On This Day

Thursday, May 4, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 7 .588 --
Tigers 10 7 .588 0.0
Red Sox 9 8 .529 1.0
Yankees 9 8 .529 1.0
Orioles 9 9 .500 1.5
Senators 9 9 .500 1.5
Angels 10 10 .500 1.5
Indians 8 9 .471 2.0
Twins 7 10 .412 3.0
Athletics 7 11 .389 3.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 15 7 .682 --
Pirates 10 6 .625 2.0
Cardinals 11 7 .611 2.0
Braves 11 7 .611 2.0
Cubs 8 8 .500 4.0
Phillies 9 10 .474 4.5
Giants 9 10 .474 4.5
Dodgers 7 12 .368 6.5
Mets 7 13 .350 7.0
Astros 7 14 .333 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Maury Wills 3
3 Gene Alley 2
3 Bob Aspromonte 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Aspromonte 1
1 Jim Ray Hart 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Mazeroski 3
2 Ron Hunt 2
2 Maury Wills 2
4 Gene Alley 1
4 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Wilson 2.00
2 Don Drysdale 1.33
3 Mike McCormick 1.00
4 Bob Veale 0.78
5 Don Cardwell 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 Bob Veale 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 8
2 Grant Jackson 7
2 Bob Veale 7
4 Don Wilson 6
5 Mike McCormick 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 Carroll Sembera 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .388
2 Al Kaline .379
3 Lou Brock .357
4 Frank Robinson .354
5 Billy Williams .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Deron Johnson 6
3 Curt Blefary 5
3 Al Kaline 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Deron Johnson 17
3 Curt Blefary 14
3 Bill Freehan 14
3 Frank Robinson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 8
1 Lou Brock 8
3 Tommy Harper 7
4 Don Buford 6
4 Bert Campaneris 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Moore 0.50
2 Steve Barber 0.77
3 Steve Hargan 1.05
4 Sonny Siebert 1.16
5 Whitey Ford 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Bob Veale 4
3 Dean Chance 3
3 Catfish Hunter 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 42
2 Bob Gibson 38
3 Sam McDowell 35
4 Gary Nolan 33
4 Gary Peters 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 8
2 Frank Linzy 4
2 Phil Niekro 4
4 Bob Locker 3
4 Stu Miller 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .338
2 Rico Carty .331
3 Felipe Alou .324
4 Roberto Clemente .323
5 Pete Rose .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 49
2 Dick Allen 41
3 Hank Aaron 40
3 Harmon Killebrew 40
5 Willie McCovey 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 126
2 Hank Aaron 122
2 Roberto Clemente 122
4 Harmon Killebrew 116
5 Boog Powell 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 76
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Don Buford 56
4 Tommie Agee 47
5 Sonny Jackson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.72
2 Gary Peters 2.04
3 Bruce Howard 2.22
4 Joe Horlen 2.28
5 Jim Nash 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
2 Sandy Koufax 24
3 Bob Gibson 23
3 Juan Marichal 23
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 281
2 Jim Bunning 236
3 Juan Marichal 232
4 Bob Gibson 230
5 Bob Veale 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 34
2 Ron Kline 22
2 Phil Regan 22
4 Larry Sherry 18
5 5 tied 17