On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	20	10	.667	--
Tigers	21	11	.656	--
Athletics	17	16	.515	4.5
Red Sox	16	17	.485	5.5
Orioles	15	16	.484	5.5
Twins	15	16	.484	5.5
Yankees	14	17	.452	6.5
Indians	14	17	.452	6.5
Senators	14	18	.438	7.0
Angels	14	22	.389	9.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

Red Sox 6, Indians 2

Twins 12, Angels 3

Tigers 9, Yankees 4

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	26	12	.684	--
Cardinals	20	11	.645	2.5
Pirates	18	14	.563	5.0
Cubs	18	15	.545	5.5
Braves	18	16	.529	6.0
Giants	18	17	.514	6.5
Phillies	15	18	.455	8.5
Dodgers	14	20	.412	10.0
Mets	10	20	.333	12.0
Astros	11	25	.306	14.0

Games

Braves 7, Pirates 2

Cubs 8, Dodgers 2

Astros 2, Giants 0

Cardinals 3, Mets 2

Dodgers 6, Cubs 1

Phillies 2, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Horace Clarke	6
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Ron Santo	4
2	Cesar Tovar	4
2	Don Wert	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
1	Willie Horton	2
1	Dick McAuliffe	2
1	Cesar Tovar	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Willie Horton	4
1	Al Kaline	4
1	Cesar Tovar	4
1	Carl Yastrzemski	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Horace Clarke	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike McCormick	2.00
2	Dave Boswell	1.10
3	Ken Johnson	1.00
4	Chris Short	0.89
5	Fergie Jenkins	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	1
1	Bucky Brandon	1
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	11
2	Mike Cuellar	8
2	Chris Short	8
4	Ken Johnson	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	Lee Stange	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.388
2	Orlando Cepeda	.373
3	Al Kaline	.361
4	Hank Aaron	.333
4	2 others tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	Bill Freehan	9
2	Al Kaline	9
2	Frank Robinson	9
2	Joe Torre	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	29
1	Al Kaline	29
3	Roberto Clemente	27
4	Orlando Cepeda	25
4	4 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
2	Tommie Agee	13
3	Tommy Harper	12
4	Don Buford	11
5	Adolfo Phillips	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Horlen	1.53
2	Whitey Ford	1.64
3	Don Drysdale	1.64
4	Phil Niekro	1.75
5	Mel Queen	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	7
1	Juan Marichal	7
3	Bob Veale	6
4	Bob Gibson	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	75
2	Gary Peters	60
3	Dean Chance	57
3	Sam McDowell	57
5	Chris Short	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	11
2	Bob Locker	8
3	Jack Aker	6
3	Fred Gladding	6
3	Phil Niekro	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.425
2	Don Mincher	.417
3	Roberto Clemente	.413
4	Rod Carew	.408
5	Joe Torre	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Horton	8
2	Hank Aaron	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Roberto Clemente	5
3	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	16
2	Harmon Killebrew	15
3	Hank Aaron	14
3	Al Kaline	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	5
1	Don Buford	5
1	Tommy Harper	5
1	Adolfo Phillips	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sammy Ellis	0.50
2	Jim McGlothlin	0.66
2	Minnie Rojas	0.66
4	Dean Chance	0.67
4	Don Drysdale	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Ken Holtzman	3
2	Jim Nash	3
2	Gary Peters	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	33
2	Jim Nash	27
2	Gary Peters	27
4	Chris Short	26
5	Mike Cuellar	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	4
1	Roy Face	4
1	Fred Gladding	4
1	Bob Locker	4
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.423
2	Rusty Staub	.366
3	Orlando Cepeda	.361
4	Rod Carew	.360
5	Al Kaline	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	9
2	Willie Horton	8
2	Mickey Mantle	8
4	Roberto Clemente	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	25
2	Carl Yastrzemski	24
3	Al Kaline	23
3	Harmon Killebrew	23
5	Roberto Clemente	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Tommy Harper	11
3	Don Buford	10
4	Tommie Agee	8
4	Willie Davis	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.71
2	Don Drysdale	1.15
3	Joe Horlen	1.18
4	Mel Queen	1.45
5	Dean Chance	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
2	Dean Chance	6
3	Ken Holtzman	5
3	Gary Peters	5
3	Bob Veale	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	61
2	Gary Peters	52
3	Catfish Hunter	45
3	Jim Lonborg	45
3	2 others tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	7
2	Bob Locker	6
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Roy Face	5
3	Fred Gladding	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.332
2	Matty Alou	.331
3	Felipe Alou	.331
4	Rico Carty	.329
5	Pete Rose	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	48
2	Harmon Killebrew	44
3	Hank Aaron	41
3	Dick Allen	41
5	Willie McCovey	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	130
2	Frank Robinson	129
3	Hank Aaron	128
4	Harmon Killebrew	126
5	Boog Powell	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	78
2	Don Buford	61
3	Bert Campaneris	57
4	Tommie Agee	46
5	Sonny Jackson	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.70
2	Gary Peters	1.88
3	Joe Horlen	2.07
4	Bruce Howard	2.25
5	Jim Nash	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	25
2	Bob Gibson	23
3	Jim Kaat	22
4	Sandy Koufax	21
5	Earl Wilson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	252
1	Juan Marichal	252
3	Jim Bunning	250
4	Bob Veale	228
5	2 tied	211

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	35
2	Phil Regan	22
3	Roy Face	19
3	Ron Kline	19
3	2 others tied	19