On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 93 54 .633 --
Orioles 85 63 .574 8.5
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 58 89 .395 35.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Merv Rettenmund 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
3 Mark Belanger 2
3 Ed Brinkman 2
3 Frank Howard 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 3
2 Paul Casanova 1
2 Frank Robinson 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buford 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave McNally 0.67
2 Frank Bertaina 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Bertaina 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Bertaina 4
1 Dave McNally 4
3 Moe Drabowsky 1
3 Dennis Higgins 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 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 42
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 102
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 Denny McLain 1.95

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 Glenn Beckert .455
2 Carl Yastrzemski .422
3 Hank Aaron .396
4 Danny Cater .393
5 Billy Williams .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 7
2 Ernie Banks 5
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Willie Horton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Danny Cater 14
1 Willie Horton 14
1 Billy Williams 14
4 Johnny Bench 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Cesar Tovar 7
3 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Maury Wills 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Perry 0.47
2 Bob Veale 0.48
3 Joe Verbanic 0.50
4 Fritz Peterson 0.51
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fritz Peterson 4
2 Steve Blass 3
2 Denny McLain 3
2 Dave McNally 3
2 Chris Short 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny McLain 33
2 Fergie Jenkins 29
2 Sam McDowell 29
4 Dave McNally 27
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 3
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Ron Taylor 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .398
2 Hank Aaron .391
3 Pete Rose .388
4 Glenn Beckert .357
5 Matty Alou .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 10
1 Frank Howard 10
3 Billy Williams 9
4 Willie Horton 8
4 Jim Wynn 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 26
2 Willie Horton 23
3 Frank Howard 22
3 Ron Santo 22
5 Matty Alou 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 21
2 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Cesar Tovar 12
2 Maury Wills 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mudcat Grant 0.67
2 Jim Perry 0.84
3 Fritz Peterson 0.94
4 Frank Linzy 1.00
5 Steve Blass 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 6
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 Pat Jarvis 5
2 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 68
2 Denny McLain 62
3 Fergie Jenkins 61
4 Don Sutton 50
4 Don Wilson 50

Saves

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