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Events of Monday, August 26, 1968

Events of Monday, August 26, 1968
8-25-1968 8-27-1968 8-26-1967 8-26-1969
OAK A 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 (1)
BAL A 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 8 9 1
BOX+PBP
WP: McNally (17-8)
LP: Dobson (10-12)
HR: Jackson (24), B. Robinson (15), McNally (2)
OAK A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 6 0 (2)
BAL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Hunter (11-11)
LP: Brabender (6-5)
SV: Segui (4)
CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
BOS A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 6 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Lonborg (4-5)
LP: Pina (1-1)
DET A 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 9 2
CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Wilson (11-11)
LP: Carlos (4-12)
CAL A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 (1)
NY A 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 x - 6 10 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Peterson (7-9)
LP: Bennett (0-2)
CAL A 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 5 0 - 10 13 0 (2)
NY A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 4 1
BOX+PBP
WP: McGlothlin (9-12)
LP: Downing (2-2)
HR: Repoz (12), White (14)
MIN A 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 6 1 (1)
WAS A 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Merritt (10-14)
LP: Coleman (9-14)
SV: Miller (1)
MIN A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 (2)
WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Higgins (4-4)
LP: Perranoski (7-6)
PIT N 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 8 0
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 3
BOX+PBP
WP: Blass (12-5)
LP: Pappas (9-10)
PHI N 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 5 0
CIN N 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 x - 6 13 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Carroll (6-5)
LP: Wagner (2-3)
HR: Allen (28), Beauchamp (2)
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 4
LA N 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 x - 4 11 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Sutton (6-13)
LP: Wilson (11-13)
SV: Billingham (7)
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1
SF N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 3 7 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Perry (13-11)
LP: Hands (14-8)
HR: Mays (17)
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 1
STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1
BOX+PBP
WP: McAndrew (1-5)
LP: Carlton (11-9)
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Standings At Close of Play of August 26, 1968
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
St. Louis Cardinals 132 83 49 0 .629 - 485 371
San Francisco Giants 130 70 60 0 .538 12.0 457 420
Cincinnati Reds 128 68 59 1 .535 12.5 552 545
Chicago Cubs 133 69 64 0 .519 14.5 496 506
Atlanta Braves 131 64 67 0 .489 18.5 418 445
Pittsburgh Pirates 132 63 68 1 .481 19.5 471 440
Philadelphia Phillies 129 60 69 0 .465 21.5 428 468
Houston Astros 132 61 71 0 .462 22.0 423 466
New York Mets 133 60 73 0 .451 23.5 394 397
Los Angeles Dodgers 130 56 74 0 .431 26.0 342 408
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Detroit Tigers 133 82 49 2 .626 - 538 420
Baltimore Orioles 130 76 54 0 .585 5.5 475 392
Boston Red Sox 132 70 62 0 .530 12.5 497 514
Cleveland Indians 135 71 63 1 .530 12.5 436 422
Oakland Athletics 132 67 64 1 .511 15.0 453 436
New York Yankees 130 64 64 2 .500 16.5 422 439
Minnesota Twins 131 62 69 0 .473 20.0 470 438
California Angels 132 59 73 0 .447 23.5 431 502
Chicago White Sox 131 54 77 0 .412 28.0 389 425
Washington Senators 128 49 79 0 .383 31.5 423 546
ML League Leaders
Births on This Date
Brian Bark
Deaths on This Date
John Kroner (59)
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