On This Day

Monday, June 10, 1968

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	35	20	.636	--
Indians	33	24	.579	3.0
Orioles	31	24	.564	4.0
Twins	28	27	.509	7.0
Red Sox	26	28	.481	8.5
Athletics	25	29	.463	9.5
Yankees	26	31	.456	10.0
Angels	25	32	.439	11.0
Senators	24	31	.436	11.0
White Sox	23	30	.434	11.0

Games

Indians 7, Athletics 2

Orioles 4, Senators 1

White Sox 5, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	34	23	.596	--
Giants	31	26	.544	3.0
Dodgers	32	27	.542	3.0
Braves	29	26	.527	4.0
Phillies	25	25	.500	5.5
Reds	27	27	.500	5.5
Cubs	27	28	.491	6.0
Mets	25	29	.463	7.5
Pirates	21	30	.412	10.0
Astros	22	32	.407	10.5

Games

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Giants 8, Pirates 0

Cubs 4, Reds 3

Mets 1, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Felipe Alou	2
1	Jesus Alou	2
1	Max Alvis	2
1	Luis Aparicio	2
1	20 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
2	Deron Johnson	1
2	Andy Kosco	1
2	Roger Maris	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Alvis	2
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Ollie Brown	2
1	Tony Horton	2
1	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Marichal	1.60
2	Don Sutton	1.25
3	Jim Hardin	0.75
4	Larry Jaster	0.71
5	Gary Nolan	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Hardin	1
1	Ken Holtzman	1
1	Larry Jaster	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Sutton	10
2	Juan Marichal	8
3	Larry Jaster	5
3	Gary Nolan	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wayne Granger	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	Mike Paul	1
1	Phil Regan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.360
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.339
3	Frank Howard	.335
4	Alex Johnson	.330
5	Curt Flood	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	22
2	Willie Horton	16
3	Harmon Killebrew	12
4	Ernie Banks	11
4	3 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	47
2	Boog Powell	37
3	Tony Perez	35
4	Willie Horton	33
4	Willie Mays	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	23
2	Jose Cardenal	14
3	Willie Davis	12
3	Maury Wills	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	1.22
2	Don Drysdale	1.31
3	Larry Jaster	1.36
4	Tommy John	1.41
5	Jerry Koosman	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	11
2	Jerry Koosman	9
2	Denny McLain	9
2	Luis Tiant	9
5	3 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	114
2	Juan Marichal	98
3	Bill Singer	97
4	Luis Tiant	93
5	Denny McLain	89

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	12
2	Phil Regan	10
3	Joe Hoerner	6
4	Jack Aker	5
4	9 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.426
2	Felipe Alou	.420
3	Felix Millan	.417
4	Pete Rose	.386
5	Alex Johnson	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	5
1	Willie Horton	5
1	Carl Yastrzemski	5
4	Johnny Callison	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Northrup	12
1	Mike Shannon	12
3	Orlando Cepeda	11
3	Ken Harrelson	11
3	3 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	6
2	Bert Campaneris	4
2	Willie Davis	4
2	Joe Foy	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Dobson	0.50
2	Jim Weaver	0.73
3	Don Drysdale	0.74
4	Juan Marichal	0.75
4	Cisco Carlos	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Larry Jaster	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	32
2	Mickey Lolich	28
3	Don Sutton	25
4	Dean Chance	24
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cal Koonce	3
1	Phil Regan	3
1	Al Worthington	3
4	Wayne Granger	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.408
2	Frank Howard	.355
3	Matty Alou	.348
4	Alex Johnson	.333
4	Felix Millan	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	15
2	Willie Horton	11
3	Willie Stargell	8
4	Ernie Banks	7
4	Ken Harrelson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	30
2	Andy Kosco	24
3	Ken Harrelson	23
4	Willie Stargell	22
5	Boog Powell	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	11
2	Jose Cardenal	7
2	Willie Davis	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	0.30
2	Woodie Fryman	0.50
3	Jim Nash	0.68
4	Blue Moon Odom	0.79
5	Tommy John	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	7
1	Juan Marichal	7
3	Gary Bell	5
3	Woodie Fryman	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	58
2	Sam McDowell	51
2	Luis Tiant	51
4	Bill Singer	48
5	Don Drysdale	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Regan	6
2	Al Worthington	5
3	Cal Koonce	3
3	Fred Lasher	3
3	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.354
2	Tony Gonzalez	.336
3	Curt Flood	.335
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.329
5	Rusty Staub	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	44
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Carl Yastrzemski	40
4	Hank Aaron	34
5	3 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	111
2	Hank Aaron	106
2	Carl Yastrzemski	106
4	Jim Ray Hart	102
4	2 others tied	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	58
2	Lou Brock	36
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Joe Morgan	28
4	Maury Wills	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	1.92
2	Tommy John	1.95
3	Larry Jaster	2.00
4	Luis Tiant	2.11
5	Nelson Briles	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	23
2	Nelson Briles	20
2	Denny McLain	20
4	Fergie Jenkins	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	283
2	Luis Tiant	255
3	Fergie Jenkins	242
4	Bill Singer	236
5	Jim Bunning	224

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	26
2	Ted Abernathy	21
2	Al Worthington	21
4	Joe Hoerner	18
5	Bob Locker	17