On This Day

Wednesday, September 11, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	93	54	.633	--
Orioles	85	62	.578	8.0
Red Sox	78	69	.531	15.0
Indians	79	71	.527	15.5
Yankees	76	70	.521	16.5
Athletics	76	72	.514	17.5
Twins	69	78	.469	24.0
Angels	63	85	.426	30.5
White Sox	61	87	.412	32.5
Senators	57	89	.390	35.5

Games

Tigers 8, Angels 2

Indians 1, Twins 0

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

Orioles 6, Senators 1

Orioles 4, Senators 1

Yankees 7, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	91	57	.615	--
Giants	79	68	.537	11.5
Reds	76	69	.524	13.5
Cubs	76	72	.514	15.0
Braves	75	72	.510	15.5
Pirates	71	75	.486	19.0
Phillies	69	77	.473	21.0
Dodgers	66	81	.449	24.5
Mets	66	82	.446	25.0
Astros	66	82	.446	25.0

Games

Braves 3, Giants 1

Reds 5, Astros 1

Reds 11, Astros 6

Phillies 8, Pirates 6

Pirates 6, Phillies 4

Mets 1, Cubs 0

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Stroud	5
1	Bill White	5
3	John Briggs	4
3	Donn Clendenon	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Horton	2
1	Rick Reichardt	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Willie Crawford	1
3	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lee May	4
2	Davey Johnson	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Johnny Bench	2
3	16 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donn Clendenon	2
2	Curt Blefary	1
2	Ken Boswell	1
2	John Briggs	1
2	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim McAndrew	1.75
2	Fergie Jenkins	1.29
3	Sam McDowell	1.14
4	Pat Jarvis	0.83
4	Barry Moore	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Blass	9
1	Fergie Jenkins	9
3	Sam McDowell	8
4	Jim Hardin	7
4	3 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Horacio Pina	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.343
2	Matty Alou	.333
3	Alex Johnson	.319
4	Felipe Alou	.311
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.300

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	40
2	Willie Horton	35
3	Ken Harrelson	34
4	Willie McCovey	33
5	Ernie Banks	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	104
2	Frank Howard	99
3	Billy Williams	94
4	Willie McCovey	92
5	Ron Santo	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	53
2	Lou Brock	52
3	Maury Wills	47
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Willie Davis	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.13
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
3	Sam McDowell	1.77
4	Wilbur Wood	1.85
5	Dave McNally	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	29
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Bob Gibson	21
4	Dave McNally	20
4	Luis Tiant	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	261
2	Denny McLain	255
3	Luis Tiant	248
4	Fergie Jenkins	239
5	Bob Gibson	236

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.426
2	Glenn Beckert	.419
3	Mike Hershberger	.417
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.417
5	Jim Northrup	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	7
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Johnny Bench	5
2	Willie Horton	5
2	Graig Nettles	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Cater	15
1	Billy Williams	15
3	Willie Horton	14
3	Ron Santo	14
5	Johnny Bench	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
2	Cesar Tovar	8
3	Bert Campaneris	6
3	Joe Foy	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Perry	0.47
2	Joe Verbanic	0.50
3	Fritz Peterson	0.51
4	Frank Linzy	0.59
5	Joe Horlen	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
1	Fritz Peterson	4
3	Steve Blass	3
3	Bob Gibson	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	44
2	Bob Gibson	35
3	Fergie Jenkins	29
3	Sam McDowell	29
5	Gary Nolan	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brewer	3
1	Clay Carroll	3
1	Turk Farrell	3
1	Ron Taylor	3
5	7 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.399
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.391
3	Hank Aaron	.377
4	Glenn Beckert	.361
5	Matty Alou	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
1	Billy Williams	10
3	Willie Horton	8
3	Frank Howard	8
3	Jim Wynn	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	28
2	Willie Horton	23
3	Ron Santo	22
4	Matty Alou	21
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	22
2	Bert Campaneris	13
2	Cesar Tovar	13
4	Maury Wills	12
5	Freddie Patek	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mudcat Grant	0.67
2	Jim Perry	0.84
3	Frank Linzy	1.00
4	Steve Blass	1.07
5	Fritz Peterson	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	6
1	Denny McLain	6
3	Stan Bahnsen	5
3	Bob Gibson	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	68
2	Denny McLain	67
3	Fergie Jenkins	61
4	Don Sutton	50
4	Don Wilson	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	8
2	Gary Wagner	5
3	Dennis Higgins	4
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	2 others tied	4