1968 in baseball

[1][2] After the record home run year by Roger Maris in 1961, the major leagues increased the size of the strike zone from the top of the batter's shoulders to the bottom of his knees.

McLain won 31 regular season games, the only player to reach the 30 win milestone since Dizzy Dean in 1934.

[1] Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers threw a record 58 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, and Catfish Hunter of the Oakland Athletics was the first American League pitcher to record a perfect game since Don Larsen in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.

[1] In addiction, Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants led the National League with 26 wins and 30 complete games.

Hitting was anemic as Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox would be the only American League hitter to finish the season with a batting average higher than .300.

Denny McLain (left) and Bob Gibson flank comedian Bob Hope in a 1968 television appearance
Alex Johnson in 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is mourned at his 1968 funeral by his widow, Coretta , and youngest child, Bernice
Don Drysdale in 1961
Mickey Lolich in 1966
William Eckert , fourth Commissioner of Baseball