On This Day

Monday, August 14, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	63	50	.558	--
White Sox	61	50	.550	1.0
Tigers	62	52	.544	1.5
Angels	62	54	.534	2.5
Red Sox	60	53	.531	3.0
Senators	58	58	.500	6.5
Indians	54	62	.466	10.5
Yankees	51	62	.451	12.0
Orioles	50	64	.439	13.5
Athletics	50	66	.431	14.5

Games

Twins 2, Angels 1

Yankees 5, Orioles 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	44	.621	--
Braves	61	52	.540	9.5
Cubs	64	56	.533	10.0
Reds	62	55	.530	10.5
Giants	61	55	.526	11.0
Phillies	57	55	.509	13.0
Pirates	55	60	.478	16.5
Dodgers	50	63	.442	20.5
Mets	47	66	.416	23.5
Astros	47	70	.402	25.5

Games

Giants 6, Braves 2

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Cardinals 6, Cubs 5

Mets 8, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Etheridge	3
1	Curt Flood	3
1	Ed Kranepool	3
1	Roger Maris	3
1	Ron Santo	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Willie McCovey	1
1	Roger Repoz	1
1	Ron Santo	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	4
2	Roger Maris	3
3	Steve Barber	2
3	Clete Boyer	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bud Harrelson	2
1	Vada Pinson	2
3	Sam Bowens	1
3	Horace Clarke	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Fisher	1.12
2	Bob Veale	0.71
3	George Brunet	0.55
4	Steve Barber	0.50
5	Mike McCormick	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Dave Boswell	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Fisher	9
2	George Brunet	6
3	Bob Veale	5
4	Steve Barber	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bill Monbouquette	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rusty Staub	.351
2	Roberto Clemente	.344
3	Orlando Cepeda	.340
4	Curt Flood	.332
5	Frank Robinson	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
2	Hank Aaron	29
2	Frank Howard	29
2	Jim Wynn	29
5	Carl Yastrzemski	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	90
2	Jim Wynn	87
3	Jim Ray Hart	80
4	Harmon Killebrew	79
4	Carl Yastrzemski	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	40
2	Lou Brock	37
3	Don Buford	24
4	Tommie Agee	23
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.55
2	Jim Merritt	2.08
3	Jim McGlothlin	2.16
4	Tommy John	2.23
5	Gary Peters	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fergie Jenkins	16
1	Jim Lonborg	16
1	Mike McCormick	16
1	Earl Wilson	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	179
2	Jim Lonborg	173
3	Jim Bunning	171
4	Fergie Jenkins	170
5	Juan Marichal	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	21
2	Ted Abernathy	18
3	John Wyatt	15
4	Roy Face	14
4	2 others tied	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.459
2	Cookie Rojas	.431
3	Don Buford	.429
4	John Briggs	.410
5	Jake Gibbs	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clete Boyer	7
2	Al Kaline	4
2	Ken McMullen	4
2	Ron Santo	4
2	Joe Torre	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	15
2	Dick Allen	14
2	Clete Boyer	14
2	Orlando Cepeda	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	7
1	Vada Pinson	7
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Jose Cardenal	4
3	Roy White	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sammy Ellis	0.00
2	Fergie Jenkins	0.50
3	Frank Bertaina	0.60
4	Jim Brewer	0.66
5	Jim Bunning	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Fergie Jenkins	3
1	Mike McCormick	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	32
2	Sam McDowell	25
2	Earl Wilson	25
4	Stan Williams	23
5	4 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sonny Siebert	4
2	John Hiller	3
2	Bill Kelso	3
4	Turk Farrell	2
4	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.444
2	Cookie Rojas	.375
3	Jesus Alou	.372
4	Rusty Staub	.359
5	Willie McCovey	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clete Boyer	11
2	Bob Allison	9
2	Orlando Cepeda	9
2	Jim Ray Hart	9
2	Ron Santo	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	29
2	Dick Allen	26
3	Willie McCovey	25
4	Clete Boyer	24
4	Ron Santo	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	12
2	Joe Morgan	10
3	Lou Brock	8
3	Bert Campaneris	8
3	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Darold Knowles	0.55
2	Bill Singer	1.26
3	Jim Bunning	1.27
4	Milt Pappas	1.33
5	Phil Niekro	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	6
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Pat Jarvis	5
2	Fergie Jenkins	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	55
2	Sam McDowell	53
3	Jim Bunning	48
4	Jim Lonborg	45
5	Gaylord Perry	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	6
1	Bill Kelso	6
1	Mike Marshall	6
1	Minnie Rojas	6
5	2 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.345
2	Joe Torre	.330
3	Frank Robinson	.326
4	Roberto Clemente	.326
5	Orlando Cepeda	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	46
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Frank Robinson	37
4	Jim Ray Hart	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	120
2	Roberto Clemente	114
3	Hank Aaron	113
4	Orlando Cepeda	106
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	62
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Don Buford	46
4	Tommie Agee	36
5	Maury Wills	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.77
2	Gary Peters	2.03
3	Jim McGlothlin	2.16
4	Joe Horlen	2.29
5	Steve Hargan	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	22
2	Denny McLain	21
2	Earl Wilson	21
4	Fergie Jenkins	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	269
2	Jim Bunning	243
3	Juan Marichal	234
4	Fergie Jenkins	224
5	Jim Lonborg	215

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	21
1	Minnie Rojas	21
1	Al Worthington	21
4	John Wyatt	20
5	Ted Abernathy	19