On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 77 60 .562 --
Red Sox 78 62 .557 0.5
White Sox 76 61 .555 1.0
Tigers 76 62 .551 1.5
Angels 70 66 .515 6.5
Senators 66 73 .475 12.0
Indians 64 75 .460 14.0
Orioles 62 73 .459 14.0
Yankees 62 77 .446 16.0
Athletics 57 79 .419 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 86 53 .619 --
Cubs 77 65 .542 10.5
Giants 74 64 .536 11.5
Reds 74 64 .536 11.5
Braves 71 65 .522 13.5
Phillies 69 66 .511 15.0
Pirates 68 70 .493 17.5
Dodgers 62 74 .456 22.5
Astros 55 84 .396 31.0
Mets 53 84 .387 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 5
1 Paul Blair 5
1 Manny Mota 5
1 Willie Stargell 5
5 11 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Brock 3
2 Dick Green 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Green 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Manny Mota 5
4 Felipe Alou 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ruben Amaro 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sonny Siebert 2.33
2 Rich Nye 1.25
3 Gary Nolan 1.20
4 Cisco Carlos 1.17
4 John Hiller 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Gene Brabender 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 9
2 Mike Cuellar 8
3 Cisco Carlos 7
3 John Hiller 7
3 Sonny Siebert 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Pizarro 2
2 Ted Abernathy 1
2 George Culver 1
2 Fred Gladding 1
2 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Orlando Cepeda .345
3 Rusty Staub .335
4 Matty Alou .330
5 Tony Gonzalez .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 36
2 Hank Aaron 35
2 Harmon Killebrew 35
4 Frank Howard 33
5 Jim Wynn 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 107
2 Jim Wynn 98
2 Carl Yastrzemski 98
4 Hank Aaron 96
5 Roberto Clemente 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 47
2 Lou Brock 44
3 Don Buford 28
4 Maury Wills 27
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.73
2 Tommy John 2.19
3 Bill Hands 2.33
4 Jim Merritt 2.39
5 Joe Horlen 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike McCormick 19
1 Earl Wilson 19
3 Jim Lonborg 18
4 Dean Chance 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 202
2 Jim Bunning 200
2 Jim Lonborg 200
4 Fergie Jenkins 193
5 Gaylord Perry 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 24
1 Minnie Rojas 24
3 John Wyatt 19
4 Roy Face 17
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .442
2 Phil Gagliano .391
3 Roberto Clemente .391
4 Orlando Cepeda .369
5 2 tied .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Lou Brock 4
4 Joe Azcue 3
4 15 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Roberto Clemente 15
3 Orlando Cepeda 14
4 Dick Green 13
5 Tim McCarver 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Reggie Smith 7
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Abernathy 0.00
1 Don Cardwell 0.00
3 Larry Jackson 0.48
4 Gaylord Perry 0.54
5 Mel Queen 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 3
1 Jim Hardin 3
1 Jim Maloney 3
1 Mike McCormick 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 28
2 Dean Chance 26
2 Luis Tiant 26
4 Bill Singer 25
5 Jim Lonborg 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 5
2 Turk Farrell 4
2 Juan Pizarro 4
2 Dooley Womack 4
2 John Wyatt 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .421
2 Manny Mota .378
3 Orlando Cepeda .367
4 Paul Blair .354
5 Roberto Clemente .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Pete Ward 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 27
2 Orlando Cepeda 25
3 Willie McCovey 24
4 Willie Stargell 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Vada Pinson 9
2 Maury Wills 9
4 Lou Brock 8
4 Tommy Harper 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Nye 0.88
2 Ted Abernathy 1.03
3 John Hiller 1.03
4 Nelson Briles 1.36
5 Jim Maloney 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 5
1 Mike McCormick 5
1 Stan Williams 5
1 Earl Wilson 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 49
1 Earl Wilson 49
3 Stan Williams 47
4 Jim Lonborg 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 6
1 Dooley Womack 6
3 Turk Farrell 5
3 Joe Hoerner 5
3 Cecil Upshaw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .338
2 Roberto Clemente .336
3 Matty Alou .329
4 Rusty Staub .321
5 Tony Gonzalez .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 43
1 Harmon Killebrew 43
3 Carl Yastrzemski 38
4 Frank Howard 33
4 Willie McCovey 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 119
2 Orlando Cepeda 117
3 Harmon Killebrew 111
4 Roberto Clemente 110
5 Carl Yastrzemski 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 59
2 Lou Brock 58
3 Don Buford 41
4 Tommie Agee 34
5 Maury Wills 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.97
2 Joe Horlen 2.16
3 Sonny Siebert 2.41
4 Tommy John 2.41
5 Jim Merritt 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fergie Jenkins 21
1 Mike McCormick 21
3 Jim Lonborg 20
3 Denny McLain 20
3 Earl Wilson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 254
2 Jim Bunning 245
3 Fergie Jenkins 227
4 Luis Tiant 225
5 2 tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 24
1 Minnie Rojas 24
3 John Wyatt 22
4 Roy Face 19
4 Al Worthington 19