On This Day

Saturday, May 6, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 7 .632 --
Tigers 12 7 .632 0.0
Senators 11 9 .550 1.5
Yankees 9 8 .529 2.0
Red Sox 9 10 .474 3.0
Twins 9 10 .474 3.0
Angels 10 12 .455 3.5
Orioles 9 11 .450 3.5
Indians 8 11 .421 4.0
Athletics 7 11 .389 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 17 7 .708 --
Pirates 12 6 .667 2.0
Cardinals 12 8 .600 3.0
Braves 11 9 .550 4.0
Cubs 9 9 .500 5.0
Phillies 10 10 .500 5.0
Giants 9 12 .429 6.5
Mets 8 13 .381 7.5
Dodgers 7 13 .350 8.0
Astros 7 15 .318 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 4
1 Paul Casanova 4
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Jim Ray Hart 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 2
2 Paul Casanova 1
2 Bob Chance 1
2 Ron Clark 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Hiatt 4
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Gene Alley 2
2 Ernie Banks 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Rose 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Julian Javier 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Horlen 1.33
2 Dean Chance 1.17
3 Rickey Clark 0.64
4 Gary Bell 0.57
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 Al Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dean Chance 7
1 Rickey Clark 7
3 Darold Knowles 6
4 Bucky Brandon 5
4 Billy McCool 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Ron Willis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .389
2 Paul Casanova .382
3 Roberto Clemente .373
4 Zoilo Versalles .370
5 Billy Williams .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Deron Johnson 7
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Al Kaline 6
4 Hank Aaron 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Brock 20
1 Deron Johnson 20
3 Orlando Cepeda 16
4 Hank Aaron 15
4 Al Kaline 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Moore 0.43
2 Joe Horlen 1.15
3 Sonny Siebert 1.16
4 Whitey Ford 1.36
5 Steve Hargan 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 4
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Mel Queen 4
1 Bob Veale 4
5 12 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 42
2 Dean Chance 39
3 Bob Gibson 38
4 Sam McDowell 35
5 Billy McCool 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 10
2 Frank Linzy 4
2 Bob Locker 4
2 Phil Niekro 4
5 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .413
2 Paul Casanova .405
3 Al Kaline .389
4 Gene Alley .372
5 Frank Robinson .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curt Blefary 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Rico Carty 3
2 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 13
2 Hank Aaron 11
2 Curt Blefary 11
2 Frank Howard 11
2 Rusty Staub 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Tommy Harper 6
3 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Linzy 0.00
2 Juan Marichal 0.33
3 Joe Horlen 0.40
4 Barry Moore 0.43
5 3 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Mel Queen 3
4 Rickey Clark 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 28
2 Dean Chance 25
3 Jim Lonborg 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 6
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 Al Worthington 3
4 Bob Locker 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .339
2 Rico Carty .333
3 Felipe Alou .330
4 Roberto Clemente .323
5 Pete Rose .321

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 Hank Aaron 126
1 Frank Robinson 126
3 Roberto Clemente 122
4 Harmon Killebrew 115
5 Boog Powell 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 77
2 Bert Campaneris 58
3 Don Buford 56
4 Tommie Agee 48
5 Sonny Jackson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.61
2 Gary Peters 2.04
3 Joe Horlen 2.21
4 Bruce Howard 2.22
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 Earl Wilson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 281
2 Jim Bunning 243
3 Juan Marichal 232
4 Bob Gibson 230
5 Bob Veale 223

Saves

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