On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 43 .578 --
Red Sox 58 46 .558 2.0
Tigers 56 46 .549 3.0
Twins 54 48 .529 5.0
Angels 56 50 .528 5.0
Senators 52 54 .491 9.0
Indians 47 57 .452 13.0
Orioles 46 57 .447 13.5
Yankees 45 57 .441 14.0
Athletics 46 61 .430 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 64 41 .610 --
Cubs 59 48 .551 6.0
Reds 57 50 .533 8.0
Giants 56 50 .528 8.5
Braves 53 49 .520 9.5
Phillies 50 51 .495 12.0
Pirates 49 53 .480 13.5
Dodgers 46 57 .447 17.0
Astros 47 60 .439 18.0
Mets 40 62 .392 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Torre 4
2 Mike Andrews 3
2 Clete Boyer 3
4 Ernie Banks 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 2
1 Joe Torre 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Mike Andrews 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Andrews 3
1 Clete Boyer 3
3 Bill Freehan 2
3 Ken Harrelson 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny McLain 1.50
2 Bill Landis 0.80
3 Bill Dillman 0.60
4 Clay Carroll 0.50
5 Catfish Hunter 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Denny McLain 1
1 Dave Morehead 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Dillman 6
1 Denny McLain 6
3 Clay Carroll 4
3 Bill Landis 4
5 Catfish Hunter 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Ritchie 1
1 John Wyatt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Staub .355
2 Roberto Clemente .354
3 Orlando Cepeda .342
4 Hank Aaron .329
5 Frank Robinson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 32
2 Frank Howard 28
3 Hank Aaron 27
3 Jim Wynn 27
3 Carl Yastrzemski 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 84
2 Orlando Cepeda 82
3 Carl Yastrzemski 78
4 Harmon Killebrew 77
5 Jim Ray Hart 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 39
2 Lou Brock 36
3 Tommie Agee 23
4 Don Buford 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.49
2 Jim McGlothlin 2.10
3 Jim Merritt 2.20
4 Tommy John 2.23
5 Joe Horlen 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 15
2 Fergie Jenkins 14
2 Juan Marichal 14
2 Mike McCormick 14
2 Earl Wilson 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 162
2 Jim Bunning 157
3 Jim Lonborg 155
4 Sam McDowell 154
5 2 tied 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 19
2 Ted Abernathy 18
3 John Wyatt 15
4 Roy Face 13
4 2 others tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .417
2 Roberto Clemente .415
3 Steve Whitaker .415
4 Tony Horton .404
5 Maury Wills .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 5
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Jim Ray Hart 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 17
1 Roberto Clemente 17
3 Joe Foy 14
3 Ken Harrelson 14
3 Jim Wynn 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 6
1 Vada Pinson 6
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Jose Cardenal 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Veale 0.00
2 Ron Taylor 0.66
3 Don Wilson 0.69
4 Steve Carlton 0.73
5 Bill Singer 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Bill Singer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Singer 31
2 Jim Bunning 26
3 Don Wilson 24
4 Mike Cuellar 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Ted Abernathy 4
2 Joe Hoerner 4
2 Larry Sherry 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Staub .412
2 Roberto Clemente .385
3 Jesus Alou .366
4 Jim Ray Hart .365
5 Ron Santo .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 13
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Orlando Cepeda 9
3 Frank Howard 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 31
2 Jim Ray Hart 28
2 Jim Wynn 28
4 Carl Yastrzemski 24
5 Frank Howard 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Vada Pinson 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Wilson 0.98
2 Bill Singer 0.99
3 Bill Monbouquette 1.13
4 Phil Niekro 1.27
5 Al Downing 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Wilson 6
2 George Brunet 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 Mike McCormick 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Brunet 47
1 Jim Bunning 47
3 Sam McDowell 46
3 Jim Nash 46
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Ted Abernathy 7
2 Minnie Rojas 7
4 Larry Sherry 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .347
2 Joe Torre .334
3 Roberto Clemente .329
4 Rusty Staub .324
5 Frank Robinson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Frank Robinson 39
4 Jim Ray Hart 35
5 Frank Howard 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 125
2 Roberto Clemente 123
3 Hank Aaron 111
4 Ron Santo 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 69
2 Bert Campaneris 67
3 Don Buford 46
4 Tommie Agee 39
5 Tommy Harper 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.85
2 Gary Peters 1.99
3 Steve Hargan 2.25
4 Tommy John 2.44
5 Don Drysdale 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 22
1 Earl Wilson 22
3 Jim Lonborg 20
4 Jim Bunning 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 258
2 Jim Bunning 251
3 Juan Marichal 241
4 Gaylord Perry 215
5 Jim Kaat 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 23
2 Al Worthington 22
3 Ted Abernathy 20
3 Minnie Rojas 20
3 John Wyatt 20