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1968 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L40 MANAGER(S) Detroit DEA 99 63 .611 ---- 4 1 4 52-29 47-34 33-24 23-17 Alan Boodman Boston BOA 93 69 .574 6.0 3 10 8 48-33 45-36 27-27 31- 9 Mike Tomeo Oakland OAA 84 78 .519 15.0 5 7 12 41-40 43-38 28-35 24-16 Bob Lind Baltimore BAA 82 80 .506 17.0 10 5 9 49-32 33-48 33-29 19-21 Mike Skiffington Chicago AL CHA 77 85 .475 22.0 12 9 14 43-38 34-47 34-26 19-21 Ben Lea Minnesota MNA 76 86 .469 23.0 6 12 16 40-41 36-45 27-28 19-21 Tim Hagen, Frank Pennylegion New York AL NYA 74 88 .457 25.0 15 11 6 39-42 35-46 30-30 15-25 Ozzie Perez, Dave Jackson Washington WAA 59 103 .364 40.0 13 16 10 36-45 23-58 20-35 10-30 Larry Cupp OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 16 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L40 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 40 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-0):   Detroit Tigers over St. Louis Cardinals

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League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BOA  4.07   659  5523  1345  231  22  137  511  1005  .244  .310  .368   43   28   30   39   75   48  114 
 DEA  4.06   658  5592  1323  205  35  187  437  1019  .237  .297  .386   40   21   28   55   55   27  119
 OAA  3.81   617  5504  1362  201  37  121  425   966  .247  .303  .363  207   79   32   30  104   35   96
 MNA  3.66   593  5512  1339  213  49  110  351   873  .243  .291  .359  109   59   17   42   67   37   81
 BAA  3.41   553  5395  1237  220  32  136  442   872  .229  .292  .358  129   60   26   49   77   30  101
 CHA  3.36   544  5575  1329  182  39  101  370   947  .238  .289  .339   84   76   31   41   60   31   92
 WAA  3.26   528  5490  1228  190  39  116  366   953  .224  .275  .336   30   18   26   35   88   24   96
 NYA  3.23   523  5436  1209  171  47  106  426   943  .222  .282  .330   87   49   29   36  104   20   96
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  3.61  4675 44027 10372 1613 300 1014 3328  7578  .236  .293  .355  729  390  219  327  630  252  795

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT   E   DP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 DEA  3.01   488  2.63  1496  1224  119   376  1010  43  18  42  .227  832  609  .732  102  125
 BAA  3.27   530  2.79  1462  1162  118   446  1025  29  13  39  .210  799  552  .691  130   89
 OAA  3.48   564  2.91  1479  1256  149   388   979   8  13  50  .268  823  560  .680  142  127
 CHA  3.60   583  3.05  1483  1334  124   411   889  18  18  42  .298  853  574  .673  133  112
 BOA  3.66   593  3.27  1473  1329  139   416  1001  24   9  46  .263  850  591  .695  102   95
 NYA  3.80   616  3.24  1484  1337  115   403   831  21  10  37  .357  882  630  .714  123  118
 MNA  3.86   626  3.25  1452  1324  112   369  1011  31   9  31  .343  821  538  .655  154  129
 WAA  4.33   702  3.90  1462  1441  133   485   785  18   8  21  .306  881  607  .689  142  125
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 TOT  3.61  4675  3138 11791 10407 1009  3294  7531 192  98 308  .289 6741 4661  .691 1029  922

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Carl Yastrzemski  (437) Reggie Jackson  (419) Dick McAuliffe  (404) Jim Wynn  (398) Frank Howard  (389) Willie Horton  (386) Reggie Smith  (386) Roy White  (369) Ken Harrelson  (358) Boog Powell  (350) Cesar Tovar  (349) Mike Andrews  (345) Rick Monday  (342) Bill Freehan  (338) Bert Campaneris  (337) Tony Oliva  (333) Jose Cardenal  (331) Rico Petrocelli  (317) Brooks Robinson  (315) Jim Northrup  (312)

Cy Young Award Voting Denny McLain  (322) Dean Chance  (267) Earl Wilson  (260) Sonny Siebert  (232) Diego Segui  (225) Ray Culp  (217) Dave McNally  (216) Blue Moon Odom  (206) Wilbur Wood  (191) Mickey Lolich  (181) Tom Phoebus  (179) Jim Nash  (163) Joe Coleman  (160) Mel Stottlemyre  (159) Chris Short  (151) Lee Stange  (149) Tommy John  (149) Jose Santiago  (146) Mike Cuellar  (137) Jim Hardin  (136)

All Stars

Mike Andrews John Bateman Bert Campaneris Rod Carew Bill Freehan Jim Fregosi Rod Carew Jim Hardin Ken Harrelson Frank Howard

Reggie Jackson Mickey Mantle Dick McAuliffe Lindy McDaniel Denny McLain Dave McNally Jim Nash Tom Phoebus Boog Powell

Brooks Robinson Diego Segui Sonny Siebert Reggie Smith Lee Stange Cesar Tovar Earl Wilson Jim Wynn Carl Yastrzemski

Gold Gloves

P: Mel Stottlemyre C: Bill Freehan 1B: Mickey Mantle 2B: Dick McAuliffe 3B: Sal Bando SS: Luis Aparicio OF: Mickey Stanley OF: Del Unser OF: Carl Yastrzemski

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Matty Alou .332 Curt Flood .324 Vic Davalillo .320 Felipe Alou .311 Alex Johnson .304 Willie Mays .298 Cesar Tovar .297 Willie McCovey .297 Lee May .296 Lou Brock .294 Danny Cater .294 Pete Rose .294	On Base Percentage Frank Robinson .390 Carl Yastrzemski .387 Mickey Mantle .376 Willie Mays .371 Ron Hunt .365 Rick Monday .363 Pete Ward .363 Jim Wynn .361 Curt Flood .360 Willie McCovey .360 Felipe Alou .357 Ron Santo .355	Slugging Percentage Willie McCovey .573 Hank Aaron .516 Willie Mays .512 Willie Horton .508 Billy Williams .502 Reggie Jackson .498 Carl Yastrzemski .489 Lou Brock .475 Tony Horton .471 Ken Harrelson .467 Jim Northrup .464 Tony Oliva .464	On Base + Slugging Willie McCovey .933 Willie Mays .883 Carl Yastrzemski .875 Willie Horton .850 Hank Aaron .839 Reggie Jackson .831 Billy Williams .815 Rick Monday .812 Lou Brock .812 Frank Robinson .809 Jim Wynn .805 Ken Harrelson .800
At Bats Lou Brock 701 Curt Flood 686 Felipe Alou 685 Willie Davis 683 Pete Rose 681 Luis Aparicio 679 Hank Aaron 678 Maury Wills 670 Glenn Beckert 665 Bert Campaneris 665 Roy White 663 Jose Cardenal 661	Runs Scored Lou Brock 127 Willie Mays 105 Cesar Tovar 105 Carl Yastrzemski 97 Bert Campaneris 95 Mike Andrews 95 Hank Aaron 95 Reggie Jackson 92 Dick McAuliffe 91 Reggie Smith 90 Jose Cardenal 89	Hits Curt Flood 222 Felipe Alou 213 Matty Alou 212 Lou Brock 206 Pete Rose 200 Cesar Tovar 195 Hank Aaron 194 Glenn Beckert 190 Maury Wills 187 Mike Shannon 186 Alex Johnson 184 Bert Campaneris 184	Total Bases Willie McCovey 353 Hank Aaron 350 Lou Brock 333 Reggie Jackson 309 Billy Williams 309 Willie Mays 306 Carl Yastrzemski 298 Mike Shannon 292 Willie Horton 288 Frank Howard 287 Cesar Tovar 283 Felipe Alou 282
Doubles Lou Brock 63 Rusty Staub 43 Carl Yastrzemski 41 Tony Horton 38 Reggie Smith 38 Lee May 36 Brooks Robinson 36 Cesar Tovar 36 Hank Aaron 35 Johnny Bench 35 Felipe Alou 35	Triples Tommy McCraw 18 Roberto Clemente 17 Lou Brock 17 Ed Stroud 14 Jim Fregosi 13 Rick Monday 13 Willie Davis 12 Dick McAuliffe 11 Roy White 11 Cesar Tovar 11	Home Runs Willie McCovey 50 Reggie Jackson 38 Hank Aaron 37 Willie Horton 37 Frank Howard 37 Billy Williams 32 Ken Harrelson 30 Willie Mays 29 Ernie Banks 29 Norm Cash 28 Dick Allen 28 Jim Ray Hart 26	RBI Willie McCovey 144 Mike Shannon 107 Willie Horton 102 Reggie Smith 96 Hank Aaron 96 Willie Mays 94 Billy Williams 92 Ken Harrelson 91 Carl Yastrzemski 88 Frank Howard 85 Reggie Jackson 85 Rico Petrocelli 84
Walks Mickey Mantle 118 Ron Santo 101 Carl Yastrzemski 92 Jim Wynn 91 Ron Hunt 80 Dick McAuliffe 79 Dick Allen 78 Frank Robinson 78 Mike Andrews 78 Reggie Smith 73 Pete Ward 71 Harmon Killebrew 70	Batters Strikeouts Dick Allen 202 Reggie Jackson 201 Frank Howard 185 Jim Wynn 149 Rick Monday 140 Lou Brock 137 Willie Horton 122 Ron Santo 120 Carl Yastrzemski 119 Mike Shannon 116 Mickey Mantle 115 Adolfo Phillips 109	Stolen Bases Bert Campaneris 114 Lou Brock 73 Jose Cardenal 62 Maury Wills 62 Cesar Tovar 47 Felipe Alou 31 Sandy Alomar 28 Willie Davis 28 Don Buford 27 Roy White 27 Vic Davalillo 26	Caught Stealing Bert Campaneris 46 Maury Wills 31 Jose Cardenal 29 Lou Brock 28 Felipe Alou 27 Matty Alou 21 Don Kessinger 17 Luis Aparicio 17 Felix Millan 16 Dick Allen 16
Hit by Pitch Bill Freehan 21 Ron Hunt 21 Cesar Tovar 18 Frank Robinson 16 Pete Ward 12 Randy Hundley 11 Jim Fregosi 10 Willie Stargell 9 Rick Reichardt 9 Denis Menke 9 Vern Fuller 9	GIDP Lee May 22 Jesus Alou 22 Jim Ray Hart 22 Reggie Smith 20 Mickey Stanley 19 Rusty Staub 19 Frank Howard 19 Tony Perez 19 Bill Freehan 19 Willie Horton 18 Johnny Bench 18 Danny Cater 18	Errors Bert Campaneris 49 Hector Torres 36 Jim Ray Hart 31 Zoilo Versalles 28 Leo Cardenas 28 Luis Aparicio 27 Don Kessinger 27 Mike Andrews 27 Tony Perez 26 Dick Allen 25	Earned Run Average Bob Gibson 1.58 Sam McDowell 1.96 Pat Jarvis 2.02 Mike Cuellar 2.06 Bob Veale 2.07 Bill Singer 2.11 Ray Washburn 2.13 Dean Chance 2.16 Don Sutton 2.22 Denny McLain 2.29 Gaylord Perry 2.31 Tommy John 2.32
Wins Bob Gibson 29 Gaylord Perry 23 Denny McLain 22 Sam McDowell 20 Earl Wilson 20 Ray Washburn 19 Juan Marichal 19 Blue Moon Odom 19 Dean Chance 19 Bill Singer 18 Mickey Lolich 17	Losses Denny Lemaster 20 Camilo Pascual 18 Ken Holtzman 17 Claude Osteen 17 Catfish Hunter 16 Jim Maloney 16 Joe Niekro 16 Fergie Jenkins 15 Jim Hannan 15 Chuck Dobson 15 Tom Phoebus 15 Luis Tiant 15	Winning Percentage Gaylord Perry .852 Bob Gibson .806 Tommy John .750 Sam McDowell .714 Earl Wilson .714 Juan Marichal .704 Ray Washburn .704 Ray Culp .700 Denny McLain .688 Jose Santiago .688 Lee Stange .647 Sonny Siebert .640	Games Pitched Lew Krausse 105 Cecil Upshaw 75 Ted Abernathy 72 Denny Higgins 72 Wilbur Wood 69 Jack Aker 66 Rich Nye 65 Bob Locker 65 Cal Koonce 65 Lee Stange 64 Ed Sprague 62 Bob Miller 62
Games Started Dean Chance 41 Jim Nash 41 Catfish Hunter 41 Denny McLain 40 Blue Moon Odom 40 Fergie Jenkins 40 Chuck Dobson 39 Tom Seaver 38 Phil Niekro 38 Bob Gibson 38	Complete Games Bob Gibson 29 Denny McLain 19 Juan Marichal 14 Bill Singer 14 Earl Wilson 14 Luis Tiant 13 Sam McDowell 13 Fergie Jenkins 13 Dean Chance 13 Gaylord Perry 12 Pat Jarvis 11	Games Finished Cecil Upshaw 56 Wilbur Wood 55 Diego Segui 53 Ron Kline 43 Roy Face 41 Joe Hoerner 41 Ted Abernathy 41 Eddie Watt 41 Denny Higgins 40 Hoyt Wilhelm 39 Lew Krausse 39 Lee Stange 39	Saves Diego Segui 40 Frank Linzy 33 Joe Hoerner 31 Wilbur Wood 28 Eddie Watt 25 Ron Taylor 25 Roy Face 23 Phil Regan 22 Clay Carroll 21 Lindy McDaniel 19 Cecil Upshaw 18 Lee Stange 18
Shutouts Bob Gibson 10 Bill Singer 6 Sam McDowell 6 Steve Blass 5 Earl Wilson 5 Denny McLain 4 Don Wilson 4 Mel Stottlemyre 4 Ray Washburn 4 Gaylord Perry 4	Innings Pitched Bob Gibson 347.3 Denny McLain 322.0 Dean Chance 312.7 Fergie Jenkins 304.0 Juan Marichal 297.3 Phil Niekro 291.3 Sam McDowell 289.7 Gaylord Perry 288.0 Bill Singer 282.0 Tom Seaver 281.7 Dave McNally 274.0 Jerry Koosman 270.3	Hits Allowed Claude Osteen 291 Fergie Jenkins 287 Juan Marichal 286 Bill Hands 276 Steve Carlton 276 Phil Niekro 272 Nelson Briles 256 Jerry Koosman 251 Tom Seaver 246 Ray Sadecki 243 Gaylord Perry 243 Dean Chance 242	Home Runs Allowed Fergie Jenkins 38 Joe Coleman 32 Jim Nash 31 Jim Hardin 31 Denny McLain 27 Catfish Hunter 27 Chuck Dobson 26 Juan Marichal 26 Jack Fisher 25 Dean Chance 25 George Brunet 25 Dave Boswell 24
Walks Allowed Tom Phoebus 109 Bob Veale 97 Sam McDowell 97 Blue Moon Odom 84 Ray Culp 79 Frank Bertaina 76 Steve Carlton 73 Mickey Lolich 72 Chris Short 71 Dave Giusti 69 Jim Hardin 68 Sonny Siebert 67	Pitchers Strikeouts Bob Gibson 304 Sam McDowell 292 Dean Chance 266 Fergie Jenkins 253 Luis Tiant 248 Bill Singer 237 Denny McLain 225 Tom Seaver 220 Ray Culp 218 Tom Phoebus 212 Juan Marichal 198 Ray Sadecki 193

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