On This Day

Monday, May 15, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 7 .720 --
Tigers 17 9 .654 1.5
Athletics 14 14 .500 5.5
Red Sox 13 14 .481 6.0
Yankees 12 13 .480 6.0
Indians 12 13 .480 6.0
Senators 12 15 .444 7.0
Orioles 11 15 .423 7.5
Twins 11 15 .423 7.5
Angels 13 18 .419 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 10 .688 --
Pirates 16 10 .615 3.0
Cubs 16 11 .593 3.5
Cardinals 15 11 .577 4.0
Braves 14 14 .500 6.0
Giants 14 15 .483 6.5
Phillies 13 14 .481 6.5
Mets 10 15 .400 8.5
Dodgers 10 18 .357 10.0
Astros 9 21 .300 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
1 Tony Perez 4
1 Billy Williams 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Ollie Brown 1
2 Lee May 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 7
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Lee May 4
4 Bob Aspromonte 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 Adolfo Phillips 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Culp 0.71
2 Milt Pappas 0.67
3 Dave Giusti 0.57
4 Jim Brewer 0.56
4 Bob Veale 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Arrigo 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Blue Moon Odom 1
1 Carroll Sembera 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Brewer 5
1 Ray Culp 5
1 Bob Veale 5
4 Dave Giusti 4
4 Milt Pappas 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Hendley 1
1 Tony Pierce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .390
2 Al Kaline .364
3 Orlando Cepeda .357
4 Billy Williams .356
5 Gene Alley .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Joe Torre 8
3 Bill Freehan 7
3 Deron Johnson 7
3 Al Kaline 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 24
2 Hank Aaron 23
3 Al Kaline 22
4 Lou Brock 21
4 Bill Freehan 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Tommie Agee 10
3 Tommy Harper 9
4 Don Buford 8
4 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Horlen 0.91
2 Steve Hargan 1.24
3 Whitey Ford 1.47
4 Phil Niekro 1.50
5 Barry Moore 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 Bob Veale 5
4 Bob Gibson 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 59
2 Gary Peters 52
3 Gary Nolan 48
4 Dean Chance 47
5 Bob Veale 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 11
2 Bob Locker 7
3 Phil Niekro 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 Fred Gladding 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .442
2 Rusty Staub .435
3 Rod Carew .429
4 Tom Haller .419
5 Jim Wynn .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Clemente 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Joe Torre 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 16
2 Ernie Banks 14
2 Mike Shannon 14
4 Hank Aaron 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 7
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Dick Green 5
4 Adolfo Phillips 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Horlen 0.00
1 Minnie Rojas 0.00
3 Jim Palmer 0.60
4 Dennis Ribant 0.63
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 26
2 Gary Peters 25
3 Mike Cuellar 23
4 Bob Veale 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Locker 5
2 Roy Face 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Jack Aker 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .340
2 Felipe Alou .335
3 Rico Carty .331
4 Roberto Clemente .329
5 Pete Rose .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 48
2 Harmon Killebrew 42
3 Hank Aaron 41
3 Dick Allen 41
5 Willie McCovey 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 129
1 Frank Robinson 129
3 Hank Aaron 128
4 Harmon Killebrew 122
5 Boog Powell 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Bert Campaneris 59
3 Don Buford 58
4 Tommie Agee 43
5 Sonny Jackson 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.65
2 Gary Peters 2.11
3 Joe Horlen 2.12
4 Bruce Howard 2.16
5 Jim Nash 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 23
1 Juan Marichal 23
3 Bob Gibson 22
3 Sandy Koufax 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 262
2 Jim Bunning 245
3 Juan Marichal 241
4 Bob Veale 229
5 Jim Maloney 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 35
2 Phil Regan 22
3 Roy Face 19
3 Ron Kline 19
5 2 tied 18