On This Day

Sunday, September 1, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	86	51	.628	--
Orioles	79	58	.577	7.0
Red Sox	74	64	.536	12.5
Indians	73	68	.518	15.0
Athletics	70	68	.507	16.5
Yankees	68	68	.500	17.5
Twins	66	72	.478	20.5
Angels	61	78	.439	26.0
White Sox	58	79	.423	28.0
Senators	53	82	.393	32.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Senators 4

Athletics 5, Angels 2

Tigers 7, Orioles 3

White Sox 5, Twins 4

Yankees 5, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	87	51	.630	--
Giants	73	63	.537	13.0
Reds	71	63	.530	14.0
Cubs	72	67	.518	15.5
Braves	69	69	.500	18.0
Pirates	65	72	.474	21.5
Astros	64	74	.464	23.0
Phillies	63	73	.463	23.0
Mets	63	77	.450	25.0
Dodgers	59	77	.434	27.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Braves 8, Pirates 7

Cubs 2, Astros 0

Phillies 4, Reds 3

Cardinals 3, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Cater	4
1	Don Kessinger	4
3	Bernie Allen	3
3	Ty Cline	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bernie Allen	1
1	Brant Alyea	1
1	Mike Andrews	1
1	Sal Bando	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Andrews	3
1	Bobby Cox	3
1	Jim Northrup	3
1	Cesar Tovar	3
1	Carl Yastrzemski	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cesar Tovar	2
2	Sandy Alomar	1
2	Sal Bando	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny McLain	1.00
2	Bill Hands	0.50
3	Bill Singer	0.43
4	Dick Selma	0.40
5	Ray Sadecki	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	Larry Jaster	1
1	Jerry Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	9
2	Ray Culp	4
2	Joe Hoerner	4
2	Denny Lemaster	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Britton	1
1	Diego Segui	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.347
2	Matty Alou	.335
3	Alex Johnson	.325
4	Felipe Alou	.312
5	Willie McCovey	.297

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	39
2	Ken Harrelson	33
3	Willie Horton	31
3	Willie McCovey	31
5	Dick Allen	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	102
2	Frank Howard	96
3	Willie McCovey	83
4	Ron Santo	81
4	Billy Williams	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	49
2	Maury Wills	45
3	Lou Brock	43
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.03
2	Luis Tiant	1.59
3	Sam McDowell	1.84
4	Stan Bahnsen	1.90
5	Jerry Koosman	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	27
2	Juan Marichal	23
3	Bob Gibson	19
4	Dave McNally	18
4	Luis Tiant	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	239
2	Denny McLain	231
3	Luis Tiant	230
4	Fergie Jenkins	218
5	Bob Gibson	215

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	22
2	Al Worthington	16
3	Joe Hoerner	15
3	Wilbur Wood	15
5	2 tied	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.418
2	Pete Rose	.411
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.411
4	Glenn Beckert	.381
5	Sandy Alomar	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ron Santo	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Frank Howard	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Matty Alou	14
2	Hank Aaron	13
2	Ron Santo	13
2	Billy Williams	13
2	Carl Yastrzemski	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Maury Wills	10
3	Jose Cardenal	8
4	Sandy Alomar	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	0.00
1	Diego Segui	0.00
1	Mudcat Grant	0.00
1	Jim Perry	0.00
5	Ray Washburn	0.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	3
1	Stan Bahnsen	3
1	Steve Blass	3
1	Fergie Jenkins	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	40
2	Denny McLain	29
3	Don Sutton	26
3	Earl Wilson	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	4
2	Dennis Higgins	3
2	Joe Hoerner	3
2	Diego Segui	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.390
2	Felipe Alou	.385
3	Alex Johnson	.362
4	Hank Aaron	.351
5	Willie McCovey	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	9
2	Ernie Banks	8
2	Reggie Jackson	8
2	Billy Williams	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	25
2	Carl Yastrzemski	24
3	Ron Santo	23
4	Frank Howard	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
1	Bert Campaneris	15
3	Jose Cardenal	14
3	Cesar Tovar	14
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Diego Segui	0.36
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.07
3	Mike McCormick	1.15
4	Steve Blass	1.16
5	Ray Washburn	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mickey Lolich	6
1	Denny McLain	6
3	Chris Short	5
4	Gerry Arrigo	4
4	21 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	62
2	Ray Sadecki	57
3	Tom Seaver	51
4	Denny McLain	49
5	Jim Merritt	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	7
2	Joe Hoerner	4
2	Lew Krausse	4
2	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	5 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.342
2	Pete Rose	.325
3	Alex Johnson	.317
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.308
5	Felipe Alou	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	44
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Ken Harrelson	34
4	Willie Horton	33
5	Hank Aaron	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	110
1	Frank Howard	110
3	Willie McCovey	105
4	Tony Perez	98
5	Billy Williams	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	58
2	Lou Brock	54
3	Maury Wills	49
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.02
2	Luis Tiant	1.58
3	Stan Bahnsen	1.90
4	Dave McNally	1.92
5	Tom Seaver	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	27
2	Juan Marichal	23
3	Bob Gibson	22
3	Luis Tiant	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	276
2	Sam McDowell	273
3	Fergie Jenkins	261
4	Dean Chance	243
4	Bob Gibson	243

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	22
2	Ted Abernathy	17
3	Al Worthington	16
4	Joe Hoerner	15
4	Wilbur Wood	15