On This Day

Wednesday, August 30, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	58	.567	--
Twins	73	58	.557	1.5
Tigers	74	59	.556	1.5
White Sox	72	59	.550	2.5
Angels	66	65	.504	8.5
Senators	63	70	.474	12.5
Indians	63	71	.470	13.0
Orioles	59	70	.457	14.5
Yankees	59	74	.444	16.5
Athletics	55	76	.420	19.5

Games

Angels 3, Tigers 2

Athletics 6, Indians 5

Orioles 4, Twins 2

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1

White Sox 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	82	51	.617	--
Reds	72	61	.541	10.0
Cubs	71	62	.534	11.0
Phillies	68	61	.527	12.0
Giants	70	63	.526	12.0
Braves	66	64	.508	14.5
Pirates	63	69	.477	18.5
Dodgers	60	70	.462	20.5
Astros	55	79	.410	27.5
Mets	51	78	.395	29.0

Games

Pirates 11, Braves 9

Cubs 4, Astros 1

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Dodgers 9, Giants 3

Cardinals 2, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Cater	5
2	Matty Alou	4
3	Tommie Agee	3
3	Orlando Cepeda	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	John Briggs	1
1	Ron Fairly	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	4
2	Gene Alley	3
2	Ron Fairly	3
2	Tony Horton	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Chuck Hinton	1
1	Sonny Jackson	1
1	Harmon Killebrew	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chris Short	1.29
2	Gene Brabender	1.00
2	Jerry Stephenson	1.00
4	Al Downing	0.92
5	Jim McGlothlin	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	Larry Jaster	1
1	Bill Kelso	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	11
2	Chris Short	9
3	Dean Chance	7
4	Gene Brabender	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Ron Willis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.348
2	Orlando Cepeda	.343
3	Rusty Staub	.336
4	Frank Robinson	.332
5	Matty Alou	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	35
2	Harmon Killebrew	34
3	Hank Aaron	32
4	Frank Howard	31
4	Jim Wynn	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	102
2	Jim Wynn	96
3	Carl Yastrzemski	95
4	Hank Aaron	89
5	Roberto Clemente	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	45
2	Lou Brock	40
3	Don Buford	28
4	Tommie Agee	25
5	Joe Morgan	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.76
2	Gary Peters	2.23
3	Jim Merritt	2.27
4	Tommy John	2.33
5	Chris Short	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Lonborg	18
1	Mike McCormick	18
1	Earl Wilson	18
4	Dean Chance	17
4	Denny McLain	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	199
2	Jim Lonborg	195
3	Sam McDowell	194
4	Fergie Jenkins	185
5	Dave Boswell	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	23
1	Minnie Rojas	23
3	John Wyatt	18
4	Roy Face	17
5	2 tied	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.456
2	Willie Horton	.417
3	Bob Johnson	.386
4	Tommy Helms	.385
4	Frank Robinson	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	7
2	Reggie Smith	6
3	Pete Ward	5
4	Dick Allen	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Smith	18
2	George Scott	15
3	Hank Aaron	14
3	Carl Yastrzemski	14
5	Pete Ward	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	8
2	Tommy Harper	6
2	Reggie Smith	6
4	Bert Campaneris	5
4	Sonny Jackson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Lamabe	0.00
2	John Hiller	0.35
3	Jim Maloney	0.37
4	Mickey Lolich	0.41
5	Rich Nye	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Jim Hardin	3
1	John Hiller	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	29
2	Luis Tiant	27
3	Bill Singer	26
3	Earl Wilson	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Roy Face	3
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Bob Locker	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.400
2	Chuck Hinton	.370
3	Curt Flood	.367
4	Bob Johnson	.358
5	Doug Rader	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	10
2	Clete Boyer	9
3	Dick Allen	7
3	Al Kaline	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	26
2	Dick Allen	25
3	Hank Aaron	23
3	Clete Boyer	23
3	Carl Yastrzemski	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	15
2	Vada Pinson	11
3	Tommy Harper	8
4	Bert Campaneris	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Lamabe	0.00
2	John Hiller	0.80
3	Rick Wise	0.84
4	Jim Bunning	0.87
4	Mickey Lolich	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Mike McCormick	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Milt Pappas	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	51
2	Fergie Jenkins	47
3	Jim Bunning	46
4	Stan Williams	44
5	2 tied	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
1	Turk Farrell	6
3	Joe Hoerner	5
3	Cecil Upshaw	5
3	Dooley Womack	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.334
2	Matty Alou	.334
3	Frank Robinson	.333
4	Orlando Cepeda	.331
5	Pete Rose	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	43
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Carl Yastrzemski	38
4	Frank Robinson	34
5	Frank Howard	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	117
2	Harmon Killebrew	114
3	Orlando Cepeda	113
3	Roberto Clemente	113
5	Carl Yastrzemski	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	59
2	Lou Brock	54
3	Don Buford	43
4	Tommie Agee	35
5	Tommy Harper	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.96
2	Gary Peters	2.21
3	Joe Horlen	2.27
4	Dean Chance	2.33
5	Jim Merritt	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Lonborg	21
1	Mike McCormick	21
1	Denny McLain	21
1	Earl Wilson	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	254
2	Jim Bunning	250
3	Fergie Jenkins	225
3	Juan Marichal	225
5	Luis Tiant	220

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	23
1	Minnie Rojas	23
3	John Wyatt	22
4	Al Worthington	21
5	Roy Face	19