On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	80	62	.563	--
Twins	80	62	.563	0.0
Red Sox	80	63	.559	0.5
White Sox	78	62	.557	1.0
Angels	73	67	.521	6.0
Senators	66	75	.468	13.5
Indians	66	76	.465	14.0
Orioles	63	77	.450	16.0
Yankees	63	79	.444	17.0
Athletics	57	83	.407	22.0

Games

Twins 7, Orioles 2

Orioles 5, Twins 3

Yankees 5, Red Sox 2

Tigers 4, White Sox 1

Indians 6, Athletics 3

Angels 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	88	54	.620	--
Giants	77	64	.546	10.5
Cubs	78	67	.538	11.5
Reds	76	66	.535	12.0
Phillies	72	67	.518	14.5
Braves	72	69	.511	15.5
Pirates	71	71	.500	17.0
Dodgers	64	75	.460	22.5
Astros	55	87	.387	33.0
Mets	54	87	.383	33.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Astros 2

Mets 5, Reds 4

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Reds 3, Mets 0

Phillies 4, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Oliva	8
2	Julian Javier	4
3	Gene Alley	3
3	Curt Blefary	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Curt Blefary	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Ron Fairly	1
1	Larry Haney	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Horton	4
2	Rod Carew	3
3	Paul Blair	2
3	Ron Fairly	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Bosch	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Tommy Helms	1
1	Julian Javier	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Queen	2.50
2	Rick Wise	1.25
3	Ray Sadecki	1.12
4	Rickey Clark	1.00
5	Danny Coombs	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rickey Clark	1
1	Bruce Dal Canton	1
1	Mickey Lolich	1
1	Jim Merritt	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Queen	10
2	Ray Sadecki	9
3	Sonny Siebert	7
3	Don Sutton	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Lasher	1
1	Pete Richert	1
1	Ron Taylor	1
1	Joe Verbanic	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.350
2	Orlando Cepeda	.342
3	Rusty Staub	.335
4	Tony Gonzalez	.333
5	Matty Alou	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	38
2	Harmon Killebrew	37
3	Hank Aaron	35
4	Frank Howard	33
4	Jim Wynn	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	108
2	Carl Yastrzemski	102
3	Jim Wynn	99
4	Hank Aaron	97
5	Harmon Killebrew	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	48
2	Lou Brock	45
3	Don Buford	28
3	Maury Wills	28
5	2 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.78
2	Tommy John	2.16
3	Joe Horlen	2.31
4	Bill Hands	2.34
5	Jim Merritt	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	20
2	Jim Lonborg	19
2	Mike McCormick	19
4	Dean Chance	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	25
2	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	.407
2	Phil Gagliano	.400
3	Tony Oliva	.382
4	Bubba Morton	.378
5	Roberto Clemente	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	6
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Lou Brock	4
2	Willie Davis	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Green	14
2	Brooks Robinson	13
3	Hank Aaron	12
3	Tim McCarver	12
3	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	7
2	Bert Campaneris	6
2	Reggie Smith	6
4	Lou Brock	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gaylord Perry	0.00
1	Ted Abernathy	0.00
1	Gary Nolan	0.00
1	Frank Linzy	0.00
5	Mel Queen	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nelson Briles	3
1	Chuck Hartenstein	3
1	Mickey Lolich	3
1	Jim Lonborg	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Lonborg	32
2	Gaylord Perry	30
3	Dean Chance	27
4	Sonny Siebert	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
2	Juan Pizarro	5
3	Fred Lasher	4
3	Dooley Womack	4
5	Turk Farrell	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.446
2	Orlando Cepeda	.367
3	Tony Gonzalez	.366
4	Bill White	.360
5	Roberto Clemente	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	11
2	Hank Aaron	8
3	Reggie Smith	7
3	Pete Ward	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	28
2	Willie Stargell	24
3	Carl Yastrzemski	23
4	Orlando Cepeda	22
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	12
2	Lou Brock	9
3	Bert Campaneris	8
3	Tommy Harper	8
3	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.36
2	Rich Nye	0.88
3	Nelson Briles	0.90
4	Gaylord Perry	0.94
5	John Hiller	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	6
2	Nelson Briles	5
2	Mickey Lolich	5
2	Mike McCormick	5
5	19 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gaylord Perry	49
2	Jim Bunning	48
2	Fergie Jenkins	48
2	Jim Lonborg	48
5	Luis Tiant	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	7
2	Fred Lasher	6
3	Turk Farrell	5
3	Joe Hoerner	5
3	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.339
2	Roberto Clemente	.338
3	Tony Gonzalez	.330
4	Matty Alou	.327
5	Frank Robinson	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	43
2	Hank Aaron	42
3	Carl Yastrzemski	40
4	Frank Howard	33
4	Jim Wynn	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	117
2	Hank Aaron	116
3	Harmon Killebrew	109
3	Carl Yastrzemski	109
5	Roberto Clemente	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	57
1	Bert Campaneris	57
3	Don Buford	34
4	Maury Wills	33
5	Tommie Agee	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.85
2	Joe Horlen	2.10
3	Dean Chance	2.37
4	Tommy John	2.39
5	Gary Peters	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	20
1	Fergie Jenkins	20
1	Jim Lonborg	20
1	Mike McCormick	20
1	Earl Wilson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	250
2	Sam McDowell	244
3	Luis Tiant	228
4	Fergie Jenkins	226
5	Jim Lonborg	225

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	25
2	Minnie Rojas	24
3	John Wyatt	21
4	Al Worthington	19
5	Roy Face	18