On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	82	50	.621	--
Orioles	78	54	.591	4.0
Red Sox	71	62	.534	11.5
Indians	71	64	.526	12.5
Athletics	67	66	.504	15.5
Yankees	65	65	.500	16.0
Twins	63	70	.474	19.5
Angels	60	74	.448	23.0
White Sox	55	77	.417	27.0
Senators	50	80	.385	31.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Indians 1

White Sox 2, Tigers 1

Senators 2, Twins 0

Twins 7, Senators 1

Yankees 2, Angels 0

Angels 2, Yankees 0

Orioles 5, Athletics 3

Orioles 7, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	83	50	.624	--
Giants	71	60	.542	11.0
Reds	69	59	.539	11.5
Cubs	69	65	.515	14.5
Pirates	64	68	.485	18.5
Braves	64	68	.485	18.5
Astros	62	71	.466	21.0
Phillies	60	70	.462	21.5
Mets	61	73	.455	22.5
Dodgers	56	75	.427	26.0

Games

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Reds 10, Phillies 0

Astros 4, Dodgers 2

Giants 8, Cubs 4

Mets 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Davalillo	5
1	Cesar Tovar	5
3	Pete Rose	4
4	Sandy Alomar	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Curt Blefary	2
1	Bobby Bonds	2
3	Tommie Agee	1
3	Bernie Allen	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Bonds	6
2	Curt Blefary	5
3	Tommie Agee	3
3	Tony Cloninger	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davey Johnson	2
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	John Briggs	1
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dean Chance	4.00
2	Ray Culp	2.00
3	Camilo Pascual	1.40
4	Tony Cloninger	1.38
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Wally Bunker	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tony Cloninger	11
2	Dean Chance	8
2	Ray Culp	8
2	Stan Williams	8
5	3 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	Andy Messersmith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.351
2	Matty Alou	.337
3	Alex Johnson	.329
4	Felipe Alou	.313
5	Willie McCovey	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	36
2	Ken Harrelson	32
3	Willie Horton	30
3	Willie McCovey	30
5	Dick Allen	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	101
2	Frank Howard	89
3	Willie McCovey	82
4	Billy Williams	79
5	Tony Perez	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	47
2	Maury Wills	42
3	Lou Brock	37
4	Jose Cardenal	36
5	Willie Davis	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.07
2	Luis Tiant	1.58
3	Sam McDowell	1.87
4	Jerry Koosman	1.90
5	Bobby Bolin	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	25
2	Juan Marichal	23
3	Bob Gibson	18
3	Luis Tiant	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	232
2	Luis Tiant	225
3	Denny McLain	211
4	Fergie Jenkins	210
5	Bob Gibson	201

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	21
2	Al Worthington	15
3	Joe Hoerner	14
3	Wilbur Wood	14
5	Roy Face	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.493
2	Matty Alou	.400
3	Alex Johnson	.396
4	Tony Perez	.387
5	Fred Whitfield	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Whitfield	6
2	Dick Allen	5
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Reggie Jackson	5
2	Jim Wynn	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Whitfield	18
2	Dick Allen	12
2	Matty Alou	12
2	Donn Clendenon	12
2	Tony Perez	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mark Belanger	7
1	Don Buford	7
1	Jose Cardenal	7
1	Freddie Patek	7
1	Maury Wills	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
1	Diego Segui	0.00
3	John Hiller	0.33
4	Steve Blass	0.35
5	Tom Seaver	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	3
1	Stan Bahnsen	3
1	Steve Blass	3
1	Jim Hardin	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	33
2	Fergie Jenkins	32
2	Don Sutton	32
4	Dean Chance	25
4	Don Wilson	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	Diego Segui	3
3	Gary Wagner	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.408
2	Felipe Alou	.402
3	Alex Johnson	.396
4	Bert Campaneris	.383
5	Tony Perez	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	11
1	Billy Williams	11
3	Ken Harrelson	9
4	Frank Howard	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	29
2	Donn Clendenon	26
3	Ken Harrelson	25
4	Carl Yastrzemski	23
5	Rick Reichardt	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	16
2	Jose Cardenal	14
3	Willie Davis	13
4	Lou Brock	12
4	Maury Wills	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.77
2	Lindy McDaniel	0.96
3	Denny McLain	1.25
4	Gaylord Perry	1.30
5	Eddie Fisher	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nelson Briles	5
1	Jim Hardin	5
1	Mickey Lolich	5
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	56
2	Luis Tiant	51
3	Ray Sadecki	48
3	Don Sutton	48
5	Dean Chance	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	8
2	Roy Face	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Phil Regan	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.350
2	Pete Rose	.328
3	Alex Johnson	.320
4	Felipe Alou	.306
5	Curt Flood	.304

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	41
2	Willie McCovey	38
3	Ken Harrelson	35
4	Hank Aaron	32
4	Willie Horton	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	115
2	Willie McCovey	106
3	Frank Howard	104
4	Billy Williams	99
5	Tony Perez	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	59
2	Lou Brock	49
3	Maury Wills	48
4	Jose Cardenal	36
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.06
2	Luis Tiant	1.57
3	Tom Seaver	1.91
4	Gaylord Perry	1.92
5	Stan Bahnsen	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	26
2	Juan Marichal	23
3	Nelson Briles	22
3	Jim Hardin	22
3	Luis Tiant	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	276
2	Luis Tiant	272
3	Fergie Jenkins	266
4	Dean Chance	246
5	Bob Gibson	229

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	21
2	Ted Abernathy	19
3	Al Worthington	16
4	Roy Face	14
4	3 others tied	14