4	Ken Harrelson	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	64
2	Frank Howard	61
3	Willie McCovey	54
3	Jim Northrup	54
5	Tony Perez	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	26
2	Maury Wills	25
3	Jose Cardenal	17
4	Lou Brock	16
5	Willie Davis	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.06
2	Luis Tiant	1.24
3	Don Drysdale	1.37
4	Sam McDowell	1.55
5	Wilbur Wood	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	16
2	Juan Marichal	15
3	Luis Tiant	14
4	Bob Gibson	11
4	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	168
2	Luis Tiant	157
3	Denny McLain	142
4	Fergie Jenkins	133
5	2 tied	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	13
1	Al Worthington	13
3	Wilbur Wood	10
4	Ted Abernathy	9
5	4 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Pena	.413
2	Lou Brock	.400
3	Lee May	.383
4	Sandy Alomar	.382
5	Russ Snyder	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Norm Cash	5
2	Bill Freehan	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	12
2	Bill Freehan	11
2	Jim Northrup	11
2	Jim Wynn	11
5	5 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	7
2	Reggie Jackson	6
3	Sandy Alomar	5
4	Maury Wills	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam McDowell	0.00
1	Vicente Romo	0.00
1	Lee Stange	0.00
4	Phil Niekro	0.36
5	Bob Gibson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	3
1	Phil Niekro	3
1	Phil Regan	3
1	Chris Short	3
1	Luis Tiant	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	39
2	Chris Short	33
3	Sam McDowell	29
4	Mickey Lolich	28
4	Tom Phoebus	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	3
1	Tom Burgmeier	3
1	Lee Stange	3
1	Stan Williams	3
5	10 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Russ Snyder	.361
2	Roberto Pena	.360
3	Matty Alou	.353
4	Maury Wills	.348
5	Frank Quilici	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	9
1	Willie McCovey	9
3	Hank Aaron	8
3	Ken Harrelson	8
3	Reggie Jackson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	34
2	Jim Northrup	25
3	Willie McCovey	24
4	Reggie Jackson	21
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Lou Brock	9
3	Reggie Jackson	7
3	Cleon Jones	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.17
2	Ted Abernathy	0.53
3	Sam McDowell	0.63
4	Cecil Upshaw	0.67
5	Wilbur Wood	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Bob Gibson	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Chuck Dobson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	64
2	Fergie Jenkins	55
3	Sam McDowell	54
4	Denny McLain	53
5	Tom Phoebus	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Williams	6
2	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Pat Dobson	5
2	Roy Face	5
2	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.352
2	Curt Flood	.338
3	Rusty Staub	.320
4	Tony Gonzalez	.316
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	39
2	Carl Yastrzemski	38
3	Frank Howard	37
4	Hank Aaron	35
4	Harmon Killebrew	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	110
2	Ken Harrelson	103
3	Hank Aaron	101
4	Tony Perez	98
4	Carl Yastrzemski	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Lou Brock	40
3	Maury Wills	39
4	Vada Pinson	31
5	Joe Morgan	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.07
2	Luis Tiant	1.91
3	Don Drysdale	1.97
4	Jim Kaat	2.10
5	Larry Jaster	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	23
2	Nelson Briles	20
3	Mel Stottlemyre	19
3	Luis Tiant	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	286
2	Luis Tiant	267
3	Fergie Jenkins	254
4	Dean Chance	225
5	Bill Singer	223

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	25
2	Turk Farrell	18
2	Joe Hoerner	18
2	Minnie Rojas	18
5	2 tied	17