On This Day

Sunday, July 9, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 47 33 .588 --
Tigers 45 35 .563 2.0
Twins 45 36 .556 2.5
Angels 45 40 .529 4.5
Red Sox 41 39 .513 6.0
Indians 40 42 .488 8.0
Orioles 39 43 .476 9.0
Yankees 36 45 .444 11.5
Senators 36 47 .434 12.5
Athletics 35 49 .417 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 49 32 .605 --
Cubs 46 36 .561 3.5
Giants 45 38 .542 5.0
Reds 46 39 .541 5.0
Braves 42 39 .519 7.0
Pirates 40 38 .513 7.5
Phillies 40 40 .500 8.5
Dodgers 34 47 .420 15.0
Astros 33 50 .398 17.0
Mets 31 47 .397 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Bud Harrelson 4
2 Zoilo Versalles 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Brandt 3
1 Frank Howard 3
1 Ken McMullen 3
1 Reggie Smith 3
1 Ted Uhlaender 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim McCarver 2
2 Ron Brand 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Bud Harrelson 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sonny Siebert 1.62
2 George Brunet 1.00
2 Jim Kaat 1.00
2 Jim Lonborg 1.00
2 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Dick Lines 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sonny Siebert 13
2 Jim Kaat 8
3 Steve Hargan 7
3 Claude Osteen 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Baldwin 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Bob Humphreys 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .356
2 Roberto Clemente .352
3 Tim McCarver .348
4 Rusty Staub .346
5 Tony Gonzalez .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 24
2 Hank Aaron 22
2 Harmon Killebrew 22
4 Frank Robinson 21
4 Jim Wynn 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 65
2 Harmon Killebrew 62
3 Orlando Cepeda 59
3 Frank Robinson 59
5 2 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 31
2 Lou Brock 28
3 Tommie Agee 22
4 Don Buford 18
4 Tommy McCraw 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.65
2 Jim McGlothlin 1.80
3 Tommy John 2.06
4 Joe Horlen 2.24
5 Gary Peters 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 12
2 Dean Chance 11
2 Fergie Jenkins 11
2 Jim Lonborg 11
2 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 137
2 Jim Lonborg 127
3 Jim Bunning 123
4 Gary Peters 121
5 Dave Boswell 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 14
2 Ted Abernathy 12
2 Al Worthington 12
4 Frank Linzy 11
4 John Wyatt 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .435
2 Bud Harrelson .417
3 Tony Gonzalez .415
4 John Donaldson .404
5 Jim Ray Hart .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
2 Tony Conigliaro 5
2 Dick McAuliffe 5
2 Ron Santo 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Ray Hart 22
2 Julian Javier 16
3 Orlando Cepeda 15
4 Don Mincher 14
4 Rick Reichardt 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy McCraw 5
2 Don Buford 4
2 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Chico Ruiz 4
2 Chico Salmon 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Moe Drabowsky 0.61
2 Dick Hall 0.61
4 Gary Nolan 0.78
5 Mike McCormick 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 4
1 Jim Kaat 4
1 Mike McCormick 4
4 Dave Boswell 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 29
1 Jim Kaat 29
3 Dave Boswell 26
4 Luis Tiant 25
5 Don Sutton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 6
2 Chuck Hartenstein 5
3 Dick Hall 4
3 Al Worthington 4
3 John Wyatt 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim McCarver .411
2 Jim Ray Hart .379
3 Tony Gonzalez .378
4 Willie Stargell .375
5 Orlando Cepeda .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 13
1 Jim Wynn 13
3 Tony Conigliaro 11
4 Ron Santo 10
5 Jim Ray Hart 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 37
2 Jim Ray Hart 34
3 Tony Conigliaro 30
4 Orlando Cepeda 29
5 Tony Oliva 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Tommy McCraw 8
3 Hank Aaron 7
4 Lou Brock 6
4 Cleon Jones 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Hall 0.98
2 Minnie Rojas 1.03
3 Tommy John 1.15
4 Gary Waslewski 1.47
5 Mike McCormick 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 7
1 Mike McCormick 7
3 George Brunet 6
4 Gary Bell 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Boswell 59
2 Luis Tiant 52
3 Sam McDowell 51
4 Jim Kaat 50
5 Jim Lonborg 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Minnie Rojas 10
2 John Wyatt 6
3 Chuck Hartenstein 5
3 Darold Knowles 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .344
2 Joe Torre .334
3 Matty Alou .330
4 Roberto Clemente .329
5 Frank Robinson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 50
2 Harmon Killebrew 45
3 Hank Aaron 41
4 Willie McCovey 33
5 Frank Howard 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 128
2 Harmon Killebrew 126
3 Hank Aaron 118
4 Roberto Clemente 116
5 Ron Santo 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Bert Campaneris 65
3 Don Buford 53
4 Tommie Agee 39
5 Sonny Jackson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Peters 1.89
2 Sandy Koufax 1.95
3 Bruce Howard 2.25
4 Tommy John 2.31
5 Juan Marichal 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 23
2 Jim Kaat 22
3 Bob Gibson 20
3 Jim Nash 20
3 Earl Wilson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 251
2 Juan Marichal 246
3 Sam McDowell 224
4 Gaylord Perry 223
5 Jim Kaat 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 23
1 Al Worthington 23
3 Minnie Rojas 18
4 Frank Linzy 17
5 John Wyatt 16