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Events of Friday, August 23, 1968

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Events of Friday, August 23, 1968

8-22-1968 8-24-1968   8-23-1967 8-23-1969 

BOS A    0  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
BAL A    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Pizarro (6-4)
LP: Leonhard (6-6)
HR: Jones (5), F. Robinson (13), Blair (5)

MIN A    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
CHI A    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  2  x  -   4  7  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Wood (9-9)
LP: Chance (12-12)
HR: Oliva (18)

DET A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0  (1)
NY  A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Bahnsen (12-9)
LP: Wilson (10-11)
HR: Wilson (4), Tresh (11)

DET A    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3 13  0  (2)
NY  A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3 10  1
BOX+PBP
HR: White (12)

CAL A    0  0  0    2  1  0    1  0  0  -   4  7  2
OAK A    3  0  1    1  0  0    2  2  x  -   9 12  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Krausse (9-10)
LP: McGlothlin (8-12)
SV: Aker (11)
HR: Reichardt (17)

CLE A    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  2  -   6 10  0
WAS A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Paul (1-6)
LP: Pascual (11-8)
SV: Fisher (3)
HR: F. Howard (36)

PHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
ATL N    0  0  1    1  3  0    1  0  x  -   6 12  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Jarvis (13-9)
LP: Wise (8-11)
HR: H. Aaron (23)

NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  3
CIN N    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   4 10  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Nolan (6-2)
LP: Cardwell (7-11)
SV: Carroll (12)

CHI N    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  9  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Shea (3-2)
LP: Regan (10-3)
HR: Santo (20)

SF  N    1  0  0    0  3  0    4  0  0  -   8  8  0
LA  N    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  2
BOX+PBP
WP: McCormick (9-13)
LP: Singer (9-14)

PIT N    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  9  0
STL N    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  -   3  6  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Hoerner (6-2)
LP: Kline (10-3)
HR: Cepeda (13)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 23, 1968

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
St. Louis Cardinals            129   82   47    0  .636     -   477  362
San Francisco Giants           127   68   59    0  .535  13.0   441  408
Cincinnati Reds                125   66   58    1  .532  13.5   535  526
Chicago Cubs                   130   68   62    0  .523  14.5   493  498
Atlanta Braves                 128   64   64    0  .500  17.5   414  433
Pittsburgh Pirates             129   61   67    1  .477  20.5   459  432
Houston Astros                 129   60   69    0  .465  22.0   415  459
Philadelphia Phillies          126   58   68    0  .460  22.5   415  458
New York Mets                  130   58   72    0  .446  24.5   379  386
Los Angeles Dodgers            127   54   73    0  .425  27.0   326  392

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Detroit Tigers                 129   81   46    2  .638     -   525  407
Baltimore Orioles              126   73   53    0  .579   7.5   458  383
Boston Red Sox                 129   69   60    0  .535  13.0   489  505
Cleveland Indians              132   70   61    1  .534  13.0   425  408
Oakland Athletics              128   65   62    1  .512  16.0   439  418
New York Yankees               125   60   63    2  .488  19.0   401  418
Minnesota Twins                126   59   67    0  .468  21.5   445  428
California Angels              128   57   71    0  .445  24.5   410  484
Chicago White Sox              127   53   74    0  .417  28.0   382  401
Washington Senators            124   47   77    0  .379  32.5   409  531
ML League Leaders 

Deaths on This Date

Dutch Henry (66)
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