On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	73	56	.566	--
Red Sox	74	57	.565	0.0
Tigers	72	58	.554	1.5
White Sox	71	58	.550	2.0
Angels	65	63	.508	7.5
Senators	62	69	.473	12.0
Indians	62	70	.470	12.5
Orioles	57	70	.449	15.0
Yankees	58	72	.446	15.5
Athletics	54	75	.419	19.0

Games

Tigers 10, Angels 0

Indians 8, Athletics 7

Twins 3, Orioles 2

Red Sox 3, Yankees 0

Senators 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	81	50	.618	--
Phillies	68	59	.535	11.0
Cubs	70	61	.534	11.0
Reds	70	61	.534	11.0
Giants	69	62	.527	12.0
Braves	65	63	.508	14.5
Pirates	62	68	.477	18.5
Dodgers	59	69	.461	20.5
Astros	54	78	.409	27.5
Mets	50	77	.394	29.0

Games

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Phillies 3, Reds 2

Giants 7, Dodgers 0

Mets 4, Cardinals 2

Cubs 6, Astros 5

Cardinals 6, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Flood	4
1	Phil Gagliano	4
3	Felipe Alou	3
3	Bob Aspromonte	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roberto Clemente	2
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Don Buford	1
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lenny Green	4
2	Max Alvis	3
2	Bill Freehan	3
2	Tim McCarver	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Tommy Harper	1
1	Tommy Helms	1
1	Julian Javier	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Blue Moon Odom	1.50
1	Gaylord Perry	1.50
3	Pete Richert	1.00
4	Pat Jarvis	0.88
5	Mickey Lolich	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Jack Lamabe	1
1	Mickey Lolich	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gaylord Perry	9
2	Pat Jarvis	7
3	Mickey Lolich	6
3	Blue Moon Odom	6
3	Stan Williams	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Baldwin	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Chuck Hartenstein	1
1	Sparky Lyle	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.348
2	Orlando Cepeda	.342
3	Rusty Staub	.338
4	Frank Robinson	.333
5	Curt Flood	.331

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	102
2	Carl Yastrzemski	94
3	Jim Wynn	93
4	Hank Aaron	88
5	Harmon Killebrew	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	44
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	Steve Hargan	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	194
2	Jim Bunning	191
3	Fergie Jenkins	185
4	Jim Lonborg	184
5	Luis Tiant	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	23
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	John Wyatt	18
4	Roy Face	16
4	Al Worthington	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.446
2	Bob Johnson	.405
3	Cleon Jones	.400
3	Bill White	.400
5	2 tied	.394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Smith	19
2	George Scott	16
3	Carl Yastrzemski	15
4	Hank Aaron	14
5	Orlando Cepeda	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Hiller	0.00
1	Jack Lamabe	0.00
1	Turk Farrell	0.00
4	Jim Maloney	0.37
5	Mickey Lolich	0.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	Mike McCormick	3
1	Dave Morehead	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	27
2	Mickey Lolich	23
2	Bill Singer	23
4	Dean Chance	22
4	Earl Wilson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	4
2	Ted Abernathy	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Joe Hoerner	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.386
2	Bob Johnson	.380
3	Matty Alou	.380
4	Jerry Adair	.365
5	Cleon Jones	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	9
2	Clete Boyer	8
3	Dick Allen	7
3	Al Kaline	7
3	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	27
2	Dick Allen	25
3	Hank Aaron	23
4	Willie McCovey	22
4	Carl Yastrzemski	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	13
2	Vada Pinson	12
3	Tommy Harper	9
4	Bert Campaneris	8
5	Don Buford	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	0.00
2	John Hiller	0.65
3	Jack Lamabe	0.67
4	Rick Wise	0.84
5	Mickey Lolich	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Mike McCormick	5
1	Gaylord Perry	5
1	Jim Perry	5
1	Earl Wilson	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	49
2	Fergie Jenkins	47
2	Earl Wilson	47
4	Sam McDowell	46
5	Luis Tiant	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Hoerner	7
2	Turk Farrell	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Bill Kelso	5
3	Dooley Womack	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.333
2	Frank Robinson	.332
3	Orlando Cepeda	.329
4	Pete Rose	.329
5	Matty Alou	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	117
1	Harmon Killebrew	117
3	Orlando Cepeda	115
4	Roberto Clemente	113
5	Carl Yastrzemski	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	58
2	Lou Brock	56
3	Don Buford	46
4	Tommie Agee	36
5	Tommy Harper	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.96
2	Gary Peters	2.21
3	Joe Horlen	2.23
4	Dean Chance	2.32
5	Sonny Siebert	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike McCormick	21
1	Denny McLain	21
1	Earl Wilson	21
4	Dean Chance	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	254
2	Jim Bunning	244
3	Fergie Jenkins	229
4	Juan Marichal	225
5	Luis Tiant	220

Saves

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