On This Day

Thursday, May 16, 1968

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 11 .633 --
Indians 17 13 .567 2.0
Orioles 17 13 .567 2.0
Twins 17 15 .531 3.0
Red Sox 16 15 .516 3.5
Athletics 15 16 .484 4.5
Angels 15 18 .455 5.5
Senators 14 17 .452 5.5
Yankees 13 19 .406 7.0
White Sox 11 17 .393 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 11 .645 --
Giants 18 14 .563 2.5
Braves 17 15 .531 3.5
Pirates 15 15 .500 4.5
Cubs 17 17 .500 4.5
Reds 15 17 .469 5.5
Phillies 14 16 .467 5.5
Dodgers 15 18 .455 6.0
Mets 14 17 .452 6.0
Astros 13 18 .419 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy White 3
2 Bob Bailey 2
2 Ken Boyer 2
2 Jerry Buchek 2
2 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 2
2 Larry Brown 1
2 Frank Fernandez 1
2 Ken Harrelson 1
2 Roy White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Fernandez 4
1 Frank Howard 4
3 Ken Harrelson 3
3 Roy White 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 John Donaldson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Veale 1.30
2 Juan Marichal 1.00
2 Barry Moore 1.00
4 Rich Nye 0.88
5 Gerry Arrigo 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 Barry Moore 1
1 Rich Nye 1
1 Tom Seaver 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 13
2 Gerry Arrigo 9
3 Rich Nye 7
4 Dean Chance 6
4 Juan Marichal 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 1
1 Lee Stange 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .366
2 Curt Flood .355
3 Jerry Grote .354
4 Frank Howard .339
5 Rusty Staub .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 14
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Willie McCovey 9
2 Roger Repoz 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 28
2 Willie McCovey 26
3 Ron Swoboda 25
4 Tony Perez 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 16
2 Maury Wills 11
3 Roy White 8
4 Jose Cardenal 7
4 Tony Oliva 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 1.03
2 Camilo Pascual 1.17
3 Nolan Ryan 1.22
4 Bob Veale 1.40
5 Gerry Arrigo 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 6
2 Nelson Briles 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Al McBean 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 78
2 Nolan Ryan 58
3 Bill Singer 57
4 Juan Marichal 52
4 Denny McLain 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 8
2 Phil Regan 6
3 Jack Aker 5
3 Joe Hoerner 5
5 6 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .404
2 Rusty Staub .388
3 Jerry Grote .383
4 Joe Foy .382
5 Jim Wynn .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 10
2 Willie Horton 6
3 Ken Harrelson 5
3 Willie McCovey 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 16
2 Frank Howard 15
3 Ken Harrelson 14
4 Andy Kosco 13
5 Rusty Staub 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Maury Wills 6
3 Matty Alou 4
4 Rod Carew 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
3 Dick Kelley 0.40
4 Joe Horlen 0.43
5 Ken Johnson 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Ron Perranoski 3
1 Ron Reed 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Dean Chance 29
2 Sam McDowell 29
2 Jose Santiago 29
5 Luis Tiant 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 5
2 Bob Locker 4
2 Phil Regan 4
4 Frank Linzy 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .378
2 Jerry Grote .366
3 Frank Howard .344
4 Rusty Staub .337
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 12
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Willie McCovey 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 24
1 Willie McCovey 24
3 Roger Repoz 20
3 Ron Swoboda 20
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 15
2 Maury Wills 9
3 Roy White 8
4 Alex Johnson 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.73
2 Tommy John 1.16
3 Bob Veale 1.21
4 Bob Gibson 1.29
5 2 tied 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 Denny McLain 5
1 Jose Santiago 5
1 Luis Tiant 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 72
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Luis Tiant 48
4 Denny McLain 46
5 Bill Singer 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Worthington 7
2 Phil Regan 6
3 Jack Aker 4
3 Dave Baldwin 4
3 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .344
2 Matty Alou .337
3 Tony Gonzalez .334
4 Carl Yastrzemski .332
5 Rusty Staub .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Frank Howard 45
3 Carl Yastrzemski 43
4 Hank Aaron 40
5 Jim Wynn 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 116
2 Harmon Killebrew 114
3 Orlando Cepeda 109
4 Tony Perez 107
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 63
2 Lou Brock 44
3 Maury Wills 33
4 Joe Morgan 30
5 Vada Pinson 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.00
2 Luis Tiant 2.19
3 Chris Short 2.20
4 Tommy John 2.23
5 Al McBean 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 23
2 Earl Wilson 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Jim Lonborg 19
4 Denny McLain 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 264
2 Jim Bunning 255
3 Luis Tiant 250
4 Fergie Jenkins 248
5 Gaylord Perry 235

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 28
2 Al Worthington 21
3 Ted Abernathy 20
4 John Wyatt 19
5 Dooley Womack 18