On This Day

Monday, July 29, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	63	39	.618	--
Orioles	55	45	.550	7.0
Indians	57	47	.548	7.0
Red Sox	54	46	.540	8.0
Athletics	50	51	.495	12.5
Yankees	47	51	.480	14.0
Twins	48	53	.475	14.5
Angels	48	54	.471	15.0
White Sox	44	54	.449	17.0
Senators	36	62	.367	25.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2

Red Sox 8, Orioles 3

Angels 2, Twins 1

Senators 4, Indians 2

White Sox 7, Athletics 2

Yankees 7, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	68	36	.654	--
Braves	54	49	.524	13.5
Reds	51	47	.520	14.0
Giants	52	50	.510	15.0
Cubs	52	52	.500	16.0
Pirates	48	53	.475	18.5
Phillies	48	53	.475	18.5
Mets	49	56	.467	19.5
Dodgers	45	58	.437	22.5
Astros	45	58	.437	22.5

Games

Astros 2, Dodgers 0

Reds 6, Phillies 1

Pirates 3, Braves 2

Giants 4, Cubs 1

Reds 7, Phillies 6

Cardinals 5, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Helms	5
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Pete Rose	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Mike Andrews	1
1	Paul Blair	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Foy	3
1	Jake Gibbs	3
1	Carl Yastrzemski	3
4	Mike Andrews	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buford	2
2	Paul Blair	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Vic Davalillo	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sammy Ellis	1.50
2	Ray Washburn	1.14
3	Wally Bunker	1.00
3	Mike Kekich	1.00
3	Nolan Ryan	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	George Culver	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Blue Moon Odom	13
2	Ray Culp	12
3	Tommy John	8
3	Ray Washburn	8
5	3 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.334
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Alex Johnson	.316
4	Tommy Helms	.312
5	Curt Flood	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	29
2	Willie Horton	26
3	Ken Harrelson	24
3	Willie McCovey	24
5	Dick Allen	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	79
2	Frank Howard	73
3	Boog Powell	65
4	Willie McCovey	63
5	Jim Northrup	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	32
2	Bert Campaneris	31
3	Lou Brock	26
4	Jose Cardenal	22
5	Willie Davis	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.32
3	Sam McDowell	1.65
4	Jerry Koosman	1.76
5	Wilbur Wood	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	20
2	Juan Marichal	19
3	Luis Tiant	17
4	Bob Gibson	14
4	Jerry Koosman	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	201
2	Luis Tiant	184
3	Denny McLain	173
4	Fergie Jenkins	165
5	Dean Chance	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	17
2	Al Worthington	14
3	Wilbur Wood	13
4	Ted Abernathy	11
4	Joe Hoerner	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.446
2	Bob Allison	.441
3	Sal Bando	.441
4	Tommy Helms	.400
5	Ted Uhlaender	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
1	Lee May	6
3	Don Lock	5
3	Reggie Smith	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Uhlaender	16
2	Ken Harrelson	13
2	Reggie Jackson	13
2	Boog Powell	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	6
1	Don Buford	6
1	Joe Foy	6
1	Ted Uhlaender	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
1	Clay Carroll	0.00
3	George Brunet	0.26
4	Ray Washburn	0.55
5	Don Wilson	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave McNally	4
1	Ray Washburn	4
3	Steve Barber	3
3	George Brunet	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	32
2	Dean Chance	29
3	Ken Holtzman	27
4	Denny McLain	26
5	Tommy John	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	4
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
5	3 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.382
2	Lou Brock	.349
3	Lee May	.345
4	Russ Snyder	.338
5	Tom Haller	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Jackson	10
2	Dick Allen	8
2	Ken Harrelson	8
2	Willie Horton	8
5	Lee May	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	26
2	Reggie Jackson	23
3	Ken Harrelson	22
4	Mike Shannon	21
4	Billy Williams	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Don Buford	7
3	Joe Foy	7
5	8 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.40
2	George Brunet	0.93
3	Juan Marichal	0.95
4	Phil Niekro	1.06
5	Bob Moose	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Luis Tiant	6
3	Steve Barber	5
3	George Brunet	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	66
2	Sam McDowell	58
3	Denny McLain	55
4	Fergie Jenkins	49
5	Ken Holtzman	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	5
1	Clay Carroll	5
1	Joe Hoerner	5
1	Phil Regan	5
1	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.357
2	Curt Flood	.332
3	Tony Gonzalez	.315
4	Alex Johnson	.314
5	Roberto Clemente	.311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	107
2	Ken Harrelson	105
3	Hank Aaron	100
4	Frank Howard	96
5	Ernie Banks	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	49
2	Lou Brock	43
2	Maury Wills	43
4	Vada Pinson	29
5	Jose Cardenal	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.65
3	Dick Selma	1.89
4	Dave McNally	2.02
5	Jim Hardin	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	25
2	Luis Tiant	22
3	Nelson Briles	21
4	Juan Marichal	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	289
2	Luis Tiant	273
3	Fergie Jenkins	263
4	Dean Chance	237
5	Bill Singer	217

Saves

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