On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	59	43	.578	--
Red Sox	57	46	.553	2.5
Tigers	55	46	.545	3.5
Twins	54	48	.529	5.0
Angels	56	50	.528	5.0
Senators	52	54	.491	9.0
Indians	47	57	.452	13.0
Orioles	46	56	.451	13.0
Yankees	45	57	.441	14.0
Athletics	46	60	.434	15.0

Games

Tigers 4, Orioles 2

Orioles 2, Tigers 1

Athletics 8, Red Sox 6

Indians 5, White Sox 1

Angels 5, Yankees 4

Senators 5, Twins 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	64	41	.610	--
Cubs	59	47	.557	5.5
Reds	57	50	.533	8.0
Giants	56	50	.528	8.5
Braves	52	49	.515	10.0
Phillies	50	51	.495	12.0
Pirates	49	53	.480	13.5
Dodgers	46	57	.447	17.0
Astros	47	60	.439	18.0
Mets	40	62	.392	22.5

Games

Reds 7, Braves 3

Phillies 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 7, Pirates 2

Cardinals 4, Cubs 2

Cardinals 7, Cubs 1

Astros 5, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Brock	6
2	Curt Flood	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Tony Horton	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Rose	2
2	Mike Andrews	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	Ken Harrelson	3
1	Lee May	3
1	Willie Mays	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Jose Cardenal	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Singer	1.60
2	Mike Cuellar	1.14
3	Dick Hughes	0.88
4	Gary Bell	0.86
5	Fred Gladding	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	Casey Cox	1
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Cuellar	8
1	Bill Singer	8
3	Gene Brabender	7
3	Dick Hughes	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	John Hiller	1
1	Bill Kelso	1
1	Lew Krausse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rusty Staub	.355
2	Roberto Clemente	.354
3	Orlando Cepeda	.342
4	Frank Robinson	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
2	Frank Howard	28
3	Jim Wynn	27
3	Carl Yastrzemski	27
5	Hank Aaron	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Wynn	84
2	Orlando Cepeda	82
3	Carl Yastrzemski	78
4	Harmon Killebrew	77
5	Jim Ray Hart	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	38
2	Lou Brock	36
3	Tommie Agee	23
4	Don Buford	22
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.49
2	Jim McGlothlin	2.10
3	Jim Merritt	2.20
4	Tommy John	2.23
5	Joe Horlen	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Lonborg	15
2	Fergie Jenkins	14
2	Juan Marichal	14
2	Mike McCormick	14
2	Earl Wilson	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	162
2	Jim Bunning	157
3	Jim Lonborg	155
4	Sam McDowell	154
5	2 tied	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	19
2	Ted Abernathy	18
3	John Wyatt	14
4	Roy Face	13
4	2 others tied	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Hall	.429
2	Ken Boyer	.417
3	Roberto Clemente	.415
4	Tony Horton	.400
5	Ron Santo	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	5
1	Jim Ray Hart	5
1	Harmon Killebrew	5
1	Jim Wynn	5
1	Carl Yastrzemski	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	17
1	Roberto Clemente	17
3	Jim Wynn	16
4	Joe Foy	14
5	Carl Yastrzemski	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	6
1	Vada Pinson	6
3	Jose Cardenal	5
3	Fred Valentine	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Veale	0.00
2	Ron Taylor	0.66
3	Don Wilson	0.69
4	Steve Carlton	0.73
5	Bill Singer	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Carlton	3
1	Gaylord Perry	3
1	Bill Singer	3
1	Mel Stottlemyre	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Singer	31
2	Jim Bunning	26
2	Mike Cuellar	26
4	Don Wilson	24
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Marshall	6
2	Ted Abernathy	4
2	Joe Hoerner	4
2	Larry Sherry	4
5	4 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rusty Staub	.412
2	Roberto Clemente	.380
3	Ron Santo	.368
4	Jesus Alou	.366
5	Jim Ray Hart	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	13
2	Harmon Killebrew	10
3	Orlando Cepeda	9
3	Frank Howard	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	32
2	Jim Ray Hart	28
2	Jim Wynn	28
4	Carl Yastrzemski	25
5	Frank Howard	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
1	Bert Campaneris	8
1	Vada Pinson	8
4	Dick Allen	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Wilson	0.98
2	Bill Singer	0.99
3	Bill Monbouquette	1.13
4	Phil Niekro	1.27
5	Al Downing	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	6
2	George Brunet	5
2	Jim Lonborg	5
2	Mike McCormick	5
2	Lee Stange	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Brunet	47
1	Jim Bunning	47
3	Sam McDowell	46
3	Jim Nash	46
5	Luis Tiant	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Marshall	8
2	Ted Abernathy	7
2	Minnie Rojas	7
4	Larry Sherry	6
5	4 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.346
2	Roberto Clemente	.329
3	Joe Torre	.328
4	Rusty Staub	.324
5	Tommy Davis	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	49
2	Hank Aaron	40
3	Frank Robinson	39
4	Jim Ray Hart	35
5	Frank Howard	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	125
2	Roberto Clemente	123
3	Hank Aaron	114
4	Ron Santo	109
5	2 tied	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	69
2	Bert Campaneris	67
3	Don Buford	46
4	Tommie Agee	39
5	Tommy Harper	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.85
2	Gary Peters	1.99
3	Steve Hargan	2.25
4	Tommy John	2.44
5	Joe Horlen	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	23
2	Earl Wilson	22
3	Jim Lonborg	20
4	Jim Bunning	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	259
2	Jim Bunning	251
3	Juan Marichal	242
4	Mike Cuellar	215
4	Gaylord Perry	215

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	24
2	Al Worthington	22
3	Ted Abernathy	20
3	Minnie Rojas	20
5	John Wyatt	19