On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	37	.630	--
Orioles	54	43	.557	7.5
Indians	55	46	.545	8.5
Red Sox	51	46	.526	10.5
Athletics	49	50	.495	13.5
Twins	48	51	.485	14.5
Yankees	46	49	.484	14.5
Angels	47	53	.470	16.0
White Sox	42	54	.438	19.0
Senators	35	61	.365	26.0

Games

White Sox 1, Angels 0

Athletics 8, Twins 7

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 6, Indians 3

Tigers 9, Orioles 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	67	35	.657	--
Braves	54	47	.535	12.5
Reds	48	47	.505	15.5
Giants	50	50	.500	16.0
Cubs	50	51	.495	16.5
Phillies	47	51	.480	18.0
Mets	49	54	.476	18.5
Pirates	46	53	.465	19.5
Dodgers	45	55	.450	21.0
Astros	44	57	.436	22.5

Games

Giants 4, Astros 3

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0

Phillies 1, Braves 0

Mets 5, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Norm Cash	4
1	Lee May	4
1	John Roseboro	4
4	Sal Bando	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Horton	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Steve Carlton	1
2	Ed Charles	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	4
1	Reggie Jackson	4
1	Tom Tresh	4
4	Sal Bando	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Curt Blefary	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Cleon Jones	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fergie Jenkins	2.17
2	Denny McLain	1.40
3	Don Cardwell	1.17
3	Bob Moose	1.17
5	Catfish Hunter	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	13
2	Catfish Hunter	10
3	Bobby Bolin	8
4	Don Cardwell	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dennis Higgins	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Ron Taylor	1
1	Wilbur Wood	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.340
2	Pete Rose	.325
3	Alex Johnson	.312
4	Curt Flood	.310
5	Rick Monday	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	28
2	Willie Horton	25
3	Willie McCovey	24
4	Ken Harrelson	23
5	Dick Allen	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	76
2	Frank Howard	71
3	Willie McCovey	63
4	Boog Powell	62
5	Jim Northrup	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	31
2	Maury Wills	30
3	Lou Brock	25
4	Jose Cardenal	22
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.29
3	Don Drysdale	1.63
4	Sam McDowell	1.65
5	Jerry Koosman	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	20
2	Juan Marichal	18
3	Luis Tiant	16
4	Bob Gibson	14
4	Jerry Koosman	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	201
2	Luis Tiant	174
3	Denny McLain	173
4	Fergie Jenkins	165
5	Bill Singer	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	16
2	Al Worthington	14
3	Wilbur Wood	12
4	Ted Abernathy	11
4	Joe Hoerner	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.479
2	Sal Bando	.446
3	Rich Reese	.389
4	Tony Oliva	.388
5	Mike Shannon	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	5
1	Ken Harrelson	5
1	Reggie Smith	5
4	Willie Horton	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Shannon	16
2	Ted Uhlaender	15
3	Dick Allen	13
3	Reggie Jackson	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
2	Bert Campaneris	5
2	Jose Cardenal	5
2	Ted Uhlaender	5
2	Maury Wills	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
1	Phil Regan	0.00
3	George Brunet	0.26
4	Ray Washburn	0.38
5	Juan Marichal	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	3
1	George Brunet	3
1	Joe Horlen	3
1	Fergie Jenkins	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	32
2	Don Wilson	27
3	Dean Chance	26
3	Denny McLain	26
5	4 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Clay Carroll	3
2	Dennis Higgins	3
2	Joe Hoerner	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.384
2	Mike Shannon	.352
3	Lou Brock	.347
4	Tom Haller	.347
5	Lee May	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	10
2	Hank Aaron	7
2	Dick Allen	7
2	Ken Harrelson	7
2	Willie Horton	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	24
2	Reggie Jackson	23
2	Mike Shannon	23
4	Ken Harrelson	21
4	Jim Wynn	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Maury Wills	9
3	Hank Aaron	6
3	Sandy Alomar	6
3	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.40
2	Vicente Romo	0.87
3	George Brunet	0.93
4	Tom Seaver	1.05
5	Phil Niekro	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Steve Barber	5
2	George Brunet	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	62
2	Luis Tiant	56
3	Denny McLain	55
4	Fergie Jenkins	53
5	Tom Phoebus	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	5
1	Joe Hoerner	5
1	Lee Stange	5
1	Ron Taylor	5
1	Stan Williams	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.360
2	Curt Flood	.332
3	Alex Johnson	.311
4	Tony Gonzalez	.309
5	Tony Oliva	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	39
2	Frank Howard	38
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Carl Yastrzemski	32
5	Willie Horton	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	109
2	Ken Harrelson	102
3	Hank Aaron	100
4	Frank Howard	98
5	2 tied	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Lou Brock	42
3	Maury Wills	41
4	Vada Pinson	30
5	Jose Cardenal	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.64
3	Dick Selma	1.89
4	Tom Seaver	2.07
5	Dave McNally	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	25
2	Nelson Briles	21
2	Luis Tiant	21
4	Jim Hardin	20
4	Juan Marichal	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	289
2	Fergie Jenkins	272
3	Luis Tiant	263
4	Dean Chance	240
5	Bill Singer	226

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	23
2	Turk Farrell	18
2	Joe Hoerner	18
2	Al Worthington	18
5	Phil Regan	17