On This Day

Friday, May 5, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 11 7 .611 --
Tigers 11 7 .611 0.0
Yankees 9 8 .529 1.5
Senators 10 9 .526 1.5
Red Sox 9 9 .500 2.0
Angels 10 11 .476 2.5
Orioles 9 10 .474 2.5
Indians 8 10 .444 3.0
Twins 8 10 .444 3.0
Athletics 7 11 .389 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 7 .696 --
Pirates 11 6 .647 2.0
Cardinals 11 8 .579 3.0
Braves 11 8 .579 3.0
Cubs 9 8 .529 4.0
Phillies 10 10 .500 4.5
Giants 9 11 .450 5.5
Mets 8 13 .381 7.0
Dodgers 7 13 .350 7.5
Astros 7 15 .318 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 4
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Matty Alou 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Jerry Buchek 1
1 Paul Casanova 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Johnny Edwards 3
1 Deron Johnson 3
4 Ted Abernathy 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Sonny Jackson 2
3 Tommie Agee 1
3 Jim Lefebvre 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.33
2 Camilo Pascual 1.20
3 Steve Hargan 1.00
4 Dick Hughes 0.89
5 Tommy John 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mudcat Grant 8
1 Steve Hargan 8
1 Dick Hughes 8
1 Mickey Lolich 8
5 Jim Bunning 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Bill Hands 1
1 Chris Short 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .380
2 Al Kaline .377
3 Billy Williams .365
4 Zoilo Versalles .357
5 Maury Wills .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 7
2 Lou Brock 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Curt Blefary 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Brock 20
1 Deron Johnson 20
3 Curt Blefary 14
3 Orlando Cepeda 14
3 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 9
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Tommy Harper 7
4 Don Buford 6
4 Bert Campaneris 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 1.16
2 Whitey Ford 1.36
3 Joe Horlen 1.48
4 Billy McCool 1.55
5 Gaylord Perry 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Mel Queen 4
1 Bob Veale 4
4 Dean Chance 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 42
2 Bob Gibson 38
3 Sam McDowell 35
4 Gary Nolan 33
4 Gary Peters 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 9
2 Frank Linzy 4
2 Phil Niekro 4
4 Bob Locker 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .447
2 Gene Alley .381
3 Maury Wills .375
4 Al Kaline .368
5 Rusty Staub .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curt Blefary 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Rico Carty 3
2 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 13
2 Curt Blefary 11
2 Johnny Callison 11
2 Frank Howard 11
2 Rusty Staub 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Tommy Harper 6
3 Don Buford 5
3 Bert Campaneris 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 0.33
2 Barry Moore 0.50
3 Joe Horlen 0.59
4 Ted Abernathy 0.71
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Mel Queen 3
1 Bob Veale 3
4 Dean Chance 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 28
2 Catfish Hunter 25
2 Gary Peters 25
4 Jim Lonborg 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 5
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 Al Worthington 3
4 Stu Miller 2
4 Phil Niekro 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .340
2 Rico Carty .335
3 Felipe Alou .330
4 Roberto Clemente .325
5 Pete Rose .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 49
2 Hank Aaron 41
2 Dick Allen 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 40
5 Willie McCovey 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 126
2 Hank Aaron 125
3 Roberto Clemente 123
4 Harmon Killebrew 115
5 Boog Powell 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 76
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Don Buford 56
4 Tommie Agee 48
5 Sonny Jackson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.72
2 Gary Peters 2.04
3 Bruce Howard 2.22
4 Joe Horlen 2.28
5 Jim Nash 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 24
1 Sandy Koufax 24
3 Bob Gibson 23
3 Juan Marichal 23
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 281
2 Jim Bunning 243
3 Juan Marichal 232
4 Bob Gibson 230
5 Bob Veale 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 34
2 Phil Regan 22
3 Ron Kline 21
4 Larry Sherry 18
4 Al Worthington 18