On This Day

Saturday, July 15, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	49	36	.576	--
Twins	47	37	.560	1.5
Tigers	45	39	.536	3.5
Angels	47	42	.528	4.0
Red Sox	44	40	.524	4.5
Indians	42	45	.483	8.0
Orioles	40	46	.465	9.5
Senators	40	47	.460	10.0
Yankees	39	46	.459	10.0
Athletics	36	51	.414	14.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Orioles 1

Angels 4, White Sox 1

Twins 3, Athletics 2

Yankees 4, Indians 1

Senators 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	51	34	.600	--
Cubs	47	38	.553	4.0
Reds	49	40	.551	4.0
Giants	47	39	.547	4.5
Braves	44	39	.530	6.0
Pirates	42	40	.512	7.5
Phillies	40	42	.488	9.5
Dodgers	36	48	.429	14.5
Astros	34	52	.395	17.5
Mets	32	50	.390	17.5

Games

Braves 5, Phillies 2

Giants 3, Astros 1

Reds 6, Mets 1

Dodgers 5, Cubs 1

Pirates 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Adair	3
1	Jesus Alou	3
1	Roberto Clemente	3
1	Joe Foy	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clete Boyer	2
1	Orlando Cepeda	2
1	Jimmie Hall	2
1	Frank Howard	2
1	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Hershberger	2
1	Allan Lewis	2
3	Ruben Amaro	1
3	Willie Davis	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	2.00
2	Mickey Lolich	1.00
2	Mike McCormick	1.00
4	Pat Jarvis	0.83
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Casey Cox	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	10
2	Mickey Lolich	9
3	Mike McCormick	8
4	Jack Hamilton	7
5	Steve Barber	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Dick Lines	1
1	Minnie Rojas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.355
2	Roberto Clemente	.353
3	Rusty Staub	.347
4	Tim McCarver	.343
5	Frank Robinson	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	26
2	Frank Howard	24
3	Hank Aaron	23
4	Frank Robinson	21
4	Jim Wynn	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	66
2	Jim Wynn	65
3	Orlando Cepeda	63
4	Jim Ray Hart	61
4	Tony Perez	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	32
2	Lou Brock	29
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	Joe Horlen	2.10
4	Gary Peters	2.14
5	Tommy John	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Lonborg	12
1	Juan Marichal	12
1	Mike McCormick	12
4	Dean Chance	11
4	4 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	140
2	Jim Lonborg	128
3	Sam McDowell	126
4	Jim Bunning	123
4	2 others tied	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	16
2	Ted Abernathy	13
2	John Wyatt	13
4	Al Worthington	12
5	2 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Ray Hart	.447
2	Rusty Staub	.426
3	Rico Carty	.395
4	Orlando Cepeda	.389
4	Bud Harrelson	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	6
1	Frank Howard	6
3	Rico Carty	5
4	Tony Conigliaro	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	17
2	Rico Carty	13
2	Orlando Cepeda	13
2	Frank Howard	13
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Tolan	4
2	Curt Blefary	3
2	Bud Harrelson	3
2	Mike Hershberger	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Nolan	0.00
1	Hal Reniff	0.00
3	Dave Boswell	0.53
4	Fritz Peterson	0.54
5	Dean Chance	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	4
2	Jim Kaat	3
2	Jim Lonborg	3
2	Hal Reniff	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Nash	26
2	Earl Wilson	24
3	Al Downing	23
3	Jim Kaat	23
3	Luis Tiant	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	5
2	John Wyatt	4
3	Chuck Hartenstein	3
4	Ted Abernathy	2
4	10 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tim McCarver	.388
2	Jim Ray Hart	.369
3	Tony Gonzalez	.367
4	Matty Alou	.366
5	Orlando Cepeda	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Conigliaro	10
1	Harmon Killebrew	10
1	Jim Wynn	10
4	Jim Ray Hart	8
4	Frank Howard	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	32
2	Orlando Cepeda	26
2	Tony Conigliaro	26
4	Jim Wynn	25
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Tommy McCraw	7
3	Cleon Jones	6
4	Lou Brock	5
4	Chico Ruiz	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	1.25
2	Gary Waslewski	1.30
3	Fritz Peterson	1.41
4	Joe Horlen	1.58
5	Dick Hall	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	7
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	Jim Lonborg	5
4	Dave Boswell	4
4	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	50
1	Luis Tiant	50
3	Dave Boswell	48
3	Jim Nash	48
5	Bill Singer	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	11
2	Chuck Hartenstein	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	John Wyatt	6
5	3 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.342
2	Joe Torre	.335
3	Matty Alou	.330
4	Roberto Clemente	.329
5	Frank Robinson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	48
1	Frank Robinson	48
3	Hank Aaron	41
4	Frank Howard	32
4	Willie McCovey	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	127
2	Frank Robinson	124
3	Hank Aaron	117
4	Roberto Clemente	115
5	Ron Santo	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	69
2	Bert Campaneris	64
3	Don Buford	50
4	Tommie Agee	39
5	Sonny Jackson	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.79
2	Bruce Howard	2.29
3	Joe Horlen	2.33
4	Tommy John	2.41
5	Luis Tiant	2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	249
2	Jim Bunning	247
3	Sam McDowell	232
4	Jim Kaat	221
5	Gaylord Perry	218

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	24
2	Al Worthington	23
3	Minnie Rojas	19
4	John Wyatt	18
5	Frank Linzy	17