On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	72	56	.563	--
Red Sox	73	57	.562	--
White Sox	71	57	.555	1.0
Tigers	71	58	.550	1.5
Angels	65	62	.512	6.5
Senators	61	69	.469	12.0
Indians	61	70	.466	12.5
Orioles	57	69	.452	14.0
Yankees	58	71	.450	14.5
Athletics	54	74	.422	18.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

White Sox 1, Red Sox 0

Twins 6, Indians 3

Athletics 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 8, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	80	49	.620	--
Reds	70	60	.538	10.5
Phillies	67	59	.532	11.5
Cubs	69	61	.531	11.5
Giants	68	62	.523	12.5
Braves	65	62	.512	14.0
Pirates	61	68	.473	19.0
Dodgers	59	68	.465	20.0
Astros	54	77	.412	27.0
Mets	49	76	.392	29.0

Games

Reds 11, Astros 8

Cardinals 6, Dodgers 2

Giants 2, Braves 0

Braves 4, Giants 1

Cubs 3, Mets 1

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ron Fairly	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Clete Boyer	3
2	Tim Cullen	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	2
2	Ruben Amaro	1
2	Joe Azcue	1
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tom Tresh	4
2	Ruben Amaro	3
2	Tommy Harper	3
2	Pete Rose	3
2	Rusty Staub	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Willie McCovey	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jose Santiago	1.40
1	Joe Sparma	1.40
3	Jim Merritt	1.00
4	Mike McCormick	0.88
4	Phil Ortega	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Merritt	8
2	Mike McCormick	7
2	Phil Ortega	7
2	Jose Santiago	7
2	Joe Sparma	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Joe Hoerner	1
1	Paul Lindblad	1
1	Phil Niekro	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.346
2	Roberto Clemente	.345
3	Rusty Staub	.337
4	Frank Robinson	.333
5	Curt Flood	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	34
1	Carl Yastrzemski	34
3	Hank Aaron	31
3	Frank Howard	31
5	Jim Wynn	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	100
2	Jim Wynn	93
2	Carl Yastrzemski	93
4	Hank Aaron	87
4	Harmon Killebrew	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	43
2	Lou Brock	40
3	Don Buford	28
4	Tommie Agee	25
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.80
2	Tommy John	2.20
3	Gary Peters	2.23
4	Jim Merritt	2.27
5	Joe Horlen	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	18
1	Earl Wilson	18
3	Dean Chance	17
3	Jim Lonborg	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	192
2	Jim Bunning	191
3	Jim Lonborg	184
4	Fergie Jenkins	180
5	2 tied	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	23
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	John Wyatt	18
4	Roy Face	16
5	2 tied	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.481
2	Ron Swoboda	.447
3	Cleon Jones	.431
4	Paul Blair	.422
5	George Scott	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	7
2	Reggie Smith	6
3	Pete Ward	5
4	Dick Allen	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Smith	18
2	George Scott	16
3	Hank Aaron	15
4	Carl Yastrzemski	14
5	Pete Ward	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	7
2	Tommy Harper	6
2	Vada Pinson	6
4	Don Buford	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.00
1	Pete Richert	0.00
1	Turk Farrell	0.00
4	Jim Maloney	0.37
5	Bill Singer	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Dick Hughes	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	Mike McCormick	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	28
2	Luis Tiant	26
3	Don Drysdale	23
3	Bill Singer	23
5	Dean Chance	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	4
1	Dooley Womack	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
3	Roy Face	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cleon Jones	.383
2	Matty Alou	.380
3	Curt Flood	.379
4	Bob Johnson	.373
5	Chuck Hinton	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	9
2	Dick Allen	8
2	Clete Boyer	8
2	Orlando Cepeda	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	28
2	Dick Allen	26
3	Hank Aaron	22
3	Willie McCovey	22
5	Carl Yastrzemski	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	13
2	Vada Pinson	12
3	Tommy Harper	8
4	Bert Campaneris	7
5	Don Buford	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.65
2	Rick Wise	0.84
3	Bill Singer	1.17
4	Jim Bunning	1.20
5	Fergie Jenkins	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
1	Earl Wilson	6
3	Steve Hargan	5
3	Dick Hughes	5
3	Mike McCormick	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	51
2	Earl Wilson	50
3	Sam McDowell	44
4	Stan Williams	43
5	2 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	7
2	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Turk Farrell	5
2	Bill Kelso	5
2	Dooley Womack	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.331
2	Orlando Cepeda	.330
3	Roberto Clemente	.330
4	Frank Robinson	.328
5	Matty Alou	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	45
2	Hank Aaron	40
3	Carl Yastrzemski	37
4	Frank Robinson	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	117
2	Hank Aaron	116
3	Orlando Cepeda	113
4	Roberto Clemente	111
5	Carl Yastrzemski	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	57
1	Bert Campaneris	57
3	Don Buford	46
4	Tommie Agee	36
5	Tommy Harper	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.96
2	Gary Peters	2.18
3	Joe Horlen	2.21
4	Sonny Siebert	2.37
5	Dean Chance	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Lonborg	21
1	Juan Marichal	21
1	Mike McCormick	21
1	Denny McLain	21
1	Earl Wilson	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	258
2	Jim Bunning	244
3	Juan Marichal	232
4	Fergie Jenkins	224
5	Luis Tiant	220

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	23
1	John Wyatt	23
3	Ted Abernathy	21
4	Al Worthington	20
5	Roy Face	18