On This Day

Tuesday, August 29, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	75	58	.564	--
Twins	73	57	.562	0.5
Tigers	74	58	.561	0.5
White Sox	71	59	.546	2.5
Angels	65	65	.500	8.5
Senators	63	69	.477	11.5
Indians	63	70	.474	12.0
Orioles	58	70	.453	14.5
Yankees	59	73	.447	15.5
Athletics	54	76	.415	19.5

Games

Tigers 4, Angels 2

Tigers 2, Angels 1

Indians 9, Athletics 8

Orioles 4, Twins 3

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1

Yankees 4, Red Sox 3

Senators 3, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	81	51	.614	--
Reds	71	61	.538	10.0
Phillies	68	60	.531	11.0
Cubs	70	62	.530	11.0
Giants	70	62	.530	11.0
Braves	66	63	.512	13.5
Pirates	62	69	.473	18.5
Dodgers	59	70	.457	20.5
Astros	55	78	.414	26.5
Mets	51	77	.398	28.0

Games

Braves 7, Pirates 3

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Giants 11, Dodgers 1

Mets 2, Cardinals 0

Astros 5, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Steve Whitaker	5
2	Ollie Brown	4
2	Horace Clarke	4
2	Vic Davalillo	4
2	Bill Robinson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Bill Freehan	1
1	Ken Harrelson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Lanier	5
2	Clete Boyer	4
3	John Donaldson	3
3	Bill Freehan	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Reggie Smith	5
2	John Donaldson	2
2	Joe Morgan	2
4	Bert Campaneris	1
4	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Lonborg	3.67
2	Jim Bunning	2.67
3	Rickey Clark	1.00
3	Joe Gibbon	1.00
3	Dick Hughes	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Bosman	1
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Joe Gibbon	1
1	Jim Hardin	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Lonborg	11
2	Jim Bunning	8
3	Don Wilson	7
4	Dave Boswell	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Tom Dukes	1
1	Fred Lasher	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.347
2	Orlando Cepeda	.340
3	Rusty Staub	.337
4	Frank Robinson	.332
5	Curt Flood	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	34
1	Carl Yastrzemski	34
3	Hank Aaron	32
4	Frank Howard	31
4	Jim Wynn	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	102
2	Jim Wynn	96
3	Carl Yastrzemski	94
4	Hank Aaron	89
5	Harmon Killebrew	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	45
2	Lou Brock	40
3	Don Buford	28
4	Tommie Agee	25
5	Joe Morgan	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.76
2	Gary Peters	2.23
3	Jim Merritt	2.27
4	Tommy John	2.33
5	Steve Hargan	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Lonborg	18
1	Mike McCormick	18
1	Earl Wilson	18
4	Dean Chance	17
4	Denny McLain	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	199
2	Jim Lonborg	195
3	Sam McDowell	194
4	Fergie Jenkins	185
5	Dave Boswell	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	23
2	Ted Abernathy	22
3	John Wyatt	18
4	Roy Face	16
4	Al Worthington	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.436
2	Bill White	.425
3	Willie Horton	.417
4	Alex Johnson	.394
5	Bob Johnson	.391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Reggie Smith	19
2	George Scott	16
3	Hank Aaron	15
3	Carl Yastrzemski	15
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	8
2	Tommy Harper	6
2	Reggie Smith	6
4	Bert Campaneris	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Lamabe	0.00
1	Turk Farrell	0.00
3	John Hiller	0.35
4	Jim Maloney	0.37
5	Mickey Lolich	0.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Jim Hardin	3
1	John Hiller	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	28
2	Luis Tiant	27
3	Bill Singer	26
4	Don Wilson	25
5	Mickey Lolich	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	4
1	Turk Farrell	4
3	Joe Hoerner	3
3	Cecil Upshaw	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.383
2	Matty Alou	.382
3	Bob Johnson	.373
4	Chuck Hinton	.367
4	Bill White	.367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	26
2	Dick Allen	25
3	Hank Aaron	24
4	Clete Boyer	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Morgan	15
2	Vada Pinson	11
3	Tommy Harper	9
4	Bert Campaneris	8
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Lamabe	0.67
2	John Hiller	0.76
3	Rick Wise	0.84
4	Jim Bunning	0.87
4	Mickey Lolich	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Mike McCormick	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Stan Williams	5
1	Earl Wilson	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	53
2	Fergie Jenkins	47
2	Earl Wilson	47
4	Jim Bunning	46
4	Sam McDowell	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
1	Turk Farrell	6
1	Joe Hoerner	6
4	Bill Kelso	5
4	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.333
2	Roberto Clemente	.332
3	Pete Rose	.329
4	Matty Alou	.327
5	Orlando Cepeda	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	43
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Carl Yastrzemski	37
4	Frank Robinson	34
5	Frank Howard	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	117
2	Harmon Killebrew	114
3	Orlando Cepeda	113
4	Roberto Clemente	111
5	Carl Yastrzemski	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	59
2	Lou Brock	54
3	Don Buford	43
4	Tommie Agee	35
5	Tommy Harper	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.93
2	Gary Peters	2.21
3	Joe Horlen	2.27
4	Dean Chance	2.32
5	Jim Merritt	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	22
2	Jim Lonborg	21
2	Mike McCormick	21
2	Earl Wilson	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	254
2	Jim Bunning	252
3	Fergie Jenkins	229
4	Juan Marichal	225
5	Luis Tiant	220

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	23
2	Ted Abernathy	22
2	John Wyatt	22
4	Al Worthington	21
5	Roy Face	18