The Replay News 1968 FINAL EDITION Table of Contents 3 Final Standings 4 Season Highlights 5 American League Leaders 7 National League Leaders 9 Team-by-Team Individual Stats 29 Team Stats 30 World Series Stats 31 Batter-by-Batter Comparison Replay to Actual Season Highlights April 14- Cardinal Lou Brock goes five-for-five against the Cubs. April 15- Cardinal Tim McCarver goes five-for-five against the Braves. April 15 through May 12- Cardinal Bob Gibson pitched six straight shutouts. Gibson’s record run of 63 consecutive scoreless innings ended when the Phillies got a ninth inning run in his next start. April 19- Giant Willie Mays hits three home runs against the Pirates. April 28- Indian Lee Maye goes five-for-five against the Senators. May 9- Giant Willie Mays scores five runs against the Astros. June 10- Red Johnny Bench goes five-for-five against the Cubs. June 12- Met Ken Boswell goes five-for-five against the Dodgers. June 24- Cub Ernie Banks hits three home runs against the Astros. July 3- Orioles Tom Phoebus no-hits the White Sox. July 14- White Sox Tommy McCraw slugs four home runs against the Senators. McCraw drives in eight runs in the game. August 13- Dodger Willie Davis goes five-for-five against the Mets. August 17- Met Cleon Jones goes five-for-five against the Astros. August 20 through September 9- Brave Hank Aaron hits in 21 straight games- the season’s longest streak. August 30- Astro John Bateman goes five-for-five against the Cubs; four of the hits were doubles. September 6- Cardinal Lou Brock steals four bases against the Giants. September 8- Phillie Tony Taylor goes five-for-five against the Cubs. September 10- Angel Andy Messersmith strikes out a record-tying 21 batters in 11 2/3 innings against the Tigers. Messersmith allowed two hits, but he took the loss. September 25- Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits three home runs against the Senators. American League Leaders Including Games of Sunday, September 29, 1968 Hits Strikeouts Batting Leaders Cesar Tovar MIN 182 Reggie Jackson OAK 161 Roy White NYA 181 Frank Howard WSH 147 Batting Average Sal Bando OAK 174 Rick Monday OAK 141 Danny Cater OAK .352 Danny Cater OAK 173 Rick Reichardt CAL 119 Tony Oliva MIN .338 Bert Campaneris OAK 172 Dick McAuliffe DET 111 Don Buford BAL .308 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 172 Bobby Knoop CAL 111 Ted Uhlaender MIN .305 Mike Andrews BOS 168 Mark Belanger BAL 110 Carl Yastrzemski BOS .303 Jim Fregosi CAL 165 Jim Fregosi CAL 110 Roy White NYA .298 Luis Aparicio CHA 164 Willie Horton DET 104 Frank Robinson BAL .297 Frank Howard WSH 163 Bob Allison MIN 98 Mike Andrews BOS .295 Bob Allison MIN .292 Doubles Stolen Bases Sal Bando OAK .283 Brooks Robinson BAL 41 Bert Campaneris OAK 73 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 37 Cesar Tovar MIN 39 Home Runs Tony Horton CLE 35 Don Buford BAL 29 Ken Harrelson BOS 44 Frank Robinson BAL 31 Jose Cardenal CLE 28 Willie Horton DET 38 Frank Howard WSH 30 Dave Nelson CLE 25 Frank Howard WSH 36 Mike Andrews BOS 29 Tommy McCraw CHA 25 Bill Freehan DET 34 Rod Carew MIN 28 Roy White NYA 21 Tony Oliva MIN 32 Tony Oliva MIN 27 Joe Foy BOS 20 Rick Reichardt CAL 28 Jim Fregosi CAL 26 Reggie Smith BOS 18 Boog Powell BAL 28 Danny Cater OAK 26 Vic Davalillo CLE-CAL 18 Reggie Jackson OAK 27 Cesar Tovar MIN 26 Bob Allison MIN 26 Reggie Smith BOS 26 On Base Percentage Norm Cash DET 25 Carl Yastrzemski BOS .415 Triples Danny Cater OAK .404 Runs Batted In Dick McAuliffe DET 12 Tony Oliva MIN .402 Ken Harrelson BOS 126 Tony Oliva MIN 12 Frank Robinson BAL .399 Frank Howard WSH 99 Tommy McCraw CHA 11 Mickey Mantle NYA .390 Boog Powell BAL 93 Vic Davalillo CLE-CAL 10 Don Buford BAL .378 Bob Allison MIN 91 Bert Campaneris OAK 10 Mike Andrews BOS .376 Sal Bando OAK 89 Bob Allison MIN 10 Bob Allison MIN .373 Tony Oliva MIN 89 Jim Fregosi CAL 10 Roy White NYA .372 Reggie Smith BOS 86 Rick Monday OAK 10 Rick Monday OAK .363 Rick Reichardt CAL 85 Cesar Tovar MIN 9 Jim Northrup DET 85 Sal Bando OAK 9 Slugging Percentage Brooks Robinson BAL 84 Tony Oliva MIN .645 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 84 Bases On Balls Bob Allison MIN .543 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 111 Ken Harrelson BOS .542 Runs Scored Mickey Mantle NYA 108 Willie Horton DET .511 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 92 Tom Tresh NYA 87 Carl Yastrzemski BOS .499 Dick McAuliffe DET 91 Dick McAuliffe DET 77 Frank Robinson BAL .497 Bert Campaneris OAK 90 Mike Andrews BOS 72 Bill Freehan DET .489 Ken Harrelson BOS 89 Roy White NYA 72 Frank Howard WSH .480 Mike Andrews BOS 89 Rick Monday OAK 69 Boog Powell BAL .474 Roy White NYA 86 Frank Robinson BAL 68 Tony Horton CLE .466 Reggie Jackson OAK 83 Joe Foy BOS 67 Boog Powell BAL 81 Boog Powell BAL 64 Tony Oliva MIN 81 Frank Howard WSH 78 Jim Fregosi CAL 78 American League Leaders Including Games of Sunday, September 29, 1968 Shutouts Saves Pitching Leaders Dave McNally BAL 9 Al Worthington MIN 20 Sam McDowell CLE 9 Wilbur Wood CHA 15 Earned Run Average Blue Moon Odom OAK 8 Dennis Higgins WSH 12 Dave McNally BAL 1.21 Tom Phoebus BAL 7 Hoyt Wilhelm CHA 12 Sam McDowell CLE 1.29 Jim Hardin BAL 7 Eddie Watt BAL 11 Luis Tiant CLE 1.70 Dean Chance MIN 6 Jack Aker OAK 11 Joe Horlen CHA 1.76 Sonny Siebert CLE 5 Vicente Romo CLE 11 Jim Hannan WSH 1.77 Mel Stottlemyre NYA 5 Bob Locker CHA 9 Gary Peters CHA 1.78 Gary Bell BOS 5 Lindy McDaniel NYA 9 Dean Chance MIN 1.82 Earl Wilson DET 5 Stan Williams CLE 9 Sonny Siebert CLE 2.21 Stan Bahnsen NYA 5 Gary Bell BOS 2.22 Denny McLain DET 5 Tom Phoebus BAL 2.26 Camilo Pascual WSH 5 Jim Nash OAK 5 Wins Denny McLain DET 27-12 Innings Pitched Dean Chance MIN 25-11 Denny McLain DET 344 Dave McNally BAL 22-10 Dean Chance MIN 307 Sam McDowell CLE 22-13 Dave McNally BAL 290 Earl Wilson DET 21-6 Sam McDowell CLE 286 Jim Nash OAK 18-11 Mel Stottlemyre NYA 284 Chuck Dobson OAK 18-12 Stan Bahnsen NYA 272 Blue Moon Odom OAK 16-11 Luis Tiant CLE 270 Luis Tiant CLE 16-12 George Brunet CAL 262 Stan Bahnsen NYA 16-13 Tom Phoebus BAL 259 Chuck Dobson OAK 253 Games Pitched Wilbur Wood CHA 88 Strikeouts Hoyt Wilhelm CHA 72 Denny McLain DET 270 Bob Locker CHA 70 Sam McDowell CLE 259 Ron Perranoski MIN 66 Dean Chance MIN 256 Dennis Higgins WSH 58 Luis Tiant CLE 237 Eddie Watt BAL 57 Mickey Lolich DET 218 Bob Humphreys WSH 54 Ray Culp BOS 217 Al Worthington MIN 54 Dave McNally BAL 204 Tom Burgmeier CAL 53 Jim Merritt MIN 189 Eddie Fisher CLE 50 Chuck Dobson OAK 185 Tom Phoebus BAL 185 Complete Games Denny McLain DET 30 Walks per 9 IP Dave McNally BAL 22 Fritz Peterson NYA 1.04 Mel Stottlemyre NYA 19 Dick Ellsworth BOS 1.22 Luis Tiant CLE 19 Denny McLain DET 1.36 Sam McDowell CLE 18 Joe Horlen CHA 1.72 Dean Chance MIN 17 Dean Chance MIN 1.73 Jim Hardin BAL 15 Dave McNally BAL 1.90 Stan Bahnsen NYA 14 Jim Kaat MIN 1.96 Jim Nash OAK 14 Jim Nash OAK 2.01 Joe Coleman WSH 13 Earl Wilson DET 2.12 Gary Peters CHA 2.15 National League Leaders Including Games of Sunday, September 29, 1968 Hits Strikeouts Batting Leaders Lou Brock STL 219 Richie Allen PHI 156 Pete Rose CIN 213 Donn Clendenon PIT 151 Batting Average Rusty Staub HOU 206 Jim Wynn HOU 127 Matty Alou PIT .346 Billy Williams CHN 204 Mike Shannon STL 124 Pete Rose CIN .330 Willie Davis LA 201 Lou Brock STL 110 Rusty Staub HOU .327 Curt Flood STL 201 Ron Swoboda NYN 107 Lou Brock STL .318 Felipe Alou ATL 195 Willie Stargell PIT 105 Curt Flood STL .315 Matty Alou PIT 193 Wes Parker LA 100 Billy Williams CHN .311 Glenn Beckert CHN 188 Lee May CIN 98 Cleon Jones NYN .311 Hank Aaron ATL 184 Adolfo Phillips CHN 95 Felix Millan ATL .304 Lee May CIN .301 Doubles Stolen Bases Julian Javier STL .300 Lou Brock STL 53 Lou Brock STL 76 Johnny Bench CIN 42 Maury Wills PIT 34 Home Runs Matty Alou PIT 38 Willie Davis LA 24 Ernie Banks CHN 34 Rusty Staub HOU 37 Tony Taylor PHI 22 Hank Aaron ATL 32 Felix Millan ATL 36 Tommie Agee NYN 19 Ron Santo CHN 29 Pete Rose CIN 35 Freddie Patek PIT 18 Jim Wynn HOU 29 Mike Shannon STL 34 Bobby Bonds SF 17 Richie Allen PHI 26 Julian Javier STL 32 Sonny Jackson ATL 14 Jim Ray Hart SF 26 Alex Johnson CIN 31 Hank Aaron ATL 14 Roberto Clemente PIT 23 Jerry Grote NYN 29 Tony Gonzalez PHI 13 Willie McCovey SF 22 Lee May CIN 29 Billy Williams CHN 22 On Base Percentage Tony Perez CIN 21 Triples Rusty Staub HOU .379 Lou Brock STL 25 Matty Alou PIT .376 Runs Batted In Roberto Clemente PIT 16 Dal Maxvill STL .369 Ron Santo CHN 105 Adolfo Phillips CHN 14 Pete Rose CIN .364 Ernie Banks CHN 103 Willie Davis LA 12 Willie Mays SF .363 Tony Perez CIN 98 Richie Allen PHI 12 Ron Hunt SF .363 Hank Aaron ATL 91 Donn Clendenon PIT 12 Lou Brock STL .361 Jim Wynn HOU 88 Tim McCarver STL 10 Billy Williams CHN .351 Willie Mays SF 87 Willie Mays SF 10 Willie McCovey SF .348 Willie McCovey SF 86 Jim Wynn HOU 9 Richie Allen PHI .345 Jim Ray Hart SF 85 Doug Rader HOU 8 Lou Brock STL 85 Don Kessinger CHN 8 Slugging Percentage Johnny Bench CIN 83 Pete Rose CIN 8 Roberto Clemente PIT .513 Lou Brock STL .511 Runs Scored Bases On Balls Hank Aaron ATL .485 Lou Brock STL 119 Ron Santo CHN 70 Willie Mays SF .478 Pete Rose CIN 102 Willie McCovey SF 68 Richie Allen PHI .477 Billy Williams CHN 92 Jim Wynn HOU 67 Johnny Bench CIN .476 Willie Davis LA 81 Richie Allen PHI 67 Billy Williams CHN .475 Willie Mays SF 80 Dal Maxvill STL 60 Jim Wynn HOU .469 Jim Wynn HOU 79 Willie Mays SF 58 Cleon Jones NYN .464 Tony Perez CIN 79 Ron Hunt SF 58 Ernie Banks CHN .463 Glenn Beckert CHN 78 Denis Menke HOU 57 Ron Santo CHN 78 Rusty Staub HOU 50 Hank Aaron ATL 77 Johnny Briggs PHI 47 National League Leaders Including Games of Sunday, September 29, 1968 Shutouts Pitching Leaders Bob Gibson STL 15 Gaylord Perry SF 9 Earned Run Average Steve Blass PIT