On This Day

Sunday, April 23, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 7 5 .583 --
Yankees 5 4 .556 0.5
White Sox 6 5 .545 0.5
Tigers 6 5 .545 0.5
Orioles 6 5 .545 0.5
Athletics 5 6 .455 1.5
Red Sox 4 5 .444 1.5
Twins 4 5 .444 1.5
Senators 4 5 .444 1.5
Indians 4 6 .400 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 7 2 .778 --
Reds 9 3 .750 -0.5
Phillies 7 3 .700 0.5
Cubs 5 4 .556 2.0
Braves 5 4 .556 2.0
Pirates 3 5 .375 3.5
Mets 4 7 .364 4.0
Dodgers 3 6 .333 4.0
Giants 3 7 .300 4.5
Astros 3 8 .273 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brooks Robinson 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Max Alvis 4
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
3 Bernie Allen 1
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Norm Gigon 3
3 Boog Powell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 Vic Davalillo 1
2 Pedro Gonzalez 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Cardwell 1.00
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
1 Luis Tiant 1.00
4 Dean Chance 0.89
5 Dick Ellsworth 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Pete Cimino 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
2 Dean Chance 8
3 Al Downing 7
4 Steve Barber 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Jack Sanford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .444
2 Adolfo Phillips .429
3 Tommy Davis .419
4 Bill Mazeroski .406
5 Carl Yastrzemski .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Brock 6
2 Frank Robinson 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Bill Freehan 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Bill Freehan 13
3 Deron Johnson 11
3 Frank Robinson 11
5 2 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 5
1 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Tommy McCraw 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 Adolfo Phillips 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Hargan 0.00
1 Minnie Rojas 0.00
1 Al Downing 0.00
4 Billy Rohr 0.50
5 Billy McCool 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
2 Jack Aker 2
2 Steve Barber 2
2 Joe Coleman 2
2 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 23
1 Sam McDowell 23
3 Dean Chance 22
4 Gary Nolan 20
4 Gary Peters 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 5
2 Jack Aker 2
2 Bob Allen 2
2 Ramon Hernandez 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .335
2 Rico Carty .329
3 Felipe Alou .324
4 Roberto Clemente .317
5 Frank Robinson .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 50
2 Hank Aaron 44
3 Dick Allen 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 40
4 Willie McCovey 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 127
2 Hank Aaron 126
3 Roberto Clemente 122
4 Boog Powell 115
5 Harmon Killebrew 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 71
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Don Buford 52
4 Sonny Jackson 48
5 Tommie Agee 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.77
2 Gary Peters 2.10
3 Bruce Howard 2.27
4 Joe Horlen 2.30
5 Steve Hargan 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
1 Sandy Koufax 25
3 Bob Gibson 22
3 Juan Marichal 22
5 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 298
2 Jim Bunning 250
3 Bob Gibson 227
4 Bob Veale 224
5 Sam McDowell 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 34
2 Ron Kline 22
3 Phil Regan 21
4 Larry Sherry 19
5 2 tied 18