On This Day

Wednesday, September 6, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	78	61	.561	--
Twins	78	61	.561	0.0
Tigers	79	62	.560	0.0
Red Sox	79	62	.560	0.0
Angels	72	67	.518	6.0
Senators	66	74	.471	12.5
Indians	65	76	.461	14.0
Orioles	62	75	.453	15.0
Yankees	62	78	.443	16.5
Athletics	57	82	.410	21.0

Games

White Sox 3, Angels 2

Tigers 8, Athletics 5

Tigers 6, Athletics 3

Indians 3, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	87	53	.621	--
Giants	75	64	.540	11.5
Cubs	77	66	.538	11.5
Reds	74	65	.532	12.5
Phillies	71	66	.518	14.5
Braves	72	67	.518	14.5
Pirates	69	71	.493	18.0
Dodgers	63	74	.460	22.5
Astros	55	85	.393	32.0
Mets	53	85	.384	33.0

Games

Cardinals 3, Mets 1

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Giants 2, Astros 0

Pirates 4, Braves 1

Dodgers 6, Cubs 3

Phillies 9, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Gonzalez	4
1	Mack Jones	4
1	Dick McAuliffe	4
4	Clete Boyer	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	Ramon Webster	2
3	Bob Bailey	1
3	Willie Davis	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	3
1	Eddie Mathews	3
1	Al McBean	3
1	Ron Santo	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Matty Alou	1
1	Hal Lanier	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fergie Jenkins	1.60
2	Gaylord Perry	1.50
3	Jim Bunning	1.25
4	Roberto Rodriguez	0.83
5	Nelson Briles	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Fred Klages	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	10
2	Gaylord Perry	9
3	Fergie Jenkins	8
4	Catfish Hunter	7
5	Dave Boswell	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Lasher	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.349
2	Orlando Cepeda	.345
3	Rusty Staub	.335
4	Tony Gonzalez	.334
5	Matty Alou	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	38
2	Hank Aaron	35
2	Harmon Killebrew	35
4	Frank Howard	33
5	Jim Wynn	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	107
2	Carl Yastrzemski	102
3	Jim Wynn	98
4	Hank Aaron	97
5	Roberto Clemente	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	47
2	Lou Brock	44
3	Don Buford	28
4	Maury Wills	27
5	2 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.73
2	Tommy John	2.19
3	Joe Horlen	2.31
4	Jim Merritt	2.39
5	Chris Short	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	20
2	Mike McCormick	19
3	Jim Lonborg	18
4	Dean Chance	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	210
2	Sam McDowell	204
3	Fergie Jenkins	201
4	Jim Lonborg	200
5	Gaylord Perry	193

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
1	Minnie Rojas	24
3	John Wyatt	19
4	Roy Face	17
4	Bob Locker	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.408
2	Phil Gagliano	.391
3	Tony Gonzalez	.386
4	Mack Jones	.377
5	Roberto Clemente	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	7
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Lou Brock	4
2	Ramon Webster	4
5	14 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	17
2	Dick Green	14
2	Bubba Morton	14
4	Tim McCarver	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	8
2	Reggie Smith	7
3	Bert Campaneris	5
3	Tommy Harper	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.00
1	Don Cardwell	0.00
1	Frank Linzy	0.00
4	Gaylord Perry	0.43
5	Mel Queen	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nelson Briles	3
1	Fred Klages	3
1	Al McBean	3
1	Mike McCormick	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gaylord Perry	37
2	Jim Bunning	25
3	Dave Boswell	22
3	Dean Chance	22
3	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Juan Pizarro	4
2	Dooley Womack	4
4	Turk Farrell	3
4	5 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.425
2	Bubba Morton	.394
3	Orlando Cepeda	.385
4	Tony Gonzalez	.366
5	Ron Santo	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	11
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Ron Santo	8
2	Pete Ward	8
5	Reggie Smith	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	28
2	Willie Stargell	24
2	Carl Yastrzemski	24
4	Orlando Cepeda	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	12
2	Vada Pinson	9
2	Maury Wills	9
4	Lou Brock	8
4	Tommy Harper	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	0.34
2	Al Worthington	0.35
3	Rich Nye	0.88
4	Nelson Briles	0.90
5	John Hiller	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	6
2	Nelson Briles	5
2	Mike McCormick	5
4	Gary Bell	4
4	17 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	53
1	Gaylord Perry	53
3	Fergie Jenkins	48
4	Luis Tiant	46
5	2 tied	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
2	Turk Farrell	5
2	Joe Hoerner	5
2	Fred Lasher	5
2	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.337
2	Orlando Cepeda	.337
3	Tony Gonzalez	.329
4	Matty Alou	.326
5	Frank Robinson	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	43
2	Hank Aaron	42
3	Carl Yastrzemski	40
4	Frank Howard	33
5	3 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	118
2	Orlando Cepeda	116
3	Harmon Killebrew	109
3	Carl Yastrzemski	109
5	Roberto Clemente	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	57
2	Bert Campaneris	56
3	Don Buford	37
4	Maury Wills	32
5	Tommie Agee	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.79
2	Joe Horlen	2.10
3	Gary Peters	2.41
4	Dean Chance	2.41
5	Tommy John	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fergie Jenkins	21
1	Earl Wilson	21
3	Jim Lonborg	20
3	Mike McCormick	20
3	Denny McLain	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	255
2	Sam McDowell	244
3	Fergie Jenkins	235
4	Luis Tiant	228
5	Gaylord Perry	223

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
1	Minnie Rojas	24
3	John Wyatt	22
4	Al Worthington	19
5	Roy Face	18