Events of Thursday, May 23, 1968 (original) (raw)
Events of Thursday, May 23, 1968
Events of Thursday, May 23, 1968
5-22-1968 5-24-1968 5-23-1967 5-23-1969
CLE A 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 - 9 18 1 CAL A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Siebert (6-2) LP: Ellis (3-5) HR: Harper (3), Cardenal (3), Vidal (1), Alvis (4)
SF N 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 5 10 0 ATL N 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 12 1
BOX+PBP WP: Linzy (2-4) LP: Upshaw (1-4) HR: Torre (2)
LA N 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1 STL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 13 0
BOX+PBP WP: Purdin (1-1) LP: Hughes (0-2) HR: Gabrielson (1)
Standings At Close of Play of May 23, 1968
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA San Francisco Giants 40 23 17 0 .575 - 151 146 St. Louis Cardinals 38 21 17 0 .553 1.0 135 113 Atlanta Braves 40 21 19 0 .525 2.0 118 119 Philadelphia Phillies 35 18 17 0 .514 2.5 108 110 Chicago Cubs 40 20 20 0 .500 3.0 148 176 Cincinnati Reds 38 19 19 0 .500 3.0 148 137 Los Angeles Dodgers 41 20 21 0 .488 3.5 100 104 Houston Astros 38 17 21 0 .447 5.0 112 137 New York Mets 38 17 21 0 .447 5.0 102 96 Pittsburgh Pirates 36 16 20 0 .444 5.0 119 103
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Detroit Tigers 37 23 14 0 .622 - 153 110 Cleveland Indians 39 22 16 1 .579 1.5 131 88 Baltimore Orioles 37 20 17 0 .541 3.0 141 113 Minnesota Twins 37 20 17 0 .541 3.0 132 116 Boston Red Sox 37 19 18 0 .514 4.0 131 143 California Angels 39 18 21 0 .462 6.0 126 155 Chicago White Sox 35 16 19 0 .457 6.0 92 104 Oakland Athletics 38 17 21 0 .447 6.5 114 116 New York Yankees 39 16 22 1 .421 7.5 113 141 Washington Senators 38 16 22 0 .421 7.5 112 159
Deaths on This Date
Hubert Lockhart (69)