On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	68	53	.562	--
Red Sox	69	54	.561	0.0
Twins	67	54	.554	1.0
Tigers	68	55	.553	1.0
Angels	63	61	.508	6.5
Senators	59	65	.476	10.5
Indians	59	66	.472	11.0
Orioles	56	68	.452	13.5
Yankees	54	69	.439	15.0
Athletics	53	71	.427	16.5

Games

Orioles 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 6, Orioles 1

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Red Sox 5, Senators 3

White Sox 3, Yankees 2

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

Indians 3, Angels 2

Tigers 7, Twins 3

Tigers 2, Twins 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	77	46	.626	--
Reds	67	57	.540	10.5
Cubs	68	60	.531	11.5
Giants	64	59	.520	13.0
Braves	62	58	.517	13.5
Phillies	62	59	.512	14.0
Pirates	60	64	.484	17.5
Dodgers	55	66	.455	21.0
Astros	52	73	.416	26.0
Mets	49	74	.398	28.0

Games

Astros 4, Braves 1

Reds 4, Dodgers 1

Phillies 11, Mets 4

Cubs 8, Pirates 1

Cardinals 9, Giants 0

Phillies 2, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cookie Rojas	5
2	Tony Oliva	4
2	Charley Smith	4
2	Tom Tresh	4
5	22 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	2
2	Joe Azcue	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Al Ferrara	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	4
1	Orlando Cepeda	4
3	Wayne Causey	3
3	John Donaldson	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Sonny Jackson	1
1	Cesar Tovar	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fritz Peterson	2.00
2	Luis Tiant	1.60
3	Jim Kaat	1.50
4	Mickey Lolich	1.44
5	Rick Wise	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	Jim Hardin	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	16
2	Mickey Lolich	13
3	Jim Kaat	9
4	Rick Wise	8
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bucky Brandon	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.346
2	Orlando Cepeda	.344
3	Rusty Staub	.342
4	Frank Robinson	.332
5	Curt Flood	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
2	Hank Aaron	31
2	Carl Yastrzemski	31
4	Frank Howard	30
5	Jim Wynn	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	97
2	Carl Yastrzemski	90
3	Jim Wynn	88
4	Roberto Clemente	83
5	3 tied	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	42
2	Lou Brock	40
3	Don Buford	25
4	Tommie Agee	24
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.87
2	Jim Merritt	2.10
3	Gary Peters	2.19
4	Tommy John	2.22
5	Joe Horlen	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	17
2	Dean Chance	16
2	Fergie Jenkins	16
2	Jim Lonborg	16
2	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	185
2	Sam McDowell	183
3	Fergie Jenkins	180
4	Jim Lonborg	178
5	Luis Tiant	170

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	21
2	Ted Abernathy	19
3	Roy Face	16
3	John Wyatt	16
5	Al Worthington	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.467
2	Orlando Cepeda	.436
3	Cleon Jones	.422
4	Ron Swoboda	.415
5	Manny Mota	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Smith	6
2	Dick Allen	5
2	Al Kaline	5
2	Pete Ward	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	14
1	Reggie Smith	14
3	Joe Pepitone	13
3	Willie Stargell	13
5	7 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	7
2	Maury Wills	5
3	Lou Brock	4
3	Tommy McCraw	4
3	Joe Morgan	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	0.00
1	Don McMahon	0.00
1	Jack Lamabe	0.00
4	Bill Singer	0.50
5	Al Worthington	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	3
1	Milt Pappas	3
1	Earl Wilson	3
4	Steve Barber	2
4	38 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	31
2	Denny Lemaster	29
3	Fergie Jenkins	27
4	Mickey Lolich	25
5	Gary Peters	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Joe Hoerner	3
1	Bill Stoneman	3
4	Bucky Brandon	2
4	11 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.396
2	Cleon Jones	.378
3	Jerry Adair	.375
4	Matty Alou	.374
5	Jesus Alou	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	11
2	Ron Santo	8
2	Carl Yastrzemski	8
4	Clete Boyer	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	32
2	Orlando Cepeda	28
3	Carl Yastrzemski	24
4	Roberto Clemente	23
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	12
2	Joe Morgan	9
3	Jose Cardenal	8
4	Lou Brock	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Singer	1.17
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.37
3	Jim Bunning	1.38
4	Ron Taylor	1.40
5	Milt Pappas	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Milt Pappas	5
1	Mel Stottlemyre	5
1	Earl Wilson	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	58
2	Luis Tiant	45
3	Bill Singer	42
4	Jim Bunning	41
4	Sam McDowell	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	6
2	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Bill Kelso	5
4	Roy Face	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Pete Rose	.334
3	Frank Robinson	.331
4	Orlando Cepeda	.328
5	Tony Gonzalez	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	43
2	Hank Aaron	42
3	Frank Robinson	35
4	Carl Yastrzemski	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	116
2	Harmon Killebrew	115
3	Hank Aaron	113
4	Orlando Cepeda	111
5	Carl Yastrzemski	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	61
2	Bert Campaneris	58
3	Don Buford	43
4	Tommie Agee	36
5	Maury Wills	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.98
2	Gary Peters	2.06
3	Joe Horlen	2.20
4	Jim Merritt	2.30
5	Dean Chance	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	22
1	Denny McLain	22
3	Dean Chance	20
3	Fergie Jenkins	20
3	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	259
2	Jim Bunning	245
3	Juan Marichal	234
4	Fergie Jenkins	230
5	Luis Tiant	219

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	21
1	John Wyatt	21
3	Al Worthington	20
4	Ted Abernathy	19
5	Roy Face	18