On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 10 .667 --
Tigers 21 11 .656 0.0
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

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

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