On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	70	41	.631	--
Orioles	63	47	.573	6.5
Red Sox	60	51	.541	10.0
Indians	60	54	.526	11.5
Athletics	56	54	.509	13.5
Yankees	51	56	.477	17.0
Twins	51	58	.468	18.0
Angels	52	60	.464	18.5
White Sox	47	61	.435	21.5
Senators	40	68	.370	28.5

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 6, Indians 1

Angels 4, Senators 2

Yankees 3, Athletics 0

Athletics 4, Yankees 3

Orioles 3, Twins 0

Orioles 9, Twins 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	73	40	.646	--
Cubs	59	54	.522	14.0
Braves	59	54	.522	14.0
Reds	56	52	.519	14.5
Giants	57	54	.514	15.0
Pirates	54	58	.482	18.5
Phillies	51	59	.464	20.5
Mets	52	63	.452	22.0
Dodgers	51	62	.451	22.0
Astros	48	64	.429	24.5

Games

Dodgers 6, Pirates 2

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Astros 4, Mets 3

Braves 10, Cubs 2

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Campaneris	3
1	Jose Cardenal	3
1	Jim Hickman	3
1	Davey Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Curt Blefary	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Stone	3
2	Bob Allison	2
2	Felipe Alou	2
2	Bob Bailey	2
2	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	2
1	Willie Davis	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Tommie Agee	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Nash	1.40
2	Dean Chance	1.25
3	Tom Seaver	1.00
4	Jim Hardin	0.86
5	Larry Dierker	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Jim Hardin	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Nash	7
1	Ray Sadecki	7
3	Jim Hardin	6
3	Blue Moon Odom	6
3	Tom Seaver	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hughes	1
1	Andy Messersmith	1
1	Daryl Patterson	1
1	Steve Shea	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.332
2	Pete Rose	.326
3	Alex Johnson	.322
4	Tommy Helms	.306
5	Felipe Alou	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	32
2	Ken Harrelson	29
3	Willie McCovey	28
4	Willie Horton	27
5	Dick Allen	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	93
2	Frank Howard	78
3	Willie McCovey	71
3	Boog Powell	71
5	Jim Northrup	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	36
2	Maury Wills	34
3	Lou Brock	29
4	Jose Cardenal	26
5	Willie Davis	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.08
2	Luis Tiant	1.48
3	Sam McDowell	1.72
4	Don Drysdale	1.86
5	Dave McNally	1.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	22
2	Juan Marichal	20
3	Luis Tiant	17
4	Bob Gibson	15
4	Mel Stottlemyre	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	216
2	Luis Tiant	197
3	Denny McLain	186
4	Fergie Jenkins	174
5	Bill Singer	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	20
2	Wilbur Wood	14
2	Al Worthington	14
4	Joe Hoerner	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.417
2	Bert Campaneris	.415
3	Chuck Hinton	.412
4	Felipe Alou	.394
5	John Roseboro	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	6
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Ernie Banks	5
4	Donn Clendenon	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	17
2	Carl Yastrzemski	14
3	Al Kaline	13
4	Donn Clendenon	12
4	Tommy Davis	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	8
1	Willie Davis	8
3	Lou Brock	5
3	Vic Davalillo	5
3	Joe Foy	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Denny McLain	0.00
1	Bob Locker	0.00
3	Clay Carroll	0.50
4	Mike Kekich	0.56
5	Mike Cuellar	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nelson Briles	3
1	Joe Coleman	3
1	Dick Ellsworth	3
1	Jim Hannan	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Blue Moon Odom	30
2	Luis Tiant	29
3	Sam McDowell	25
3	Ray Sadecki	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Daryl Patterson	4
1	Phil Regan	4
1	Wilbur Wood	4
4	Clay Carroll	3
4	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Alex Johnson	.386
2	Tommy Davis	.372
3	Roberto Clemente	.368
4	Tony Oliva	.365
5	Sal Bando	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	11
2	Willie McCovey	8
3	Dick Allen	7
3	Bob Allison	7
3	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	29
2	Dick Allen	22
3	Tommy Davis	21
3	Boog Powell	21
3	Mike Shannon	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
2	Bert Campaneris	10
3	Don Buford	9
3	Jose Cardenal	9
3	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.11
2	Ray Washburn	1.13
3	Bob Gibson	1.15
4	Dave McNally	1.26
5	Don Wilson	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	6
1	Dave McNally	6
3	George Brunet	5
3	Bill Hands	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	51
2	Sam McDowell	48
3	Fergie Jenkins	46
4	Bob Gibson	45
5	Denny McLain	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	7
2	Clay Carroll	5
2	Joe Hoerner	5
2	Sparky Lyle	5
2	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.362
2	Alex Johnson	.317
3	Curt Flood	.315
4	Tony Gonzalez	.315
5	Tommy Helms	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	41
2	Frank Howard	40
3	Hank Aaron	33
3	Ken Harrelson	33
5	Willie Horton	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	111
2	Willie McCovey	108
3	Hank Aaron	101
4	Frank Howard	99
5	Tony Perez	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	51
2	Lou Brock	45
2	Maury Wills	45
4	Jose Cardenal	29
5	3 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.07
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
3	Gaylord Perry	2.01
4	Dave McNally	2.03
5	Tom Seaver	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	26
2	Nelson Briles	22
2	Luis Tiant	22
4	Jim Hardin	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	289
2	Luis Tiant	277
3	Fergie Jenkins	257
4	Dean Chance	243
5	Bill Singer	224

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	21
2	Phil Regan	20
3	Joe Hoerner	17
3	Al Worthington	17
5	Turk Farrell	16