On This Day

Thursday, May 18, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 19 8 .704 --
Tigers 18 10 .643 1.5
Athletics 15 15 .500 5.5
Yankees 13 14 .481 6.0
Indians 13 14 .481 6.0
Senators 14 16 .467 6.5
Red Sox 13 16 .448 7.0
Orioles 13 16 .448 7.0
Twins 12 16 .429 7.5
Angels 14 19 .424 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 11 .686 --
Cardinals 17 11 .607 3.5
Pirates 17 12 .586 4.0
Cubs 16 13 .552 5.0
Braves 16 15 .516 6.0
Giants 16 16 .500 6.5
Phillies 14 16 .467 7.5
Dodgers 12 18 .400 9.5
Mets 10 17 .370 10.0
Astros 10 23 .303 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry May 3
1 Bill Mazeroski 3
1 Rusty Staub 3
4 Gene Alley 2
4 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Bill Mazeroski 1
1 Gene Oliver 1
1 Jim Wynn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cookie Rojas 3
1 Jim Wynn 3
3 Bill Mazeroski 2
4 Jim Bunning 1
4 15 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 2
2 Bobby Wine 1
2 Jim Wynn 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 2.75
2 Pete Richert 1.25
3 Larry Dierker 1.00
4 Frank Bertaina 0.86
5 Gaylord Perry 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1
1 Pete Richert 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 11
2 Larry Dierker 9
3 Frank Bertaina 6
3 Gaylord Perry 6
5 Pete Richert 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .393
2 Orlando Cepeda .367
3 Al Kaline .362
4 Billy Williams .357
5 Gene Alley .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
1 Joe Torre 9
3 Al Kaline 8
3 Frank Robinson 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 25
1 Roberto Clemente 25
1 Al Kaline 25
4 Frank Robinson 24
5 Joe Torre 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 13
2 Tommy Harper 11
3 Tommie Agee 10
3 Don Buford 10
5 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Minnie Rojas 0.91
2 Whitey Ford 1.47
3 Joe Horlen 1.53
4 Phil Niekro 1.59
5 Mel Queen 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
1 Juan Marichal 6
3 Joe Horlen 5
3 Claude Osteen 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 66
2 Dean Chance 53
3 Gary Peters 52
4 Sam McDowell 50
5 Gary Nolan 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 11
2 Bob Locker 8
3 Phil Niekro 6
4 Jack Aker 5
4 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .457
2 Roberto Clemente .429
2 Rusty Staub .429
2 Jim Wynn .429
5 Rod Carew .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Willie Horton 5
1 Joe Torre 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 15
1 Ernie Banks 15
3 Roberto Clemente 13
3 Bill Mazeroski 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 5
1 Willie Davis 5
3 Don Buford 4
3 Dick Green 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Boswell 0.00
2 Jim McGlothlin 0.66
3 Dean Chance 0.67
4 Minnie Rojas 0.67
5 Jack Sanford 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Joe Horlen 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 30
2 Juan Marichal 24
3 Dean Chance 21
3 Bob Veale 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Locker 5
2 Roy Face 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Jack Aker 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .432
2 Rusty Staub .392
3 Gene Alley .369
4 Tom Haller .366
5 Rod Carew .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
2 Joe Torre 7
2 Carl Yastrzemski 7
4 Curt Blefary 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 24
2 Al Kaline 21
3 Roberto Clemente 20
3 Harmon Killebrew 20
3 Carl Yastrzemski 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Tommy Harper 10
3 Don Buford 9
4 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Willie Davis 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.03
2 Minnie Rojas 1.04
3 Joe Horlen 1.18
4 Don Drysdale 1.37
5 2 tied 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
1 Juan Marichal 6
3 Claude Osteen 5
4 Sammy Ellis 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 56
2 Dean Chance 49
3 Gary Peters 44
4 Catfish Hunter 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 7
1 Bob Locker 7
3 Roy Face 5
3 Frank Linzy 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .336
2 Felipe Alou .335
3 Roberto Clemente .334
4 Rico Carty .333
5 Pete Rose .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 49
2 Harmon Killebrew 43
3 Hank Aaron 41
3 Dick Allen 41
5 Willie McCovey 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 132
2 Roberto Clemente 130
3 Hank Aaron 129
4 Harmon Killebrew 124
5 Boog Powell 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Don Buford 60
3 Bert Campaneris 58
4 Tommie Agee 43
5 Sonny Jackson 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.65
2 Joe Horlen 2.07
3 Gary Peters 2.11
4 Bruce Howard 2.18
5 Jim Nash 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 24
2 Bob Gibson 22
2 Jim Kaat 22
2 Sandy Koufax 22
5 Earl Wilson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 262
2 Jim Bunning 255
3 Juan Marichal 243
4 Bob Veale 222
5 Gaylord Perry 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 35
2 Phil Regan 21
3 Roy Face 19
3 Ron Kline 19
3 Bob Locker 19