On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	90	53	.629	--
Orioles	82	61	.573	8.0
Red Sox	77	66	.538	13.0
Indians	76	70	.521	15.5
Yankees	72	70	.507	17.5
Athletics	73	71	.507	17.5
Twins	68	75	.476	22.0
Angels	62	82	.431	28.5
White Sox	61	83	.424	29.5
Senators	56	86	.394	33.5

Games

Orioles 4, White Sox 0

Red Sox 2, Angels 1

Twins 2, Tigers 1

Athletics 2, Indians 0

Yankees 16, Senators 2

Yankees 10, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	89	55	.618	--
Giants	78	65	.545	10.5
Reds	73	67	.521	14.0
Cubs	74	71	.510	15.5
Braves	72	71	.503	16.5
Pirates	69	73	.486	19.0
Phillies	67	75	.472	21.0
Astros	65	78	.455	23.5
Mets	65	80	.448	24.5
Dodgers	63	80	.441	25.5

Games

Astros 6, Braves 3

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Reds 4, Dodgers 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 1

Mets 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Horace Clarke	4
1	Roy White	4
3	Lee May	3
3	Bill Robinson	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Graig Nettles	2
2	John Briggs	1
2	Danny Cater	1
2	Doug Clemens	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Fernandez	4
2	Horace Clarke	3
2	Jim Wynn	3
4	Doug Clemens	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Bonds	1
1	Buddy Bradford	1
1	Jerry Buchek	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fritz Peterson	1.67
2	Jim Nash	1.14
3	Gary Nolan	1.00
4	Fergie Jenkins	0.80
5	Sam McDowell	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Danny Coombs	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Jerry Koosman	1
1	Jim Nash	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gary Nolan	9
2	Fergie Jenkins	8
2	Jim Nash	8
4	Sam McDowell	7
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Ron Taylor	1
1	Gary Wagner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.345
2	Matty Alou	.334
3	Alex Johnson	.324
4	Felipe Alou	.312
5	Lee May	.297

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	1.84
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	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	253
2	Denny McLain	243
3	Luis Tiant	232
4	Bob Gibson	230
4	Fergie Jenkins	230

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Glenn Beckert	.422
2	Jim Northrup	.417
3	Cleon Jones	.410
4	Walt Williams	.405
5	Hank Aaron	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Art Shamsky	5
1	Carl Yastrzemski	5
3	Bob Allison	4
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Cater	14
1	Ron Santo	14
3	Ken Boyer	13
3	Willie Horton	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Cesar Tovar	10
3	Bert Campaneris	7
4	Jose Cardenal	6
4	Maury Wills	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mudcat Grant	0.00
1	Steve Hamilton	0.00
3	Fritz Peterson	0.26
4	Steve Blass	0.34
5	Joe Horlen	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fritz Peterson	4
2	Steve Blass	3
2	Jim Brewer	3
2	Ray Culp	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	44
2	Denny McLain	38
3	Jim Nash	26
4	Fergie Jenkins	25
4	Ray Sadecki	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Diego Segui	3
1	Ron Taylor	3
1	Gary Wagner	3
4	Jim Brewer	2
4	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.397
2	Glenn Beckert	.357
3	Jim Wynn	.346
4	Felix Millan	.345
5	Felipe Alou	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	9
1	Billy Williams	9
3	Reggie Jackson	8
4	Bill Freehan	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Santo	26
1	Billy Williams	26
3	Tony Perez	22
4	Danny Cater	20
4	2 others tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	20
2	Cesar Tovar	15
3	Bert Campaneris	14
4	Maury Wills	13
5	Jose Cardenal	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.86
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.07
3	Steve Blass	1.17
4	Gary Nolan	1.23
5	Fritz Peterson	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	6
2	Steve Blass	5
2	Ray Culp	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	67
2	Denny McLain	57
3	Fergie Jenkins	56
4	Jim Kaat	49
5	Don Sutton	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	8
2	Gary Wagner	6
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	Vicente Romo	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.341
2	Pete Rose	.327
3	Alex Johnson	.316
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.311
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	101
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	58
2	Lou Brock	56
3	Maury Wills	49
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.98
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	22
3	Luis Tiant	22
5	5 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	285
2	Luis Tiant	266
3	Fergie Jenkins	265
4	Bob Gibson	254
5	Denny McLain	248

Saves

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