On This Day

Friday, September 20, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	100	54	.649	--
Orioles	87	68	.561	13.5
Red Sox	82	72	.532	18.0
Indians	81	73	.526	19.0
Yankees	80	74	.519	20.0
Athletics	78	76	.506	22.0
Twins	73	81	.474	27.0
Angels	66	88	.429	34.0
White Sox	64	90	.416	36.0
Senators	59	94	.386	40.5

Games

White Sox 2, Orioles 1

Athletics 7, Twins 1

Tigers 6, Senators 3

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	94	61	.606	--
Giants	84	71	.542	10.0
Reds	79	74	.516	14.0
Cubs	79	76	.510	15.0
Braves	78	77	.503	16.0
Pirates	76	77	.497	17.0
Phillies	72	83	.465	22.0
Dodgers	72	83	.465	22.0
Mets	70	85	.452	24.0
Astros	69	86	.445	25.0

Games

Astros 7, Reds 6

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 4

Giants 8, Braves 1

Mets 3, Phillies 2

Pirates 5, Cubs 0

Mets 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommie Agee	4
1	Cleon Jones	4
1	Al Kaline	4
4	Lou Brock	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Northrup	2
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Leo Cardenas	1
2	Danny Cater	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Northrup	4
2	Dick Dietz	3
3	Sal Bando	2
3	Ken Berry	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	2
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Steve Blass	2.67
2	Woodie Fryman	1.43
3	Juan Marichal	1.40
4	Gary Nolan	1.00
4	George Stone	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Catfish Hunter	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Mickey Lolich	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Woodie Fryman	10
1	Gary Nolan	10
3	Mickey Lolich	9
4	Steve Blass	8
4	Jim Lonborg	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Pat Dobson	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.340
2	Matty Alou	.329
3	Felipe Alou	.318
4	Alex Johnson	.315
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Willie Horton	36
3	Ken Harrelson	35
4	Willie McCovey	34
5	Ernie Banks	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	108
2	Frank Howard	104
3	Willie McCovey	98
3	Billy Williams	98
5	Tony Perez	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	59
2	Bert Campaneris	56
3	Maury Wills	50
4	Jose Cardenal	39
5	Willie Davis	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	1.13
2	Luis Tiant	1.67
3	Wilbur Wood	1.80
4	Sam McDowell	1.86
5	Bobby Bolin	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	31
2	Juan Marichal	26
3	Bob Gibson	21
4	Dave McNally	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	272
2	Sam McDowell	269
3	Fergie Jenkins	249
4	Luis Tiant	248
5	Bob Gibson	246

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	24
2	Clay Carroll	16
2	Al Worthington	16
4	Joe Hoerner	15
4	Wilbur Wood	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.486
2	Jim Lefebvre	.474
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.457
4	Norm Cash	.436
5	Danny Cater	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	6
2	Willie Horton	5
2	Graig Nettles	5
4	Ernie Banks	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	14
2	Danny Cater	12
2	Willie Horton	12
4	Norm Cash	11
5	5 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Bert Campaneris	7
3	Don Buford	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	Bobby Bonds	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Culp	0.33
2	Jim Perry	0.50
3	Frank Linzy	0.61
4	Bob Veale	0.70
5	Tom Phoebus	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	4
1	Denny McLain	4
3	Ray Culp	3
3	Mickey Lolich	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	41
2	Steve Blass	34
3	Mickey Lolich	28
4	Fergie Jenkins	27
4	Gary Nolan	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brewer	4
1	Frank Linzy	4
3	Cecil Upshaw	3
4	Clay Carroll	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.434
2	Glenn Beckert	.404
3	Hank Aaron	.384
4	Jim Northrup	.365
5	Felipe Alou	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	9
1	Billy Williams	9
3	Willie Horton	8
4	Frank Howard	7
4	Carl Yastrzemski	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	28
2	Danny Cater	22
2	Willie Horton	22
2	Jim Northrup	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	23
2	Bert Campaneris	14
3	Cesar Tovar	12
3	Maury Wills	12
5	Don Buford	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Perry	0.31
2	Mudcat Grant	0.57
3	Steve Blass	0.91
4	Joe Horlen	1.05
5	Ray Culp	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	7
2	Denny McLain	6
2	Fritz Peterson	6
4	Stan Bahnsen	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	67
2	Bob Gibson	60
3	Mickey Lolich	57
4	Fergie Jenkins	52
5	Don Sutton	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brewer	5
1	Clay Carroll	5
3	Dennis Higgins	4
3	Frank Linzy	4
3	4 others tied	4