On This Day

Saturday, August 5, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 43 .578 --
Red Sox 58 48 .547 3.0
Tigers 56 48 .538 4.0
Twins 56 48 .538 4.0
Angels 57 51 .528 5.0
Senators 53 55 .491 9.0
Indians 49 57 .462 12.0
Orioles 46 57 .447 13.5
Athletics 48 61 .440 14.5
Yankees 45 59 .433 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 66 41 .617 --
Cubs 59 50 .541 8.0
Giants 57 50 .533 9.0
Braves 55 49 .529 9.5
Reds 57 52 .523 10.0
Phillies 52 51 .505 12.0
Pirates 51 53 .490 13.5
Dodgers 46 59 .438 19.0
Astros 47 62 .431 20.0
Mets 40 63 .388 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Jake Gibbs 3
1 Tony Horton 3
1 Tony Oliva 3
1 Cookie Rojas 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Adlesh 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Tony Horton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 4
2 Al Kaline 3
2 Cap Peterson 3
4 Curt Flood 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Tim Cullen 1
1 Tito Francona 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.11
1 Earl Wilson 1.11
3 Al Downing 1.00
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
3 Stan Williams 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 John Boozer 1
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 10
1 Earl Wilson 10
3 Fergie Jenkins 9
3 Stan Williams 9
5 Barry Moore 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Sonny Siebert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Staub .354
2 Roberto Clemente .352
3 Orlando Cepeda .335
4 Hank Aaron .333
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 85
2 Orlando Cepeda 82
3 Carl Yastrzemski 78
4 Jim Ray Hart 77
4 Harmon Killebrew 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 40
2 Lou Brock 36
3 Tommie Agee 23
4 Don Buford 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.38
2 Jim Merritt 2.06
3 Jim McGlothlin 2.10
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 Sam McDowell 163
2 Juan Marichal 162
3 Jim Bunning 157
4 Jim Lonborg 155
5 Fergie Jenkins 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 20
2 Ted Abernathy 18
3 John Wyatt 15
4 Frank Linzy 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .472
2 Tony Horton .451
3 Ken Boyer .441
4 Lou Brock .431
5 Steve Whitaker .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Clete Boyer 5
2 Al Ferrara 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 16
1 Ken Harrelson 16
3 Roberto Clemente 15
4 Orlando Cepeda 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Jose Cardenal 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Vada Pinson 5
5 Fred Valentine 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Taylor 0.64
2 Steve Carlton 0.73
3 Steve Hargan 1.00
4 John Boozer 1.02
5 Dick Ellsworth 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mel Stottlemyre 3
1 Earl Wilson 3
4 Steve Barber 2
4 31 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 31
2 Bill Singer 25
3 Mike Cuellar 23
4 Lew Krausse 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Larry Sherry 4
4 Dave Baldwin 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rusty Staub .382
2 Jim Ray Hart .376
3 Ken Harrelson .362
4 Cookie Rojas .360
5 Ron Santo .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 14
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Clete Boyer 9
3 Orlando Cepeda 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 31
2 Jim Ray Hart 27
2 Jim Wynn 27
4 Carl Yastrzemski 24
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Vada Pinson 8
2 Fred Valentine 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Ellsworth 0.72
2 Phil Niekro 0.84
3 Bill Singer 0.99
4 Don Wilson 1.23
5 Bill Monbouquette 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 5
1 Jim Lonborg 5
1 Sam McDowell 5
1 Earl Wilson 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 55
2 Jim Nash 48
3 George Brunet 44
3 Fergie Jenkins 44
3 Jim Merritt 44

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .344
2 Joe Torre .336
3 Roberto Clemente .330
4 Frank Robinson .324
5 Rusty Staub .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Frank Robinson 37
4 Jim Ray Hart 34
4 Frank Howard 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 124
2 Roberto Clemente 120
3 Hank Aaron 111
4 Ron Santo 109
5 Frank Robinson 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 67
1 Bert Campaneris 67
3 Don Buford 46
4 Tommie Agee 39
5 Tommy Harper 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.74
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 Denny McLain 19
5 7 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 267
2 Jim Bunning 241
3 Juan Marichal 238
4 Mike Cuellar 212
5 3 tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 22
1 Al Worthington 22
3 Minnie Rojas 21
4 Ted Abernathy 20
4 John Wyatt 20