On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	72	56	.563	--
Twins	71	56	.559	0.5
White Sox	70	56	.556	1.0
Tigers	71	57	.555	1.0
Angels	65	62	.512	6.5
Senators	61	68	.473	11.5
Indians	61	69	.469	12.0
Orioles	57	69	.452	14.0
Yankees	57	71	.445	15.0
Athletics	53	74	.417	18.5

Games

Angels 5, Orioles 4

Red Sox 6, White Sox 2

Indians 5, Twins 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

Senators 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	49	.617	--
Reds	69	60	.535	10.5
Phillies	66	59	.528	11.5
Cubs	68	61	.527	11.5
Giants	67	61	.523	12.0
Braves	64	61	.512	13.5
Pirates	61	67	.477	18.0
Dodgers	59	67	.468	19.0
Astros	54	76	.415	26.0
Mets	49	75	.395	28.0

Games

Reds 6, Astros 1

Astros 8, Reds 6

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1

Giants 3, Braves 1

Giants 3, Braves 2

Phillies 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sonny Jackson	6
2	Bob Aspromonte	4
2	Tommy Harper	4
2	Tommy Helms	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	2
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	Don Mincher	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Helms	5
2	Max Alvis	3
2	Don Mincher	3
4	Bob Aspromonte	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sonny Jackson	2
1	Tim McCarver	2
1	Joe Morgan	2
4	Gene Alley	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Wilson	1.25
2	Camilo Pascual	1.00
2	Rick Wise	1.00
4	Bob Veale	0.80
5	Catfish Hunter	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Casey Cox	1
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	Steve Hargan	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	10
2	Don Drysdale	7
3	Mike Cuellar	6
3	Ray Sadecki	6
3	Rick Wise	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bucky Brandon	1
1	Minnie Rojas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.347
2	Roberto Clemente	.345
3	Rusty Staub	.334
4	Frank Robinson	.333
5	Curt Flood	.329

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	Jim Wynn	92
3	Carl Yastrzemski	91
4	Harmon Killebrew	87
5	Hank Aaron	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	Tommy John	2.20
3	Jim Merritt	2.23
4	Gary Peters	2.36
5	Joe Horlen	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	18
2	Dean Chance	17
2	Jim Lonborg	17
2	Mike McCormick	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	23
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	.491
2	Ron Swoboda	.462
3	Cleon Jones	.455
4	Orlando Cepeda	.418
5	Paul Blair	.408

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Smith	18
2	Hank Aaron	16
3	Dick Allen	14
3	George Scott	14
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	7
1	Vada Pinson	7
3	Tommy Harper	6
4	Sonny Jackson	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.00
1	Pete Richert	0.00
1	Jack Lamabe	0.00
1	Turk Farrell	0.00
5	Jim Maloney	0.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Hughes	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	Bill Singer	3
1	Earl Wilson	3
5	37 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	28
2	Luis Tiant	24
3	Don Drysdale	23
3	Jim Kaat	23
3	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Turk Farrell	3
1	Joe Hoerner	3
1	Minnie Rojas	3
1	Dooley Womack	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.388
2	Cleon Jones	.385
3	Matty Alou	.383
4	Chuck Hinton	.377
4	Bob Johnson	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	9
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	27
1	Orlando Cepeda	27
3	Hank Aaron	23
4	Willie McCovey	22
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	13
2	Vada Pinson	12
3	Tommy Harper	8
4	Bert Campaneris	6
4	Horace Clarke	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.65
2	Rick Wise	0.84
3	Bill Singer	1.17
4	Jim Bunning	1.20
5	Claude Osteen	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
1	Earl Wilson	6
3	Steve Hargan	5
3	Dick Hughes	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	51
2	Earl Wilson	50
3	Sam McDowell	44
4	Tom Phoebus	43
4	Stan Williams	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	6
2	Turk Farrell	5
2	Bill Kelso	5
4	Ted Abernathy	4
4	5 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.334
2	Orlando Cepeda	.330
3	Pete Rose	.330
4	Frank Robinson	.329
5	Matty Alou	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	45
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Carl Yastrzemski	35
4	Frank Robinson	34
5	Dick Allen	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	117
1	Harmon Killebrew	117
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	Tommy Harper	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.98
2	Joe Horlen	2.21
3	Gary Peters	2.28
4	Steve Hargan	2.37
5	Sonny Siebert	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Lonborg	21
1	Juan Marichal	21
1	Mike McCormick	21
1	Denny McLain	21
1	Earl Wilson	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	258
2	Jim Bunning	244
3	Juan Marichal	232
4	Fergie Jenkins	224
5	Luis Tiant	218

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	23
2	John Wyatt	22
3	Ted Abernathy	20
3	Al Worthington	20
5	Roy Face	18