On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	66	40	.623	--
Orioles	59	45	.567	6.0
Indians	58	50	.537	9.0
Red Sox	55	50	.524	10.5
Athletics	54	51	.514	11.5
Yankees	49	53	.480	15.0
Twins	49	55	.471	16.0
Angels	49	57	.462	17.0
White Sox	45	57	.441	19.0
Senators	38	64	.373	26.0

Games

Angels 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 6, Angels 1

Senators 11, White Sox 6

Athletics 5, Indians 1

Tigers 6, Twins 5

Orioles 4, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	37	.657	--
Braves	56	51	.523	14.5
Reds	53	49	.520	15.0
Cubs	56	52	.519	15.0
Giants	53	53	.500	17.0
Pirates	53	54	.495	17.5
Mets	50	59	.459	21.5
Phillies	48	57	.457	21.5
Dodgers	47	60	.439	23.5
Astros	46	61	.430	24.5

Games

Astros 4, Phillies 3

Pirates 3, Giants 1

Mets 3, Dodgers 2

Cubs 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rod Carew	3
1	Ron Clark	3
1	Tim Cullen	3
1	Len Gabrielson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ron Clark	1
1	Len Gabrielson	1
1	Frank Howard	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Freehan	3
1	Frank Howard	3
1	Boog Powell	3
4	Jerry Adair	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sal Bando	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Tony Gonzalez	1
1	Mike Hershberger	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Holtzman	1.25
2	Tom Seaver	1.12
3	Don Sutton	0.88
4	Stan Williams	0.86
5	Gaylord Perry	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Holtzman	1
1	Pat House	1
1	Jim Lonborg	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Seaver	9
2	Don Sutton	7
3	Jeff James	6
3	Stan Williams	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lew Krausse	1
1	Sparky Lyle	1
1	Daryl Patterson	1
1	Steve Shea	1
1	Eddie Watt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.334
2	Pete Rose	.331
3	Alex Johnson	.316
4	Tommy Helms	.307
5	Curt Flood	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	31
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	84
2	Frank Howard	77
3	Boog Powell	68
4	Willie McCovey	65
5	Jim Northrup	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	35
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Lou Brock	28
4	Jose Cardenal	24
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.50
3	Sam McDowell	1.63
4	Jerry Koosman	1.83
5	Dave McNally	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	21
2	Juan Marichal	20
3	Luis Tiant	17
4	Bob Gibson	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	210
2	Luis Tiant	190
3	Denny McLain	182
4	Fergie Jenkins	172
5	Bill Singer	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	18
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	.444
2	Sal Bando	.439
3	Bert Campaneris	.420
4	Aurelio Rodriguez	.413
5	Donn Clendenon	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lee May	6
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Ken Harrelson	5
2	Frank Howard	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	15
2	Sal Bando	13
2	Donn Clendenon	13
2	Ken Harrelson	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	9
2	Jose Cardenal	6
3	Lou Brock	5
3	Don Buford	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clay Carroll	0.00
1	Bob Locker	0.00
3	Bob Gibson	0.33
4	Ray Washburn	0.35
5	Ken Holtzman	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave McNally	4
2	Gerry Arrigo	3
2	George Culver	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	33
2	Bob Gibson	27
2	Jerry Koosman	27
2	Denny McLain	27
2	Luis Tiant	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	4
1	Phil Regan	4
3	Sparky Lyle	3
3	Lindy McDaniel	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Aurelio Rodriguez	.402
2	Sal Bando	.364
3	Luis Aparicio	.339
4	Hank Aaron	.336
5	Donn Clendenon	.336

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	27
2	Ken Harrelson	23
3	Billy Williams	22
4	Donn Clendenon	21
5	4 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	17
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Bert Campaneris	10
4	Don Buford	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.40
2	George Brunet	0.63
3	Ray Washburn	0.90
4	Juan Marichal	0.95
5	Ron Kline	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	7
2	Dave McNally	6
3	George Brunet	5
3	Bob Gibson	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	59
1	Luis Tiant	59
3	Sam McDowell	56
4	Ken Holtzman	51
5	2 tied	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	6
2	Clay Carroll	5
2	Lee Stange	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
5	10 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.360
2	Curt Flood	.322
3	Tony Gonzalez	.313
4	Alex Johnson	.312
5	Tony Oliva	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	39
1	Willie McCovey	39
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Ken Harrelson	31
4	Willie Horton	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	108
2	Ken Harrelson	106
3	Hank Aaron	102
4	Frank Howard	99
5	Ernie Banks	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	52
2	Lou Brock	44
2	Maury Wills	44
4	Jose Cardenal	27
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.96
2	Luis Tiant	1.70
3	Dave McNally	1.97
4	Tom Seaver	2.03
5	Stan Bahnsen	2.04

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	Luis Tiant	270
3	Fergie Jenkins	264
4	Dean Chance	234
5	Denny McLain	220

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	21
2	Phil Regan	19
3	Al Worthington	17
4	Turk Farrell	16
4	Joe Hoerner	16