On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	71	55	.563	--
White Sox	70	55	.560	0.5
Red Sox	71	56	.559	0.5
Tigers	70	57	.551	1.5
Angels	64	62	.508	7.0
Senators	60	68	.469	12.0
Indians	60	69	.465	12.5
Orioles	57	68	.456	13.5
Yankees	57	70	.449	14.5
Athletics	53	73	.421	18.0

Games

Red Sox 7, White Sox 1

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

Twins 6, Indians 5

Twins 2, Indians 1

Tigers 3, Athletics 0

Yankees 7, Senators 5

Yankees 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	48	.622	--
Reds	68	59	.535	11.0
Cubs	68	61	.527	12.0
Phillies	65	59	.524	12.5
Braves	64	59	.520	13.0
Giants	65	61	.516	13.5
Pirates	61	66	.480	18.0
Dodgers	58	67	.464	20.0
Astros	53	75	.414	26.5
Mets	49	75	.395	28.5

Games

Reds 2, Astros 1

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 1

Braves 5, Giants 1

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Phillies 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Flood	5
1	Harmon Killebrew	5
1	George Scott	5
1	Ed Stroud	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Azcue	1
1	Ken Berry	1
1	John Briggs	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Smith	3
1	Bob Tillman	3
3	Ken Berry	2
3	Johnny Callison	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bailey	2
1	Don Buford	2
1	Tommy Harper	2
1	Joe Morgan	2
5	6 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dean Chance	1.60
2	Don Wilson	1.25
3	Larry Jaster	1.00
3	Mel Queen	1.00
5	2 tied	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	John Hiller	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Wilson	10
2	Dean Chance	8
2	Bill Singer	8
4	Sonny Siebert	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dooley Womack	2
2	Ted Abernathy	1
2	Turk Farrell	1
2	Joe Hoerner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.347
2	Roberto Clemente	.343
3	Rusty Staub	.336
4	Frank Robinson	.335
5	Tony Gonzalez	.331

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	99
2	Carl Yastrzemski	91
3	Jim Wynn	90
4	Hank Aaron	86
4	Harmon Killebrew	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	42
2	Lou Brock	40
3	Don Buford	27
4	Tommie Agee	25
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.82
2	Jim Merritt	2.23
3	Tommy John	2.25
4	Joe Horlen	2.26
5	Gary Peters	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	17
1	Jim Lonborg	17
1	Mike McCormick	17
1	Earl Wilson	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	192
2	Jim Bunning	191
3	Jim Lonborg	184
4	Fergie Jenkins	180
5	Dave Boswell	171

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	22
2	Ted Abernathy	20
3	John Wyatt	17
4	Roy Face	16
5	2 tied	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.509
2	Cleon Jones	.455
3	Orlando Cepeda	.442
4	Ron Swoboda	.442
5	Bill White	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Reggie Smith	6
2	Dick Allen	5
2	Pete Ward	5
2	Carl Yastrzemski	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Smith	17
2	Hank Aaron	16
3	Dick Allen	14
4	Orlando Cepeda	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	7
2	Vada Pinson	6
3	Tommy Harper	5
4	Don Buford	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.00
1	Jack Lamabe	0.00
1	Turk Farrell	0.00
4	Dave Eilers	0.59
5	Roy Face	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Dick Hughes	3
1	Bill Singer	3
1	Mel Stottlemyre	3
5	37 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	31
2	Jim Bunning	29
3	Dean Chance	26
4	Mickey Lolich	25
5	Bill Singer	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Dooley Womack	3
5	13 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.393
2	Cleon Jones	.393
3	Matty Alou	.380
4	Bob Johnson	.377
5	Chuck Hinton	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	10
2	Orlando Cepeda	8
2	Carl Yastrzemski	8
4	Clete Boyer	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	28
2	Orlando Cepeda	27
3	Hank Aaron	23
3	Carl Yastrzemski	23
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	12
2	Vada Pinson	11
3	Tommy Harper	8
4	Lou Brock	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.65
2	Bill Singer	1.17
3	Jim Bunning	1.20
4	Ron Taylor	1.30
5	Claude Osteen	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
2	Dick Hughes	5
2	Denny McLain	5
2	Mel Stottlemyre	5
2	Earl Wilson	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	51
2	Sam McDowell	44
3	Stan Williams	43
4	Bill Singer	42
5	Dean Chance	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	7
2	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Turk Farrell	5
2	Bill Kelso	5
5	5 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.333
2	Pete Rose	.331
3	Orlando Cepeda	.330
4	Frank Robinson	.330
5	Matty Alou	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	117
2	Harmon Killebrew	116
3	Orlando Cepeda	112
3	Roberto Clemente	112
5	Carl Yastrzemski	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	58
2	Bert Campaneris	56
3	Don Buford	45
4	Tommie Agee	36
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.98
2	Joe Horlen	2.20
3	Gary Peters	2.28
4	Sonny Siebert	2.37
5	Dean Chance	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	22
2	Jim Lonborg	21
2	Juan Marichal	21
2	Mike McCormick	21
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	258
2	Jim Bunning	251
3	Juan Marichal	232
4	Fergie Jenkins	230
5	Luis Tiant	219

Saves

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