On This Day

Friday, September 6, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	90	52	.634	--
Orioles	81	61	.570	9.0
Red Sox	76	66	.535	14.0
Indians	76	69	.524	15.5
Athletics	72	71	.503	18.5
Yankees	70	70	.500	19.0
Twins	67	75	.472	23.0
Angels	62	81	.434	28.5
White Sox	61	82	.427	29.5
Senators	56	84	.400	33.0

Games

Angels 4, Red Sox 0

Tigers 8, Twins 3

Athletics 7, Indians 0

White Sox 3, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	89	54	.622	--
Giants	77	65	.542	11.5
Reds	72	67	.518	15.0
Cubs	74	70	.514	15.5
Braves	72	70	.507	16.5
Pirates	69	72	.489	19.0
Phillies	66	75	.468	22.0
Astros	64	78	.451	24.5
Mets	64	80	.444	25.5
Dodgers	63	79	.444	25.5

Games

Phillies 5, Cubs 2

Dodgers 6, Reds 4

Dodgers 8, Reds 6

Braves 7, Astros 1

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Pirates 2, Mets 1

Giants 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Edwards	4
1	Larry Haney	4
1	Jim Lefebvre	4
4	Sal Bando	3
4	19 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Buddy Bradford	1
1	John Briggs	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	5
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	Danny Cater	3
2	Jim Lefebvre	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	3
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Johnny Bench	1
2	Don Buford	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny McLain	1.20
2	Steve Blass	1.00
2	Pat Jarvis	1.00
2	Mike Kekich	1.00
5	Blue Moon Odom	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Billingham	1
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	12
2	Pat Jarvis	8
2	Blue Moon Odom	8
4	Steve Blass	7
4	Bob Gibson	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	2
2	Jim Brewer	1
2	Bob Locker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.347
2	Matty Alou	.335
3	Alex Johnson	.322
4	Felipe Alou	.312
5	Willie McCovey	.298

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	39
2	Ken Harrelson	33
3	Willie Horton	32
3	Willie McCovey	32
5	Ernie Banks	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	103
2	Frank Howard	98
3	Willie McCovey	89
4	Ron Santo	86
5	Billy Williams	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	50
2	Lou Brock	49
3	Maury Wills	47
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.03
2	Luis Tiant	1.70
3	Wilbur Wood	1.81
4	Sam McDowell	1.85
5	Bobby Bolin	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	28
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Bob Gibson	20
4	Dave McNally	19
4	Luis Tiant	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	246
2	Denny McLain	243
3	Luis Tiant	232
4	Bob Gibson	230
5	Fergie Jenkins	222

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	23
2	Al Worthington	16
3	Joe Hoerner	15
3	Wilbur Wood	15
5	Clay Carroll	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Glenn Beckert	.422
2	Hank Aaron	.393
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.388
4	Jim Northrup	.385
5	Cleon Jones	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Bob Allison	4
1	Ernie Banks	4
1	Ken Boyer	4
1	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	15
1	Ron Santo	15
3	Danny Cater	13
3	Willie Horton	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Cesar Tovar	9
3	Bert Campaneris	8
4	Jose Cardenal	6
4	Maury Wills	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mudcat Grant	0.00
2	Steve Blass	0.34
3	Fritz Peterson	0.35
4	Cecil Upshaw	0.63
5	Steve Hamilton	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Bahnsen	3
1	Steve Blass	3
1	Jim Brewer	3
1	Pat Jarvis	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	44
2	Denny McLain	38
3	Earl Wilson	26
4	Ray Sadecki	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	3
1	Diego Segui	3
3	Jim Brewer	2
3	Turk Farrell	2
3	10 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.404
2	Matty Alou	.355
3	Felix Millan	.347
4	Glenn Beckert	.345
5	Felipe Alou	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
2	Billy Williams	9
3	Frank Howard	8
3	Reggie Jackson	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Santo	26
1	Billy Williams	26
3	Frank Howard	21
4	Felipe Alou	20
4	4 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	20
2	Bert Campaneris	15
3	Jose Cardenal	14
3	Cesar Tovar	14
3	Maury Wills	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.86
2	Ray Washburn	1.02
3	Gary Nolan	1.03
4	Steve Blass	1.17
5	Andy Messersmith	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	6
2	Steve Blass	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Pat Jarvis	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	67
2	Denny McLain	57
3	Ray Sadecki	50
4	Jim Kaat	49
5	Fergie Jenkins	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	8
2	Gary Wagner	5
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	Vicente Romo	4
3	Diego Segui	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Pete Rose	.329
3	Alex Johnson	.315
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.308
5	Curt Flood	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Ken Harrelson	34
3	Willie Horton	34
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	110
2	Willie McCovey	108
3	Frank Howard	106
4	Tony Perez	99
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	58
2	Lou Brock	57
3	Maury Wills	49
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.02
2	Luis Tiant	1.72
3	Wilbur Wood	1.89
4	Dave McNally	1.96
5	Tom Seaver	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	28
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Bob Gibson	23
4	Luis Tiant	22
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	278
2	Luis Tiant	266
3	Bob Gibson	258
4	Fergie Jenkins	257
5	Denny McLain	248

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	23
2	Ted Abernathy	16
2	Al Worthington	16
4	Joe Hoerner	15
4	2 others tied	15