On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	65	39	.625	--
Orioles	57	45	.559	7.0
Indians	58	48	.547	8.0
Red Sox	54	48	.529	10.0
Athletics	53	51	.510	12.0
Yankees	48	52	.480	15.0
Twins	48	54	.471	16.0
Angels	48	56	.462	17.0
White Sox	45	55	.450	18.0
Senators	36	64	.360	27.0

Games

Orioles 4, Indians 2

Tigers 4, Senators 0

White Sox 12, Twins 8

Athletics 4, Angels 1

Athletics 4, Angels 3

Yankees 7, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	70	36	.660	--
Reds	53	48	.525	14.5
Braves	55	51	.519	15.0
Cubs	54	52	.509	16.0
Giants	52	52	.500	17.0
Pirates	51	54	.486	18.5
Phillies	48	55	.466	20.5
Mets	49	58	.458	21.5
Dodgers	47	58	.448	22.5
Astros	45	60	.429	24.5

Games

Reds 8, Pirates 2

Pirates 10, Reds 1

Dodgers 6, Giants 3

Cubs 6, Astros 1

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Braves 3, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Donn Clendenon	5
2	Bert Campaneris	4
2	Ted Kubiak	4
2	Dick McAuliffe	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
2	Roberto Clemente	1
2	Donn Clendenon	1
2	Ken Harrelson	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Donn Clendenon	3
1	Tim Cullen	3
1	Mike Hershberger	3
1	Frank Quilici	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	2
2	Joe Azcue	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Tom Burgmeier	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny McLain	1.80
2	Fergie Jenkins	1.17
3	George Brunet	1.00
4	Steve Barber	0.80
5	Bill Harrelson	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	1
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Dock Ellis	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	9
2	Steve Barber	8
3	George Brunet	7
3	Bill Harrelson	7
3	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Gene Brabender	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.334
2	Pete Rose	.331
3	Alex Johnson	.316
4	Curt Flood	.310
5	Tommy Helms	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	30
2	Ken Harrelson	26
2	Willie Horton	26
4	Willie McCovey	25
5	Dick Allen	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	83
2	Frank Howard	74
3	Willie McCovey	65
3	Boog Powell	65
5	Jim Northrup	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	34
2	Maury Wills	32
3	Lou Brock	27
4	Jose Cardenal	24
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.32
3	Sam McDowell	1.63
4	Jerry Koosman	1.83
5	Wilbur Wood	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	21
2	Juan Marichal	19
3	Luis Tiant	17
4	Bob Gibson	15
5	Jerry Koosman	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	210
2	Luis Tiant	184
3	Denny McLain	182
4	Fergie Jenkins	172
5	Bill Singer	157

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	Bob Allison	.474
2	Aurelio Rodriguez	.431
3	Bert Campaneris	.418
4	Ernie Banks	.404
5	Sal Bando	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
1	Lee May	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Don Lock	5
3	Billy Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Uhlaender	15
2	Sal Bando	13
2	Donn Clendenon	13
2	Ken Harrelson	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Jose Cardenal	6
2	Joe Foy	6
4	Don Buford	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clay Carroll	0.00
2	Bob Gibson	0.33
3	Ray Washburn	0.35
4	Dave McNally	0.74
5	Ken Holtzman	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	3
1	Steve Blass	3
1	George Culver	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	33
2	Jerry Koosman	29
3	Bob Gibson	27
3	Denny McLain	27
5	Bill Singer	25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.390
2	Tommy Helms	.356
3	Luis Aparicio	.353
4	Lou Brock	.349
5	Donn Clendenon	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	9
2	Dick Allen	8
2	Willie Horton	8
2	Reggie Jackson	8
2	Billy Williams	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	28
2	Ken Harrelson	25
3	Billy Williams	23
4	Mike Shannon	21
5	5 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Bert Campaneris	9
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.50
2	Ray Washburn	0.90
3	Juan Marichal	0.95
4	Ron Kline	1.08
5	George Brunet	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Bob Gibson	6
2	Fergie Jenkins	6
4	George Brunet	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	67
2	Denny McLain	59
3	Fergie Jenkins	56
4	Luis Tiant	53
5	Tom Phoebus	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	5
1	Clay Carroll	5
1	Joe Hoerner	5
1	Phil Regan	5
1	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.357
2	Curt Flood	.327
3	Alex Johnson	.314
4	Tony Gonzalez	.312
5	Pete Rose	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	39
2	Frank Howard	38
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Ken Harrelson	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	108
1	Willie McCovey	108
3	Hank Aaron	102
4	Frank Howard	96
5	Ernie Banks	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	51
2	Lou Brock	44
3	Maury Wills	43
4	Jose Cardenal	28
4	Vada Pinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.58
3	Dave McNally	2.02
4	Tom Seaver	2.03
5	Dick Selma	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	26
2	Nelson Briles	22
2	Luis Tiant	22
4	Jim Hardin	20
4	Juan Marichal	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	292
2	Fergie Jenkins	270
3	Luis Tiant	264
4	Dean Chance	237
5	Bill Singer	224

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	22
2	Phil Regan	18
2	Al Worthington	18
4	Turk Farrell	17
5	Joe Hoerner	16