On This Day

Thursday, August 31, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	76	59	.563	--
Twins	74	58	.561	0.5
Tigers	74	59	.556	1.0
White Sox	73	59	.553	1.5
Angels	66	65	.504	8.0
Senators	64	70	.478	11.5
Indians	63	71	.470	12.5
Orioles	59	71	.454	14.5
Yankees	59	75	.440	16.5
Athletics	55	76	.420	19.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 2

Twins 10, Orioles 9

Senators 6, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	83	51	.619	--
Reds	73	61	.545	10.0
Cubs	72	62	.537	11.0
Phillies	68	62	.523	13.0
Giants	70	64	.522	13.0
Braves	67	64	.511	14.5
Pirates	64	69	.481	18.5
Dodgers	60	71	.458	21.5
Astros	55	80	.407	28.5
Mets	51	79	.392	30.0

Games

Braves 5, Dodgers 4

Reds 3, Giants 1

Pirates 6, Phillies 4

Cardinals 5, Astros 1

Cubs 2, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Davey Johnson	4
2	Don Buford	3
2	Paul Casanova	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Curt Blefary	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Davey Johnson	4
2	Harmon Killebrew	3
3	Johnny Bench	2
3	Curt Blefary	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Rod Carew	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Bob Johnson	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Bertaina	1.20
2	Cisco Carlos	1.00
2	Jim Maloney	1.00
4	Bo Belinsky	0.88
5	Mike McCormick	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Bertaina	1
1	Chuck Hartenstein	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Jim Maloney	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	9
2	Bo Belinsky	7
2	Gary Bell	7
2	Jim Maloney	7
2	Tom Phoebus	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Juan Pizarro	1
1	Ron Willis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.350
2	Orlando Cepeda	.344
3	Rusty Staub	.334
4	Frank Robinson	.331
5	Matty Alou	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	35
2	Harmon Killebrew	34
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Jim Wynn	32
5	Frank Howard	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	104
2	Jim Wynn	97
3	Carl Yastrzemski	95
4	Hank Aaron	90
4	Harmon Killebrew	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	45
2	Lou Brock	40
3	Don Buford	28
4	Tommie Agee	25
4	2 others tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.76
2	Gary Peters	2.23
3	Tommy John	2.33
4	Chris Short	2.43
5	Jim Merritt	2.45

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	.475
2	Randy Hundley	.469
3	Willie Horton	.406
4	Roberto Clemente	.400
5	Tommy Helms	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	7
2	Reggie Smith	5
3	Dick Allen	4
3	Roberto Clemente	4
3	Pete Ward	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Smith	16
2	Carl Yastrzemski	14
3	Roberto Clemente	13
3	Willie Stargell	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	9
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	Mickey Lolich	0.41
4	Joe Verbanic	0.60
5	Jim Maloney	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Jim Hardin	3
1	John Hiller	3
1	Ron Kline	3
1	Jim Maloney	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	27
2	Earl Wilson	26
3	Don Drysdale	25
3	Don Wilson	25
5	Bob Veale	24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.403
2	Manny Mota	.371
3	Chuck Hinton	.370
4	Doug Rader	.368
5	Ron Swoboda	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	9
2	Clete Boyer	8
2	Pete Ward	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	25
1	Orlando Cepeda	25
3	Hank Aaron	24
4	Clete Boyer	21
4	2 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	14
2	Vada Pinson	11
3	Tommy Harper	8
4	Bert Campaneris	7
4	Maury Wills	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Lamabe	0.00
2	John Hiller	0.80
3	Jim Bunning	0.87
3	Mickey Lolich	0.87
5	Jim Maloney	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Jim Maloney	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	Jim Lonborg	43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.334
2	Orlando Cepeda	.334
3	Matty Alou	.332
4	Frank Robinson	.330
5	Pete Rose	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	43
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Carl Yastrzemski	37
4	Frank Howard	33
4	Frank Robinson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	117
2	Hank Aaron	115
2	Orlando Cepeda	115
4	Roberto Clemente	112
5	Carl Yastrzemski	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	59
2	Lou Brock	54
3	Don Buford	43
4	Tommie Agee	35
5	Maury Wills	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.99
2	Gary Peters	2.21
3	Joe Horlen	2.22
4	Dean Chance	2.33
5	Sonny Siebert	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Lonborg	21
1	Mike McCormick	21
1	Denny McLain	21
4	Dean Chance	20
4	3 others 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	Al Worthington	21
3	John Wyatt	21
5	Roy Face	19