On This Day

Thursday, April 27, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 7 5 .583 --
Orioles 7 5 .583 0.0
Red Sox 6 5 .545 0.5
Yankees 6 5 .545 0.5
White Sox 7 6 .538 0.5
Angels 7 6 .538 0.5
Indians 6 6 .500 1.0
Athletics 5 7 .417 2.0
Twins 4 7 .364 2.5
Senators 4 7 .364 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 12 4 .750 --
Cardinals 9 4 .692 1.5
Phillies 7 5 .583 3.0
Cubs 6 5 .545 3.5
Pirates 5 5 .500 4.0
Braves 6 6 .500 4.0
Dodgers 6 7 .462 4.5
Mets 5 8 .385 5.5
Giants 4 9 .308 6.5
Astros 4 11 .267 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curt Flood 3
2 Gene Alley 2
2 Glenn Beckert 2
2 Larry Brown 2
2 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Deron Johnson 1
1 Willie McCovey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hunt 4
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
4 Deron Johnson 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Mel Queen 1
1 Bobby Tolan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.43
2 Sam McDowell 1.00
3 Claude Osteen 0.80
4 Gaylord Perry 0.71
5 Larry Dierker 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Sam McDowell 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 12
2 Fergie Jenkins 10
3 Larry Dierker 5
3 Gaylord Perry 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 George Culver 1
1 Claude Raymond 1
1 Bill Short 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .435
2 Rico Petrocelli .395
3 Al Kaline .383
4 Frank Robinson .381
5 Dick Allen .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Deron Johnson 6
3 Willie McCovey 5
3 Frank Robinson 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Bill Freehan 14
2 Deron Johnson 14
4 Tim McCarver 12
4 Frank Robinson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Tommie Agee 5
2 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Tommy Harper 4
4 Tommy McCraw 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Hargan 0.00
2 Billy Rohr 0.50
3 Steve Barber 0.61
4 Sonny Siebert 0.66
5 Tom Seaver 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
1 Mel Queen 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 35
2 Fergie Jenkins 27
2 Gary Peters 27
4 Bob Gibson 26
5 Gary Nolan 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 8
2 Stu Miller 3
3 Jack Aker 2
3 Bob Allen 2
3 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .339
2 Rico Carty .330
3 Roberto Clemente .318
4 Dick Allen .318
5 Pete Rose .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 50
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 Dick Allen 41
3 Willie McCovey 41
5 Harmon Killebrew 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 127
2 Hank Aaron 122
3 Roberto Clemente 121
4 Boog Powell 115
5 Harmon Killebrew 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 76
2 Bert Campaneris 57
3 Don Buford 53
4 Sonny Jackson 46
5 Tommie Agee 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.76
2 Gary Peters 2.05
3 Steve Hargan 2.27
4 Bruce Howard 2.27
5 Joe Horlen 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
2 Sandy Koufax 24
3 Juan Marichal 23
4 Bob Gibson 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 290
2 Jim Bunning 243
3 Bob Gibson 224
4 Juan Marichal 221
4 Sam McDowell 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 34
2 Ron Kline 22
2 Phil Regan 22
4 Billy McCool 18
4 2 others tied 18