On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	69	54	.561	--
Red Sox	70	55	.560	0.0
Twins	69	55	.556	0.5
Tigers	69	57	.548	1.5
Angels	64	62	.508	6.5
Senators	60	66	.476	10.5
Indians	60	67	.472	11.0
Orioles	57	68	.456	13.0
Yankees	55	70	.440	15.0
Athletics	53	72	.424	17.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Senators 5

Yankees 5, White Sox 0

Indians 2, Angels 1

Twins 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	47	.624	--
Reds	67	59	.532	11.5
Cubs	68	61	.527	12.0
Giants	65	60	.520	13.0
Phillies	63	59	.516	13.5
Braves	63	59	.516	13.5
Pirates	61	64	.488	17.0
Dodgers	57	66	.463	20.0
Astros	53	74	.417	26.0
Mets	49	75	.395	28.5

Games

Astros 5, Braves 4

Dodgers 4, Reds 3

Cardinals 2, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sonny Jackson	4
2	Doug Rader	3
2	Ted Uhlaender	3
4	Hank Allen	2
4	26 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charley Smith	2
2	Jerry Adair	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	Chuck Hinton	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charley Smith	4
2	Elston Howard	3
2	Doug Rader	3
4	Tim Cullen	2
4	Joe Torre	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee May	1
1	Pete Rose	1
1	Reggie Smith	1
1	Sandy Valdespino	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy John	1.40
2	Dick Hughes	1.25
3	Dave Morehead	1.17
4	Sam McDowell	1.00
5	2 tied	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Eilers	1
1	Dick Hughes	1
1	Sam McDowell	1
1	Bill Monbouquette	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	9
2	Dave Boswell	7
2	Tommy John	7
2	Dave Morehead	7
2	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.349
2	Roberto Clemente	.346
3	Rusty Staub	.339
4	Frank Robinson	.335
5	Tony Gonzalez	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	34
2	Carl Yastrzemski	32
3	Hank Aaron	31
4	Frank Howard	30
4	Jim Wynn	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	97
2	Carl Yastrzemski	91
3	Jim Wynn	90
4	Hank Aaron	85
5	2 tied	84

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.87
2	Gary Peters	2.19
3	Jim Merritt	2.23
4	Tommy John	2.25
5	Joe Horlen	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	17
1	Earl Wilson	17
3	Dean Chance	16
3	Fergie Jenkins	16
3	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	192
2	Jim Bunning	185
3	Fergie Jenkins	180
4	Jim Lonborg	178
5	Dave Boswell	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	22
2	Ted Abernathy	19
3	John Wyatt	17
4	Roy Face	16
5	2 tied	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.500
2	Orlando Cepeda	.477
3	Cleon Jones	.455
4	Jesus Alou	.429
5	2 tied	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Smith	6
2	Dick Allen	5
2	Carl Yastrzemski	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	16
2	Dick Allen	14
2	Reggie Smith	14
4	Joe Pepitone	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	6
2	Joe Morgan	5
3	Lou Brock	4
3	Tommy McCraw	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Singer	0.50
2	Dave Eilers	0.59
3	Roy Face	0.66
4	Bob Locker	0.73
5	Jim Maloney	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Hughes	3
1	Mike McCormick	3
1	Jim Perry	3
4	Steve Barber	2
4	35 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	31
2	Mickey Lolich	25
3	Jim Bunning	23
3	Jim Perry	23
5	5 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Joe Hoerner	3
1	Bob Locker	3
1	Bill Stoneman	3
5	12 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cleon Jones	.388
2	Charley Smith	.381
3	Matty Alou	.380
4	Jesus Alou	.377
5	Bob Johnson	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	11
2	Carl Yastrzemski	8
3	Clete Boyer	7
3	Orlando Cepeda	7
3	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	32
2	Orlando Cepeda	27
3	Carl Yastrzemski	24
4	Hank Aaron	22
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	11
2	Joe Morgan	10
3	Lou Brock	7
3	Bert Campaneris	7
3	Maury Wills	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Singer	1.17
2	Ron Taylor	1.30
3	Claude Osteen	1.36
4	Jim Bunning	1.38
5	Milt Pappas	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Dick Hughes	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Earl Wilson	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	51
2	Sam McDowell	50
3	Bill Singer	42
4	Jim Bunning	41
5	3 tied	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.336
2	Roberto Clemente	.334
3	Frank Robinson	.331
4	Orlando Cepeda	.330
5	Tony Gonzalez	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	45
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Frank Robinson	35
3	Carl Yastrzemski	35
5	Dick Allen	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	116
2	Harmon Killebrew	114
3	Roberto Clemente	113
4	Orlando Cepeda	111
5	Carl Yastrzemski	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	58
1	Bert Campaneris	58
3	Don Buford	43
4	Tommie Agee	37
5	Maury Wills	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	2.03
2	Gary Peters	2.14
3	Joe Horlen	2.20
4	Jim Merritt	2.40
5	Steve Hargan	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	22
2	Juan Marichal	21
2	Mike McCormick	21
4	Fergie Jenkins	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	258
2	Jim Bunning	245
3	Fergie Jenkins	230
4	Juan Marichal	228
5	Luis Tiant	219

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	22
1	John Wyatt	22
3	Al Worthington	20
4	Ted Abernathy	19
5	Roy Face	18