On This Day

Wednesday, July 12, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 47 34 .580 --
Tigers 45 35 .563 1.5
Twins 45 36 .556 2.0
Angels 45 40 .529 4.0
Red Sox 41 39 .513 5.5
Indians 41 42 .494 7.0
Orioles 39 43 .476 8.5
Yankees 36 45 .444 11.0
Senators 36 47 .434 12.0
Athletics 35 49 .417 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 50 32 .610 --
Cubs 46 36 .561 4.0
Giants 45 38 .542 5.5
Reds 46 39 .541 5.5
Braves 42 39 .519 7.5
Pirates 40 39 .506 8.5
Phillies 40 40 .500 9.0
Dodgers 34 47 .420 15.5
Astros 33 50 .398 17.5
Mets 31 47 .397 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Alley 2
1 Max Alvis 2
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Larry Brown 2
1 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Mike Shannon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Shannon 3
2 Gene Alley 2
3 Max Alvis 1
3 Joe Azcue 1
3 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Hinton 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 0.67
2 Tommy John 0.50
3 Dick Hughes 0.43
4 Steve Blass 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Jackson 1
1 Sam McDowell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 8
2 Dick Hughes 3
2 Don McMahon 3
4 Steve Blass 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .355
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Tim McCarver .348
4 Rusty Staub .346
5 Tony Gonzalez .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 24
2 Hank Aaron 22
2 Harmon Killebrew 22
4 Frank Robinson 21
4 Jim Wynn 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 65
2 Harmon Killebrew 62
3 Orlando Cepeda 59
3 Frank Robinson 59
5 2 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 31
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Tommie Agee 22
4 Don Buford 18
4 Tommy McCraw 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.65
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.80
3 Tommy John 2.20
4 Joe Horlen 2.24
5 Gary Peters 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 12
2 Dean Chance 11
2 Fergie Jenkins 11
2 Jim Lonborg 11
2 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 137
2 Jim Lonborg 127
3 Sam McDowell 126
4 Jim Bunning 123
5 Gary Peters 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 14
2 Ted Abernathy 12
2 Al Worthington 12
4 Frank Linzy 11
4 John Wyatt 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gonzalez .472
2 Jim Ray Hart .432
3 Rusty Staub .410
4 Tim McCarver .390
5 Bud Harrelson .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
2 Rico Carty 4
2 Tony Conigliaro 4
2 Jim Ray Hart 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Ray Hart 21
2 Julian Javier 15
3 Don Mincher 14
4 Frank Howard 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Salmon 4
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Curt Blefary 3
2 Bud Harrelson 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 0.52
2 Gary Nolan 0.78
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
4 Jim Merritt 1.02
5 Dave Boswell 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 3
1 George Brunet 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 Mike McCormick 3
1 Hal Reniff 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Boswell 26
2 Bob Gibson 21
2 Jim Kaat 21
2 Sam McDowell 21
2 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Hartenstein 4
1 Minnie Rojas 4
3 Mike Marshall 3
3 John Wyatt 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim McCarver .419
2 Jim Ray Hart .385
3 Rusty Staub .365
4 Matty Alou .365
5 Tony Gonzalez .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 11
2 Tony Conigliaro 10
3 Frank Howard 9
3 Ron Santo 9
5 Harmon Killebrew 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Ray Hart 31
2 Jim Wynn 30
3 Tony Conigliaro 27
4 Orlando Cepeda 25
5 Clete Boyer 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Tommy McCraw 8
3 Cleon Jones 6
4 Lou Brock 5
4 Chico Ruiz 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Hall 0.68
2 Mike McCormick 1.21
3 Gary Waslewski 1.30
4 Tommy John 1.48
5 Phil Niekro 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 7
2 Jim Kaat 6
3 George Brunet 5
4 Gary Bell 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 59
2 Dave Boswell 48
3 Don Wilson 44
4 Jim Lonborg 43
5 Catfish Hunter 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 9
2 Chuck Hartenstein 5
2 Darold Knowles 5
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .344
2 Joe Torre .335
3 Matty Alou .329
4 Frank Robinson .329
5 Roberto Clemente .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 49
2 Harmon Killebrew 44
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Frank Howard 32
5 Willie McCovey 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 125
2 Harmon Killebrew 124
3 Hank Aaron 117
4 Roberto Clemente 115
5 Ron Santo 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 63
3 Don Buford 50
4 Tommie Agee 39
5 Sonny Jackson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Peters 1.84
2 Sandy Koufax 1.86
3 Bruce Howard 2.25
4 Juan Marichal 2.37
5 Tommy John 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 23
2 Jim Kaat 22
3 Bob Gibson 20
3 Earl Wilson 20
5 Jim Nash 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 247
2 Juan Marichal 246
3 Sam McDowell 232
4 Gaylord Perry 220
5 Jim Kaat 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 23
1 Al Worthington 23
3 Frank Linzy 17
3 Minnie Rojas 17
5 John Wyatt 16