On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	65	50	.565	--
White Sox	63	51	.553	1.5
Red Sox	62	53	.539	3.0
Tigers	62	54	.534	3.5
Angels	62	56	.525	4.5
Senators	58	60	.492	8.5
Indians	56	62	.475	10.5
Orioles	52	64	.448	13.5
Yankees	51	64	.443	14.0
Athletics	51	68	.429	16.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Tigers 3

Twins 5, Angels 1

White Sox 14, Athletics 1

Orioles 5, Yankees 4

Indians 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	74	44	.627	--
Braves	62	53	.539	10.5
Reds	64	55	.538	10.5
Giants	62	56	.525	12.0
Cubs	64	58	.525	12.0
Phillies	59	56	.513	13.5
Pirates	55	62	.470	18.5
Dodgers	51	64	.443	21.5
Mets	48	68	.414	25.0
Astros	48	71	.403	26.5

Games

Braves 6, Giants 3

Dodgers 7, Astros 1

Reds 4, Pirates 0

Mets 5, Phillies 3

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Ward	4
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	Jake Gibbs	3
2	Jim Lefebvre	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Scott	2
1	Pete Ward	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Glenn Beckert	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	4
1	George Scott	4
1	Ron Swoboda	4
1	Pete Ward	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clete Boyer	2
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Paul Blair	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Maloney	6.00
2	Steve Hargan	2.00
3	Gary Peters	1.33
4	Tom Phoebus	1.09
5	Camilo Pascual	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Brandon	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Steve Hargan	1
1	Ken Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Phoebus	12
2	Dean Chance	10
2	Steve Hargan	10
4	Gary Peters	8
5	Jim Maloney	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy McCool	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Dick Selma	1
1	Cecil Upshaw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rusty Staub	.346
2	Roberto Clemente	.344
3	Orlando Cepeda	.340
4	Frank Robinson	.328
5	Curt Flood	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
2	Hank Aaron	30
3	Frank Howard	29
3	Jim Wynn	29
5	Carl Yastrzemski	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	92
2	Jim Wynn	87
3	Jim Ray Hart	82
4	Carl Yastrzemski	81
5	2 tied	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	40
2	Lou Brock	39
3	Don Buford	25
4	Tommie Agee	24
5	Tommy McCraw	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.75
2	Jim Merritt	2.08
3	Gary Peters	2.18
4	Tommy John	2.23
5	Joe Horlen	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	16
1	Fergie Jenkins	16
1	Jim Lonborg	16
1	Mike McCormick	16
1	Earl Wilson	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	181
2	Sam McDowell	179
3	Jim Lonborg	173
4	Fergie Jenkins	170
5	2 tied	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	21
2	Ted Abernathy	18
3	John Wyatt	15
4	Roy Face	14
4	2 others tied	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jake Gibbs	.442
2	Jesus Alou	.439
3	Ron Swoboda	.424
4	Curt Flood	.400
5	John Briggs	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clete Boyer	6
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Al Kaline	4
2	Ken McMullen	4
2	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	17
2	Ron Swoboda	15
3	Clete Boyer	14
3	Willie McCovey	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	7
2	Tommy McCraw	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Lou Brock	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Perry	0.00
1	Turk Farrell	0.00
3	Fergie Jenkins	0.33
4	Frank Bertaina	0.60
5	Bucky Brandon	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Steve Hargan	3
1	Ken Johnson	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	28
2	Fergie Jenkins	26
3	Sam McDowell	25
3	Stan Williams	25
5	Steve Hargan	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sonny Siebert	4
2	Joe Hoerner	3
2	Bill Kelso	3
2	Cecil Upshaw	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.413
2	Jesus Alou	.366
3	Tony Horton	.364
4	Willie McCovey	.359
5	Ron Santo	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clete Boyer	10
2	Jim Ray Hart	9
2	Ron Santo	9
4	Orlando Cepeda	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	28
2	Dick Allen	26
3	Clete Boyer	24
3	Willie McCovey	24
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	12
2	Joe Morgan	10
3	Lou Brock	8
3	Jose Cardenal	8
3	Fred Valentine	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Singer	1.21
2	Milt Pappas	1.33
3	Darold Knowles	1.34
4	Steve Hargan	1.46
5	2 tied	1.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	6
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Fergie Jenkins	5
2	Ken Johnson	5
2	Denny McLain	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	53
2	Tom Phoebus	52
3	Jim Bunning	50
4	Jim Lonborg	45
4	Sam McDowell	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	7
2	Bill Kelso	6
2	Mike Marshall	6
4	Ted Abernathy	5
4	Minnie Rojas	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.342
2	Tony Gonzalez	.328
3	Frank Robinson	.328
4	Roberto Clemente	.327
5	Joe Torre	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	45
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Frank Robinson	36
4	Jim Ray Hart	35
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	119
2	Hank Aaron	114
2	Roberto Clemente	114
4	Orlando Cepeda	108
5	Frank Robinson	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	62
2	Bert Campaneris	59
3	Don Buford	47
4	Tommie Agee	36
5	Maury Wills	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.93
2	Gary Peters	2.06
3	Joe Horlen	2.24
4	Jim Merritt	2.30
5	Steve Hargan	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	22
2	Denny McLain	21
2	Earl Wilson	21
4	Dean Chance	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	263
2	Jim Bunning	253
3	Juan Marichal	234
4	Fergie Jenkins	222
5	Gaylord Perry	213

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	21
1	Al Worthington	21
3	John Wyatt	20
4	Ted Abernathy	19
4	Jack Aker	19